10 months in and 90 left to go ... the reality is starting to kick in :)

elantan

Yes sorry Skinty I probably said that wrong ( I have a bad habit of that )

It's about changing our perceptions, what was maybe once important to ourselves and to others is seen as important no longer are, I have irregular choice shoes which I loved and paid a fortune for, I loved them, now I look at them and go meh, they are nice but the £100 odd I paid for them could've been wiser spent, I think I worked it out that they had so far cost me £25 a time to wear ... That's just silly that is

I also know what you mean about holidays etc, some of our best holidays have been free camping about half an hour from where we live, we have a camp fire and sit and watch the stars go by, we talk and walk and eat and spend time with each other, these are the things I remember, the things I love to do, the memories that will stay with me...

Would love to do Cornwall again, did Heligon gardens and loved it ... Wouldn't mind seeing some more ... It's a long drive down, but we found travel lodges a cheap way of breaking it all up

elantan

Catster2007 wrote: »

Went to see The Impossible - if it wasn't a true story I would have thought it had been written for Hollywood iykwim? But I found it very good and quite emotional so would recommend. Welldone on your run - amazing xx

I quite fancy that myself, when we were in Phuket we saw some of the damage left by the tsunami and upon return had watched some if the videos again ( I think it was a kind of rememberance programme that was on) we recognised some of the places but was also amazed at how much had changed as well


Thanks, I did do quite good ... Sadly won't be park running next week as I am nights

elantan

well today i checked the bank accounts, we only have till tuesday to go till Mr El gets paid, i can hear the accounts squeak, i have £1, £2,£4 in them all so it's right up to the wire, i will not be using the over draft that i have and will just have to manage, we have food, we have diesel so we will manage, but it's scary to be flying so close to the wind, and i still have enough to do a sugar shuffle for today and tomorrow so that cant be too bad:)

elantan

have just spent the last few hours connecting all the various online bank accounts... having issues with trying to get mr el signed up still they are saying they need proof of who he is ... i have already provided this so will have to get mr el to phone again ... i am not sure if he will be happy to do this as he spent so long on the phone the last time and it seems we still havnt got anywhere ... hmmm

beanielou

Santaauful I persume?

elantan

Nope ... The one that is part of the bank of Scotland but only ha branches south of the border...

elantan

Done the Tilly tidy up and sugar shuffle for the day, sat down with the menu plan again and I think we have a two week menu plan tht will work well, we will get up to a month but I think between yesterday and today we have spent enough time in it for just now

Mr el is currently making lasagne and I will be freezing half the lasagne base so that I can just pull it out make the topping and add the pasta sheets and have a meal in about 45 mins in future ... That should make life a bit less hassled

elantan

Now to re tweak Tuesday's wage as its gonna be tighter than first expected

skint_spice

Could you not just freeze the whole lasagne? I do and tastes fine to me:o

elantan

Skinty a few people suggested that ... But I wasn't sure as I didn't think pasta froze well ?