Simple living in the country - back to basics

Bluegreen143

Just caught up on your post-Christmas diary post Cheery. 

I need to stop fresh starting my budget during mid year because I’d love to get proper yearly spending averages like you have. 

Hope you both feel better ASAP! And good luck for your 2023 spending goals. 

KajiKita

Yes! If cornflakes are your invalid food then they are officially ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES! And buy some extra milk 😉

KK

Cheery_Daff

Thank you both! And yes bluegreen, yearly averages are fantastic! 

Pleased to report I only have 6.5 episodes of Call the Midwife left 😮😂😂 Including the new one. Might get through those today at the rate I'm going. Nowt else to do round here 🙄

Retrieved the curry - it's a bit 'sharp' and needed a good dollop of yogurt to be palatable. It'll be better for a bit if a mellow I think, and I might stir in some pease pudding and a bit if tahini. Mushrooms aren't dehydrated yet, so I've put them on for a bit longer. 

I've also retrieved a rag rug my sister started making about 20 years ago and that I've been planning to finish for about 15 years 😂 It's plaited, not pegged, which is good because it'll make less mess, but it does mean I'll have to dig through my fabric stash to see what I can finish it off with, which isn't an easy task at the minute. I might make a start on knitting some socks instead - everything for those is easily accessible so there's less messing...

beanielou

Be better soon xx

EssexHebridean

HNY Cheery - and may you be less lurgified soon!

completely inspired by all your budget wrangling - with a new mortgage on our horizon it feels a bit illogical for me to do too much on ours at this stage only to have to revisit it all (hopefully) soon after but I think I will still do our annual new year check over everything, and make a start on thinking where we might end up with mortgage -v- savings. 

KajiKita

How are you feeling today, Cheery?

KK

Baileys_Babe

Happy New Year Cheery, hoping 2023 is everything you wish for.

starnac

Happy new year 

themadvix

Happy New Year Cheeries, I hope you are both feeling better today!

Cheery_Daff

Thank you all! 

Still lurgified today, although I hope it's lifting slightly, and I've got what I suspect is a Call the Midwife induced headache I watched the Christmas day episode in bed, and Mr Cheery came up in the middle at midnight to wave 'happy new year' from the door of the bedroom Not exactly an exciting new year, so let's hope 2023 improves considerably from here! 

Lots of rain this morning, which is fine as I don't intend to leave the house. I've had breakfast and written a blog post, and I don't really have any plans for the rest of the day. I've had a missed call from my mum, so I should probably ring her back, and I should probably also ring my dad as well. 

Lots of resting today though. I'm planning to visit family tomorrow, so I need to get presents into the right present bags and make some labels (nothing fancy,  I just need a name to go with each bag, even if it's just an index card with a hole punched in it!) Shouldn't take too long, but it's the main important job of the day. 

I'm trying to get at least one meal into the freezer each day I'm off from now - I've already added 3 x pasta bake and 3 x curry this week so that feels like progress. Might try a bit of lentil soup today. 

Might also do a bit of washing - I think there's just a duvet cover and a few bits, so that'll see the end of the washing basket, always a cheerful time! 

Let's see how the day unfolds - I think another cup of tea first...