Time for the elephant to leave the room!

mummytogirls

Evening NPP,

I had to laugh at you confusing your DH :rotfl:, he should enjoy it, it might last once the daily grind starts again :rotfl:.

You have been so busy today, sounds like a very productive Sunday xx

newpennypincher

Evening Mtg.

I think he is making the most of it, but I'll have to stop now - he had quite a worried look on his face when I suggested he might want to go and have a play on his PS4 as its his last evening before going back to work

The apple crumble is lovely but not particularly low calorie. I've made both lots of lunches for tomorrow and will also make sure OH takes a flask full of soup with him for his mid-morning snack. He never eats much breakfast so he gets the munchies around 10 o'clock which usually ends up in coffee and cake - his waistline's expanding and his wallet is shrinking!

Things to do tomorrow:-

1. Try and have a no spend day apart from some carrots (to make coleslaw).
2. Try very hard to stick to my diet.
3. Post 3 parcels.

I've managed a few comps but so far no surveys

Baldybear

Good afternoon, subscribing to wish you luck on your journey. Sorry to hear about your mum, hope she is ok for now, I unfortunately lost my mum quite suddenly last year so trying to adjust, can completely sympathise with your comment about holding onto your sanity by the skin of your teeth, feel like that most days!

newpennypincher

Hi Baldybear, thank you for subscribing. I'm sorry to hear that you lost your mum. I lost my dad fairly suddenly two years ago, and its knocked me for six. Its like walking on a knife edge with my mum at the moment - she wants to remain independent and stay at home, but I'm constantly on edge, its impossible to relax!

Today was quite a non-eventful day on the MSE front but also quite a yucky day due to a horrible sore throat and my head feeling like the seven dwarves were linedancing inside my skull

I took my lunch to work today and was all set for a NSD, but DS2 decided to come to dinner so I spent £4 on some mince from the butchers and made bolognese for dinner - actually DS2 did the cooking which was a great help. I didn't really need to buy the meat, but was feeling so rotten this morning, I had nothing prepared. I've already got the slow cooker out for the morning, so if I can get up a little earlier, I have some chicken thighs I can cook in tomatoes and white wine. I'm more used to drinking wine than cooking with it, so this will be a first but will keep me on track for a dry January :T

There's plenty of leftover bolognese, so tomorrow's lunch is taken care of which means I should have a NSD.

I hope everyone else had a good day x

newpennypincher

Good afternoon! Please be warned, there's a rant on the way.

I didn't go to work today, I hardly slept a wink and can't swallow. I phoned the surgery this morning but they couldn't give me an appointment until tomorrow morning. Not long after OH went to work I phoned my mum and the carer answered the phone, making me feel like a rubbish daughter because I'm here at home and mum's at home on her own not feeling well! So, I got up and spent the morning at my mum's house. I won't go into details but she's having a "feeling sorry for herself day" so she can't be bothered to do anything. It sounds really selfish, but I just want to cry now - I'm not even allowed the time to be ill and I'm hardly ever ill, the last time I saw the doctor was four years ago!!

I don't think I'm coping very well. My brother lives an hour away and when I texted him to let him know what's going on he just said that he had the "sniffles" this morning too and to keep him posted! I'm not a bit*h, I took my dad to every scan and chemo session after he was diagnosed and was with him till the end but I have no oomph left, I'm anxious all the time and am tired of everything falling on me all the time :mad::mad::mad:

I'm sorry about that, maybe this is something I should mention to the doctor tomorrow?

One positive side of feeling poorly is that I haven't spent a penny today AND I haven't eaten a thing all day!

I also sold a top on Ebay which puts an extra £5 in the bank so I suppose its not all bad

mummytogirls

Oh NPP so sorry to hear about your day. If you end up being off again tomorrow then I think you should have a day in bed. You are good to no-one least your mum when you're on feeling horrendous.

Ps. I'm sure the £4 was worth it to have a little catch up with DS xx

newpennypincher

Hi Mtg - it was well worth the £4 and my lovely boy actually did all the cooking x


I went to the doctor this morning, he was a locum but very nice. He told me that my very sore throat is the result of a virus, probably the same one I had before Christmas (although I thought that was long gone!). He wouldn't give me anything for it so I just have to suck it up and wait for it to go of its own accord. He said it could be gone tomorrow or it could take six weeks for it to go. I think he was easier to speak to because he isn't the family doctor so I told him all about losing my dad and the issues with my mum - and burst into tears!

Anyway, I won't go into detail but he prescribed ADs and I took the first one this morning. They tell me it takes 7-14 for you to feel the benefits but strangely the aches and pains are better already! I went to see my mum, then came home, had a snooze on the sofa and felt loads better.

I know from experience when I was going through my divorce that stress can affect people in the strangest of ways so I have to wonder whether just talking about things with someone outside the family is beneficial? I don't know, but I know my head feels clearer.

Its not quite a NSD today. I spent £5.21 in the Chemist for a throat spray - expensive, but it seems to be working! Oh, I nearly forgot, I also bought a bottle of Lucozade.

Its just me for dinner tonight, so I think I'll be having something eggy - I have a dozen eggs that need to be used up. I love eggs, I could eat them for every meal! I will probably boil a couple and make egg salad for lunch if I go to work tomorrow.

I still haven't got around to doing a menu plan, but I will get to it before the end of the week. I still haven't decided whether or not to go to MrA's or to send an online order to MrT - one thing's for sure, I'll have to double check the order before I click submit this time, I already have a kitchen full of apples!

I think we need a list:-

1. Check online banking.
2. Give the house a good clean between now and the weekend.
3. Draw up a menu plan and shopping list before Friday.

That'll do for now, I hope everyone else is having a good day x

newpennypincher

Good morning!

Another topsy turvy day here today. I've been at my mums since the middle of the night, she phoned to say she couldn't move so I had to come over. I'm waiting until 9am to call her Social Worker for advice. I don't really know what to do for the best. She can't be on her own and I can't be here 24/7. She's not even mobile enough to come to me, but it doesn't matter really if she's at home or with me, if she can't move, I have to work and she can't be on her own!

It's just gone 9 now, I'll give them a ring!

newpennypincher

Back again!

Loads has happened since the last post, but the gist of it is that mum went into intermediate care on Thursday. She's not at the same place as before, this home is further away but its nice and everyone's very kind and friendly. She can't do anything for herself at the moment and I've a feeling we'll have to face some difficult decisions soon.

I've just had a nice lunch with my brother and he's gone down to the home for a couple of hours. I made us some coleslaw out of leftover veggies using some natural yogurt and mayo I already had in the fridge. It was lovely and I have plently left over for tomorrow's lunch. I'm still experimenting with my new food processor so it was chopped a little bit too finely for my taste but very tasty nonetheless.

Tonight BF and I are having chicken, marinated in yogurt and mint with a jacket potato and coleslaw, leaving leftovers hopefully for tomorrow's lunch.

I'm trying to think of something positive to say about this week and the only thing I can think of is that I haven't spent a penny on work lunches - ok, I admit that I was off sick for three days, but we all have to start somewhere

I hope we all have a good week next week x

mummytogirls

Sorry to hear about your mum NPP but sounds like it might be for the best if you can't do much for herself.

Heres hoping for a better 2nd week back xx