OS New Years Day 2008

anniestar

Afternoon gang, happy new year. Hope everyone is happy, well and warm this afternoon. We watched Take That and some of the fireworks then went to bed. Was very quiet round here in the night(we normally have loads of idiots letting fireworks on the field at stupid o clock but either I was in a VERY deep sleep or people behaved. Casrina poor you it's not just the damage it's the shock. Glad you and your DH weren't hurt.
As for resolutions well to be honest there are so many areas that I REALLY have to improve I decided not to do anything specific like a list(and in not doing so have saved the equivalent of a small Norwegian forest's worth of paper. Just will try harder in everything really. LOADS of things need sreious wrok. To be honest I know that this year will be a very significant one for a number of reasons. I don't want to go into why on such a public forum for various reasons(and stuff is nowhere near being sorted at the mo anyway) but will let you know as soon as i have something concrete in place.Also I will gladly let you know via PM's no problem! Actully thats one thing that is improving The PM's are now(or seem to be)fully working its just me being a chicken!!! I am opening them and clearing them 2 at a time as when hte problems started it was when I was doing a batch if you see what i mean.(only 94% full now:j :j :rotfl: )
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR PENGUIN:bdaycake: :bdaycake: :bdaycake: Hope you have a lovely day. Oh am being shouted. will come back shortly to do my messages. A XXXX

csarina

That the first of my NYR completed, OH and I have just got back from a 40minutes walk around the streets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what do they say 20 minutes walking 3 times a week, ok thats 2 days walks done already..........What do you mean it doesn't work like that???????????????

PS.

I just checked my Quidco account and £66 is on its way to me, so with OH's annuity which is due this month we have our holiday for this year paid for...........ssssssssssssssssooooooooooooooo............from this month I aim to save £70+ into our US holiday (Florida and New York) fund.................wwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooo I want to have at least the airfare and hotel money for New York when I book in October/November.......then it will be all hands on deck to save the £1000 spending money we want to take with us.................................

tru

I've taken the mistletoe and holly down, chopped it up and put it in a huge sack, ready for composting. I've saved the mistletoe berries, does anyone know - if I smear them onto a tree, will they grow?

The cards are down, I'm going to cut them into gift tags in a bit. I've got a scruffy little tree that's years old, I got it for the kids when they were little for them to decorate. It's finally going in the bin I bought a real one just before Christmas, it's 18 inches tall and very cute That'll be their replacement, I just need to learn how to look after it now :rolleyes:

All of my kitchen cupboards are cleaned out and sorted :T

I've been saving all my empty milk cartons (6 pinters) for a while, I've just cut them in half to make pots for my seeds out of the bottoms and funnels out of the tops :T

I can't wait to get out in the garden and tip out the compost bins, I have three. I want to give them a good 'stir' then chuck it all back in Probably won't have a chance to do it til the weekend though.

Murtle

Happy New Year to all!!!

tru - lots of water through the summer for the living christmas tree it's what seems to keep ours going!!!

Sunnyday

Afternoon all,
Well i started off really well and emptied the dishwasher and washing machine and sliced the lovely loaf from the BM.
I even washed all the worktops and some more pots then we had huge bacon egg & mushroom sandwiches on the new bread and now i`m stuffed and don`t want to move lol

Hopefully i`ll move soon but my excuse for now is catching up on here and then i`m going to run through my meal planner.
Have a good afternoon everyone!
SD

tattycath

Hi everyone.

:j HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!:j

Hope you all well. We went out for the evening (very expensive it was too-not OS at all!!!) and they didn't even do the auld langsyne at the end. Bit of a shambles really. eldest DD was bored and tired and fell asleep in taxi coming home!!! Had a long lay in this am. Didn't have loads to drink las night but I have got a headache today and pain in one of my arms. Kids are full of it. OH doing some diy and I have just managed to escape long enough to read and post on thread.
This is a brilliant website and I learned alot since I joined in september, and I hope to learn (and save) alot more this year.
better go and do something constructive.!!!

donny-gal

Happy New Year Everyone New/regular & Non-regular Posters Alike.

Happy Birthday Mr Penguin.

Back from our 'vanning New Year Rally, very OS. Last night was a American Supper with far too much food, take your own drinks,and a Disco. Even did the Gay Gordons - no comments regulars.

Must get in gear now, so that I am washed up to date, packed and ready to go on Thursday. Been using up for last few days, now left with 1 pack of 3 peppers and some wilted celery, together with a portionof Edam Cheese. Any suggestions on to how I can use that up?

Real festive tea tonight, Beans on Toast with a Poached Egg. One of our favourites.

DH going to take down cards and tree, while I sort out some of the packing.
WM on - first load just finished.

One more mortgage payment left now.

Another yawn here, guess what weight loss on the agenda. First Goal 1 st off by the time I come back in March.


(((hugs))) to those feeling fragile.

Take care
DG

anniestar

Well the reason I was being shouted was interesting-we had a Sparrow Hawk sitting on top of the wooden mushroom and a very interested(not in am eating way-even if he could!!) Norwegian forest cat(Rupert) sitting gazing up at him. Was lovely but sadly the camera was totally flat and all I managed with my phone was a shot of the kitchen window!!!! We often get visits but when they are hunting, the only time I ahve seen one sitting on the ground or the composter which they seem to like is when they were dining(not too fab a sight) but this one was just sat there for about 20 minutes.

Right where was i ?
Plumduff hope your dads condition improves.
AnnieBooklover (((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) hope you feel better soon. Now WIL YOU REST.(Thats me shouting but in a nice way:rotfl: )
Odds-n-sods hope your toe op goes really well. DH was asking about you a couple of days ago. Will be thinking of you.
Pipkin delighted that your DN is recovering. Poor little lame. Hugs to his mummy as well.
Serena hope that your families health imporves.
Have dtarted the year as one should -had :A LEVEL 42 :A on LOUD -wonderful.
Am now off to make something no idea but have enough food for a small nation so loads to go at. Have a wonderful NYD and take care. Ann xxxxx

meanmarie

Happy New Year everyone, new and old posters!

Have had a very quiet new year so far, which is very much to my taste, can't bring my self to celebrate at this time of year...as I get older there are too many people missing each year so find it rather sad.

Hoping to continue saving money and making friends here, looking forward to 6 weeks in Australia in May/June, hoping to lose some weight OS way before then. Am also planning to declutter and sort my clothes so that there will be no need to spend on clothes in 2008.

Have only read beginning of thread as am off in a few minutes to DD3 and DDIL2 for the evening.

Have a good day everybody

Marie

Skyegirl

Hi everyone
Wishing you all health, wealth and happiness for 2008:beer:

Breadmaker is on, lounge cleaned and tidied, gammon is boiling away on the stove, we are having roast gammon and all the trimmings for dinner. Kids are merrily playing on the Wii, and i'm enjoying reading and posting on Old Style, so nice to be here:cool: