Five OS Pleasures in your day today

april_fool

1- the joy of an empty wash basket after getting through the mountain before the week-end
2- delivery of organic veg box
3- using up a load of leftover veg and storecupboard bits - chucked in the SC with a tin of tomatoes and some chilli powder
4- actually checked cupboards and freezer BEFORE making shopping list for the week and realised I don't need any more baked beans - 18 tins is enough for now (keep bulk buying them in Costco and forgetting)
5- don't have anything else OS - I am still an OS apprentice and today was good going for me! :j

zarazara

1. reading book by the log fire :-)
2. food shopping at our local independant supermarket
3. chatting to a friend who lives up the hill from me
4. chatting to 3 neighbours who passed all going for a walk together
5. nice milky cup of coffee.

jvs

((((((((( Beki ,Beki's sister and for her baby boy )))))))))) In my prayers
xxx

Patchwork_Quilt

1) DS and DD had a day off school today so we could all get up a bit later
2) Managed to write 90% of my OU essay even though I'm behind on the research
3) Cleaned what I could reach in the house (hampered by paint tins & DIY stuff)
4) Coffee with my friend in the next street, between her arriving home and going to the hairdressers
5) MIL and FIL here for supper out of the slow cooker and finding some After Eights to finish off with

Reverbe

Had a real downer today - things kept going wrong - ebay sent the wrong wool, the handle on one of my fave mugs came off in my hand,i had a headache, my stalker mother kept hassling me by text even tho last night i told her she makes me ill doing it, I miss my OH who I haven't seen since last May,saw somethign in charity shop went home to get my money back 10 mins later it had been sold.etc etc I just burst into tears earlier.I can normally handle having no job but this time its really getting to me.

Still managed to find a few tho -

1. Buying warm socks from TK Maxx - knee length Toasties(!) and booties and also got my fmate some from Wilkos.

2. Kitchen stuff - spatula and loaf tin from Wilkos and 10 storage boxes for £1 in POundland

3. giving flatmate Value tbags and him not noticing difference from Tetley

4. cold rainbow trout and curly kale for lunch

5. YS Steak mince and YS Mushrooms

6. Ainsleys takeaway dishes on tv and Gordon Ramseys Nightmares

7. sample Dior Foundation and my ebay wool for making my first planned BIG project - a throw in blues.. once i learn to knit lol

8. Value caramel wafer biccy with my coffee

9. Reading about luxury things in The Goddess Experience

10. Dinner - YS beef sausages. value curry sauce and value basmati rice

11.free bacon butty to take to footy from fmates work

12. won a horror film on dvd

sparrer

Poor you Reverbe, as my DS says some days you're the windscreen, others you're the fly, but pleased to hear you found so much good in your day. Dodgy :grouphug: to you and all who need them today...

Friday blessings..

1. The post lady brought me some Dior foundation today too, (they sent me 2 in fact, perhaps they think my need is greater than most ) - on the enclosed card it says 'Dior invites you to a one-hour make-up lesson from the experts where you will learn how to acheive a flawless Nude look. Please take this invitation to your nearest Dior counter'..they'll have a job with my old, weathered skin but it's free so they're welcome to try!

2. Dear post lady also brought me two full packs of baby wipes to trial, I'm really doing well this week!

3. DN(eighbour) has to go out tomorrow lunchtime so I'm looking after her 9 y/o sprog. We're going to MackieD's with vouchers, then coming home to make popcorn and watch a film, Pirates of the Caribbean, which she has on DVD. If we didn't have the vouchers, and went to the cinema, it would have cost me a fortune so it's (sort of) OS, loosely....ish...:rolleyes:

4. Turkey risotto for dinner made with brown rice from the freezer, a small sliced onion, a large grated carrot, a handful of chopped mushrooms, good grinding of black pepper and a shake of herbes de Provence, and a cup of chicken stock cooked in the wok, then added the leftover turkey from yesterdays drumstick. A dinner for about 70p each and it was yummy, and very filling

5. Hearing that the weather is going to turn colder next week and knowing I don't have to go out of the house except for one short appt on Tuesday. I'm so grateful that I can afford to have the heating on a bit more now DS is staying with me for a short while and helping out, so hopefully I won't get any more chest infections this winter. I think 3 is more than enough! :doh:

lillibet_dripping

Hi everyone!
I love reading this thread! I write my daily pleasures in a diary, but methinks it might be good to see them on here...
Yesterday's were;
1 Getting through the week at work to FRIDAY :j

2 Taking out next week's housekeeping in cash from the post office rather than the cashpoint in local store which costs me and extra £1.50!!

3 Having a great night's sleep with my two springer spaniels on the bed

4 Enjoying an evening to myself while DD was on a sleepover

5 Homemade tomato and mozarella tart with salad rather than the normal friday takeaway.


See, I'm joining the grocery challenge and the NSD challenge as well!

Have a good day. I'm off to do the post-match catering for the rugby club. It doesn't get more pleasurable than that!!

Primrose

Sorry you had a bad day Reverbe. Hope today is better. Re the charity shop purchase. Often if you ask them to put something aside for you for 24 hours they're willing to do so.

FunkyFairy

Ok mine for yesturday were.

1. making dinner for 5 with things i had in. They all really enjoyed it.
2. Making a chocolate orange pudding in the microwave.
3. Starting off my tomatoe seeds
4. spending a day sorting out the playroom and chucking out loads of bit and pieces of toys. (dont tell the children)
5. helping my daughter with her homework wihle haveing a really good chat and laugh.

bluenose1

Love to all who are going through difficult times.
My os
1. Setting the kitchen timer for 30 minutes and saying to my 6 yr old son that I would play whatever he wanted. We coloured in pictures and created a massive car park jam with his garage. I am conscious I don't play with him enough.
2. Filling 2 charity bags with old coats that kids have outgrown. still like new.
3. The smell of my my bun loaves cooking in the oven. The family and neighbours love this and I like making them as you don't weigh anything, the recipe is mugs full of sugar, fruit etc.
4.Chilling out on this forum while OH took kids to beach to run off their
energy.
5. Not using the cold weather as an excuse not to go for a run. (it was 50/50)