Escape to the country & living off savings

SuzeQStan

Ah that’s it thank you Tresinia 😘

Skint_yet_Again

Good morning Suze and Tresinia. 25 degrees in my house this morning. Will be glad when the temperature drops later in the week! 

Tresinia is correct about it being a 5 week month for shopping, usually £160 a month, plus I have increased my annual bills from £100 to £120 and my Xmas / birthdays from £50 to £55. 

Have a good day everyone. It definitely summer as Wimbledon starts today. 🎾 🍓🍰😁

Skint_yet_Again

Went to the garden centre with DF yesterday for a look round and then sat in front of the fan back home all afternoon. Today I went into the city on the bus with my friend. We wandered round the shops and had lovely lunch and half price cocktails 🍹 

Back home now with feet up. Temperature has dropped thankfully. Aldee in the morning. 

SuzeQStan

Sounds idyllic - half price cocktails very MSE (and taste all the better for it) 🍸🍹🥂🍾

Tresinia511

Sya, half price cocktails with lunch sounds like my idea of a great day out

doingitanyway

Wow daytime cocktails. What a life you are living 

Doris17

Not sleeping very well either. 

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks Suze, Tresinia & dia. I am such a lightweight drinker these days. I spent the rest of the afternoon snoozing 😂

Slept much better last night. Hope you did too Doris. It’s lovely and cool today with a bit of rain. I went to the big asd@ living this morning and got a dress £20. I haven’t worn a dress for years and I’m not sure about this one either. It looked really nice online but was out of stock in my size. They have a store stock checker on their website and it showed one in my size. No changing rooms so I brought it home to try. 

Called into aldee on the way home and spent £32.42. Cubed beef 700g was 30% off dated 3 July and strawberries also 30% off. I’ve got half the beef in the slow cooker with cubed butternut squash and a curry sauce. Will add red pepper and chickpeas in a couple of hours. Leftovers will be frozen. The other half of the beef is in the freezer to turn into something else next week. Half of the pack of chicken fillets will make fajitas with courgettes and peppers, yoghurt, grated cheese and chopped fresh tomatoes. The other half pack of chicken will probably make a Cajun tray bake with roasted Mediterranean veg. 

Am going to DF’s later for a cuppa and a look at his gas & electric tariff. Tomorrow we are going out with my niece and little lad 🥰

Tresinia511

Menus sound fab as always sya. But spill..... did the dress fit?

Skint_yet_Again

It does fit Tresinia but I’m just not sure it suits me. I am quite short and it’s more of a maxi length on me rather than a midi. It did say that the model online is 5’ 10” So I’m not sure I will keep it. It’s a shirt top with collar and sleeves, a belt at the waist and then long slim fit. It may look better a bit shorter but I would have to find a dressmaker. I will try it on again when I get back from my sisters next week.