Progress not Perfection

Sun_Addict

Soup recipe:

https://www.weightwatchers.com/uk/blog/food/cold-comfort

I can’t post a link for the wild mushroom risotto it says it’s app only, although I don’t have the app it was from the magazine. 

beanielou

I love risotto. 

Sun_Addict

The risotto was ok I’ve made better. Not a keeper. Feel completely back to normal now thank goodness. The Pfizer doesn’t seem to be as bad as the others for side effects and Mr SA has been fine despite his dodgy immune system. Managed to tidy up the under stairs cupboard of doom this afternoon. 

Sun_Addict

That's Monday almost done. Worked in the office until just after lunchtime, just got an hour or so to do now. 

Not a NSD as needed to pick up a couple of things from Lid! on the way home.

The new 4 week budget period starts today. Finances have been totted up and there was a small overall underspend of £29.72. £25 of this has been sent to the personal spends pot and an oddment of £4.72 to the Christmas pot. 

Have won £5 by swiping my Sparks card, purely by coincidence as I didn't know about the promotion to win a share of £1m M&S vouchers. Only have 13 days to redeem the voucher so will use it on Friday on my way home from work.

Tonight's dinner is stuffed peppers using the mushroom risotto I made yesterday. Where I went wrong with it was I didn't realise I had hardly any risotto rice left so bulked it out with pearl barley which I also didn't have much left of so in total 82g of rice/barley which didn't make a lot 😆

Exercise today has been walking to/from work. 

Cleaning task after work is the kitchen. 

SuzeQStan

I got that sparks fiver too - reckon
its a ploy to get me to download the sparks app. Not sure it’s worth it - but I do love M&S so will
probably do it.

edit to note - you can only redeem the voucher in the app - but I think you can use it in store if you have the barcode on the app

Sun_Addict

SuzeQStan said:

I got that sparks fiver too - reckon
its a ploy to get me to download the sparks app. Not sure it’s worth it - but I do love M&S so will
probably do it.

edit to note - you can only redeem the voucher in the app - but I think you can use it in store if you have the barcode on the app

If you have a Sparks card and tick the voucher on the app it will automatically download to your card. 

Sun_Addict

Had an email from B00ts saying they’re having a Christmas shopping event next week, get £10 in points for a £60 spend. I remember a few years ago when they used to have an actual proper in store event once a year, invite only at the door to get in and they put on a really good buffet spread with wine. I used to love going and spent a fair bit getting most of my Christmas shopping done. These events must’ve created a lot of goodwill but now with cutbacks all this sort of thing has sadly gone. MnS also used to do something similar. 

SuzeQStan

I got some excellent bits in the m&s online sale for Christmas - got almost everyone one of those Barney bear hot water bottles for £6 each (down from £22.50!) Shame they are now sold out as thought of a few more I could have given them to

Sorry - Spencer Bear!

beanielou

I have just ordered a Spencer bear imitation oddie!

Sun_Addict

Happy Tuesday!

WFH today and tomorrow, swapping my days around this week as I've organised an event on Thursday. 

Today will only be a NSD if the milk lasts until tomorrow's Mr M delivery. I forgot about Mr SA spilling a large amount of milk on Sunday and only noticed yesterday when I was cleaning the fridge that there's just a tiny bit left. What annoys me is that no one mentions we're running out and as I don't use milk I don't always notice. The same goes for margarine. 

Have done two loads of washing so hopefully that will dry today. Aiming to get all the house cleaning done after work today and tomorrow so I just have to vacuum, wipe round and tidy at the weekend.  I particularly need to concentrate on the bathroom today. 

Today's exercise is dog walking later this morning, bums & tums at lunchtime and resistance bands tonight. 

Making a veggie sausage traybake for tonight's dinner. 

Did a £2.02 PA survey first thing so that's the daily survey target amount hit already.