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Pippilongstocking

Is it lunchtime yet.

That was the longest work call ever.

rtandon27

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

...That was the longest work call ever...

All billable I hope!

Pippilongstocking

rtandon27 wrote: »

All billable I hope!

Yup

Now I was just thinking about you me dear. I had a non-meat lunch of cheese and gnocchi

I like both but dear heart remind me I don't especially like warm/cooked cheese. Bleurgh.

Of course I ate it - was some saved chilli smoked cheese from a pressie in the summer.

Nice with crusty bread, not nice when melted.



Hello world late lunch and time for a quick catch up.

Strategy today is for
a NDD and a NSD
to keep my wooly hat on and keep warm, its been on since 6am
Moved to the 'warm room' and put one fire on, well restarted it from last night free wood, one room cosy, two layers on as well for the outdoor/cold room stuff.
Research oil companies (heating) for here
Store cupboard meals
Walk mutts locally
Do a fridge audit and move some things around
Finalise meal plan and write up
Pick some tomatoes
Pot up the kale it won't grow if its in a concentration camp.
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Do some cleaning - 15 mins (did a fair bit of 'wiping' of surfaces and skirting boards during call :rotfl:

So I'm having 15 mins on tinternet then having some wood chopping action.

Must collect eggs too.

Hope you're all well. Off to see what you've been upto.

ETA RT I've FB'messaged ya as your pm box here is full.

Pippilongstocking

mum2one wrote: »

popped in to pass some biscuits, DD has baked me peanut and white choc cookies, - they are lush, xx

Oh wow thank you very much, clever girl. Hope you're all well! Recipe?? Purleeze

lucielle wrote: »

Hey up Stripes how's the meal planning going? Got mine done and even got tomorrow nights prepped and the night afters out the freezer!
L

Look at you L - all clever and organised. Mine's is half written. Tonight is tuna + rissoto that's all I know so far. Need a fridge audit and reshuffle to hone it down.

How's the younglings.

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

*ahem* y'all not really selling this NU-LEE-WED-ED-NESS to us folks living over the brush..........................................

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hope you've done it now......

Greying

Gazing longingly into each others eyes whilst deciding on which day to have peas and which day to have peas. you DONT think that's romanik

:rotfl:

And, as you said before about an end of year review. Man, lots has changed.

Although I find myself sitting typing this wearing a wooly hat indoors so I guess maybe not so much changes.

:rotfl::rotfl:

Pippilongstocking

beanielou wrote: »

I've given up meal planning at the mo as it never goes to plan :mad:

Mooomin and I can heartily agree (I think) that if we get it right one day out of seven we're happy.

Well she's better at it than I am. Must review last weeks marvelous meal plan..........

:A

wik wrote: »

My meal planning is all over the place at moment! not helped by youngest monster going through a 'veggie' phase whilst not really liking veggies!! Hmmmph!!!
I also failing on my list making!
on thursday i made a list :-
make quiche - now done!
1 hour bedroom - did 2
1 hour monster at uni's crochet blanket - not done
1/2 hour tidy dining room - not done
1/2 hour tidy lounge - not done
clean bathroom - not done
go to ArXXs - done
get cash out - done
get bags and sort table next to sofa - not done:(
send pippi fuel voucher for mr m -half done as have lost address book! (pippi my dearest... send me a text xxx )

ERM excuse me MRS WIK we doesn't put unhappy faces by our not done things. That's not on. No point in giving self a hard time look at how much of that list YOU DID DO.

And thank you for the voucher I did remember to text you after you reminded me.

:rotfl:

And can I remind you said veggie teenager does actually have a pair of hands and CAN help too. And unless she does her ablutions in the garden, I'm pretty sure she uses the bathroom too........

Get her to tidy the dining room or tidy the bathroom or the lounge.

:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

Divide and conquer.

If not, its the right season just throw conkers at the monsters.

:rotfl:

Karmacat wrote: »

Sounds a brilliant day, Pipster - well done to you, TRG and DS too. Even the chooks for their misbehaving

Chooks are very naughty and keep chasing the dogs.

Hope you have a brilliant day too

Pippilongstocking

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Pips Phatasmagorical Phantasy Meal Plan.

Mon- Pulled pork (leftovers) with mash, gravey, veg and slapped inside some giant homemade yorkies - :cool: nope pork and noodles
Tues - Grannies chicken (chicken in tinned tomato with tatties lobbed in) - :cool: nope pork and potato waffles
Wed - Tuna steaks with smoked cheese risotto - :cool: sweet sour chook
Thurs - Pasta with bacon and tomatoes or omlettes :cool: he had cornflakes I had fish and sauce/tatties running out the door to writing class
Fri - TRG treats to a chinese - :cool: nope had pasta he had cornflakes
Sat - Tea with chums, probably curry at their house - roast dinner he with himselfs mum, I cooked here
Sun - Leftover roast meat with all the trimmings - :cool: chicken fried rice with leftovers

I think they call that NIL PWOINTS - but we ate.

But all from stores so can't complain about increased spends just lack of focus.

Sounds like my phd.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


PS Wik I've just looked through four lists from last week, most of which are half done.

Karmacat

I do what jobs I can on long phone calls the stuff that doesn't need any concentration, exactly

Pippilongstocking

Easiest way KC isn't it.

I'm off out to the windy garden to chop logs and generally make a mess for an hour.

Have fun lets see if I can finish a list for once!

Pippilongstocking

Ok so I got sucked into two hours of log chopping

IN most exciting news a man came to the house and gave me a £25 nile (other rivers are available ) voucher for filling in a village survey.

Huzzah.

I shall also be trying this month to focus on what I can do, ie grow stuff and provide fuel etc for the house, rather than what I can't do ie make money grow on trees.

A month to focus on the positives me thinks. And about time too. My empty nest mourning period whilst not over, is needing a positive focus.

Pippilongstocking

32 slugs caught tonight. Bleurgh.