Slipping Through My Fingers

beanielou

Incrediable what people throw away xx

teafor2

It's shocking isn't it Beanie And I didn't get the impression they meant veg peelings either - more like 'proper' stuff. xx

nomorecredit

Hey Tea

Just stopping by to say hi the last few weeks have been rather busy not had time to come on here but reading your diary every day.

Hope you are having a lovely week

NMC xxx

teafor2

Hello Everybody

Day 31/31, Proific £1.20 outstanding….still, Spends – see last paragraph below

OK, brace yourselves. It’s the big cake reveal as promised :rotfl: I went down a slightly different route and made a ‘Naked Cake’. The idea is you skim the sides with buttercream but just use a small amount so you can still see the sponge . It’s a Marmite look – you either love it or hate it.

The girl I’ve been watching on YT has obviously put a lot of hard work in at patisserie school and she sells this style of cake in Harrods starting at £150 for one this size. Unbelievable. :eek: Seriously anybody could have a go at this. I’m not taking anything away from her, but the ingredients and decs for this cost me just over £10. For that, I can live with the slight imperfections plus it was really good fun to do.

In other news I've completely lost track of my money this week. I have treated myself to a few little bits though and managed not to feel guilty so that's good.

Hope you’ve all had a lovely day and have managed to stay dry. xx

beanielou

Wow, just wow.
That is just awesome xx

teafor2

nomorecredit wrote: »

Hey Tea

Just stopping by to say hi the last few weeks have been rather busy not had time to come on here but reading your diary every day.

Hope you are having a lovely week

NMC xxx

Thanks for stopping by NMC I'm enjoying the slower starts to the day. Can't believe DS has been off school for 12 days already though - time really does fly. xx

beanielou wrote: »

Wow, just wow.
That is just awesome xx

Thanks Beanie I thoroughly enjoyed making it. Would love to make another one in a different design but there's the small problem of eating them xx

beanielou

teafor2 wrote: »

Thanks for stopping by NMC I'm enjoying the slower starts to the day. Can't believe DS has been off school for 12 days already though - time really does fly. xx



Thanks Beanie I thoroughly enjoyed making it. Would love to make another one in a different design but there's the small problem of eating them xx

Well there is the problem of eating them!
If only I was nearer then I could help xx

teafor2

beanielou wrote: »

Well there is the problem of eating them!
If only I was nearer then I could help xx

If only indeed.... Think it's a hobby I'll only be doing every now and then. xx

monz

omg!! I dont like cake but that looks mouth watering!!!!xx

teafor2

Morning

Day 1/31, Prolific £1.20 outstanding, Spends 1st-7th August £42.80
RH: 1177/1500 Shoppix: 1755/3200

I’ve been a bit all over the place with money this week so I need to get back on track. All I know is I've got £2.80 left in my purse which I've added to this weeks spends.

I’ve put a total of £80 into the pots which leaves me £205 for the month. £45 of that I’ve put to one side in what I call CC savings, which leaves me £160, so £40 per week.

Pots have been filled as normal:
Savings: £33
DS Savings: £20
Dogs: £45
Hair: £10
Caravan: £10
Christmas: £100.50
Christmas Experience: £26.73
Birthdays: £29.21

We’re meeting DD in town again today. I’ll pay for the train tickets and hubby will buy breakfast. DS isn’t coming. He’s been staying up extra late and is sleeping in - typical teenager on holiday behaviour.

We ate some cake last night and it was really nice, even though I say so myself, but there’s no way we’d be able to eat it all so I’m going to deconstruct half of it and turn it into cake pops. There’s a lunch after church on Sunday which I’m not staying for, but I’ll take the cake pops for the children. It's a win win situation - the children get a treat, the cake isn't wasted and I get to play baker again :rotfl:

Hope you all have a lovely day. xx

Forgot to transfer the monthly £10 from the joint account to birthdays so the total has changed to £29.21.