Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

foxgloves

Thanks, yes I am hoping that when the new chair arrives, it will be pretty much exactly what I was looking for.

Hello Readers,

Oh my life, it's hot! I ate my lunch indoors, curtains closed & fan on, so when I brought my coffee out here to our shady courtyard bench, the heat really hit me. Even the breeze is hot. Soot is stretched out by my side but has decided it's even too clammy & horrid for strokes. My sympathies to the millions of people working in buildings without air conditioning. Here in the UK, I think there are going to have to be moves towards much greater resilience to climate change-induced heat, as well as more joined-up thinking about flooding. It's too hot to mount the steps to my soapbox however, so I shall have a think about today's budget-friendly efforts.

*Tonight's meal is the rest of the pinto bean chilli I batch-cooked a while back. I only need to grate some cheese to go on top & butter some sourdough chunks to accompany it.

*Today's garden pickings: Blackberries.

*Bailed out 6 cans of bathwater for the thirstiest-looking plants. Everything is struggling so much. I want to cut back the brown top-growth but am thinking it might actually be offering a little protection to the crowns.

*Chopped back both hanging baskets as very straggly now. Fed & watered generously in hope of a few new blooms into next month.

*Washed another pillow. They are all coming up lovely, & in this heat they are back in use by bedtime.

*Did 3 surveys.

I've done a little tidying in the kitchen & conservatory but am intending to read in the shade now. I'm sure this library book is due back very shortly so I am aiming to finish it by tonight.

NOT money saving today: Received a very contrite ping from Mr F saying that he accidentally input our old reg. number into the parking app this morning so has acquired a parking ticket! It is £50, but £25 if he pays it within 7 days. I was annoyed at such a stupid waste of our money, but not as annoyed as he was! He says he is paying it tonight as soon as he gets in. It will come from our Car Maintenance Pot as we don't have a pot for idiocy!!

Right, time to tackle a few chapters,

Hope everyone is managing these energy-sapping temperatures.

F x

Sun_Addict

Oh no to the fine, but easy done with it being early days with the new car.

PennysIntoPounds

Oh no, I bet Mr F didn't enjoy sending that message! Maybe it can be a motivating prompt to do a survey session and some selling listings 🍻

rtandon27

Yikes! - we too have fallen foul of the idiocy tax on occasion - both recent times because the app took us to blue badge parking via time restricted routes.