Keeping the wolf from the door.

pennywisepoundstupid

Morning all. What a windy night, trees have come down locally and the lights were flickering but electricity didn't go off thankfully.

Yesterday was a day of chasing my tail and i just couldn't seem to get caught up with things, hopefully today will be a bit more productive, dogs have been walked and chickens sorted so far and i'm so pleased to hear that the housing restrictions for birds is being lifted but need to check the dates. Collected up some sticks and branches that had blown onto the drive last night and put those in the wood shed to dry for the woodburner.
DH booked us a hotel away for the night, we go tomorrow and then will spend a lovely day in Harrogate on Friday and should be back early evening, going to prep a stew and leave it in the fridge for DD to put in the slow cooker on Friday morning which means tea will be ready when we get back.

£5 in from £bay and £12 from v1nted which has gone to CC.

Plans for today -
clean bathroom
Hoover through downstairs and mop floors.
Prep stew
Make choc crunch cake
washing away
polish downstairs

Frugal wins -
Ebay sale
Fallen branches for woodburner
surveys and microsoft rewards

Have a great day xx

pennywisepoundstupid

Hello, think i've hit the mid month slump and not a lot is happening.

Lovely time away with DH and he treated me to new pair of sandals and a dress for holiday next month, although i have said to him they are my birthday present. Squirrelled away the body washes and shampoo/conditioners that were in the room at the hotel.
Ordered dog food pouches from amaz0n as i had some vouchers so £13 saved and will last a month. Sold an item on eb@y so that is £10 for CC.
Seem to have lots of eggs at the moment, it is either feast or famine with the chickens so i have boiled up half a dozen and will make egg mayo, which me and DD will have in sandwiches. I have 1 manky banana so will make a banana and sultana loaf later when the oven is on and maybe a cherry cake as well.
I want May to be a frugal month of using up as both freezers are fit to bursting, yet the larder cupboard is getting low on items, Mr L has put a voucher on my app for £5 off a £30 spend so might go and stock up on baking items, tinned/dried goods ready for a May of frugalness and making do.

Frugal wins -
More packaging
Eggs, eggs and more eggs
Ebay, microsoft rewards and surveys
Dog food paid for from survey vouchers
Hotel freebies

jwil

Glad you had a nice time away

pennywisepoundstupid

Morning all, seems really cold today and i'm thinking of lighting the woodburner, have hung the washing on the line but not convinced it will dry.

Busy, crazy week at work with my birthday thrown in as well, went out for drinks Friday night and had fish and chips for tea on my birthday, lots of lovely presents received and all things that are wants/needs or that will get used.

Did a Mr L shop which came to £28 after £5 voucher, larder has been replenished and hopefully May's grocery budget will be low. Also picked up my free birthday doughnut in there whilst shopping, also managed to bag a few other freebies this week which included another free birthday doughnut from greggs, bag of percy pigs from M&S, £5 birthday voucher from The b0dy shop got 2 small shower gels for my holiday bag which after voucher cost me £1 and my best and favourite freebie was a medium sized yankee candle did have to pay £3.95 postage though.

Sold an item on eb@y so that was £6 for CC and redeemed £25 from 0ne poll.

Everything is ticking along in the background, need to get DH to get suitcases down so i can pop them in the spare room and start packing bits.

Frugal wins this week -
ebay sale and survey redemption.
CH turned off until Autumn
Washing dried outside
birthday freebies

Happy Sunday xx

amber03

Yesterday was lovely here, spent it doing the garden, today thermals back out and like you thinking of putting the burner on. Glad you had a lovely birthday with a few freebies thrown in. Xx

pennywisepoundstupid

amber03 said:

Yesterday was lovely here, spent it doing the garden, today thermals back out and like you thinking of putting the burner on. Glad you had a lovely birthday with a few freebies thrown in. Xx

I know i can't believe the change in the weather i had sandals on midweek and now back in boots, woodburner is lit and i've hung washing on the airer.

jwil

Belated happy birthday!  Hope you had a lovely day.

I'm also waiting for the warmer weather!

pennywisepoundstupid

Afternoon all, early finish due to todays strikes and me taking some hours owed.

What is going on with the weather it is so cold, going to light the woodburner shortly and put some washing on the airer, which i think is ridiculous considering it is nearly May.

Not a lot going on moneywise but it's payday tomorrow so i will be able to shuffle some money about. Small spend yesterday as i needed to get moisturiser and other toiletries, MIL had given me a voucher for my birthday so only £9 added. It's also an independent store which i prefer to support so they threw in some tester size freebies which will be good for the holiday bag.

Have done the meal plan for the week, just need to write a shopping list, might need tweaking as i'm not actually sure who is around over the bank holiday weekend. Trying to eat up lots of tubs of things in the freezer to keep May spends down.
Tonight we are eating a whoopsied chicken pie with some new pots and cauli cheese left over from a previous meal, also found some leek and potato soup which will do me and DH for tomorrows lunch, crazy that it is still soup weather. 

Frugal wins -
Birthday voucher to pay for toiletries
Surveys 
Free cake at work
freebie toiletries

Have a good one xx

debtfreeoneday

Good to see you plodding on Penny. Belated happy birthday and glad you had a nice time away. 

Sun_Addict

Happy belated birthday 🎂