5 years MFW - Lets get cracking...

HelenDaveKids

Joined topcashback - thanks Edinburgher.

Ready to start my first go at bulk cooking, have today and weekend off this week, so making most of day off and then yippee for weekend (which is also our wedding anniversary -17 yrs - I was a child bride!)

Have 3 ebay collections booked for today, as well as my asda delivery and a mate coming for lunch (can't all be about MS'ing!)

HelenDaveKids

2 items collected, still waiting for 3rd. Still a few who haven't made contact (have sent emails)

Have made 6 meals today (not including my mates and my dinner)! All but one in freezer.

HelenDaveKids

Posted item (ebayer paid last night) unfortunately due to inexperience (first posted item) cost me 60p more than charged.... ooopppss!

Nothing else to report, ate my precooked lasagne, was lurvely, and nice to shove in oven on return from work rather than cook from scratch as well as saving money!

Ps.....
NSD but then DD3 on sandwich duty.
Did aerobics when kids swimming but "free" as annual membership
Relisted items that happy to sell for 99p
Told kittens no more cat litter, you need to poo outside, waiting response.......

ammonite

Gaa I hate it when it costs more to post. You can get an approx. figure on the Post Office website if you can be bothered to weigh the item prior to listing. I rarely can so its my own fault if it costs more to post than I imagined!

HelenDaveKids

ammonite wrote: »

Gaa I hate it when it costs more to post. You can get an approx. figure on the Post Office website if you can be bothered to weigh the item prior to listing. I rarely can so its my own fault if it costs more to post than I imagined!

Felt quite nervous about posting, I'm sure it gets easier. I did weigh but just the item and not the packaging!! Doh!

Still have 3 items waiting for collection, 2 of Ive not heard from. I think one has made a mistake as the address is a VERY long way away and its only a £12 item and Im sure they could buy it cheaper than the petrol / time to fetch it. Any advice? How long do I wait?

Went to Zumba, just need to stop drinking wine and eating cake!

A sort of NSD, had a study day which was in town, cost £16.50 to park but got discount from venue bringing it down to £6 which I still intend to claim back. Back tomorrow, same venue. Food was included and gave BF a lift, so shes paying and claiming parking tomorrow.

Did a survey on topcashback, 70p.

Also planning to batch cook next week as definitely easier to walk in and pop something straight into oven, the MSE bit is just a bonus! today has spag bog. My BF made lots of suggestions on way to study day for other things to try (my cooking is known by all as BAD!! Never know, might make me a better cook? Good job I work, as I'd make a rubbish housewife.

TwinnyD

The posting on ebay does get easy as you soon learn how much things will cost and I always err on the side of caution with my p&p as you can always refund if it's a lot less.
Hope you hear from your outstanding collectors soon, I normally just send a polite message asking for arrangements to be made within 24 hours or I'll raise a non payment with ebay. I live on the south coast and had someone collect who had an address in the North East but they were a student down here, hopefully yours is something like that too.

Good luck with the batch cooking

HelenDaveKids

Thanks TwinnyD. Will try and do another load next week.

edinburgher

What bulk cooking did you achieve?

HelenDaveKids

Lasagne
Spag Bog
Stew
2 lots of meat pies
shep pie.

Next week thinking of trying chicken.......?

HelenDaveKids

Batch cooked chicken this am. May need to look at recipe book as 3 pies, one just chicken, 1 with veg and potatoes and 1 with veg, isnt that exciting. Did a casserole too.
May need to drag out some recipe books..... gosh Im a rubbish cook!!

Also did cheese/onion mash potatoe (3 lots)

mince is so much more versatile

Also added up last months groceries, way over £600. Need to set a limit. £500 me thinks to start with.