365 days adrift .... land ahoy!

rising_from_the_ashes

Thanks both .... sorry for my wee moan gets a bit frustrating sometimes when you see others getting say 2L milk for £1 and it's costing you a fortune

AND even more frustrating when local shops don't even sell it so you end up having to make a special trip for it .....

Must be more organised & go to the big Mr T at least once a month & get a load (trouble is limited fridge space tho') .....

beanielou

Could you havecheapo second hand fridge in garage?

slowlyfading

Could you freeze it? It is a pain when it's so more expensive. Have you tried almond milk?

rising_from_the_ashes

Good news!

On a more positive note .... bathroom is def clearing up :j

It smells LOADS better in there - I've not had any more washing in there (no idea where I'm going to put this!) & have left the window open & radiator on (with the door shut so the rest of the place doesn't get freezing)

Def need to go around the window with bleech again - I didn't do too well at the weekend as it's really bloomin hard to reach

The window is at the back of a deep ledge (it's a boxed bit which I presume hides all the pipework etc?) - prob 18" deep

As if that's not bad enough - the sink is right in front of that :eek: and .... that's enormous! (at least 24" deep):eek:

Honestly, it's a tiny bathroom dominated by this ginormous sink - the builder went bust part-way through building them & another builder bought them & finished them .... but nothing matches or is really great TBH - they've obviously used what they had or end of line stuff

When I had an outside tap put in, the guy went under the sink and couldn't believe the mess - he said every pipe under there is a different size ..... and that's really the whole house!

rising_from_the_ashes

beanielou wrote: »

Could you havecheapo second hand fridge in garage?

Sadly not - TD is already in the spare room as I couldn't fit both the freezer & it in the garage

slowlyfading wrote: »

Could you freeze it? It is a pain when it's so more expensive. Have you tried almond milk?

mmmm maybe ... but prob not room for enough to make a huge difference

Almond milk is OK now & then but not great in things like coffee (urgh really don't like it in that )

I do actually really like the Lactofree (thank goodness) - it's just to bloomin' expensive!

slowlyfading

I love almond milk in coffee :rotfl: does it ever go on offer? It is a pain though

rising_from_the_ashes

slowlyfading wrote: »

I love almond milk in coffee :rotfl: does it ever go on offer? It is a pain though

:eek: seriously? *shudder*:o

It sometimes goes to £1 / litre so do try to buy loads then

Wonder if it would freeze OK in say those stock bag things?

Like these http://www.lakeland.co.uk/10914/1-litre-Soup-n-Sauce-Bags

Def be able to fit more of them in frezer

kissjenn

Hi Rising.

Really dumb question but can you water it down. I know some people buy whole milk and add water to make semi-skimmed...is there an option with the special stuff?

KJ x

rising_from_the_ashes

kissjenn wrote: »

Really dumb question but can you water it down. I know some people buy whole milk and add water to make semi-skimmed...is there an option with the special stuff?

Hi KJ lovely to see you on my new diary

mmmmmmm I have to say - firstly, thanks for the suggestion they are all welcome:) - BUT ...... I'm afraid watering down milk is one of my absolute pet hates

I really don't think people think it through properly - and TBH at being able to buy 2L for £1 they have nothing to complain about the cost of it!!

It might just seem like watering it down & getting more .... and if an adult chooses to do this to themselves, that's their choice

But .... for kids ... and adults with special dietary requirements - OMG have they really thought of the implications - it might seem like just making it go twice as far BUT the difference between full / semi / skimmed milk is fat .... it's not calcium / other vitamins

So by diluting, they're reducing the amount of calcium / other good things in the milk

Sorry - just wanted to highlight while I had a chance as I really don't think people think about the implications of diluting milk

rising_from_the_ashes

Maisie's still quite tired def more energetic when we're out though

Yesterday she didn't even have a pee when I came home AND she was asleep again before I left :rotfl: so going to go in a bit later today & finish early & not come home at lunchtime

This is good fuel wise :T BUT not great spending wise :eek:

Have a good day everyone