A Ditherer's Diary (again)

FootyFanDan

Hey, 

Sounds like its been a tough few months spends wise, its a good point to review things. I personally am seeing the spends creep up and the tracking of them getting worse, so am also at the start of a big review of how i want things to be moving forwards. It does sound like you are on top of it though

Naomim

@MissRikkiC @CRANKY40 @FootyFanDan  

It's a case of getting it up to date, reviewing and going back over my budget and SOA.  At least this time I realise I need to do it and get hold of it.  I've been a member of these boards an awful long time and not been out of debt at all.  This is a circle I go in, get sorted for a while then it all slides. At least this is the longest I have stuck at it, I recognise I'm sliding and am trying to actively get it back in shape. A first for me. 👍

WinterWarrior

Mr Dave Ramsey quote for you..’success is not a gleaming shiny mountain, it’s a pile of mistakes you are standing on, instead of buried under’.
if each slide takes you back a bit, but not to the beginning, then you are still making progress ⭐️

Naomim

@WinterWarrior thank you 🙏

Four_Seasons

Thank you Naomim, I have just made the biscuits you posted the recipe for, I am coeliac and gf biscuits are so expensive, (I always have gf oats and flour in the cupboard) they are delicious much better than any gf I have tried x

Naomim

Ooh didn't know they were GF too. Bonus! Enjoy!

dawnybabes

Ok, I give in, I’ve gone back a few pages and can’t find a recipe ? (DS is coeliac so always looking for new recipes) 

jokono

Morning @dawnybabes it was hidden in a different thread 😃

Naomim said:

WinterWarrior said:

@Naomim I like to dunk…not every time, but sometimes! And no to ginger biscuits? Even gingerbread men? 

Nope, not even an arm or leg! 😂  The only thing I ever dunk is a kitkat finger in very hot tea so I can slurp the chocolate off!

I occasionally make my own biscuits and did have some recipes from this very site. Sure on the oldstyle threads there was one for something very similar to the oaties but this was many years ago.  Just searched my very old recipe folder and found it:

8oz SR flour
8oz sugar
8oz porridge oats
8oz margarine
1tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp bic soda

Mix flour, oats and sugar. 
Melt margarine, syrup and water in a pan
stir in bic soda and add all to the dry mix
mix well
Make small balls and put on greased proof paper and flatten slightly with a fork
cook at 180º for 15 mins
leave to cool

Enjoy!

Naomim

@dawnybabes sorry I actually posted it on @WinterWarrior diary as we were discussing biscuits 😂

Thanks @jokono for posting it here. I wouldn't have managed that and typed it all out again!🤣

Diataster has struck at home. 11 yo has nits 😬 you might not think this is much if a problem but if you have thick curly hair like us, it's a nightmare!  Washed with tea tree oil vosene this morning and going to have a chat with our hairdresser shortly 😥

CRANKY40

Oh no! Nits are always a disaster - mainly because in our house the twice that he had them they were discovered at bed time. Trying to delouse a very tired and therefore very grumpy child when you want to be in bed yourself is not good. I hope you manage to get rid and nobody else in the house has them. 

I make the oat biscuits every week and all of my friends like them too.