NST Super September Scrimping challenge

Kerry_Woman

Thrifty - Happy anniversary to you and your oh.

greent

Apple - I pick up most of our vit supplements from A1di - they have some combined ones and some single ones.
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thriftylass

Good morning,

Today I'm grateful for a lovely supportive and understanding work colleague who lent me her patient ear this morning when I had the rant of the century. Men and kids just seem to be out to grind you down :mad:. Why don't kids learn that whining and crying doesn't get you anything (been at to for 6 years now). Then they call you weird and mean because I'm the one that has to chase them every morning, get up, eat breakfast, get dressed etc etc. while DH is in bed and then wanders downstairs to announce 5 minutes before leaving that he'd better get himself ready now. Anyway, could go on but won't. Seems to be quite common sadly. Thanks to my colleague I'm in a much better mood now though :T

Oh and DH announced yesterday that he'll do the dishes today, Woohoo....

Anyway .....today will be an SFD, salad and LO fish pie for lunch and a swim.

Have a nice day

EDIT: not a SFD. treated myself to some popcorn and some new conditioner. Already brought a new bottle of shampoo in from home. The last two weeks I had an itchy almost burning scalp and I think it might be the cheap antidandruff shampoo I've been using everyday. We'll see if it improves now.

f0xh0les

thriftylass wrote: »

Men and kids just seem to be out to grind you down :mad:. Why don't kids learn that whining and crying doesn't get you anything (been at to for 6 years now). Then they call you weird and mean because I'm the one that has to chase them every morning, get up, eat breakfast, get dressed etc etc. while DH is in bed and then wanders downstairs to announce 5 minutes before leaving that he'd better get himself ready now

Since when did you move into my house??:rotfl:

DH stays in bed until I start shouting 'Shoes and Coats!, Shoes and Coats! The car is leaving at 8 0'clock and if you are not in it, you are going to be left on the pavement' He likes to have a quiet breakfast and to not be disturbed whilst going through the bathroom. I call it HIDING.

Getting kids out of the house is the MOST stressful part of my day, followed by the 'get into bed and stay there!!!' conversation every.....single......night......

I feel your pain. Eldest is 15 next month, and apart from doing nouvelle vague like a pro, he seems to actually be starting to be ready on time - I have not had to drop a PE kit or lunchbox off for about a year now (famous last words).

They can call me weird and mean as much as they like, they have no idea what level of weirdness or meanness I am capable of. If the worst level of meanness they know is me herding them about the place, they are lucky. I never knew the level of patience or tolerance I was capable of until all my 4 hit school age.

Anyway:

Made it back to the gym - 500cals down - going to be stiff as a board in about 4 hours. Why are bike seats so damn uncomfortable?

Looking good for NSD#14 - in that lunch, supper and pudding is sorted from stores, lunchbox tat is ready for tomorrow, getting low on milk but have just enough to do hot chocolate tonight and cereal in the morning.

Tomorrow is my major spend day as I will be doing food shopping and we are getting seriously low on the whole shampoo/looroll stuff. Also 2 kids passports just expired so need passport photos and fees paying for.

Will do a cupboard inventory tonight and make loose plans for meals next week. On the look out for YS bargains. Double glazing money left my account this morning. Less than £400 to my name:(. Well, until next Friday payday. :rotfl:

Hugs to all who need them. Kids are ridiculous, I find telling them they are being childish tends to amuse me enough not to take it personally

thriftylass

f0xh0les wrote: »

Since when did you move into my house??:rotfl:

DH stays in bed until I start shouting 'Shoes and Coats!, Shoes and Coats! The car is leaving at 8 0'clock and if you are not in it, you are going to be left on the pavement' He likes to have a quiet breakfast and to not be disturbed whilst going through the bathroom. I call it HIDING.

Getting kids out of the house is the MOST stressful part of my day, followed by the 'get into bed and stay there!!!' conversation every.....single......night......

I feel your pain. Eldest is 15 next month, and apart from doing nouvelle vague like a pro, he seems to actually be starting to be ready on time - I have not had to drop a PE kit or lunchbox off for about a year now (famous last words).

They can call me weird and mean as much as they like, they have no idea what level of weirdness or meanness I am capable of. If the worst level of meanness they know is me herding them about the place, they are lucky. I never knew the level of patience or tolerance I was capable of until all my 4 hit school age.

Thank you, that made my day.

f0xh0les

thriftylass wrote: »

Thank you, that made my day.

You are not alone.

foxgloves

Hi everyone,
Just checking in (no. 21/30) to say I'm keeping the faith. Not an NSD as I needed a bag of pasta & treated myself to crisps & a naughty little chocolate bar, but apart from that, my money has stayed put. About to make a start on this week's shopping list. Have already meal-planned. Am going to allow extra time for the shopping list again, as it is always a more sensible one if I check ALL the cupboards, fridge & freezer as I go. Then I am hoping to do some more knitting for my sales basket. A bit chilly earlier......went up to put a cardi on, but then vacuumed downstairs & got so warm I had to take it off again, so it's defo not time for any heating to go on just yet!
Have a good day all....nearly the weekend.
F x

greent

f0xh0les wrote: »

You are not alone.

Definitely not. My eldest is 19 and back off to uni this weekend. Second eldest is 17 and now capable of getting himself ready and off to school by 7.45 (helped by the fact that his breakfast just consists of a cup of coffee - if he wants to spend his money on stuff at school so be it - I have plenty of breakfast choices here if he can make his way downstairs for them) Number 3 is 11 - and we have to leave the house at 7.30 to drive to the bus stop (bus goes at 7.45 but has been known to be early - and bus stop is a 40-45 min walk away) I *do* check his bag that everything is in it - I don't want to drive to his school in the next town (min 30 mins drive each way, poss more depending upon traffic) to drop off kit/ homework/ lunch, so I do it for myself as much as anything (17yo goes to school 10 mins drive away, so I have dropped off many a piece of kit/ homework/ food/ urgent form which needed signing etc over the years)
Yesterday morning saw me calmly repeating very loudly that we needed to 'go - now!' to number 3 several times - who was nonchalantly wandering around, then taking ages to put on shoes and tie laces - and then needed to go and get his blazer and his phone (both of which were next to him - and I had told him this but he clearly wasn't listening - as usual) Argh!!!! If he misses his school bus there is no option but for me to drive him there - but I need to get number 4 to school too - which doesn't work. We live in a weird place with regards to primary school - none are especially close and number 4 goes to the one furthest away, as we used to live closer. Out of the families in our street (of only 14 houses, some of which don't have school aged children) the children go to 4 different local primaries - and none of the others also go to the same one as my youngest, so there is no one I can easily give him to if I had to take DS2 to school - hence my frustration at a slower-than-snail-like pace which DS2 was exhibiting!

It's not just school - it's parties, clubs. activities - anything. I used to pride myself on my punctuality. Now I build in min half an hour buffer if we are planning on a proper journey.... sigh.....


ETA: My OH usually works away part of the week, so doesn't have this. When he is around he gets up anything up to an hour after me - by which time I've done most things. I also do prep the night before for school mornings - I don't know how I'd manage without. I think he just sees it as that means he can spend more time in bed, as he's not required to help....

thriftylass

Strange eh, how some men (even with more than 2 kids or full time (outside house) working wife) still expect the women to do it all (no matter how lovely they are in every other aspect, otherwise we wouldn't be with them). Anyway, your stories and my colleague's tell me it must be a man thing (sorry didn't mean to offend present ones) and I should just accept that's the way it is. He come home and sits down. I maybe get, Do you need help? while clearly knowing the jobs I do every night and others being blatantly obvious like an overflowing recycling bin , dishes etc. Anyway, just the way it is

Sorry one of those day.

Didn't make it to the gym and while I ruined a SFD already I also bought a cheap bike rack for the car for going to the triathlon in two weeks. Also need dil juice and bread tonight. Dinner will be left over Gennaro Contaldo's Ragu recipe. Yum

apple_muncher

When dh was made redundant, and therefore took over dd duties (which I'd done whilst working 4 days per week and juggling so many favours to get dd picked up and looked after), he finally realised - and admitted - that it wasn't so easy and was sooooo tiring... And that is just with one. Total respect to those with multiple!