An in-between phase

WinterWarrior · 19 July at 9:54AM

Champagne and fromage sounds excellent. I tend to end up with Prosecco and quavers which isn’t the same vibe at all 😬

doingitanyway · 19 July at 10:11AM

Haha @WinterWarrior that would work too!!

PennysIntoPounds · 19 July at 11:41AM

Ooh will put it on the 'when I have money' list @doingitanyway!
Dinner of champions @WinterWarrior 😁

redofromstart · 19 July at 12:04PM

Prosecco and crisps was mostly how I put the weight on to be honest. The last drinks I had (dry since March!) included some yellow label veuve clicquot champagne which was very nice indeed.

doingitanyway · 19 July at 1:15PM

redofromstart said:

Prosecco and crisps was mostly how I put the weight on to be honest. The last drinks I had (dry since March!) included some yellow label veuve clicquot champagne which was very nice indeed.

Both crisps and fizz are simple carbs that enter the system at lightening speed and encourage weight pile-on. I tell myself that cheese (fat and protein) is excellent food to have with champers (very dry and less sugary)...Luckily I cant afford this treat either but it is a lovely visit for special occasions...

Well done on no drinking since March!!

PennysIntoPounds · 19 July at 5:20PM

What a funny old day weather-wise, absolutely torrential rain for most of it but still somehow managing to remain really close. The promised storms to clear the air haven't arrived

Anyhoo, a surprisingly productive Saturday;

Usuals

Quarter wussy situps

Half an hour carpet walk

Finished a book, David Mamet Oleanna. Okay it's a play and a short one but I still read it!

Vinted listing having tried my new steamer I bought with birthday money (still getting used to it so report pending)

Some more listings I've been meaning to do for ages

Mr PIP collected our lottery winnings of £2.80 so transferred that to the flat pot- not as simple a process as it seems as two of my banking apps refuse to acknowledge each other's existence, so if I have cash that I want in the flat pot, I have to take that amount from my monthly budget, send that amount from current account app to main bank app then transfer it to the savings pots app

Got a sample of Gucci Flora perfume in the post which is annoyingly gorgeous

Got a couple of bags together for charity shop from pile of bits that haven't sold so feel a bit less cluttered

20 minute carpet walk

Finished a book, The Cosmic Ordering Service. It's not for me but good luck to the author

Staying in this evening (purse says 'finally!') and Mr PIP has used a voucher to treat us to M&S dinner

PennysIntoPounds · 20 July at 6:23PM

Usuals
Shower and hairwash
Laundry

Got info for Mr PIP to email Octopus about our gas smart meter not working and us not being able to submit readings. Absolute state of that company, can't wait to never have them in my life again

Pennies earned on surveys but it all adds up!

Steps to local with Mr PIP for some Sunday beer (with camra discount) and dominoes time, with financial planning. Weirdly we've not won the lottery yet again but I expect the universe doesn't want to spoil the surprise for when we win the maximum on the reserve lottery ticket and the premium bonds next month

We've run out of little containers so Mr PIP is having leftover pizza for dinner, and I'm having mash and parsnips out of the freezer, with a tomato jus (okay, aldi ketchup)

Looking forward to an early night, my body is tired from washing. Started limping a bit on way back so healing sleep gladly accepted

Hope everyone is having a super Sunday, and if you're not, sort that out straight away! 🍻

PennysIntoPounds · 21 July at 5:24PM

Not much done today as chronic pain condition having a bit of an iffy day.

Usuals

Entered some competitions, today I'm mostly looking forward to winning a Tuscan hamper (and cash)

Receipt survey

Had to cancel going to an exhibition with my friend which is a bit rubbish but neither public transport or putting my unstable body near priceless art seemed a good idea

Ten minute carpet walk

Did a lot of mind numbing research on pensions to answer why one of the invigilators said we might not get full state pension. All fine. I hope.

Steps to local with Mr PIP to do summat nice.
Got a missed call from mortgage provider our application is with. I hate phone calls but thought I'd better call them back even though it was odd they hadn't only or also called Mr PIP, or enquired through the portal.
The cheeky b*ggers were calling me to ask why I get PiP! They'd asked once on the portal saying it was in case I needed additional support from them, I replied and said I don't.
They then asked again on the portal without the pretence it was for my benefit and our mortgage broker stepped in and said this is inappropriate (we have not in any way put the PiP money as evidence of our ability to make payments, they just saw it on the bank statements we had to provide).
This was a while ago so we thought they'd realised it was probably illegal, then they called me today, circumventing our broker, and did the same thing, went 'we need to make sure we're safeguarding you and offer you support'.
I said I don't need any.
They asked if they could keep this irrelevant financial information on file.
I said no.
They then again gave up pretence it was for my benefit and asked if I would just tell them.
I said no!
Though me and Mr PIP keep being very tempted that I say 'leg disabled' and hope they're fans of The IT Crowd

The reclaiming of containers from the freezer continues, for dinner Mr PIP is having the last portion of pasta bake and I'm having pasta tapas made up of all the last two or three bites of various pasta meals I haven't wanted to waste