Escape to the country & living off savings

KajiKita

Loving the reciprocal food inspiration MSE at its best 💖

I can't decide if bright, light and icy is better than warm but pitch black mornings ...? 🤔🤣

Well done on getting the sadmin organised and good luck with the understairs cupboard!

KK

SuzeQStan

Morning SYA - will you be there for the viewing tomorrow or is the EA handling it?

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks KK and Suze 😊

I haven’t booked aquafit am going to give it a miss today. 

I won’t be there Suze, the EA have keys and will handle all viewings. Not sure I could cope with that 

SuzeQStan

That sounds wise SYA - it would be hard as you are (understandably so emotionally attached. It will be good for you to get some feedback as well from the viewers via your EA xx everything crossed for you 🥰 

Tresinia511

Fingers crossed for the viewing,  it only takes one!

doingitanyway

Skint_yet_Again said:

Thanks dia 😊 my Spanish chicken is inspired by your butterbean stew ☺️

Love that 

It was exactly the same temperature when I woke. Guests are here so it went up to 18 while they got showered and dressed. When they left I turned heating off and put a fleece on.  Went down to 16.5. I am airing the house today so all the windows are open for a bit.

You have inspired me to tackle the 2 storage baskets in my living room

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks Suze, Tresinia & dia 😊

Pottered around this morning. My niece phoned me whilst out shopping (she has a membership card and is allowed to share with up to 2 people) to say they had beef brisket joints £2.50 and corned beef on offer (edit - as it was going out of date) She got me 2 joints 0.949 & 0.952 kg & equivalent of about 6 tins of sliced corned beef for total £10.62. She dropped them off at my house but didn’t stay as little lad was asleep & hasn’t been sleeping well whilst he’s been poorly. I will see them on Thursday. 

The corned beef has been portioned up and frozen. I like it warm with fried egg for breakfast or in slow cooker as corned beef hash or on a sandwich with English mustard. The beef joints are dated 19 Jan so I will cook one and have frozen the other. 

I had an email from BG asking for my meter readings so they were submitted this morning. Bill has appeared this afternoon £286.95. Less than I expected, so I am still in credit by £90.87. I pay £63.63 a month so when next bill due in April I will be approx 3x£63.63+£90.87=£281.76 in credit which I’m hoping will cover the winter bill. 

Walked down to my friends for cuppa with cakes I bought yesterday. Called into dads house & opened the windows & wiped round plus picked up dead leaves in his front garden from the tree opposite, which always seem to gather round the front door. All locked up & home again. 

Out for brunch with my friend tomorrow

Skint_yet_Again

Have woken from a nostalgic dream about dad this morning. It’s made me smile 🥰

Out with friend later. Will put beef in slow cooker. (Niece is a member of a surplus shop not a food bank & can share with up to 2 people). This afternoon I will make arrangements for my maturing bond. 

Can’t get back to sleep. Off to look at interest rates in this week’s mse email. 

jwil

Hope the viewing goes well

Nice that your Dad visited you in your dreams

SuzeQStan

What a bargain on the meat SYA!  All that for not much more than a fenner! Love a bit of corned beef hash here too 😋

Another one wishing a good viewing for DF’s home 🤞🤞