Making chicken feed of my mortgage

greent

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

the glorious gift hampers that you make up at this time of year.

Greying XX

Ah yes - I do hope all is well in mwc land? Would love to see any pics of this year's glorious goodies - they always look fantastic

x

muddywhitechicken

:wave: Christmas greetings from Canada :xmassmile

No Christmas hampers this year due to a combination of knowing that we would be away from 15/12 and lack of a working cooker They'll be back bigger and better than ever next year!

Mr MWC is in charge of Christmas dinner again this year - chestnut & sage soup followed by classic roast goose with cider gravy - I don't think he is looking forward to cooking in a strange kitchen... and one of my Christmas puddings for dessert :drool:

We arrive back in the UK on 27/12 and then it's non-stop until the New Year _party_

MWCxxx

Kittenkirst

Your Christmas menu sounds just delicious

greent

Ooooh - sounds lovely! :)x

muddywhitechicken

:wave:

Happy New Year!

Just one New Year's resolution from me this year - regular MFW diary updates!

Frugal January has become Frugal For As Long As Possible after I counted the loose change pot/vouchers/loyalty points etc and it totaled £425 :eek: :T

Quick update:
- The Girls are well - fed up being confined to barracks though
- Mr MWC is still travelling most weeks with his new job
- Outstanding mortgage balance at end of 2016 = £52,525.25
- Regular IO mortgage payment is now £99.89/month
- No holidays booked (yet) for 2017 :eek:
- No progress on the new kitchen design
- One yummy recipe to share - squash, sage & amaretti risotto

MWCx

cookie9

Recipe sounds good. Well done on your loose change and vouchers. I am building mine up again after Christmas.

muddywhitechicken

Good morning

Plan for today:

- Chub club...
- Finish meal planning for next week (I need to decide what I want to eat on the 3 days Mr MWC is away) and write shopping list
- Errands in town: pay coins into bank account, food shopping, drop a couple of bags of stuff at a charity shop, buy a 50th birthday card for a colleague and get a lovely photo of brother and nephew printed
- Dispatch 2 boxes of stuff to MM (Mr MWC agreed to part with 78 CDs (tip of the iceberg...) and quite a few DVD box sets :j)
- Arrange an appointment with a new kitchen designer
- Housework

muddywhitechicken

Chub club wasn't too bad - I'm 3.5 lbs over my goal weight. I'd like to get back to goal by the end of January and then lose another 5 lbs before I buy new spring/summer clothes.

Baked sausages with apples, onions, raisins & cider with mashed potatoes and flower sprouts/kalettes (try me free offer in Mr M) for dinner - absolutely delicious and just about within my WW point allowance!

muddywhitechicken

I'm having a lazy Sunday morning

We have tickets to Celebrating David Bowie at Brixton Academy this evening :cool: The tube strike is a bit of an inconvenience so I'm currently looking at alternative modes of travel... it could be a late night

Today's main meal is another recipe from Diana Henry's Simple - Moroccan-spiced chicken with dates & aubergine using up LO dates and served with salad leaves from the garden :T

So today I need to: pick salad leaves, clean chicken coop, clean bathroom, prepare breakfast/snacks and iron clothes for work tomorrow.

User1489

Still love the phrase "chub club" x x x