Pulling my frugal pants on.

ladybird1106

Came downstairs this morning to the wonderful smell of stew cooked in the slow cooker overnight mmmmmmmmmm. Looking forward to tea tonight 
love 🐞

KajiKita

ladybird1106 said:

Came downstairs this morning to the wonderful smell of stew cooked in the slow cooker overnight mmmmmmmmmm. Looking forward to tea tonight 
love 🐞

Excellent start to the day 😊👏

KK

ladybird1106

It was a good start to the day KK.

frugalness for the day
1) Rode my bike to the allotment instead of using the car. Covered 2 rhubarb crowns with bins to produce forced rhubarb. Took up veggie peelings for the compost bin, which eventually will be put on the plot
2) Did a bit more on my recycled shelving
3) Free exercise- yoga,🧘‍♀️ bike ride and 11,468 steps with miss giddychops🦮 
4) ys bread from the coop
5) Used some of the alcohol from dads to make cocktails 🍸 (there is a lot alcohol to get through)
6) Stew cooked in the sc overnight (yummy😋)
7) Wm, dw and car on charge to use leccie tariff.
8) Didn’t spend all of this weeks food budget, so will sort that tomorrow - 🐞PP and EF.
9) Used natures tumble dryer, everything was dry except some jeans that just needed a bit of time on a radiator.

Gratitudes 🥳
1) OH got my car to the garage without the clutch failing 
2) That mum was able to collect him from the garage and brought him home (she stays over Sunday and Monday, so not out her way)
3) Seeing a flock of goldfinches out on our walk.
 

Love 🐞

KajiKita

I’m impressed that you got washing dry outside! Way too cold here. 

Glad the slow cooked casserole was as good as it smelt 😊❤️

That’s a good dollop of exercise 👏 Goldfinches sounds lovely 🥰 

KK

LadyWithAPlan

Liking the cocktail making excuses (u are always alcohol doesn’t go off quickly! )
your food sounds lovely 

ladybird1106

Hmmm yes but……… LWAP.
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ladybird1106

What a morning. The youngest has had a proper meltdown yesterday and today over issues relating to college. Adamant they are not going anymore. However we’ve agreed that we will take a month out, drs appointment  made for in a months (next available appointment 😤)time to review medication, will put them back on at Johns wort( been on before), look at doing more exercise, eating better, sleeping more etc etc. College are looking at how best to support them also. Currently at the gym (12 minutes probably but it’s a start) Tomorrow we will look at planning our first week. 

Love 🐞

KajiKita

Oh dear, Ladybird, just as you cleared all the work on your dad’s house …

Sounds like you know what to do and have swung into mum-sort-it mode. Remember to make some space for you in the midst of it all ….

KK

ladybird1106

My thoughts exactly KK, good job I didn’t get an interview for that job🥴.
Finally found a soap dispenser that will dispense foam rather than liquid for the youngest. Good coverage into the hand ensuring good hand hygiene. It’s the little things, picked up hand sanitizer gel, more fruit, multiple vitamins (3 for 2)and a  gingerbread man for me. Good job I had money leftover from last week food budget. I am however on target this month. Youngest is a lot more settled this evening and been super helpful around the house.

Frugalness for today= more spare money for the future 
1) Tea was leftovers
2) Trip to the a lot to put some glass down to warm and dry out the soil in preparation for broad beans 
3) Another inch knitted of my scarf.

Gratitude's 
1) Having the patience of a saint
2) That the youngest is more settled 
3) To whoever invented gingerbread 

love 🐞

KajiKita

Sounds like youngest is a bit embarrassed / ashamed. Maybe they panicked? Hope you can get it sorted for them. I wonder how much of it is the battle to get to college and be there in the colder months as I remember you said they struggle with this.

KK