Eating a Vegetarian Elephant

Chiglepig

Good end to the day yesterday - I made it to the evening Aqua class at the gym  (I often book it then cancel because I've already got comfy for the evening - oops).

I also used up the last of the Christmas potatoes that were getting a bit 'sprouty' for mash that will do for a couple of meals, and made coleslaw. I know we need milk tomorrow, but hopefully nothing else until Sunday.

S&S ISA isn't having a good start to the year, but it's only a couple of days, so I really should just stop looking

Porridgecat

They do say S&S isas are a longer term investment so its no use looking every few days (but you know that don't you) 

Chiglepig

Porridgecat said:

They do say S&S isas are a longer term investment so its no use looking every few days (but you know that don't you) 

I know, I need to restrict myself to only logging in on the days I have a transaction to complete -- I also know that chocolate and wine are bad for me

Chiglepig

The CC bill came in and was less than expected (but larger than I wanted!) so I did take the opportunity to put an extra £300 into the SIPP at a (small) bargin rate. I promise not to look now until I want to put some more in - probably early Feb, because I will pay myslf a Dry Jan bonus, and Feb and March are council tax free months.

And since the CC bill is in, I can start on my monthly spend analysis when I have time at the weekend. (resolution 1).

I haven't been anywhere to add to resolution 2 - new places in the local area - this week was just too grey and muddy until today, and today is a work day so I had to make do with frosty sun in our regular local woods.

In other good news, DD starts a new job on Monday, with a small but welcome payrise from the one she was doing before Christmas. We will have to have a conversation about paying 'keep' now that she is full time before she gets too carried away planning what to do with it!

Karmacat

Chiglepig said:

Porridgecat said:

They do say S&S isas are a longer term investment so its no use looking every few days (but you know that don't you) 

I know, I need to restrict myself to only logging in on the days I have a transaction to complete -- I also know that chocolate and wine are bad for me

I'd heard that about chocolate and wine funny thing.  

Christmas baubles ... I have some lovely ones, fabric and all sorts - camels for the wise men, a polar bear decked with pretend Christmas lights balancing on a giant balloon, a Lancashire rose, all sorts of things.  I haven't had a tree the last few years, but I've got a big piece of jumbo corduroy that would make a great background, and I plan on doing a simple patchwork - I have half a dozen "ancestral" baubles that are small enough to go on there.  It will make a great wallhanging, the space a real tree takes up is more than I want to give away, sadly.

Chiglepig

Karmacat said:

I'd heard that about chocolate and wine funny thing.  

Christmas baubles ... I have some lovely ones, fabric and all sorts - camels for the wise men, a polar bear decked with pretend Christmas lights balancing on a giant balloon, a Lancashire rose, all sorts of things.  I haven't had a tree the last few years, but I've got a big piece of jumbo corduroy that would make a great background, and I plan on doing a simple patchwork - I have half a dozen "ancestral" baubles that are small enough to go on there.  It will make a great wallhanging, the space a real tree takes up is more than I want to give away, sadly.

I've discovered the chocolate and wine thing is a hoax, KC

Your patchwork hanging sounds lovely (I sadly have no skills in that direction).

Chiglepig

The car has gone in this morning for a new cam belt (expected and planned for ), and investigation of a mystery noise (not planned for)- fingers crossed the unknown quantity isn't a big one.

KajiKita

Vibes for the mystery noise being trivial (and cheap!) ......

KK

Chiglepig

The car is back, the garage think the noise is the tyre and it'll go away when we next need to change it (probably in a couple of months), but nothing to worry about :)Yah!

This time last year, MrC was looking at new and nearly new cars, now he's saying this one will do us another year

Chiglepig

My deep delve into the CC bill (our monthly discretionary spening )was interesting, but won't mean a lot until I've a few more months to compare, so I'm holding off on reporting it!