ELITE 11+ glitch loving, barmy bargain hunters

mhoc

Who else has had a guilty freezer horror story?

Ive already done my difficult job of the day – Ive had a freezer clear out.
The very bottom freezer shelf was for margarine and cooking spread storage. I always needed to have a good stock of this - 20 years of domestic goddess style daily sandwich making for school, work, college ,uni and away days etc .
I also had to cake bake weekly as the youngest had hollow legs and so he was forever eating and homemade cake at least stopped him eating snacky rubbish..
Flora and other brand MOCs appeared at regular intervals and when they did I stocked up.
But last March youngest child went for an interview, was accepted, 6 weeks later he left home, went north and started work in mid May.
My decades of sandwich and cake making days were suddenly over.
You just never know when your life is going to take a sharp diversion in another direction.
The marg stock pile has sat in the bottom freezer ever since, like a monument to domestic servitude – all other shelves sorted on a regular basis but never this one.
This morning I had the bottom shelf out and the one above, emptied and cleaned both. The bottom one now has my frozen fruit stash, mainly from Morrison’s f and v happy days (and also carefully hidden the illicit emergency chocolate bar) The 2nd one up is still desserts, puddings and ice creams but a lot tidier, minus the fruit.
Plus I found the missing white mini magnum that went AWOL about 4 months ago.
I’ve put 10 tubs of marg into the wheely bin for collection this morning, all with summer 2013 expiry dates.
Time to move on.

dipdap

Thanx JJ, Bubbs and enterprise :T
Yes will try all 3 shops this morning
The bicarb and vinegar only went together to clear out a slow running drain, other than that nope never use together.
Better get my bum out the door, school run to do.
Thanx again for all the help :T

abailey54

Morning :wave:


Congrats on the Canada job Emmap :T sounds amazing!


Hugs Evangeline, I can definitely empathise with the constipation atm, though in my case it's partially self-inflicted (the piles of spaghetti I've been eating :eek:)

:grouphug: for SD, hope the dentist visit comes and goes swiftly for you so it's one less worry x

Hope the nerfy household is feeling better today and bubbs' hand is healing well

Hugs for anyone else that wants them x

bubbs

Morning abailey :wave:
Hands not too bad thanks, early days yet, my neighbour is having op on her elbow today:eek:
Hubby had letter yesterday bought his one day forward that will soon be here:eek:

mhoc

fairclaire wrote: »

This is the official one. Not to be confused with the one that Sun newspaper launched recently. Both are worth being members of. Both require a service no. to register

https://www.defenc!!!!!!!!!!ervice.co.uk

The Sun one is here

http://www.rewardsforforces.co.uk

ETA oh it doesn't like that link....wonder why? it's defence discount service without the spaces HTH

Ta for this, I will have a go later, register with both.

OH has a works discount service and I've recently started using it - just for Asda, Marks and sainsbobs top up cards and Morrison gift vouchers -in three months I've saved about £40 - OK not a vast amount but even so its money I would have been spending anyway - I reckon over the course of a year it could be above the £150 mark - when I do a midweek trip away that's my target spend so its a free mid week break

Just wish this scheme had been around when I had the gang all at home and our outgoings were huge

Enormo

I was checking a wombled T receipt and noticed that LEMONS @ 35p compare to A 25p. Not a mega saving but I'm going to put it on my filler list as a useful item for when the next TvA opportunity arises.

abailey54

couponqueen123 wrote: »

couldnt have put it better my self;)

just make sure u have a months supply of your fav choclate and drink mags and the tv near by if breastfeeding (non alcholic is prefured;)) and im sure you and baby will be away to go but

my one tip is dont make early mornign appointments i never got out the door much before lunch time now and this moring i took the kids to breakfastclub in pjs (i stayed in the car

Thanks couponqueen123, I know a couple of people who really struggled psychologically with the first few weeks/months and as I'm a little prone to depression, I'm grateful for any tips to prepare in advance to make it as hassle free as poss

Hoping to spend December cooking healthy ready meals for freezer and have earmarked a few box sets that come out around Christmas for the nightshifts

I've seen quite a few youngsters walking around recently in what I'd call pajamas, don't really understand it, but if it means not having to dress in the morning then bring it on :rotfl:

rhosynbach

good morning all hope the elite are wellxx

have a little dilemma this morning i found a letter, ds3 has won an award at school he is 14, ceremony tomorrow but he says he is not going. I want to go and see him get it, but he does not approve of the system that gives him an award for being top in maths with no hard work he says it comes naturally he looks at numbers and the answer is there, but other children struggle and work a lot harder than him, and one of his friends through hard work has moved up 3 sets, ds3 thinks his mate or others like him deserve the award more as they have worked a lot harder. I can see what he is saying and the choice is his, but I wanted the proud mum moment.:o:o:o:o:o

tweets

Bye cya all later after walkies , work and Mr T's :wave:

David.

Onwards and upwards PD
Its out there, right time right place that's all :beer: