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You never know, he might be a trend setter?I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/222 -
Just catching up on your diary and it's been very eventful as usual, hopefully Mr Sa will leave your lovely chair alone now, your garden and living room look lovely ( I think you might have the same coffee table as me 😀) DD likes the violife cheese so it's good to know you can get it cheaply,they also do a smoked cheddar sliced cheese that's really nice but impossible to get hold ofOriginal Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,510 Owed = £11,1204
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Were you "working as a waitress in a cocktail bar?" @Sun_Addict
F2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 6.5kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)5 -
foxgloves said:Were you "working as a waitress in a cocktail bar?" @Sun_Addict
FI get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)3 -
Morning happy Sunday 😎The weather looks nicer today, might get some gardening done and relaxing in my chair.
Mr SA has 2 crates of beer from DS and DD for Father’s Day so will be pleased.
Finished reading I Capture the Castle, nice book. Have now started What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty.I need to do a meal plan today. Got a full and very busy working week ahead so have to prepare in advance.Exercise will be dog walking and gardening. Tonight’s dinner is a portion of nut roast from freezer stocks with roast beetroot, swede, carrot and sweet potato, which all need using up.Today will be NSD 6/12 halfway there.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)5 -
Had to have a chuckle at Mr SAs outfit 🤣🤣🤣3
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I'm sure you could write a book about Mr SA. Your stories always make me smile by the way you tell them, even if its quite a serious thing that's happened.
He certainly likes to stand out with his dress choices.3 -
Got quite a few bits done. Two loads of washing dry and ironed, dog had a good run on the park, I filled a huge sack with litter 🤬blooming kids put your litter in the bins provided!! Tidied up some bushes in the garden, filled the garden waste bin, sat relaxing in my chair a few times reading my book. Had a lovely relaxing soak in the bath with a face pack, candles and a magazine. Packing up boxes sorted for both of us tomorrow. Work bag packed ready to go.All set for the week ahead now. Just need to clear up the dinner pots then it’s feet up with a glass of wine for an hour before an early night 🍷I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4
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Just another manic Monday yet again!
Worked in the office until just after lunch, finishing the day from home. Got back home just in time to set up ready for a meeting, had already spotted Mr SA in the garden pottering around the greenhouse area. I was just about to dial into the meeting when he rang to say he'd had a fall. Anyway, he'd fallen in the greenhouse and broke the chair I keep in there! Managed to get him back up but had to stop him trying to get up by holding onto the greenhouse door! Imagine if he brought that crashing down, doesn't bear thinking about! He's ok, he's just taken the dog for a ride on his scooter.
I need to check finances, I suspect I'm very close to overspending on the grocery budget but have underspends in the other pots which will offset. However, from now onwards I really need to concentrate on sticking to the grocery budget so any amounts remaining in the other pots can be rolled forward to the next month.
Today is NSD 7/12, slowly creeping up.
Today's exercise is the walk to/from work 17,000 steps so far. Live strength training class at 5.30.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4 -
Oh my goodness, the greenhouse coming down doesn’t bare thinking about. I bet chairs tremble at MrSA’s passing 😅
food does seem to be increasing in price quite rapidly, so that won’t be helping.Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
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