Best wellyboot forward. Pips frugal edible garden adventures.

Pippilongstocking

Ok so I'm new to this mainland lark and with various offers on home delivery of grub thought I'd give it a bash.

However, I have to say half the value things I normally buy don't appear to be on the list for buying.

Wassat all about then?

Sugar is also cheaper in Aldi.
As are tinned veg (corn) and tinned tomatoes

Never had an online shopping delivery before (but have a £15/off voucher)

Might get a selective shop, but not it seems including fizzy water for his cordial.

Lifes a bit of a lesson eh?

mooomin

I think it depends on which store you would normally get your stuff picked from, but I honestly don't know.

I spend so little on food normally it's not worth me getting a delivery :rotfl: I'm attempting a budget of £130 this month, so expect a lot of chat on my diary about good recipes for gruel

Pippilongstocking

Thanks Mooomin

My regular store is 300 miles away

I've managed to negotiate it anyhows got £16.43 off me shopping and have now got a storecupboard to bludgeon in somehow.

£86.01 actually spent

Which is a huge amount but its hopefully all the dug fud, toiletries, storecupboard stuff and the 'value' stuff we normally buy.

Just fresh fruit/veg/fish/meat and reduced bread to buy (or make....?)

Which sounds alot when you say it like that.

But I guess this is the first store cupboard.

Delivered for £1 (cheaper than me petrol) tomorrow.

First time try we'll see.

Worked out the monthly amounts and added a bit so I'm sure we'll be overflowed in the store cupboard.

I'm putting together me stripey-socks-shop again.

I did like that and it saved us loads.

mooomin

Stripey-socks-shop??

Pippilongstocking

mooomin wrote: »

Stripey-socks-shop??

Use to have a huge 6 month store cupboard in the garage bought on the mainland.



We called it the 'stripeysocksshop' and 'popped' out for stuff when we needed.

Saved a heap of 'unplanned' spends. I'll not keep 6 months worth but a good healthy store is a grand plan I think. Seemed to work for me and stop the impulse buying.

:T

Pippilongstocking

List
Shop
Move sofa to music room/studio
Bedroom to declutter
Bit gardening as yet undecided
Freeze spag bog for weekend
Tea - something fishy from stores
Tidy up a bit and clean
Photocopy and post all saas stuff
Phone council tax
Phone roof man
Sort diary for coming week
Do a 1/2 day work (paid)
Tidy shed
Walk doglets
Have adventure with chum later
Strain and bottle cordial
Pick more flower heads
Make ice and more ice for weekend
Look at bought/stores make a plan for folks over weekend
Make wee shed into a wendy house for weekend
Phone a chum ask to borrow a few toys for a wee girl coming to stay
Check hens and eggs regular (none yet but fed)
Declutter basket in bathrooms
Finish painting shelf for wee bathroom and put in
Organise self to see if can go to flat tomorrow and sort more of it for renting out
Bit of hand washing
Look for a 2nd hand washing machine with free delivery
Hang more pictures
Eat healthy and move around alot - still nearly a stone heavier than wellyfest
Organise next week and book a days' work
Write invoice/expenses and post/email
Organise wee Orkney chair to get 'sooth' without £60 plus vat charge of a haulier. I can wait if I find a chum with car space and i'll bake them a cake.

That will do for now I think.

Beuy, sleeves up then eh?

mooomin

Good lord, woman. I need a lie down after reading that :rotfl:

starnac

Quick post as I'm on lunch break.

I loved the stripey-sock-shop.

Wow that is quite a list. Good luck getting it all done

Pippilongstocking

My new sofa is here.

Correction OUR new sofa is here and its epic.



there's a feeding frenzy of packaging going on though in the living room

Sofa (bed) from a large supermarkets direct site.
Ordered sunday with £200 plus extra discount (thanks handy chum) off
Delivered, unwrapped, unfooted and popped into cosy cottage living room and demonstrated after refooted.

I cant' actually touch the sides.

Its a bit mse as its reduced and also from house money not any credit as we've been careful with plumbers etc TRG released the funds for it, he's a canny but good sort.

Must review list done loads today

little_sweetie

Wow, love the sofa, it's stunning. I want one now but no way will it fit in my tiny bungalow so that's that then....:cool:

Re list: It makes me tired just reading it, Pips. I've done about half the ironing and 'needed' to sit down. That's why I happen to be on here....I'm sticking to my story....:D

Great stuff on the egg front. I'm sure it will take the Rainbow Crowd a wee while to settle and get back to full-on laying. They are sure to be a bit discombobulated after their move.

Have a lovely day x