Get a grip !

Skint_yet_Again

Skint_yet_Again said:

plans for later - 
✅clean cutlery drawer

✅-Run some vinegar through the empty dishwasher on a hot wash to clean it- not tried this before  
✅paint kitchen wall
✅check online banking 
✅check meals in freezer 
-all food from stores till payday
-order some consumer fuses- blew a fuse in the fuse box the other night & used my last spare fuse, so I need to get another spare 5a & a 30a, not much cheaper online so may click & collect & pick up from local screw fix. Will pay from household bills account 
-pour boiling water on weeds in patio & front forecourt 
✅wash towels & bedding 

Washed towels & they have dried in the line. Didn’t get the bedding done but if the weather is nice tomorrow I will wash it in the morning & hang out. I got the painting finished & am resting for the rest of the day 😁

Online banking checked & £5.16 left till payday. 

MovingForwards

Well done for getting all that done, when you're not well.
Do rest up!

savingwannabe

I thought  you were resting??? OMG you did a lot today. I hope you had some rest.

Irenadler

I need to get off this laptop and do stuff...! 

Skint_yet_Again

Have lost my moneysaving mojo since Sunday. Have had a couple of takeaways with 25% off. Took the money from savings. Feeling really grotty and under the weather. 🙁

Puppy dog came home Monday & I walked her across the road onto the field yesterday morning where she ran around after her ball. Nothing too energetic for me. Started work early with the intention of going shopping at 2.30pm but couldn’t be bothered. Instead I took the dog for a gentle stroll around the pond. It was a lovely warm sunny autumn day with a gentle breeze. 

So, for the rest of the week it has forecast rain and cold. Payday today but I am struggling to feel excited about it. Will get some more sleep now & see if I feel better later. 

I wonder if I can get away without shopping this week or get an online top up shop. 

Food still in stores/fridge/freezer
Wheat bics
porridge
3 bananas 
2 eggs
4 slices bacon
low fat cheese spread 
mozzarella ball
grated cheddar cheese 

Peach yoghurt
peppers
courgettes
onions
cabbage
carrots
tin tuna
tin sweetcorn
mayo
pasta
rice

Wheat crackers
curry noodles 3 packs
3 extra large baking potatoes 
freezer =
fish portions - make fish pie enough for 2 portions
1 portion chilli 
1 portion sausage pasta bake
1 chicken breast 
1 portion cooked gammon 
1 portion frozen roast potatoes 
1 portion frozen chips
frozen peas 
bread 

I think if I could get a whole chicken, more milk, fruit probably bananas, wraps, cucumber then I could make several lunches / dinners to last until next week. Will have a look later 

 

MovingForwards

It's normal when ill, main thing is getting food/ drink into yourself wherever it comes from.
Have a virtual hug.

You could do: 
Veg curry / chilli with rice.
Pasta, cheese and bacon.
Tuna and spuds.
Cereal / toast for breakfast.

I'm sure after some rest, your meal planning head with start to have a few ideas. Nothing too elaborate as you won't want to faff around cooking it.

Hope you feel better soon.

Skint_yet_Again

Thank you. It was warm & sunny & windy this morning. Took the dog to the park with her ball so not much walking for me. Washed & hung out dog towels & started work at 9am. 

It has steadily got colder as the day has gone on. The sky went black at 11am so I brought dog towels in to finish drying on airers. I’ve got a jumper on & am wrapped in a furry throw and have had lots of warm drinks & chicken cuppa soup. Nothing beats chicken soup if you feel poorly 😊 Have taken leave for a couple of hours & finished work early. 

Ordered food from Asda on the Uber eats app with free delivery offer. Large chicken, pack 7 bananas, milk, biscuits (oops!), wraps & whole cucumber £10.59

Meal plan 

Breakfast - 

Porridge & banana 

Weetbix & banana 

Bacon sarnie 
Bacon & scrambled egg or omelette 

Lunch -

-Curry noodles x 3

-Tuna pasta salad x 2 (with Tin tuna & 1/2 tin sweetcorn & diced red pepper & mayo, just need to cook the pasta & cool)

-HM veg soup, carrots potatoes onion cabbage & chicken stock cube 

-Cooked Chicken & cucumber wraps 1/4 tin sweetcorn & homemade coleslaw (with cabbage/onion/carrots & mayo)

Dinner -

-Gammon, roast pots (froz), Cabbage, peas & cheese sauce (will need to pinch some butter from DS to make the sauce, I have flour & milk & cheese) 

-1 x Cajun chicken breast, wedges (found in freezer) 1/4 tin sweetcorn 

-1 x Chilli batch cooked last week & chips (froz)

2 x Fish pie & froz broccoli  

1 x Sausage pasta bake (froz)

1 x Roast chicken dinner (froz roast potatoes, swede & carrot mash, Cabbage - found a 1/4 of swede in fridge from when I made stew last week)

leftover chicken =

-Chicken curry & rice

-Chicken fajitas 

-  1 x chicken, peppers, onions & mozzarella tray bake with sun dried tomato & garlic cous cous (found in store cupboard) 

Snacks -

Cheese spread & crackers 

Cuppa soup 

Yoghurt
biscuits

Some meals will be quick & easy but tonight I really fancy roast chicken 😋 The chicken pretty much cooks itself. I have frozen roast potatoes. I just need to peel & chop carrots & swede and boil & mash and cook cabbage. I think I will cook swede & carrots shortly. Then I can rest before cooking dinner, warm up a portion of swede & carrot for dinner & freeze the rest. 

MovingForwards

That's some meal planning bounce back 😁
Biscuits are for medical reasons 😉
Scrub the root veg, then slice and dice, less effort and retains a bit more goodness.
Dinner sounds wonderful!

Skint_yet_Again

Roast chicken dinner was yum. Had to peel the swede as the skin is thick & hard. I made some stock from the meat juices and veg water & turned it into veg soup yesterday. Last night I used one portion of leftover chicken to make a chicken curry with microwave rice & frozen peas. 

It’s very dark & stormy outside. Feeling a bit better this morning. DS got in from work at 3.30am I managed to doze back off until 5am then got up & fed the dog before going back to bed with a cup of tea. Have managed to snooze a bit more & just about to get up, put on waterproofs & walk the dog. 

Must sort out my budget and banking later today after work. First payment should have gone into new 3% interest savings account. Haven’t even felt well enough to check. Hopefully I have been paid! 

MovingForwards

Three meals from one is fantastic.
I'm pleased you are a little better, hopefully you will be fully recovered over the next few days.
I made 1p interest on that account and have so far put full payments in last month and this month. They are also calling customers to offer a financial health check via video conference, to help people reach their goals and plan for them.