Making chicken feed of my mortgage

misscousinitt

Cake sounds lovely...mmmmm

MCI

muddywhitechicken

Thought I would have a go at Project333 after reading about it in museumworker's diary - so nearly 100 items went into black bags this evening (mainly things that are too small, many with the labels on... bad MWC...). I won't be left with 33 items so I'll need to go shopping again but this time with a plan for a mix and match capsule wardrobe and some accessories (not one of my strong points)

Sicilian pasta with cauliflower for dinner (cauliflower, onion, anchovies, pine nuts, currants, breadcrumbs, parsley, saffron bay leaf & lemon) - really yummy but the house smells of boiled cauliflower and fish... not pleasant!

muddywhitechicken

Two eggs in the nest box when I went and checked at 7:15... but they were both white, so Miss B must have laid 1 yesterday and 1 very early this morning.

Another NSD but very little happening moneywise until payday next Friday. We're still waiting for a share dividend cheque of £265 to arrive (to replace the one we lost in post #1)

I had a lovely day today - a business meeting with some people that I used to work with followed by lunch to catch up on the gossip and home before 3

Afghan carrot hotpot with wholemeal flat breads for dinner

muddywhitechicken

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

Another NSD

I spoke too soon... I needed some coriander - 40p for a large bunch in the local Asian foodstore

So now as it's no longer a NSD, I think I'll do some internet browsing and possibly some spending!

BookWorm

Evening MWC

Glad to hear Miss F is doing better

muddywhitechicken

Thanks BW - she's still not 100% but is out in the garden with the others
I had a lie-in this morning now I need to:

Wash - tick
Dress - tick
Check contents of freezer - tick
Menu plan (not too difficult this week as I'm only home for dinner on Wedneday!) - tick
Write shopping list - tick
Pop into town/go to Morrisons - tick
Collect parcel from sorting office - tick
Put Project333 bags in loft and get down Christmas tree :cool: - tick
Confirm bank details with musicmagpie so that they can pay me tick
Filing
Housework
Laundry - tick

ETA Share dividend cheque has arrived in today's post so will need to go to building society to pay it in before we lose it again. Only £230 as they charged a £35 administration charge :mad: - tick

muddywhitechicken

Freezer contents:

Duck breast x 2
Diced venison
1/2 leg of lamb
[STRIKE]1/2 shoulder of lamb[/STRIKE]
Breast of lamb
Lamb neck fillet
Lamb chops x 4
Lambs liver/kidney
Lamb bones for stock
1/2 shoulder of pork
Pork chops x 2
Gammon shank
Beefburger x 1
Chicken thighs x 2
Casserole sausages x [STRIKE]10[/STRIKE] 5
Chicken stock x 1L
Raw king prawns
Fishfingers
Scotch pie x 1
White pudding x 1
[STRIKE]Square sausage x 1 slice[/STRIKE]
HM chilli x 2 portions
Blueberries/blackberries/blackcurrants/gooseberries/rhubarb/raspberry puree
Peas/soya beans

That's an awful lot of meat considering that we don't eat meat everyday!

ETA - 1/2 shoulder of lamb, 5 casserole sausages and last slice of square sausage now defrosting

muddywhitechicken

Spent £54.88 on groceries

Analysis of supermarket receipt:

£1.57 on chicken treats (spinach + lettuce)
£5.06 on food for the wild birds
£2.90 on vegetables
£9.78 on fruit (including OJ)
£5.36 on dairy
£0.00 on meat/poultry/fish
£1.27 on toiletries
£0.00 on cleaning products
£21.35 on storecupboard items
£2.59 on bread
£0.00 on Christmas
£5.00 on Berocca Boost (Mr MWC wanted some because he's feeling poorly)

Had leftover HM split pea and ham soup for lunch and Mr MWC had the square sausage in a roll. He's planning to eat the last of his goodies from our last trip up north (Scotch pie & white pudding) whilst I'm away

muddywhitechicken

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

Spent £54.88 on groceries

I frown now but a couple of months ago I would have spent double and not thought anything of it :rotfl:

muddywhitechicken

1 egg again today

Waiting for Mr MWC to finish watching 3 games of rugby at the same time (he's watching Scotland on his ipad and flicking between Ireland and England on the telly!!!)