April 2012 Grocery Challenge

kittywight

£5.32 spent in co-0p today (bread,fish,soya milk,yogurts, toilet roll)

zebbeddee

Well I seriously need to get 'back on the wagon'!!:o

Our baby was born on the 19th March and it seems that since then we have eaten out at the local wetherspoons more times than I can count and have eaten countless takeaways too... I appreciate that we have probably been busy and tired etc but this cannot go on.


Going to do a list tonight and get myself organised and back into money saving ways!

Florenceem

zebbeddee wrote: »

Well I seriously need to get 'back on the wagon'!!:o

Our baby was born on the 19th March and it seems that since then we have eaten out at the local wetherspoons more times than I can count and have eaten countless takeaways too... I appreciate that we have probably been busy and tired etc but this cannot go on.


Going to do a list tonight and get myself organised and back into money saving ways!

You need a healthy diet so you have the energy to cope with a new baby - I know what I am talking about - had 6 children.

mummyyof5

Very small spend today..£1 for 5lb potatoes and 90p on a jar of jam.

Barbeduk

Thanks for the c00p tip off Rising.:T I know what you mean about shower gel, getting a bit bored of the !id! cheapie. Have some m&s vouchers so might have to treat myself.

Zebbeddee, don't be too hard on yourself, I remember being sat on the sofa with our newborns, they seemed to feed continuously!

NSD for me, my 2nd of the month:o. Darn the Easter holidays!

Must tell you about our totally MSE tea tonight. Cooked oxtail and pearl barley in the slow cooker the other night, but fancied curry tonight so we've curried it on the basis that it might be similar to a meaty dhal :rotfl::rotfl:. Also made the bread pudding from page 1, oh my it is lush.

Have a lovely evening everyone!:D

Mrs_Addicted_to_Spending

iQueen wrote: »

I love my p cooker! It's also good for making jam, marmalade, pickles etc.

Provided the model comes with divider(s) and trivet, the individual flavours of veg do not invade each other - only half a pint of water needed (for veg), which doesn't usually touch them. So, they actually steam.

In a casserole, stew or soup type dish (no trivet/dividers), the flavours meld really well - like when you cook such dishes the day before! Mmmm!

My 30+ year-old Prest!ge Hi-Dome (parts still available on Ama*on/3bay) is probably the best bargain that I've ever bought - £12 new, back then. If you decide to buy one s/h, or get one via Freecycle, make sure the base is flat (ie not damaged by too much pressure) and that it comes with the instruction booklet. (You may be able to download the booklet - many manuals are available online, particularly for kitchen/laundry, other electricals ).

I also took mine camping! The family had a 'proper' cooked meal each evening... on a single gas ring! :rotfl:

AND, NO, I'VE NEVER HAD IT EXPLODE OR SQUIRT FOOD ALL OVER THE KITCHEN! AND I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS. :rotfl:

Great thanks for that - I have a birthday coming up soon so will look into having one of these. It sounds very economical to run and fast as well so all good .

Never thought of the explosion thing :rotfl: - if that can happen though, it will definitely happen to me . And I've only just managed to get kitchen clean from when DS1 decided to redecorate the kitchen whilst opening a bottle of lemonade :rotfl:.

rising_from_the_ashes

Barbeduk wrote: »

Thanks for the c00p tip off Rising.:T I know what you mean about shower gel, getting a bit bored of the !id! cheapie.

:rotfl:That's where mine usually come from too! (or A*di) - they're OK ... but a bit of luxury every now & then is .... heavenly:)

DundeeDoll

A nsd for me :A partly co i was stuck in worktill 7:30 and then tootired to go out. However the family made up for it with a day in edinburgh. I havent asked so havent updated the diary :rotfl:

NickJW

Hi All

Stuck to my meal plan this week - no extra food spends to report, but I ran out of toothpaste so 99p spent in SuperdrUg. Will update siggy.

Going back to my parents this weekend so I'll have limited food spends other than the inevitable snack food for the train (which I'll try my best to limit and buy beforehand rather than at the train station!)

Suffolk_lass

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Just a quickie ....

The Co*op have some great BOG2F offers on this week on toiletries: (ours is just a small shop so there may be more in the bigger stores)

Toothpaste
Handwash
Shower Gel *
Bubble Bath *

* Japanese Spa ... my absolute all time favourite around £2/bottle so only a very rare treat ...... now have 3 bottles of each in the cupboard and seriously thinking of going & stocking up on more tomorrow!:T (would be wonderful to have "nice" BB & SG for a while rather than the cheap stuff):)

You know you are worth it and we all think you are too! You go for it - it's not like it will go off or anything. And it so improves one's mood, a tiny bit of pampering at almost no additional cost. How lovely. :T:T

zebbeddee wrote: »

Our baby was born on the 19th March

zebbeddee - congratulations and well done. Make sure you keep yourself fit and well nourished, especially if you are feeding little one yourself. Florenceem knows best you know:j:j:j
Alll the best
SL