Making chicken feed of my mortgage

Thistlewhistle

I live in one of the cheapest housing areas in the UK so being in neg eq is a disaster!!!

But hey, I'm not looking to move any time soon so who gives!!:rotfl::rotfl:

muddywhitechicken

Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 12 (2 boxes sold for £2.75)

£10 voucher claimed from CP

muddywhitechicken

Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 0 or 6 or 12 (2 boxes left on my desk and 2 customers e-mailed...)

I finally phoned HMR&C and a new cheque for £739.04 will be issued :T

I'm planning a bit of a declutter/tidy up this weekend as I've been guilty of stuffing things in drawers or under the bed recently!

muddywhitechicken

We've decided where we are going on holiday this year :T

A walking holiday in Norway (Hardangerfjord & Bergen) :cool:

Calfuray

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

We've decided where we are going on holiday this year :T

A walking holiday in Norway (Hardangerfjord & Bergen) :cool:

Very jealous, sounds brilliant! :T:T OH and I went to Sandefjord/Oslo area in 2012, it was beautiful and surprisingly sunny. Keep me updated please, I can live vicariously through you!

muddywhitechicken

A mixed week this week...

1. 20 NSDs 10/20
2. Empty the freezer (contents listed below) ongoing
3. Walk 75 miles 30/75
4. Make time for mindfulness every day 14/28
5. Lose 7lbs 1/7
6. Wash face before bed every night 14/28

Ox cheeks (1150g)
Diced beef (400g)
[STRIKE]Minced beef (400g)[/STRIKE]
Minced pork ([STRIKE]500g[/STRIKE] 250g)
Bacon (2 rashers)
Bacon lardons ([STRIKE]4[/STRIKE] 3 x 50g)
Gammon shank (1)
Chipolatas (12)
Pork sausages (10)
[STRIKE]Venison sausages (6)[/STRIKE]
Pork belly joint (700g)
Pork ribs (750g)
[STRIKE]Pork chops (2)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Lamb shanks (2)[/STRIKE]
LO turkey/ham/stuffing/gravy (enough for a pie)
[STRIKE]Chilli (1 portion)[/STRIKE]
Prawns ([STRIKE]200g[/STRIKE] 150g)
Blue stilton ([STRIKE]3[/STRIKE] 2 x 125g)
Falafal (12)
Wholemeal muffins ([STRIKE]4[/STRIKE] 2)
[STRIKE]Onion bagels (2)[/STRIKE]
Roti ([STRIKE]4[/STRIKE] 2)
Chicken stock
Eggs (6)
Broad beans - less than there were
Haggis/neeps/tatties
Puff pastry
Bananas ([STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] 3)
Rhubarb
Cranberries
[STRIKE]Raspberries[/STRIKE]
Raspberry puree
[STRIKE]Blueberries (handful)[/STRIKE]
Blackberries (handful)
[STRIKE]Stewed apple[/STRIKE]
Chilli (3 portions)
Bolognese (6 portions)
Cod

DedicatedDFW

Hi MWC,

Wow - well done on your review at work and on your overpayments :T

I have been reading but not been able to post too much. But i have internet access again for now and i had to post as you mentioned Bergen Absolutely beautiful place. We did the fjord trip when we went and it was a real highlight of our holiday - we travelled on a train, coach and boat - just the coach getting down to the boat area was an experience - all the hikers in the area were taking photo's of the coach on a steep incline doing hair pin bends Have you been to norway before? For us, it was costly for food and drink but we had expected that before going and budgeted accordingly and also stocked up at brekkie

It will be an amazing trip

Hope your chickens are ok in all this rain - i imagine it makes their grassy area very muddy x

Greying_Pilgrim

oooh, muddywhitechicken - a walking holiday in Norway - how fab. I don't know if you have been watching the Hugh F-W 'Scandimania' series on C4 on a Sunday night, but I'm pretty sure he's in Norway for the part 3 of 3 coming up tomorrow night.

Ta for sharing Sally B's Carrot Hotpot recipe - will put it on the planner

Greying

muddywhitechicken

Thanks DDFW

I've not been to Norway before, Mr MWC has been to Oslo and Tromso on business trips. The holiday includes the majority of meals (including some picnic lunches) so hopefully we won't spend too much when we are there.

The chickens are starting to ruin my lawn now (their area is just mud and wood chip so very boggy) but never mind I can fix it in the spring. I'm a bit more concerned about my plants which are growing in the mild weather - the new shoots are very tasty apparently!

1 fence panel down overnight

muddywhitechicken

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

I don't know if you have been watching the Hugh F-W 'Scandimania' series on C4 on a Sunday night, but I'm pretty sure he's in Norway for the part 3 of 3 coming up tomorrow night.

I haven't Greying but will make sure we watch the Norway episode. Thanks for the heads up :T