EH - Essex > Hebrides...the next step of the adventure?

System

Great to hear you had a good break EH . Liking your challenges for the year .

starnac

Your holiday sounds fab. So does Frugal February. We will be doing something similar. Can't do it this month due to our holiday. I'll be following your blog with interest.

RosaBernicia

Happy new year EH

Glad you had a fab time and plans all sounding good


Rosa xx

HairyHandofDartmoor

Sounds like you had a great time in the Hebrides EH and your goals sound good .

EssexHebridean

Misty yep it is always hard to leave - but equally "normal life" is working for us at the moment too - and while we do definitely want to move up there, we're also reasonably content where we are until that can happen. There's also certain things we need to do before we can make the move anyway which to some extent makes things easier as it's sort of mapped out for us if that makes sense. Leaving this time was harder than it sometimes is as we've got to wait until October to get back over again.

OK - food shopping for this week is all done now I think - £15 in ThaT supermarkeT yesterday, plus £3.23 in Lil's this morning and £1.13 in Al's. Also spent £6 over at the market mainly on crisps but that got us qjuite a lot of crisps and they'll keep MrEH going for lunches for the foreseeable, as well as some large bags for eating as part of snacky teas. The T's stuff was paid via the card (on Pay+ as that earns us extra CC points) but everything else was paid for in cash as per my plans to keep better track of spends. Of course the downside of this is that currently the food stuff has come out of my personal spending money... Hmmm! Note to self: Get more organised and take some food money out of the bank to leave here.

Wandered into town and bought only what I'd gone for - couple of items in Boots and a top for the gym (£3.50 from Primark) - again, all cash. :A Thought "Oh I must just go and have a look round the charity shops while I'm here" then reminded myself that no, I didn't need to do that at all, and came home instead. :T:T

Spent this evening sorting out some upcoming fun stuff - agreed with a pal that as we're both planning on going to Derby Beer Festival and then Norwich Beer Festival the next day it will work out very nicely if he drives between the two (he offered, but I wasn't intending to take the car to Derby anyway!) and subsequently booked a night's accommodation in Derby for £19.50 (Travdelodge using their 50% off Friday night stays code). Not expecting the train to Derby to cost too much as I'll book via Megatrain as usual, but we do still need to book Norwich accommodation.

WannabeFree

All sounding fab EH

Along with some fun stuff planned

x

System

EH read you diary yesterday and stole the Travelodge tip , thanks for that paying £21 I think for room next Friday .

Your plans sound good fun, did you go last year to beer festival ? Been to a few in my lifetime but none recently .

Enjoy Sunday .

rtandon27

EssexHebridean wrote: »

...reminded myself that no, I didn't need to do that at all, and came home instead. :T:T...

Well done EH!!!:T

I'm sensing a theme on the boards today - was just over at GP's who said much the same!

HairyHandofDartmoor

You did well to stick to your shopping list in town, not easy when the sales are on . Maybe having just returned from the Hebrides helps, because all that beautiful nature must make possessions seem less important.

MistyMountainTop

things seem to be ticking along nicely!

Well done on the charity shop avoidance - I got into the habit of popping in to see if there were items I might sell on ebay whenever I was in town, but always ended up finding something for me.