Lily's diary...here's hoping all in the garden is rosy!!

Lily_rose_2

Lily_rose wrote: »

[STRIKE]Meal plan & shopping list[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tidy up[/STRIKE]
Clean bedrooms - ours has been done...will get kids to do theirs tomorrow;)
[STRIKE]Vacuum[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Washing/drying[/STRIKE]
Getting kids to do homework - not yet....:eek:
Soak in the bath tonight/face mask! :-) - will do this later...with a nice glass of wine (which we have already!!)

Boring but quite productive day...weather has been terrible!! The bonus is that I've had a NSD:T

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Hi Lily,

Thanks for popping by on my thread.

Sounds like you've had a very productive day. Weather here is also terrible today

Well done on the NSD x

Lily_rose_2

I have just found a £5 note in my purse:j:j

Didn't know it was there.....so will put that aside towards the £16 I owe the window cleaner!!!:eek:

Lily_rose_2

Have been doing a bit of research into the cost of an upright freezer - would really like one so that I could make the most of reduced items, batch cooking etc. if I were to get one it would be around £250-280. Am wondering if I need another 'pot' to start saving! What do people think? My current freezer is 3 drawers & only really holds enough for a week's worth of bread, meat etc.

Lily_rose_2

Happy Saturday!!:j

Food shop done...still spent just over £100:mad::mad::mad: - mostly stuck to my list but there were a couple of things I'd forgotten, and a couple of 'extra' bits.....they'll all get eaten, just might need to put some aside for next weeks packed lunches...might mean I don't have to buy so much next week.

Other than that I'm having a quiet day. Have done some baking (banana loaf, oatie biscuits & flapjacks) to put in kids lunch boxes next week once they're back at school - just hope they don't all get eaten before then!:rotfl:

No exciting plans this weekend...DD has a party tomorrow so spent £8.99 on a present from Home Bargains...wouldn't normally spend that much, but they didn't have much choice today & I wanted to avoid going into the shopping centre (and the temptation of spending more!!) both DSs have their last footy matches of the season tomorrow too.....then Sundays will be our own for a bit:j:j

Right, off out to see my sister x

mismatch

I feel your grocery pain. I took a list to Tesco for bits to eek out and spent £40:mad:

killerpeaty

Part of the fight is to be aware of your spending. So well done!

It's also the convenience of these things that cause over spend! I bought a bus ticket even though I had a train ticket because it was sooner and I wouldn't have to walk in the rain! I shouldn't have really.

Have you looked into the range for freezers, this one seems pretty awesome.

Good luck!

Lily_rose_2

killerpeaty wrote: »

Have you looked into the range for freezers, this one seems pretty awesome.

Good luck!

That's exactly the kind I'm after! Plus it's quite a bit cheaper than the ones I've seen....thanks...will keep it in mind when (and if) I have the money to buy it!

Lily_rose_2

mismatch wrote: »

I feel your grocery pain. I took a list to Tesco for bits to eek out and spent £40:mad:

I actually bought loads.....a whole trolley full from Aldi...plus other stuff from Home Bargains. However, I expect that by next Saturday the cupboards will look bare again......my lads must have hollow legs!!!

killerpeaty

Lily_rose wrote: »

That's exactly the kind I'm after! Plus it's quite a bit cheaper than the ones I've seen....thanks...will keep it in mind when (and if) I have the money to buy it!

Love the range, they almost always have decent stuff in it. But if you have one near you, I'd suggest looking at these things in person as sometimes (mostly with storage stuff to be fair) the images don't quite match up with the actual things. Also have a look at dunelm mill if you haven't already, not sure if they have large appliances but their sales are awesome. I got a big lovely red rug for £25 and I haven't been able to find a similar one for less than £50 since.