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  • Loulou2010
    Loulou2010 Posts: 13,245 Forumite
    Well two to three trailing behind whilst DS is streets ahead :eek::rotfl:

    Spent £30 in Sainsbugs on Xmas cards, some chocolate bits for kids and a top up present for DD. So not a fat lot basically <rolls eyes>

    Om a mission to get things bought and finished tomorrow, then starts the wrapping <sigh>

    £30 on cards? :eek:

    ETA ignore that :o it all cost £30 :o
    "I have learnt that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one"
    "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
    Maya Angelou
  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
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    Loulou2010 wrote: »
    £30 on cards? :eek:

    ETA ignore that :o it all cost £30 :o

    No the cards cost £12 :eek::eek::eek::eek:
    <faints away>
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • Loulou2010
    Loulou2010 Posts: 13,245 Forumite
    No the cards cost £12 :eek::eek::eek::eek:
    <faints away>

    £12 :eek::eek:
    "I have learnt that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one"
    "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
    Maya Angelou
  • Hoping to have stemmed the haemorrhaging of money now :o
    Did my final food shop before Christmas. We are eating at my mums so I haven't had much of the usual expense. I am not under any circumstances going near a supermarket until AFTER Christmas and Boxing Day. If we run out of something then that's tough :rotfl:

    So whilst most Christmas prep has been done I confess my thoughts are turning to the new year. Have been wandering round my house and have come to the conclusion that it's not so much shabby chic as in just plain shabby :o it really is an embarrassment. So 2012 is going to be the year of getting stuff done. As much as I like the idea of shabby chic its just not practical with 2 small kids and a cat, quite frankly it's just too much white paint for my liking :o I think country cottage is more my style despite the fact that I don't live in the country or indeed in a cottage :rotfl: so my 2012 challenge will be t a) discover some inspiration to transform my home and b) do it on a minuscule budget :eek:
    There will have to be some money spent on some new carpets, spilt nail polish (by me :o) is not part of the decor and I am going to have to beat H into getting the idea of no outdoor shoes on in the house. The kids are training in this so why not he? :cool:

    Any of you got plans for new year?
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • fantasia322
    fantasia322 Posts: 1,373 Forumite
    I found you. Took me bloomin' long enough lol. Well I'm here and I've read it (love it BTW). So I'm going to follow. I'm still in the frugality, make do and mend groove, so there will be lots for me to learn and hopefully make some new friends along the way.;)

    Fantasia x
  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
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    I found you. Took me bloomin' long enough lol. Well I'm here and I've read it (love it BTW). So I'm going to follow. I'm still in the frugality, make do and mend groove, so there will be lots for me to learn and hopefully make some new friends along the way.;)

    Fantasia x

    Nice to "see" you Fantasia :D not sure how much you'll learn from me, am hardly the master at make do and mend :rotfl: but it's always fabulous to have more people in the frugal groove. yeah baby :rotfl:
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • LameWolf
    LameWolf Posts: 11,238 Forumite
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    Any of you got plans for new year?
    I hope to become well enough to do a little "cosmetic surgery" to the bungalow. Nothing major, but I have walls that could use repainting, and a doormat that needs a tad of repair, that sort of thing.:o

    Actually, the lounge could do with redecorating; it was last done before I moved in with Mr LW, so prior to 2002, but I'm not sure I'll be quite up to that, and have a total horror of having professionals in to do it (plus don't want the expense of that). But if I can do enough cross stitch pieces, maybe I can cover up the tatty bits that way.:rotfl:

    If I can get the steam cleaner on the carpet tiles in the hall, bathroom and kitchen that'll be a good thing; they're in need of doing.:cool: That'll be the result of all my canine guests - amongst whom are the World's Messiest Eater, and a Westie with a leaky bladder.:eek: Bless 'em, I wouldn't change them for the world.:D

    Bitsy, you'll know what I mean, I'm sure - you must have sometimes had mindees who you could tear your hair out sometimes, but you love 'em really.:o

    Also, I have an old shirt of Mr LW's begging to be turned into napkins and a tray cloth, so being well enough to do that would be a start.:o

    Really and truly, one of these days I'll have to bite the bullet and get the kitchen completely refitted - but I've been putting that off for about six years now, so the likelihood of getting it done this year is low, I reckon.:rotfl:
    If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)
  • :rotfl: LW I know exactly what you mean ;)

    I have pen, various lines from a car being run up and down a wall not to mention the various "dings" in the plaster. It really is a tip when you study it closely. I always told myself it didn't matter but when I go round to a friends house and even with kids it's been nicely finished and well presented with nice finishing touches well mine feels like a Hovel :o

    Clutter is our biggest problem. How does one train a husband to picK up his clothes and not treat the bedroom floor like a floordrobe?

    How do you cope with the endless bits of paper that comes in the post or gets brought home by the kids? Stuff that can't immediately be filed or recycled but stuff that can't afford to get lost in the reams of paper. I even considered an in tray but quite frankly can't bear the thought of the house ending up one giant office......

    Answers on a postcard please.......
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • Loulou2010
    Loulou2010 Posts: 13,245 Forumite
    :rotfl: LW I know exactly what you mean ;)

    I have pen, various lines from a car being run up and down a wall not to mention the various "dings" in the plaster. It really is a tip when you study it closely. I always told myself it didn't matter but when I go round to a friends house and even with kids it's been nicely finished and well presented with nice finishing touches well mine feels like a Hovel :o

    our house is like this :o we keep touching bits up but the whole thing needs re-doing

    Clutter is our biggest problem. How does one train a husband to picK up his clothes and not treat the bedroom floor like a floordrobe?

    i'd like you know the answer to that one too

    How do you cope with the endless bits of paper that comes in the post or gets brought home by the kids? Stuff that can't immediately be filed or recycled but stuff that can't afford to get lost in the reams of paper. I even considered an in tray but quite frankly can't bear the thought of the house ending up one giant office......

    Answers on a postcard please.......

    we just have a box for important paperwork that needs to be shredded or filed away. i think there must be about a years worth in there now :eek: as bits of paper brought home by ds... they go up on the noticeboard which is overflowing...

    so erm..... no answers but you not alone :o
    "I have learnt that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one"
    "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
    Maya Angelou
  • Loulou2010 wrote: »
    we just have a box for important paperwork that needs to be shredded or filed away. i think there must be about a years worth in there now :eek: as bits of paper brought home by ds... they go up on the noticeboard which is overflowing...

    so erm..... no answers but you not alone :o

    Thank goodness Lou. Lets be slatterns together :rotfl:
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
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