Progress not Perfection

MisterPym

Brewerspride said:

Sun_Addict said:

I’m currently toying with the idea of going to Ibiza for 3 nights at the beginning of September (or maybe a week 🤣).....

For a moment, I thought you were thinking of escaping on your own as you said "I'm"

Me too, I thought, she's finallygoing to do it!!!

Sun_Addict

MisterPym said:

Brewerspride said:

Sun_Addict said:

I’m currently toying with the idea of going to Ibiza for 3 nights at the beginning of September (or maybe a week 🤣).....

For a moment, I thought you were thinking of escaping on your own as you said "I'm"

Me too, I thought, she's finallygoing to do it!!!

You lot 🤣Don’t tempt me 🤣

Sun_Addict

So after the clear out, while Mr SA was sleeping, I got the hedge cutters out and trimmed the shrubs. The garden waste bin is full to the brim now. I need to grow a few inches to reach the tops of some of the shrubs though 😆 Also planted some seeds before it’s too late. Moved some plants from the greenhouse that are obviously being nibbled at to the mini greenhouse. Relocated 2 snails over the fence to the steep banks at the bottom of my garden where there is plenty of vegetation so they can live their best lives there. 

The weather hasn’t been as bad as forecast although very windy. At least I got a load of washing dry. 

When DD returned from work I ran the idea of us going away past her and she said if she couldn’t get the time off it’s not the end of the world if the dog is alone for a few hours during the day for 3 days. She won’t be on her own most of the time. Not that this dog is spoiled by any means 🤣

It was another NSD today, lost count of how many this month but nothing great. 

I enjoyed the Thai red curry rice dish I made tonight from the Mr T magazine. I got rid of some of the out of date lentil rice rather than use the long grain rice the recipe suggested. I’ll put a link in to the recipe if I can find it as it was very tasty and I’d make it again. 

beanielou

Get it booked then! 

Sun_Addict

Here’s the recipe https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/one-tray-thai-style-red-fish-curry.html

Sun_Addict

Morning all, happy Monday.

So nice not to have to go to work today, I could get used to these short weeks.

The new 4 week budget period starts today so I've closed off the last budget period. There was an underspend of £281.36. £1.36 has gone to the Christmas pot, £150 to the vet pot, £100 to the home improvements pot and £30 to the tech replacement pot. I need to transfer £2k of the vet bill money from the emergency fund so I can clear the cc. Not heard anything back from the pet insurance yet. 

Plans for today are dog walking, drop off a bag of Mr SA's clothes/bags at the charity shop (before he changes his mind), giving the house a good clean and a bit of tidying up in the garden.

I also need to paint my nails - fingers and toes. The gel polish I had done for my holiday on my fingers only started to lift yesterday so lasted 4 weeks and 3 days which is brilliant. 

Tonight's dinner is tofu fajitas with guacamole, another recipe from the Mr T magazine. I'm going to make 2 portions so I can take one to work for lunch tomorrow. I've had some wraps in the freezer for ages so this will use a couple up. 

Sun_Addict

Today ended up another NSD, 2 in a row. 

Got a few jobs done in the house. Just waiting for my nails to dry before making a start on the dinner. 

Mr SA watered the greenhouse plants and reported back that the first tomato of the year has made an appearance. It’s so much easier for him with the pressure sprayer. The watering can was too heavy for him so I was watering the greenhouse plants. At least that’s one job less for me now. 

Back to work tomorrow 👎

PennysIntoPounds

That's good Mr SA can help more easily. Good for both you and his pride!

Think of the money, every spare quid you earn is there for Ibiza spending pot 💃 Hope return to work goes quickly and smoothly

satchmo1

It'll be good for Mr SA's esteem to be able to take on the greenhouse/garden watering? Big it up to him!! 

Sun_Addict

Afternoon all.

Back to work today. Worked in the office until lunchtime, WFH this afternoon.

Got absolutely soaked on the way home, had to put my PJs on when I got in, I was soaked to the skin! The rain was running down the hill like the game at the end of I'm a Celebrity except I didn't collect any stars. 

Today's freebies: weekly free coffee, free condiment courtesy of Lid! and free blueberries from the Lid! spin. I ended up deciding on brown sauce for the free condiment as a lot of the other things were on the top shelf - I'm not tall enough to see if the codes are the same as the ones on the app which was annoying as I had a brown sauce last time and only Mr SA likes it. Also won a free lucky dip for tomorrow night on the lottery. 

Today's exercise was walking to/from work and I'm doing a resistance bands session later. You could say the walking to/from work was another freebie 😆

Dropped off a bag of clothes for recycling at Primani on the way home. That's 3 down only another goodness knows how many to go! I can only manage a small bagful at a time. 

DD has put in a leave request at work for the 3 days in September when we might be going to Ibiza. I've blocked out my work calendar for the whole week, I don't work the day before or day after a holiday.

Tonight's dinner is one pot tomato & greens pasta another recipe from the Mr T magazine.