Thank you OS and everyone - Merged

MrsRogers

Sweet_Pea wrote: »

I love cooking from scratch, when I cheat and bung something frozen in the oven or microwave, or even when we have a takeaway, we don't enjoy it any more. If we are on holiday I miss my own cooking! The downside is, sometimes I would like someone to cook a meal from scratch for me, (as OH can't/won't cook ) The upside is, we eat really nice meals and save a fortune to boot. (and I get to feel smug!)

Sweet Pea - I am 100% with you on this.. We love home cooking and thanks to my fab parents I am not a bad home cook. Hubby and I would rather have 'date night' at home and treat ourselves with a nice piece of meat rather then pay restaurant prices for something I can at times do better! If we on a very rare occasion 'fancy' a takeaway which we have once in a blue moon we are ALWAYS disappointed.
I too just wish a 'homecook fairy' would come in and cook for me too :j

mummymoo_2

Dear All
Thank you for your wonderful threads on this forum. My life has changed and for a couple of months I will have more time to learn to be old style, and when I return to work hope I will be able to carry it on. I have been reading through your posts, and some are awsome. So, I will be posting here more often now, and hope to join in the challenges each month.

So, my first bargins - 500g fresh chicken breasts reduced to 52p, 500g lean lamb mince 54p - must go to MrT's more often at 3.30 on a Sunday!

Sandles for my dauther - ticket said £6 but went through the til £1.75!

So, thanks for all the great advice and help, even if it wasn't directed at me, I am learning loads

May you all be well and laugh every day

Dorothyxx

ps hope this is the right place to put this dxx

RosyRed

Mummymoo,

Well done with your bargains,and keep reading the wonderful threads on here,the advice just keeps on coming! I always thought I was pretty clued up,but there's always something to learn.You'll be an OStyler before you know it and it becomes second nature.Good luck.

savingmummy

THANK YOU to everyone who regularly posts on here and gives fab advise on how to budget food shops and also meal planning!!:T

We have a meal plan going which is doing fantastic in this household, no more staring at the fridge and cupboards wondering what to do each day!!!
We stick to a strict food shopping list now and only buy what we need for the week. It is very basic but we are basic people LOL!

Alot of myfriends are spending a fortune on food and think my basic food shop is terrible but i tend to disagree.

Our food shop bill is now around £120 a month which is a saving of £80 for us. We have always been on a small budget and we used to spend it on £1 pizzas and foods etc thinking cheap things= more!! not good!
We found this month our bill was only £87 as we had things like frozen pasta sauces and frozen meat which had been on offer previously and i have enough ingredients to make cake, biscuits and yoghurts this month so dont need to get them.

Just wish i had space for another freezer as i could buy so much more meats on offer and freeze more things `for next time` if i had the space. My fridge freezer only has 3 drawers and is pretty useless.

It is now a delight to be in the kitchen cooking and preparing meals, both my children are eating so much better now.
SO thank you again x

Fruball

I could have written that myself!!

I am enjoying the mealplanning, we are eating better AND I am saving money!

So thanks to everyone from me too

savingmummy

:j glad i`m not alone!!

I`m enjoying using veg to bulk my meals, certainly keeps it hidden from the children too!
I have been growing my own salad leaves, herbs, tomatoes and peppers and strawberries next year i`m hoping to do more.

gilly1964

Hi Ladies & Gents

This is a thank you post to say it can be done

I was in shock this morning -

Went to hang yesterday's washing load on the line - the machine was empty none to go out and none to iron - all up to date

Went to put some washing in the machine - there was not enough for a load

This week I have followed the flyladies principle and it does work even if it does seem daunting

The kitchen is looking like new - just the oven to go :eek::eek::eek::eek:

All main areas have been hoovered every other day

At the moment, the bathrooms are sprayed with vinegar and water solution ready to wipe down once I have finished typing and my cup of tea

All paperwork is filed - applying the principle of it only needs to be handled once

Average shopping bill cut from over £750 per month to just over £300 and still working on this

Best of all though DH and DS have been roped in and are so naive they do not even realise it - all for the cost of a little note with kisses on the bottom :rotfl:

Thank you again

beemuzed

Well done you! Sounds as if you're really getting everything together!
I find using my timer really helps with getting things done. I usually set it for 15 or 30 minutes and just crack on until it buzzes. It's amazing how much I can really get through when I do this - and I can also stop with a clear conscience.

rosie383

Thanks for this. I need a kick up the bum and have been studiously avoiding the flylady thread. Really must give it a go, even though the house is fairly clean and tidy, but could do a lot more if i cba!

gilly1964

rosie383 wrote: »

Thanks for this. I need a kick up the bum and have been studiously avoiding the flylady thread. Really must give it a go, even though the house is fairly clean and tidy, but could do a lot more if i cba!

Kick up bum - here you are

I do not post on the flylady thread as that seems like setting myself up for failure - I have tried before and then get disillusioned that I am only doing Level 1 and everyone else seems to be doing 3+.

I just check in once a day for the list and get on with it.

Another kick up bum :rotfl: