In which I prepare for the care

Spendless

FrugalinShropshire wrote: »

Yes we can run the extension lead along the hallway and pop an oil filled rad in there for a bit to heat up. We had to do that when OH had his amputation last January.
It's Dad's first day of daycare tomorrow so he is playing up a bit tonight:mad:

They're expensive to run. Is it worth getting an estimate for how much it would be for CH to be in the room (assuming you have CH)?

sarathebest

Don't forget you can download ebooks from your local library -all free from the comfort of your armchair once you are a member.

FrugalinShropshire

Spendless wrote: »

They're expensive to run. Is it worth getting an estimate for how much it would be for CH to be in the room (assuming you have CH)?

We don't have central heating, just a log burner in the lounge that heats downstairs and electric heaters for DDads and DS rooms.:eek:

FrugalinShropshire

sarathebest wrote: »

Don't forget you can download ebooks from your local library -all free from the comfort of your armchair once you are a member.

I had forgotten that, plus the free magazines they have online:T

FrugalinShropshire

NSD today:T I have made a wholemeal loaf and I am just going to try a rye loaf in the breadmaker with the ' rescued from back of cupboard' bag of rye flour that I bought on a whim months ago:mad: still not sure how to get through 2 boxes of semolina after 'polentagate' there are only so many roast potatoes you can do:eek:

maddiemay

If you are in throwing distance of me LOL, I will take one of the bags of Semolina off your hands, I have been dying for some Semolina pudding all week (been going through long spell of IBS resulting in poor appetite, very sensitive tum and too much weight loss and SP seems very appealing).

Ran out of time to source any yesterday in town, but it is on the list for supermarket run this evening:D

MM
aka not so frugal in Shropshire:D

jackyann

I would go to any of the big recipe sites (my own favourite is BBC Food) and put semolina into search.
I think you can make gnocchi with semolina - I know Raymond Blanc does a luxurious semolina souffle with baked apples - and it is used in some traditional baking.

[Deleted User]

Ah a nice semolina pud is just the thing to warm and fill you up on a cold night A big bowl of HM soup with a semolina pud to follow cheap as chips and nice and warming I also use semolina to make shortbread with another tummy filler on a cold afternoon with a big pot of tea

Spendless

FrugalinShropshire wrote: »

We don't have central heating, just a log burner in the lounge that heats downstairs and electric heaters for DDads and DS rooms.:eek:

That'll be expensive to heat the bedrooms.

What are your own circs? I think you've mentioned your DH having an amputation. If your caring role won't stop once your Dad goes into care due to your OH and/or your son being young, then some suggestions like seeing if you can find some paid work aren't going to be suitable. If your caring role will continue due to illness/disability of others in the household, can you look to see if you will still qualify for carers allowance?

When my own household has gone through the lean times, for us this has been caused by me being out of work or DH taking a pay-cut, the things we've struggled with the most have been the 'big-ticket' items. Things like the washing machine breaking. Earlier this year when I had 6 months out of work it was our oven! For the 2nd consecutive month I've had a £300+ car repair bill and I know if I wasn't currently working that would have devastated me. As well as looking at reducing grocery shopping and cutting bills, I'd also be building up a fund to replace/repair anything big that might go.

FrugalinShropshire

My DDad went into his care home on Saturday and we are going through a period of adjustment here. It is so quiet!
OH and I sat down yesterday to redo our budget and it will be tight. We have lots of plans to see us through the lean times. We are planning our veggie garden and will use The Real Seed Company as we can save our own seed for the following year. So although the outlay will be more, it will be money saving in the long run.
We need curtains for some of the windows and I will now have time to make them:j I won a massive pair of Dorma curtains on Ebay yesterday that I can cut up for the 2 windows in the old kitchen and I have some dress making cotton that I have had for about 8 years and not used that will do for a roman blind in the new kitchen:T
Shopping came in at £29 this week:j We have a very healthy larder so meals will be based around that. I got some YS tomatoes on Monday so did a pressure cooker tomato soup for lunch that was yummy. Today I am doing a soup with potatoes and a bag of mixed watercress, rocket and spinach, so let's see how that turns out:eek: