Five OS Pleasures in your day today

freebiequennie

1. having the last lie-in before a 6.30am start for work again tommorow (had to work one of the 3 days between xmas and new year so chose new years eve hoping to finish early!!)

2. rediscovering how tasty spaghetti hoops and cheese on toast is (husband and I used to eat this alot when we earnt 1/4 of what we do now)

3. chopping up the final bits of beef left over from xmas dinner ready for a stew with lots of veggies that need using up.

4. having a day at home, have hooved all 3 floors of the house.

5. knowing the freezer is full as we have pratically lived off a piece of beef from xmas dinner.

jinny

I've only one os pleasure today, thats having a day under my duvet on the sofa watching telly and feeling like a human being again, after getting the horrible winter bug on Xmas Eve. This bug has been awful and a lot of old people have not survived it. God Bless.

mumoftwo

looking ahead and booking cheap flights to visit my mum next year

home made burgers

watching DVD bought for £3 in Woollies sale (although I do feel quilty and sorry for those poor employees)

spending time with my girls

starting OS weight loss and for once not thinking which slimming club to join and waste money on.

rosieben

Talking to my dd, dsil and dgd in Sydney several times over the last few days; its made the first christmas without them a little easier

Spending a few lovely days with my ds and his dp.

Coming home! No matter how good the ‘holiday’ is, its always good to come home

Planning my veg growing, budgeting and ‘things to do around the house’ for the nice sparkly new year that’s about to begin,

Reading ‘Wind in the Willows’ (found on my son’s bookshelf) for the first time since junior school


Mostly I’m thankful for my kids, my sister and friends - including OSers - who make my life so much sweeter. :dance:

bellaquidsin

Life seems busy round these parts and I'm falling behing. Yesterdays pleasures were:-

1. DD coming to give me a lift with my supermarket shopping.

2. DD and children staying for an impromptu lunch and thankful that I had hm jam/lemon tarts in the freezer to give them for afters.

3. Having the DGCh'n for the afternoon while DD went to the sales.

4. DD coming back from the sales with her :money: buys. Nice to see she's holding the OS end up.

5. Getting my drain unblocked, it was such a relief. Never in 40years have I had a blocked drain and I was dying of shame. Seems a contributory factor to this blockage may have been the soda crystals I use in the washing. Yes, soda crystals:eek: . Apparently they're fine used with hot water but on a cool wash can solidyfy. Certainly what came out of the drain looked like a cake of compacted washing powder/soda crystals. Thant's one economy I won't be practising in 2009. Well, it wasn't very economical was it as it cost me £70 to get the drain unblocked:eek:. Never mind it feels good to be starting the new year with a spotless drain. It will be certainly be higher on my list of cleaning priorities from now on. I've always done it but clearly not quite often enough. Now it will be done to distraction. Think this is my New Year's resolution.

Bella

Reverbe

Yesterday

1. Finding money on the street and a free mag at Superdrug.

2. Up early and finally got my personal property back from my last job which ended on 5th December

3. Free sample Nescafe Latte Creations

4. cheap tights, woolly hat and pjs from Primark

5. Spending an old M&S voucher on a smart black raincoat for "work"

6. Getting "The Bucket List" on dvd with my WH Smith points before they run out and become irredemable in Feb.

7. Steaming hot beetroot, celeriac and ginger soup with the Wild Thornberrys Movie on tv.

8. Hot bowl of porridge in the morning.

9. The previous night at my flatmates friends - Nibbles of doritos, breadsticks and kettle chips and dips followed by a slapup meal of veggy chili, chicken curry, rice, crusty bread and creamy tomato pasta and chocolates,sweets , wine, beer and hot chocolate while playing golf and bowling on the Wii and Deal or No deal electronic board game.All for the price of some cheap tins of lager.

candygirl

1- HM lentil and chilly soup
2-An afternoon nap
3-cuddles with the doglets
4-walkies with them
5-spending time with DD:D

bellaquidsin

1. Gave in and went to the sales with DD.

2. Got some half price pressies for birthdays coming up in the next three months.

3. Treated DD and two DGCh'n to a drink and a cake in a nice coffee shop. Not as OS as the flask DD had in the car but we were a long way from the car and hey it's New Year and we don't do any other kind of revelling.

4. Preparing all the veg for tomorrow's family meal while tonight's tea was cooking.

5. Doing Friday's ironing in case I get the urge to go to the sales again:rotfl:

Bella.

Caterina

1 - Morning walk and tea/cake treat with a friend

2 - 3 comedy DVDs for £6 for a week at Blockbusters, this is tonight entertainment, saving us an absolute fortune instead of going out - and more restful too! And getting my DVD card stamped so we will get a free New Release next time I go there.

3 - Afternoon at another friend, scoffing her delicious HM mince pies and her DH's HM Christmas cake (yes he bakes and he is a GREAT baker too! You should taste his bread!)

4 - Visiting another friend who is expecting a baby any time now who I am going to support, and talking about birth stuff (I have missed all that since I left my doula job!)

5 - Anticipating my night in with DH watching DVDs and drinking tea (me) and whisky (him).

Happy New Year all!

Caterina

sparrer

Wednesday blessings (seem to have missed a day somewhere )...

1. received some files from a very kind freecycler so DS can organise his 'filing system', which is the side table atm!

2. stayed in and spoiled myself with a long, luxurious bath, candles, music, followed by creams and lotions - the works :rolleyes:

3. had roasted chestnuts and hm bread and apricot jam for supper - I love it when I don't have to cook and can eat what I like

4. DD and DS phoned at midnight, they're out celebrating but didn't forget their mum..ahhhh bless :A

5. now going to climb into bed with fresh sheets, and read my book. First though I'd just like to wish you all a very happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous New Year, thank you to everybody who's posted all the great money saving idea, and thank you everybody who has thanked me for posts.

Take care and God bless all
Sparrer