Escape to the country & living off savings

badmemory

A major supermarket beginning with T and ending in co.  We tend not to use actual names in case they are snooping & it is more fun too.

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks suze, flowers, tresinia and badmemory. Sorry about that tresinia I’m just used to tesc0 being called mr T on mse ☺️

Called into local high street this morning and got final cards for Dsis & Ds & gf. Have written half my cards and a few more tomorrow then will post about 20 on my way to friends house in the afternoon. 

Had a lovely meal out, 5 of us, mine with 2 drinks £19.15. Got myself a lovely dressing gown from primarni £15 which DF is paying for as my xmas gift. Also got bottle of sloe gin wine & a Clementine Buck’s Fizz in m n s as gifts for Dsis & niece £4 each. 

Am feeling quite tired now. Just having a hot chocolate 

Tresinia511

Thanks badmemory and sya, I have wondered for ages why we use the strange names, but couldn't work out the Mr T one!

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I usually use the correct names. I don’t think supermarkets are bothered by a few anonymous posters naming them. Each to his own though. 

Skint_yet_Again

I decided to give aquafit a miss this morning as I felt tired & usual instructor was off & the stand in does lots of underwater foam dumbbells which always seems to trigger neck pain. 

Tidied the kitchen, dishwasher emptied and refilled. Wrote the rest of my Christmas cards for distant relatives & friends and posted them on way to friends house for a cuppa. I will write the rest for local family and friends over the weekend. 

Looking forward to going out for a curry tonight with DF & Dsis and family friends. 

Skint_yet_Again

Have had a great weekend. Lovely food & great company on Friday. Spent the day with DF & Dsis on Saturday and DF cooked spag Bol. Today we have had a roast with the half price beef, roast potatoes from DF allotment plus roast carrots parsnips butternut squash and swede, plus broccoli 😋 Lots of leftover beef to be portioned up for the freezer. 

aldee are now advertising dinner for 6 under £12 including turkey £8.85, plus potatoes, sprouts, carrots & parsnips at 15p from 19 - 24 Dec if anyone wants to stock up on cheap veg. 

SuzeQStan

Cheers SYA - popped into Mr T and got a 1/2 price joint of meat thanks for the heads up xx

Skint_yet_Again

Glad you got a good deal Suze 😊

Am going to aldee later then I’m having a slow afternoon. I may start wrapping some Christmas presents. Tomorrow is aquafit, then cuppa and cake with friend. Wednesday I am out for lunch with my friend. Thursday I am out with DF to the garden centre to help choose a wreath for DM. Thursday evening I am out to the pub with friends. Friday morning is aquafit. Plenty to keep me busy this week with some resting and chillin’ out time too ☺️

Skint_yet_Again

The water at aquafit was cool this morning but the changing rooms were warm. It seems to be one or the other until they fix it after Christmas. The usual instructor is off with a bad back so it was the stand-in with the dumbbells. I did some with them and then without. I don’t want a bad back for Christmas! 

Picked up a hot roast chicken from asd@ on the way home and used my remaining £4 in the app. I have ordered myself a new pair of pjs online reduced to £8 and will pick them up on Friday (after aquafit) as they are delivered free to store. 

Am going to pop in the hairdresser on the way to my friends house later and see if I can get a trim next week. 

Tresinia511

Sya, yum to hot roast chicken,  so very versatile,  my favourite when is still hot is to pile it in a French baguette with best butter and salt😋😋. Plus,  I also love a new pair of jimjams, I like the ones with stretch in them , other wise I find they "ride up" a tad while wriggling around in my sleep🤭