Aspirations of Frugality and Fun on the Road to Mortgage Freedom

DedicatedDFW

So i had made the decision that not much was needed from shopping at the end of this week and that i should be able to keep spends quite low - and then blew £17 on food :eek:

But having assessed the purchases i am happy with that - i got 6 meat meals for 2 with left over meat for sarnies / another meal and lots of fresh fruit, salad and a selection of cheeses. The meat was an absolute bargain in the reduced section and would have cost £27 at full price and the fruit and salad is glorious and fresh and much cheaper than my usual supermarket

But buying all those meals meant the freezer really needed to be sorted out buti am glad its done and its so much easier to get stuff out now

DedicatedDFW

I meant to say too - i was really pleased with myself as i cooked too many salad potatoes for tea yesterday so have whipped up a portion of potato salad - the first time i've made it :T But, more importantly no waste and a delicious lunch already made :T

Today i need to get on with my assignment and i am going to go back to writing / decluttering and alternating between the 2. Todays target will be tops

I am really enjoying the house right now - it needs alot of work but its so easy to live in now and no feelings of being overwhelmed with clutter :T

Did i mention we decluttered the loft ?

There wasn't a lot up there - less than i thought to be honest - the rubbish up there easily fit in the bin There is a bag of stuff up there that will be used when the living room is done. There were my xmas decorations up there too and i have whittled that down to less than half - 1 tree and decorations and 6 individual large ornaments have been kept. 2 bin bags and 1 big bag of decorations/ornaments were decluttered ready for the carboot :T
I also got rid of a piece of furniture we had thought we'd use but which my Mr has now agreed can go

I have also put some kitchen items to the carboot as i decided i didn't need multiples of the same thing no matter how pretty :cool:

Hope everyone is well

DedicatedDFW

Beckyy wrote: »

I could so do with making a freezer (and cupboard) inventory! I'm forever standing in the supermarket scratching my head over how much of something I have left lurking in the freezer. Great idea

Hi Beckyy

I knew i had lots of sausages and bacon and some chicken - alot of the rest was a mystery :eek: But it *had* to be sorted out to get the 6 lots of meat i got vastly reduced yesterday in. So thought i may as well jot down what there was in there and i am glad i did too

I should also have said that the only full price items were th 2 mini lamb roasts - and they were on special offer all the rest were reduced :A - some just 19p :T

DedicatedDFW

Rightio - larder cupboard sorted, pots washed and an emergency repair job done - £40 and the whole morning later :eek:

Which means assignment and top sorting time is ready to commence :cool:

Today then i need to: photo and write descriptions for the 2 bay of e items selected :cool:

Go through all tops again and carboot / bay as appropriate

Move boots

Cook tea: pie, boiled potatoes and steamed carrots

Pack some of tomorrows packed lunch - the fruit, make pasta and salad to take in also.

Go through cupboard of doom - where the spill over of all other cupboards go - i have 4 tins i *need* to put in :cool:

Assignment

That list will do for now although i am sure there are more things to add :eek:

Think about shopping list - i have to spend £x to qualify for a saving - of course there will be £0 on freezer food except maybe for the meal on saturday as when i lift the food out for that i can squish this item in...

Post has been and i've already sorted it out so that is good. I've also cooked all the food for my Mr's meals this week :A - did a couple this morning whilst workman was here and i was limited on rooms to use without being in the way

DedicatedDFW

Also, i want to track what i'm eating as i'm aiming for more of a balanced diet and i want to lose weight too maybe jotting it down will help:-

Today i've had 2 cups of coffee - each had 1 sugar and milk

Breakfast: 3 x crumpets with butter - i wanted fruit but didn't want to waste the crumpets as no freezer room.

1 slice of pineapple

Lunch: Water
4 potato cakes, tiny bit of butter and salt on. Served with mixed lettuce leaves, 4 cherry tomatoes, 5 slices of beetroot, a small amount of ham and a small amount of cheese

DedicatedDFW

So far,
1 book and 2 tops to the carboot stash.

I wanted to get rid of 2 work tops, if i do they'll need replacing :eek: So decision made they are being kept - nothing wrong with them but i have had them a long time and worn them alot too but they still look good enough for work so they will stay for now.

Going to try 2 tops on 1 to see if i'm selling it or keeping it, the other is to help me decide what to wear on my day out this weekend - i have lots of leggings but no plain black ones which would really help as the hairdresser ruined my last pair and they got worn with lots of things

Also done the write-up and pics of the 2 bay of e things at 21 listings now for the month smashing my target of 10 items :T

DedicatedDFW

Now up to 26 items listed / prepared for listing this month - so i may achieve a 30 for 30 days target after all :T

2 old pj tops thrown away as no good for anything else

finally finished the cheap spray and thrown away

threw away empty bottle of my favourite perfume *sob*

Moved the boots

Shopping list written

Some of fruit ready for tomorrow - must do more and lunch too

Decided to stick with my current default outfit for the day out - i do *want* some plain black leggings but i do not have the money for these - will be fine in outfit choice anyway. Also outfits will be easierwhen the weight drops more :cool:

Alchemilla

Cheapie leggings in Primarche?

Goldiegirl

Just dropping on to say that I did a freezer inventory today - I've only got a little freezer, but there were things in there that I'd forgotten about. Will try to keep it up to date.

I'm wondering about a cupboard inventory now, but tend to think it's easier to glance into a cupboard to see what's there, so will put that one on the back burner for now

Habibiboo

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

Now up to 26 items listed / prepared for listing this month - so i may achieve a 30 for 30 days target after all :T

Decided to stick with my current default outfit for the day out - i do *want* some plain black leggings but i do not have the money for these - will be fine in outfit choice anyway. Also outfits will be easierwhen the weight drops more :cool:

:wave:

This is my current wardrobe / diet loop too Dedicated, lots to wear but a little too many bulges in the wrong places at the moment! A full wardrobe declutter is awaiting a bit of weight decluttering first!

You're doing well with all your decluttering, clothes, cupboards and all! :T