All change, from now on its.....Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows!

taxi73

glad son is deposited at uni safe and sound and that you're now back home safely..hopefully,you can get a good nights sleep to recharge your batteries x

chevalier

Wow so one has flew the nest. Ace. Very happy belated new diary. I seem to keep missing you!
chev

rtandon27

glad to hear all went well with the DS uni installation

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

...holding up batman knickers in a busy shop seemed to focus him mind and get us out quickly...

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

that is a little trick i must file away for later...

...wonder if it works on OHs as well as DSs???

mum2one

glad ds gone safelty to uni, don't envy that journey xx

Pippilongstocking

chevalier wrote: »

Wow so one has flew the nest. Ace. Very happy belated new diary. I seem to keep missing you!
chev

Waves hello - hope you find that job the universe is searching for you! Thanks for hte popping by - yup one down in nest land - just me and the peedie (16 year old) lass left. Lifes quite calm at the moment - lol!

rtandon27 wrote: »

glad to hear all went well with the DS uni installation



:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

that is a little trick i must file away for later...

...wonder if it works on OHs as well as DSs???

It works on most males I think or females holding up inappropriate undergarments tends to focus their minds :T

mum2one wrote: »

glad ds gone safelty to uni, don't envy that journey xx

Well I guess its why the robbers keep away - too far to be bothered to call! He's happy - skype is great way to communicate and free:money:

Pippilongstocking

taxi73 wrote: »

glad son is deposited at uni safe and sound and that you're now back home safely..hopefully,you can get a good nights sleep to recharge your batteries x

Hey there came home with a stinky cold so I'm a bit whabbit - took it easy yesterday - work, gardening in my little build up patch and then sleep.

Hope you're good today!

The stinky cold came home from the son so he's currently in my 'not best pleased' books!

Pesky mainland bugs.

Pippilongstocking

Helllllllllllllllllo world!

Well today - time to focus on the money as we've shed the boy child to university we need a rethink of how we're normally running.

Check banks
Council tax bill to chase up - higher than expected - its never lower is it??
Phone folk to tackle for the charges for the 15 days we had NO service
Paperwork to do for work - the joys of self employment means a wee catch up
Paperwork to do for home, work and self employment - need to write up some invoices
Need to fill in a form for new relief job
Food audit or forage needed at home - I'm pretty sure we don't need to buy anything except stuff for packed lunches and milk. But must check
Meal plan might help that - how I loathe meal planning (although I know it works)
Rearrange a bit of the house - I don't want to buy new stuff (like coat hooks/etc) so I need to see what we can 'make do' with
Chilli's to chop up and store in vinegar for later in the year
Veggies to pick at the work polytunnel
Daffodils (free) to plant
Veggies given (free) from chum south (runner beans, apples, tatties and garlic) to sort and store/freeze/cook to not waste.
Doggies to walk again later
Might text a chum and see about meeting later in the week
Cleaning to do
Hokey cokey to hang up indoors somewhere!

Well so far that's me I think - but I'm sure I'll think of something else

Washing machine on and whirring, radio on - all good!

Have a good un

Off to the banks and away!

Pippilongstocking

Expenses are in thankfully (>200 quid) and thats going to help to pay the phone bill (£255 - of which 205 was deducted from my rent for the line being put in)

Rent's paid (£275 (£480 minus the phone installation) so just need move the expenses to the bills account.

Am VERY short this month as DS set up a dd for insurance (good price etc) then of course they decided to take the whole lot at once the day we left - so I had to transfer that for him) - hey ho - at least he's learning banks don't always tell you all the facts.

Need to do invoices for later on and get them emailed to the board plus other work expenses.

Why is it always such a juggle.

Put the bread in the fridge - as the bread monster (DS) is now away from home - the last loaf went mouldy as its quite a warm house (heating still off) so I think maybe the bread needs kept in the fridge or we only take out half a loaf to save food waste (and money).

Fridge forage I'm ashamed to say netted half a packet of pastrami which had gone off and half a tub of value (or everyday) smoked salmon bits from OH's lunches. At least the worms at work will get some grub and the rest I'll feed to the birds I guess. Pah - I hate food waste.

Cooked up a neep which was looking decidedly rubbery and its happy now. Well as happy as a cooked neep can be.

Chopped up all the chillis (must remember not to scratch nose again) and filled a jar with them and some sweetened vinegar for nacho's and cooking.

So much garlic lurking about must find a good way of keeping them - either in oil/frozen or ????? ideas on a post card!


Credit cards to look at next...........................

Pippilongstocking

So the old food stocks

Frozen Meat stuff
Pork mince
Lamb mince
chicken nuggets (breast meat co-op - nice) x 2 portions

Frozen fish stuff
fish in sauce
crab

Other frozen delights
1 loaf bread
cous cous portion
pasta portion
peas
cheese sandwich
3x pasta sauce tomato and olive (HM)
3x tubs random bits left over chinese
2x handfuls chips/fries
1/4 tub ice-cream
half a bag of peas

Veggies
runner beans
onions
shallots
garlic
chillis
cauli
handful cherry tomatoes
tatties - king edwards, pink fir apples, someother random ones
cooking apples and eating (4 each)

Various fridge delights mainly cheese and dairy/sauces and eggs
Normal random store cupboard stuff

Need fathom a meal plan

So far I've got

Chicken sweet and sour (using nuggets) with veggie rice or cous cous and left over chinese bits
Meatballs/and or HM sausages with pork mince probably more rice or cous cous from freezer with some veg
Welsh bolognese with the lamb mince which is scrummy avec la pasta of choice - use up sauce from the freezer as a base
Cauli and/or mixed veggies with cheese sauce or make it into curry...?
Soup/toastie tea one night

Just need buy nana's and milk and stuff for packed lunches for dd.

Job done

Pippilongstocking

PS I will take my two dimensional shopping aid

(shopping list on the back of an envelope)

thanks for the planning