Put away your purse & become debt-averse

ladyholly

I hope the pain settles very soon. I can only sympathise although not much practical use at least you know we are thinking of you.

foxgloves

Thanks all. It's still extremely sore. It was the big molar next to my wisdom tooth at the back, so it's left a sizeable crater. Painkillers not really doing much so am trying regular ice packs today. At least I don't have covid - poor sissy-in-law has tested positive this morning & is feeling awful.
I'm not planning to do too much. Postponed our walk as raining hard when we got up. Think I'll make plans for a productive money saving week ahead instead. 
F x

Alchemilla

foxgloves said:

Thanks all. It's still extremely sore. It was the big molar next to my wisdom tooth at the back, so it's left a sizeable crater. Painkillers not really doing much so am trying regular ice packs today. At least I don't have covid - poor sissy-in-law has tested positive this morning & is feeling awful.
I'm not planning to do too much. Postponed our walk as raining hard when we got up. Think I'll make plans for a productive money saving week ahead instead. 
F x

Sending healing vibes xxx

foxgloves

Thanks, @Alchemilla, all healing vibes gratefully received.

Well, I've just sat down with my book. As ☔ prevented our trip out, I decided to do a few jobs this morning. First laundry load of the week done & on heated airer, have synchronised diaries with Mr F so we know what's going on & I've used up an elderly pot of yoghurt in a batch of garlic flatbreads & soda bread - now bagged & frozen. That will provide plenty of packed lunches. I'd got out of synch with my bread baking & was annoyed that this has led to THREE top-up shops for bread recently, grrr!
I'm typing this with an ice-pack held on my jaw. Hopefully I won't feel quite so sore as the week progresses. The warm saltwater rinses are quite soothing. Soot & Ash were racing up & down the stairs like lunatics well after midnight, meowing their heads off, then gave it an additional half an hour of stereo yowling. & door scrapes to see if they could break into our bedroom. Intend to try & wear them out tonight then get them stoned on the nip so there is less noisy nocturnal athletics.
Enjoy your Sundays, 
F x
P. S Mr F went online to cancel a TV subscription package today & said he was given about 17 opportunities to 'change his mind'. He didn't! 

BlueJ94

Hey @foxgloves

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure it was you who enjoys gardening? I might be wrong I speak/follow so many diaries on here! But anyway, I picked these up in sainsburys this morning and I can sow them in March!

foxgloves

Yes, @jadewest94, I am a keen gardener. I like most aspects of it.... having a pretty, fragrant outdoor space to sit & read/relax and entertain, growing plenty of food, which helps offset the grocery budget and the 'green gym' fitness element from all the bending, lifting & stretching. And I love seeing wildlife using our garden too. 
March will soon be here & you'll be able to get your seeds sown for some summer colour. Much cheaper to grow from seed than buy in summer bedding plants. Calendula are good too (pot marigolds - the orange daisy-shaped ones in your flower-mix) as it's so easy to save seeds from the seed heads, then you can sow some next year for free.
F x

BlueJ94

foxgloves said:

Yes, @jadewest94, I am a keen gardener. I like most aspects of it.... having a pretty, fragrant outdoor space to sit & read/relax and entertain, growing plenty of food, which helps offset the grocery budget and the 'green gym' fitness element from all the bending, lifting & stretching.
March will soon be here & you'll be able to get your seeds sown for some summer colour. Much cheaper to grow from seed than buy in summer bedding plants. Calendula are good too (pot marigolds) as it's so easy to save seeds from the seed heads, then you can sow next year's for free.
F x

Ahh I thought so! I wasn't 100% sure, glad I haven't made myself sound silly now

Oh I agree, my garden is big but it's on a hill so it's higher than my house and has steep steps leading up to them. I'm hoping to get into the garden and get them sown as soon as March arrives!

I bought a lot of potted plants from boot sales last year as they were £1 which I didn't mind. Thanks for the tip also, I'll keep that in mind for future!

I do want to grown my own veggies and fruit (strawbs I can grow, surprised I haven't murderer the plants I have
) any tips of veggies, what's easy etc? 

foxgloves

@jadewest94 - Difficult really to list good veggies to try as a lot depends on soil, position of garden, north or south of UK, etc. Also sometimes, people have fantastic beginner's luck with quite tricky crops but then fail on easy ones! For instance, I can't grow decent beetroot & can only manage baby carrots in pots, yet these are both easy crops! Best advice I can give is to borrow a good basic veg gardening book from the library or look out for one in charity shops. My personal favourite is Geoff Hamilton''s 'Organic gardening' as it is so easy to follow, lots of photos & covers all aspects of gardening.
Another thing to consider is cost of various veg in the shops. Onions are usually pretty cheap so is it worth putting in the effort? Fresh salad can be pretty expensive so lettuce, baby spinach, spring onions, rocket, etc, can be good value to grow. And some things are just much nicer picked absolutely fresh I. e corn on the cob.
Ultimately, it'll come down to how much time you have & what you like to eat.
F x

BlueJ94

foxgloves said:

@jadewest94 - Difficult really to list good veggies to try as a lot depends on soil, position of garden, north or south of UK, etc. Also sometimes, people have fantastic beginner's luck with quite tricky crops but then fail on easy ones! For instance, I can't grow decent beetroot & can only manage baby carrots in pots, yet these are both easy crops! Best advice I can give is to borrow a good basic veg gardening book from the library or look out for one in charity shops. My personal favourite is Geoff Hamilton''s 'Organic gardening' as it is so easy to follow, lots of photos & covers all aspects of gardening.
Another thing to consider is cost of various veg in the shops. Onions are usually pretty cheap so is it worth putting in the effort? Fresh salad can be pretty expensive so lettuce, baby spinach, spring onions, rocket, etc, can be good value to grow. And some things are just much nicer picked absolutely fresh I. e corn on the cob.
Ultimately, it'll come down to how much time you have & what you like to eat.
F x

Fab thank you for the advice and tips! I'll look into it

HairyHandofDartmoor

I hope your tooth (or hole as it is now) feels better soon. Better out than in by the sound of it.