Five OS Pleasures in your day today

helyg

1. The wool that I ordered has been delivered ready to knit my cardigan and gilet

2. Lovely half hour in the park with DD before picking the boys up from school

3. Boys' handmade invitations for us to come to the Diwali themed Open Afternoon at school on Friday

4. Chicken Cacciatore made in the SC for tea, followed by steamed sponge and custard

5. Three loads of washing dry on the line.

NJW69

1) Breakfast of homemade fruit bread toasted :A

2) Sent Brabantia bin lid back for free replacement (10 year guarantee) after seeing a thread on here

3) Cancelled lovefilm subscription after free months trial and cashback for joining

4) Went to Morrissons shopping for food and spent less than normal and bought some cheap plants to finish my pots at the front of the house

5) Washed two pairs of sons trainers and put on line to dry with other washing

6) Got a call from MBNA Section 75 dept to say they have managed to get UKBW to agree they still have my new jacuzzi bath and shower door and will be arranging delivery (I have been getting nowhere with them after the local store closed!). Used template letter from cc thread. Whoopee!!! :T

6) Ate rest of yesterdays SC curry with rest of rice (enough for all three of us) and a big pile of HM coleslaw

7) Had a lovely bath and now sat on sofa drinking v nice wine (half price of course) :beer:

Patchwork_Quilt

Hi to Topsy and ACEY. Topsy, a good way of making a cooked breakfast is to shove it all in the oven - sausages, obviously, then a couple of Portobello mushrooms brushed with oil and a covered pot of beans. Serve with bread rolls and orange juice. No hassle.

My blessings are

1) Salvaged 20 cucumbers from the allotment yesterday! Amazing! I thought the cold weather would have made them all go mushy. Anyway, some have been pickled, some have gone to friends and the rest are sitting in the fridge.
2) House of Flying Daggers on tv last night. That film is so beautifully shot.
3) Bag of clothes and shoes for my daughter from a friend at work. Very generous.
4) Filled my oven for tea - a chicken, some baked potatoes, some braised cabbage and some baked apples.
5) Hall floor is now finished and DH did it all himself. Of course, we are not allowed to breathe in there but it does look lovely and now that all the DIY stuff has gone the place seems very tidy.

RainyWednesday

Hi everyone, a bit 'meh' today so this will do me good

1 - a weekly train ticket costing £10 less than I remember it doing (it's been a while)
2 - making three tasty portions of goulash from one whoopsie pork chop that's been languishing in the freezer
3 - SCARFWATCH! 7 (count 'em) inches
4 -Apart from the train ticket (an essential) a NSD
4- Enjoying my new book (a bargain from the PDSA shop)

BADPENNY_2

Hi all,

heres my 5 for today,

1, starting work early, therfor finishing early (3pm) and spending a couple of hours uninterupted catching up on my fave threads.
2, a lovely sunny day
3, a burger king meal for lunch, not moneysaving i know but i really enjoyed it
4, oh is busy decorating the hallway ready for xmas (i have had no wallpaper for 18months) but he is all enthusastic and has promised me he will finish it for me.
5, day off tommorrow, i know this should not count untill tommorow but sometimes the best part of your dayoff is the night before IYSWIM. just knowing that i dont have to get up when the alarm goes off. sometimes i even set my alarm as normal just so i can turn it off.!

ambyence

1) what a lovely read of this thread i've just had, nice to be back!
2) making a hm lunch for my mum and auntie, who are much better cooks than me, and getting their seal of approval (:o:D)
3) catching up with my friend who is six weeks away from her firstborn, that has come around so quickly! loving the fact that a new bubba is soon going to be here
4) picking 3 carrier bags of tomatoes from the back garden
5) chatting to another old friend for two hours on the phone, having a good old chinwag and putting the world to rights

topsyturphy

Patchwork - what a good idea re the breakfast will try that next weekend.

My five for today are.

1. Done a small amount of gardening
2. borrowed 7 books from the library including 2 which have been mentioned on MSE.
3. Made Vegetable soup for tea and used up yesterdays hm rice pudding.
4. Been to youngest son's parents evening - not as bad as expected.
5. Cleaned all downstairs and it still looks ok!

sparrer

Welcome back Caterina, sounds like you had a wonderful time with your family, and it's good to see you back in the fold
Ollie hope the course went okay
Lol RainyWednesday well done with SCARFWATCH, 2 more inches! It'd take me a month :rolleyes:

My 5

1. Giving my old breadmaker away on freecycle to a lovely young mum who was so excited to get one

2. Such a beautiful autumn day, got all the bed linen dry on the line

3. Looking through the Chrissie pressie store and finding I've got more than I thought I had. Lots of freebie sachets and samples as well, which I slip in with the cards as a little extra gift

4. Arranging to take DD out for lunch next Monday. I know it's not for a week but she found a place which does a cheapo carvery and the invite cheered her up.

5.A very helpful lady in the council offices, I took a form in but discovered I was in the wrong building. She took it anyway and said she'd see it got redirected by internal post, which saved me a stamp.

Night all n God bless
S x

bunny_too

Morning all,my 5 for toady are

1. cook a curry for tea, make enough to freeze few portions.

2. friend calling for lunch, hm soup and strawberry fluff for afters yum yum.

3. now up to page 70ish, this thread is just inspires me so much don't want to miss any of your great tips.

4. hand washing woolies today, quick spin in machine, then out on line to dry. she says hopefully.

5. nsd, planning not to leave the house.

Have a good os day everyone.

Olliebeak

Good morning :wave: everybody - lovely and bright here today - the 6 nearby tower blocks are glowing pink in the 'dawn light' - look quite strange.

Didn't get around to posting early yesterday because I had to be up, showered, presentable and out of the house before 9.00 (normally work out of home-based office) - and just look what happens! You lot have been so busy I don't stand a chance of speaking individually. Put me to shame you do .

• Would like to say :hello: and welcome to all our new posters - it's brilliant to see so many of us 'counting our blessings' while many around us are moaning about their 'lot in life'.
• Cooeeee :wave: and good to see you again to all who've been away for a few days - specially Caterina - good to hear your family are all well .
• ((((HUGS)))) for all who are feeling poorly, fed-up, lonely or just in need of one.
• Well done :j to all who have tried something for the first time and had success.

Sunday's blessings

1. Quick trip to Asda and was a very good Ollie because money was tight and I kept the spending to a minimum. Managed to get a few bits for DD, birthday card for her b/f and a present for him (a great rugby-style top reduced from £14 to £7).

2. DD has finally asked me for coathangers! For 12 years, she's been running 'her own house' and I've been nagging at her about hanging clothes up in wardrobes - and for 12 years I've been told she 'likes to do things her own way' (meaning no coat-hangers :rolleyes:) and finally the BREAKTHROUGH :j:j - got rid of a bag of about 40 of the darn things on her (I know that they breed when you turn the lights out at night!!!).

3. Spending some time with 3 of my dgk's in their own home and dgd1 making me a cup of coffee (she's 11 now so quite old enough) for the first time .

4. Back home to do a 'Sunday Roast' - thanks to another thread on this board that made me feel guilty for not bothering most weeks . Leftover mash and gravy both frozen in containers for dgk's some time.

5. Read a bit more of my book in bed before falling asleep.

Monday's blessings

1. Arrived at Head Office in plenty of time for my half-day course on 'Energy Efficiency' and wore my new boots for the first time - lovely and comfortable (don't do fashion/style with my feet!).

2. Learnt some really useful stuff about controlling various heating systems and how to use them to get best performance/vfm.

3. Visit from DD with her b/f and dgk's. They'd come to collect the 'old computer'. OH had been having probs with it and b/f was going to 'have a good look/see' and try to get it sorted for us - OH only uses it for downloading music.

4. Whoopsied Minced Steak Slices with oven chips for evening meal.

5. Some great emails from friends all over the place - jokes duly 'read and forwarded' and tidied my email boxes - some had been in there for a couple of years .

That's me done for now - need to get off and start work for the day. Hope we all have some great money-saving ahead - love Ollie xxx