Get a grip !

Skint_yet_Again

I am ok thanks SW, its an infection and Dr has taken swabs and given me antibiotics. Felt lousy today and have been off work and laid down most of the day, but am hoping to be well enough to go back tomorrow.


I renewed my car insurance today and paid in full from monthly savings. I didn't add breakdown cover as they wanted £80 !! I can get it much cheaper elsewhere. I am currently with green flag and its not due for renewal until end of Jan so I will shop around then.


Made some soup for lunch, potato carrot & onion was nice and soothing on my sore throat. Tonight we had pie and chips from the freezer with veg and gravy.

I also ordered some DVD and CD for Christmas presents tonight paid for from Christmas savings and got free delivery as the order was over £20. :T

Skint_yet_Again

I called off in town on the way home from work today and got 2 packs of sugar free tunes £1, nivea face cream £1 and some more Christmas cards and stamps. The stamps cost more than the cards ! 24 x 2nd class = £13.92. 24 x 1st class = £16.08 total saving £2.16. I just need to write and post the blooming things now !


After walking the dog I couldn't get warm so I had a bath, first one in over a year :rotfl: I usually have cheaper showers. My sore throat has turned into a stinking head and sinus cold so I am going to have an early night. At least its Friday tomorrow :j

Skint_yet_Again

Thank goodness its the weekend :j


I collected my wellies from asda yesterday and they are fab Lovely and comfy and I am looking forward to dry feet when walking the dog in the rain forecast later today ! Cost £12.50.


Its DS's girlfriends birthday next week, I am thinking of getting her a bottle of asti. I have checked online and the cheapest is £6.50 at morresons. I may be able to get a special label with her name on from E bay if I can get it posted/delivered on time. I also need to drive to her favourite seaside as I have decided to get her a gift voucher for her favourite food place for Christmas £20.


I am also planning on making some pots'o'gold for them both for xmas. I have 2 baubles that open up and you can fill them with whatever you choose. I bought them a few years ago and have never used them. I am going to put in a few ferrerro rocher (£1 land) and lindt Christmas teddies/reindeer & werthers original and any other gold coloured sweets I can find cheap and a scratch card each.


I cant believe this time next week I will be heading up north and the dog will have gone on her holidays with DS & gf. Christmas still feels like ages away.


Today I will walk the dog and write my Christmas cards along with any housework / washing I can manage. I am feeling much better and the antibiotics seem to be working. Just feels like a cold now and I look very much like Rudolf with my red nose !


I am going to try and feed us from the freezer / stores this week. I have made a list of what we have and I have put a joint of pork into the slow cooker for pulled pork later, either as a "roast" dinner or with wraps & salad, home made coleslaw & jar of gherkins I bought last week, and maybe chips and mini corn on the cob from freezer.

savingwannabe

Glad you are starting to feel better. The gold Christmas presents sound fab. Your meal sounds great. All in all things are falling into place for you here's wishing to a quick week and then we can all enjoy Christmas.

Skint_yet_Again

Well it poured with rain all day yesterday. 2 dog walks done in new wellies and dry feet :j


One small load of washing done and place on airers by radiators to dry. A bit of pottering and tidying and afternoon tv with chocolate


In the evening I wrote my Christmas cards. I didn't realise how emotional that would be, but they are done and I have 22 to post to family using the 2nd class stamps I bought last week. I will post them today for collection tomorrow.


Plans for today - clean bathroom, hoover dog room carpet. another load of washing.


All food will be from stores / freezer but I will need to get some more milk. We have our work team Christmas lunch on Wednesday, so I am hoping to have some taste buds back by then !!

Skint_yet_Again

I popped to the shops this morning for 10am opening to avoid the rush and got my sister a bottle of Asti, a bottle of port for b-in-law and a bottle of freixenet rose prosecco on offer (for DS's gf birthday) which comes in a fancy cut crystal bottle. I also stocked up on gold sweets for the pots'o'gold.


I called off at the local shops on the way home and got a birthday card and sheet of wrapping paper for £1.29. The only present I still have to get is the gift voucher for DS's gf for xmas so I will go one afternoon after work this week.


One small load of washing done and hung on airers to dry. Am feeling full of cold again this evening so an early night is on the cards.

Skint_yet_Again

It was a lovely day today, mild and sunny, I took the dog for a walk on the common for an hour this afternoon and she jumped in every stinking puddle she could find :rotfl:


Dinner was the last of the pulled pork made into a curry with oven chips.


DS has asked me to pick up some parcels for him tomorrow as his car has broken down He's managed to book it in to be repaired on Friday (the day he goes away in it for xmas eeek !!) and it will cost about £1400 :eek: That's the trouble with cars, they cost a fortune to run with tax, insurance, service, MOT (not to mention petrol ! ) and then if something goes wrong parts & labour. He has managed to get a lift to work for the rest of the week so here's hoping it will be fixed on Friday.


I've got to go and get his gf xmas gift vouchers anyway, so I will do it all tomorrow in one round trip and save fuel.


More freezer food tomorrow, peri-peri chicken out to defrost overnight for dinner tomorrow. Then there is only a few bits and pieces left so it wont be a major disaster if it breaks down again while I'm away.

Kittikins

Your poor DS, there's never a good time to have an enormous car repair bill, but this must take the biscuit for the worst time of year!!

Scaredforthefuture

Skint_yet_Again wrote: »

Welcome Scaredforthefuture :wave: most of the people who regularly post on this board are lovely and supportive but you may get the odd one trolling but we just mostly ignore them and they usually go away.

It is scary not having savings. I do have credit cards if an absolute emergency cropped up but I want to get an emergency fund built up again in the new year too.

Yesterday I used the £8 coop vouchers and bought chocolate stocking fillers for DS. Now I have to try not to eat them :rotfl:

Don't think it will be a problem today as I can hardly swallow. I have a very sore throat and no voice. Off to the GP later. Just managing sips of cold water at the moment

It's this time next week isn't it? I think I'll just be staying at home now. Everything just got really comlicated. Hope your throat is better.

Skint_yet_Again

Hi Kittikins bet you and the knitted Welshman and Dd are looking forward to your first Christmas in your new home together.

Today I got 2 fererro rocher on offer £7 and a Lindt chocolate Santa for DS and Lindt choc teddy for DS gf on offer 2 for £5. I have one more present to buy then I am done. I picked up 2 parcels for DS today. Tomorrow is my work lunch, then 1 more parcel to collect for DS on Thursday as he has no car, then that's it. Tonight I have started wrapping and have finished all DS's stocking fillers. More to do tomorrow... I hate wrapping !