un-hinged!

mary_hinge

HeadAboveWater wrote: »

Hope the squirrels have survived and no worse for their traumatic ordeal :eek::D

2 down! 3 to go! Fab news :T

Fair play on your 3 month budgeting! That's very disciplined of you

Have you any plans for the weekend?

Baby Hinge is a little thug the squirrels only hope is to stay out the garden!v:rotfl:

the 3 month budget planning is so I can fit in the holiday it is the only way to stay focused, previously if we had no holiday savings then we would pay petrol/food etc.. on the credit card.... not a option now! Plus I have been reading some threads and it has made me very :eek: about how little people can spend on food and made me realise this is our biggest over spend!

I'm first contact this weekend for any staff out working so nothing planned but house work and answering the phone/[STRIKE]listening to moaners[/STRIKE]covering sickness etc.... good money but does make for a 12day working stint.

How about you HaW anything exciting to report?

mary_hinge

ragstoricheswannabe wrote: »

Well done on clearing 2 debts!!!

3 always sounds better than 5

Thankyou Rags nice to "see" you joining in with the madhouse :rotfl:

How are you?

mary_hinge

Gulping down a rather almost cold cuppa after a morning of phone madness, still the ££ will be worth it next payday!:j

So I have been alittle awol recently, to be honest I have been rather maudling and even I would of fallen out with myself so thought best to keep stumb! I believe listening to whiney superman and walking on egg shells around the hinge house for the last 7-10days mixed with self pity is probably the cause:rotfl: my best friend has kicked me firmly up the a£se and normal service has been resumed!

So plan for today other then a slave to the work phone looks like this:

• washing in machine, out to dry and repeat frequently until mount Everest becomes a singleton once again and loses it's twin!
• Don my PPE and tackle the room of horrors that is the bathroom, I plan to bleach and scrub then reseal around the bath as it is rotten grotten. ming mong. I love living with a greb.
• repeat the above but in the kitchen so that I can get some baking done, bread, cakes, cookies, pizzas and maybe a pan of bottom of the fridge soup
• free listing on eBay plan to list 5 items today and 5 items tomorrow at least

I have a meal plan for next week and have send Mr Hinge to the farm shop, butchers and Aldi for minimal supplies no more then £20, main meals look like this:
Sunday roast chicken dinner
Monday Lo chicken made in to a curry with rice
Tuesday Bolagnaise from the freezer
Wednesday Sausage and mash with mixed veg
Thursday Cajaun chicken with Home made wedges and salad
Friday Home made Pizza, Garlic bread and coleslaw
Saturday Egg chips and beans


Pack ups will be sandwiches or ham, cheese, chicken or jam, yoghurts, fairy cakes, cookies,jelly or custard for pudding with apple or banana for fruit.


Breakfast will be wheatabix, porridge, tomatoes/egg/beans on toast


I have banned all costly drink cartons and hunted out the [STRIKE]billions[/STRIKE] of drinks flasks lurking at the back of the cupboards.... we have no less then 13 toystory, gruffalo, sonic, power rangers, ben 10, hello kitty, monster high, pink, purple, blue, green, red and orange! and I wonder how I got £20k in debt :mad:


I am really considering selling 2 of the 5 rabbits we have, they are giant lops with pedigree papers. I worry how much the loss with affect superman but the cost and time they are taking up just adds to the stress for Mr Hinge and myself. I will keep pondering.


Washer is beeping, best go and throw load 4 in the machine and fling load 3 on the line , tumble dryer still un-purchased


Mrs H x

mary_hinge

mary_hinge wrote: »

Washer is beeping, best go and throw load 4 in the machine and fling load 3 on the line , tumble dryer still un-purchased

scrap that the sky has suddenly turned black as the ace of spades... mad dash.com to grab all the almost dry clothes in before the heavens opened and drowned me..... rabbits are waterproof right? they like the rain? :rotfl:

stripes

mary_hinge wrote: »

So I have been alittle awol recently, to be honest I have been rather maudling and even I would of fallen out with myself so thought best to keep stumb! I believe listening to whiney superman and walking on egg shells around the hinge house for the last 7-10days mixed with self pity is probably the cause:rotfl: my best friend has kicked me firmly up the a£se and normal service has been resumed!

Mrs Hinge, I do that too. :rotfl: Many of my moods reflect the emotional state of the King, he does rule the household :eek:

Nice meal plan and you have reminded me I have to buy another drink flask for the King, he keeps biting the drinking bit!

mary_hinge

stripes wrote: »

Mrs Hinge, I do that too. :rotfl: Many of my moods reflect the emotional state of the King, he does rule the household :eek:

Nice meal plan and you have reminded me I have to buy another drink flask for the King, he keeps biting the drinking bit!

It is amazing that these little chaps can really rule the house hold, it is a good job that most of the time he fills it with laughter and fun with his quirkiness to make up for it!

Superman won't drink out of a flask if it has the wrong "theme" on, hence the reason we have so many! Baby Hinge has inherited all the cast off ones, we have been lucky and buy most of them in the sale but they are still £2-5 each :eek: still cheaper then boxes and boxes or carton drinks!

I have had a lie in today, not long gotten up :eek: my legs, back and arms have been so stiff and sore recently yet my bloods came back ok and I have been labelled with stress :rotfl:I don't know what is most funny the young whippersnapper trainee gp telling me I need to cut my stress levels or his suggestions on how to do so..... all ASD children need to be made to behave is a good nights sleep and a strict routine :cool: he declined my offer of a weeks lodging in the "real world"

I want to know know more about these fitflop-thingies Plmbl, what are they all about?

Mrs H x

please-let-me-be-lucky

Taken from an article about FitFlops!! "Since their launch in 2007, FitFlops have sold in their millions, with the major attraction being that they activate major muscles in the legs.
The wedge-shaped soles are supposed to create instability, making the leg muscles contract in order to retain balance. Therefore, the wearer can tone as they walk without any extra effort to themselves."

They sell for between £36 and £180 :eek:, so I am thrilled with my £13 including delivery from eb@y bargain. Haven't received them yet though as I missed delivery of the parcel yesterday!! I want them to help with my foot problem, but I won't complain if they tone my butt too .

Good for you with the trainee GP :rotfl:.

Snagggles

I thought of you the other day - while I was on the bus, I saw a woman with a boy dressed as Superman. It also reminded me of having to take my son to the supermarket in his Incredibles costume, as he wouldn't take it off.

mary_hinge

Snagggles wrote: »

I thought of you the other day - while I was on the bus, I saw a woman with a boy dressed as Superman. It also reminded me of having to take my son to the supermarket in his Incredibles costume, as he wouldn't take it off.

:rotfl:Superman is protesting at the sun so has been wrapping himself up in his red fleece blanket like a mummy if we venture anywhere!

How are you Snaggles?

Snagggles

Bless him. I'd do the same, if I could get away with it!

Generally, I'm good thanks. This week I have tonsilitis though, so I'm spending a lot of time lying under a blanket and eating soft food.