Keeping the wolf from the door.

NeverendingDMP

pennywisepoundstupid said:

I wasn't going to post this but i need to get it out.
So lost in my thoughts today, i live close to the area that has been in the news the last 3 weeks. My heart is breaking for her girls, her family and friends. I'm the same age, with the same number of children, even the same breed of dog. Could so easily be me or one of my friends. Life is so precious and we never truly know what someone is going through and how they are feeling or what is going on in their lives. I hope she is at peace and hope her family can now have some closure. We all need to stop, think and be kind.

I think I'm close by to you then. Very sad isn't it. How awful that she may now have been found with a sad outcome but also the heart break of never knowing has also been weighing on all our minds locally hasn't it. 

pennywisepoundstupid

NeverendingDMP said:

pennywisepoundstupid said:

I wasn't going to post this but i need to get it out.
So lost in my thoughts today, i live close to the area that has been in the news the last 3 weeks. My heart is breaking for her girls, her family and friends. I'm the same age, with the same number of children, even the same breed of dog. Could so easily be me or one of my friends. Life is so precious and we never truly know what someone is going through and how they are feeling or what is going on in their lives. I hope she is at peace and hope her family can now have some closure. We all need to stop, think and be kind.

I think I'm close by to you then. Very sad isn't it. How awful that she may now have been found with a sad outcome but also the heart break of never knowing has also been weighing on all our minds locally hasn't it. 

Yes  it's been truly awful, I hope the family will be left in peace to grieve and make some sense (if possible) of the last few weeks. There are no words really to describe just how sad it is.

pennywisepoundstupid

Back to work today and 1 day in and work politics have reared there head. New mantra is show up, keep quite and do my job.

Sold an item overnight on ebay, so £5 to go to CC.

Frugal wins-
lunch taken to work from store.
free piece of fruit
reused packaging for ebay parcel.
microsoft rewards done

jwil

It's really awful isn't it.  So sad and assuming it was just a horrible accident, then it brings it home how quickly life can be turned upside down.  The whole case has just been horrendous and hopefully the family will finally get some peace to grieve.

pennywisepoundstupid

Evening all.

Another work day done, Busy but good day. Had baby doggo to the vet after work for her health check, all good and she was happy as she got lots of fusses and treats.
Still not done a supermarket shop but may need to buy milk tomorrow, will pick some up when i put fuel in the car, which will keep me out of the supermarket.

Frugal wins-
meals from stores and used up some chutney on a sandwich that seems to have been in the fridge forever.
Free piece of fruit
walked dogs x2- free exercise
Rescued a large padded envelope from the paper bin at work to reuse for ebay packaging.
Also rescued a large douw£ £gbert coffee jar from the glass recycling, love these as they are perfect storage jars for dried goods,

have a good evening

pennywisepoundstupid

morning all, weekend already. Feels as though this week has flown.

Beautiful morning first thing but cold, had a good dog walk and now they are asleep in front of the woodburner.

I have washed bedding and put it on the line to dry, might need to pop on the airer overnight to finish drying.

Meal planned and shopping list was done on Thursday evening and did a big shop £88 at MR T, Mr T was lacking in salad stuff but just jiggled the meal plan and bought more veg, I was able to get cauliflower, carrots, leeks and mushrooms no problem, bought a bag of frozen green beans and peas. already have tinned sweetcorn, we will just eat accordingly, no major panic.

Frugal wins -
156 points from MrT shop
Downloaded £5 voucher from Mr L and will use on Tuesday on my way back from work.
Taken lunches from stores, mainly soup i have frozen over the last few months, fruit and yoghurt.
Free daily fruit from work.
£20 vinted sale cleared into bank account and paid off CC

Have a great weekend xx

pennywisepoundstupid

Happy Sunday, it's cold, cloudy and overcast. But we have had a good long walk with doggos first thing and a bacon sandwich so a good start to the day.

Bother sent me a code for £15 off a £50 spend and as i am £70 under my grocery budget for this month i thought i would take up the offer and get a heads start for next month, have bulk bought washing powder, cleaning bits, dog trrats and breakfast cereals, spent £45 after voucher, pleased as tis will last a couple of months as save money in te long run.

Frugal wins-
£15 code which has allowed me to buy things cheaper and bulk buy.
Made an apple crumble from fruit gifted that was in the freezer.
£16 made on £bay and 2 items decluttered
Packaged items in recycled packaging
Microsoft rewards and surveys.
free heat from the woodburner.

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday xx

Nelliegrace

-1°C this morning, but the washing we did late yesterday evening is out on the line and drying in the sunshine. The days are getting longer at last. It can go on the airer by the radiator in the hall to warm up when we get it in. Tumble drier used just once in February. 
It is nearly Spring and the central heating can go off soon. 14°C in the day has been warm enough.
Darning and sewing repairs up to date. Repurposed some old socks to make fingerless gloves. 

I got confirmation of my extra years of NI contributions this week and my tax notification. Such a relief that the money went to the right place. I shall be able to use Gift Aid again after years of having too low an income. 

More prescriptions because of all the stress, but that is covered. 

Fifteen year old car passed the MOT. Road Tax £30.

I got my bus pass at the library- very thankful for both.

iPad can be repaired, loose charging point £60, though I have savings when it does need replacing. 

Telegraph online subscription reduced to £49 for the year when DH said he was not renewing it. I would still have cancelled it.
We had free Sky Film for a month trial, have now cancelled it.

10% discount on Asda with Blue Light Card for another month. £5 of Nectar points used at Sainsbury’s.
Some good savings on yellow stickered food, some frozen to avoid waste. 
Completed second month on WW2 ration challenge, and eating well, cooking from scratch. 
Discovered To Good To Go, and none of it was wasted.
Used Trolley to compare supermarket prices and checked offers online. 
Free coffee and Food magazine at Waitrose though we spent very little there.
Members’ hot drinks for two every month at Dobbies Garden Centre, and birthday extra hot drinks and cakes. We took hot drinks in flasks when we went out anywhere. 

Chickens are laying well, more than we need, £7 in egg sales covers feed cost this month.
I did a questionnaire and got 10% off a spare part for the Eglu Classic which has been in use continuously for 16 years.

CC paid off in full automatically every month. 

Nelliegrace

DH saved completely wasting £20 by getting that spare book from the library. 

pennywisepoundstupid

Great savings there Nelliegrace