Make do, Mend and Minimise in 2016

Treasurequeen

Afternoon everyone hope you are all well, I haven't been on here for a while have had a busy week. This week I saw Bridget Jones at the cinema did it all online and went on a saver day so saved £3.00 on tickets for three of us. Smuggled sweets in as I don't believe in paying the expensive prices for a bag of sweets in the cinema.

Got some pastry YS so have made cheese and mustard twists and cheese and marmite twists. Also made a BF shepherds pie so that will do me a few days meals.

Minimised two bags to go to the charity shop which I will drop off this afternoon. Also minimised most of my shoes and replaced them with Hotters as I dont want bad feet due to my health problems. So I have had to invest in some new ones to minimise my risk as recommended by my consultant.

Nothing mended.

Prinzessilein

Evening...just time for a quick wave before 'Strictly' (I'm rooting for Judge Rinder!)

Good MSE day today....a new Discount Shop has opened up in town (actually a smaller one has moved into swanky new premises)...I picked up some tins for my 'winter stores'...and they had my brand of toothpaste in, so I picked up some of that too.

Earlier, doing my 'main' supermarket shop, I found the big bags of porridge oats I like were on special, so have stocked up on that...got a bargain on ginger biscuits - so I have 2 packs of those in my 'winter store' too....and then I spotted YS ham, short date coded but freezable! So I grabbed a pack of that too (I cut it up, freeze in little bags and then add it to pea or lentil soup when I batch cook)

Between us Mum and I took 3 big bags to the Charity Shop (the beloved red fleecy dressing gown went last week)

I was given a gift....half a dozen pairs of bed-socks!...I NEVER wear bedsocks!...they look rather nice, but very thick (and elasticated which I hate as they 'bite' my ankles!)...I don't want to use them for cleaning as they are new...so will look to regift them!

kangamama

It's been a busy few days. We organised a 5th birthday party for DD2 this weekend so it's been a few days of baking, prepping and then partying. I managed to bake all the cakes etc and made the rest of the buffet myself so you could say we minimised the budget at least!


Back to normal today; making do with leftover party sandwiches, cucumber sticks, cherry toms and flapjack for lunch.
Mend - I hope to mend a stuffed toy of DD1's tonight
Minimise - the ironing basket. Only a few shirts to do so should be able to empty that while catching up on last night's Victoria or Poldark, decisions, decisions!


Hopefully I'll be back online tonight so I can catch up with what everyone else has been up to

Treasurequeen

Minimised a whole stack of magazines from my nightstand into the recycling bin. some had dates going back 2 years. I cut out the recipes from them and will right up in my recipe book. Mended my laptray, the lining had come unstuck so I glue gunned it and it won't go anywhere now. Tea tonight will be YS Mediterranean quiche with YS potatoes and salad from the fridge.

mrs-moneypenny

Afternoon mmmers, hope all are well.

I've mended the fish tank stand by glue gunning the loose laminate edging back on and that is going to become a bedside table so mending and make doing combined there.
Glossed some paintwork on the landing, need to continue with that tomorrow.
Going to sort the weekend papers out for recycling and do some tidying then I'll hopefully have time to sort the elastic out for some sewing I want to do.

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general pottering day today, just waiting for DGS Mikey to get in from school as I believe he has a tear in his school blazer for me to repair

Making do for dinner tonight with a 'posh' y/s b'burger from the freezer that I bought from W'rose .

minimised a bit more from my wool stash, on three squares for my charity blanket.

NSD today though as I am still using up fridge and freezer stuff, beautiful weather, hopefully it will make the heating bills lighter and the winter shorter :):)

Lynplatinum

Evening All

An NSD for me too here folks!! Yea!! :j

Mending: Been busy painting the fence! Replaced rather strong redish colour with a much nicer and more wood-like colour so am pleased with that - I still have some to do but those panels are not in as bad a condition.

Make do: food from stores, including a YS lamb leg steak yumyum!!

Minimise: Me mostly!!! Have kept to healthy eating well today and also minimised clutter in shed.

A productive day always feels good ad then some shoes I have ordered from Ecc! did not arrive (scheduled between 5 and 6) - upon checking web site - they have not even got the correct door!!! (they put up a picture of where they tried to deliver it to!) Have left a message on Interlink web site and with Ecc! But did not do this until after office hours (obviously). very annoyed as am going away at the weekend and need the shoes as my boots are with the cobbler in Penzance who cannot get them done til Oct 15th (he's going on holiday). Now worrying that they wont deliver properly tomorrow!!

Shouldnt let it ruin my sense of achievement today tho - should I???
anyhoo - plans for tomorrow all over the place now! GRRRR :mad:

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Spent yesterday painting woodwork again and last night I did a bit of knitting while watching a couple of DVDs the first one we stood about 20mins of and the 2nd one was just ok so both will go to the CS on next visit.
Tea was veggie lasagne made with YS sauce and Dh will have left over portion for his lunch today.

Still have more painting to do, I'm hoping to get that finished tomorrow as I'm busy all day today.

Hope everyone is well, have a good day all.

Lynplatinum

Morning Folks

Ah well, serve me right for boasting about climbing ladders and painting fences yesterday Have woken up this morning aching all over - as if i had been kicked by an enthusiastic donkey doing an Irish tap dance all over me!!!

But there we go - I have felt so well since I moved down here and so thought nothing of aiming to paint 3 fence panels! I used to be able to paint at least 10 over a day! :rotfl:

How the mighty are fallen eh?? So its a day of Wheat bags/gentle chair yoga/ small walk so I dont seize up entirely!! Thank the Gods (or what ever) for brilliant TV; books; radio; internet (including my friends on here) ; microwaves (to do the wheat bag with)!! I shall not be bored! I am going to look at it as a day to catch up on the above! :T

Also the fences look good! (can see them from the window!)

So will be making do with foods from stores and minimising paperwork and minimising the stock pie of stuff I have recorded on my Sky (treat for my retirement). Mending will be me! as I definitely feel broken!


Hope the rest of you all have a great day!

mrs-moneypenny

Hope you feel better soon Lyn
Been in work all day so no painting done, plan to finish the glossing tomorrow (why oh why did spell checker/auto correct try to insist instead of tomorrow I wanted to tell you all "tomatoes woo")
Won't be doing much mmming toninght either as Dh just rang to say friends are taking us out to dinner. So no cooking tonight either.

Will do better tomorrow I promise.

Have a good evening all