Old Style Diary Archive - AUG 05

Glad

Snowyowl yoohoo

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Penny-Pincher!!

Morning All :hello:

Gosh this thread started early today..lol Hope you are all well.

Not a bad night for me last night, managed to sleep 4.5 hours :j

OH & DD enjoyed their KFC bucket (i had afew fries and abit of the skin-still cant eat alot though). Also watched another film last night-without me falling asleep this time :rolleyes:

1st washload already in-ready for when OH gets up, another 1-2 to do after, 20 min blitz, want to clear out airing cupboard today, our bedroom is nearly finished being cleared of OH computer gear :T

Think we might light the chiminea later have some stuff to burn and OH bought me a hammock thingy last week, so if not wet, I may go lay on that with me quilt and get some fresh air.

Breakie: Bacon Roll
Lunch:Cod in crumbs, mash and peas
Dinner:Shepards Pie & veg

Got some items finishing on ebay today, so will wrap those up ready for next week...keeps me busy.

Have agreat day everyone :grouphug:

Penny-Pincher!!
xxxx

honey

Wow! I thought I was up early!!!

Glad - sorry to hear you are having such a rough time and I hope all goes well with your op.

I'm just having a quick browse on here while the rest of the house are snoring then we are off to Devon for a week - woohoo :j

Hope you all have a good weekend.

apple_mint

'Morning everyone :hello:

Gosh, you are all eager beavers this morning! Sorry to hear that some you have had a painful night ... group hug for everyone to make you feel better :grouphug:

Today I'm going to the farmers market for my meat. Used the last of the meat in the freezer yesterday so it has worked out just right. I'm planning to try and get 2 weeks worth of meat, along with some vegetables for this week. The lamb has been gorgeous but I'm hoping to be a bit more adventurous with my buying today and try some of the other stalls (I tend to stick to the same butcher) as well as my regular one.

Cooking our meals from scratch is really helping to cut down our food budget. I used to spend between £100 - £120 a week (what on earth was I buying!) and now the average is down to around £50. The thing is we are eating so much better. I made a cottage pie yesterday from the last of left over cooked lamb ... absolutely delicious! It would take too long to prepare in the evenings after work but it is a definately a weekend meal for us now.

Last night youngest (vegeatarian) daughter said she would be happy to have more of my scratch made meals (as opposed to buying so much Quorn) .... but gave me a list of ingredients she didn't like which happen to be staples of our diet (OH and myself). Think I will need to be a bit creative :rolleyes: A bit of challenge, but it would get our food bill down even further because the Quorn tends to add quite a bit to our food bill.

Well must have breakfast ....

Have a lovely OS day folks!

Bargainloverbec

Good morning! I thought I was doing well being up this early on a Saturday but I feel like a right slacker after reading everyone else's posts!!

I did a freezer inventory last night and have enough food for the next week so no food shopping today. Am planning to blitz the house all day, some serious decluttering is in order. Made a start last night and thoroughly enjoyed myself (how sad is that).

Tomato risotto for lunch today, with HM chicken soup for tea.

Have a lovely day everyone.

powie69

Morning to everyone,

Its been a while since I last got round to posting so I thought I'd say hi. I am nursing a very welcomed cup of tea, as my 2 year old son decided to wake hubbie and me up on the hour, every hour last night. I've put my babysitter on (Noddy) for a few minutes peace, so I can have a look online.

Hope you all have a good saturday.

pink_fairy_7

:grouphug: Morning everyone. I hope everyone feels better.

Today I'm finishing getting stuff together for car boot tom and doing a meal plan for the next four weeks, (trying to stay within grocery budget challenge).
Changing all the beds and finishing off the spring cleaning!! A bit late

Back to work Monday :doh:

Pink Fairy x

soba

Going to work until 5pm for a rest!!!

summerday

Later I have a wedding to go to, this morning though I want to pop to Tescos to get a few bits in, I have a load of washing on, I need to go to the library to pick up a reservation, clean the house (at least hoover everywhere and clean the bathroom).

Sorry to hear so many of you are feeling ill at the mo for various reasons, they sound like complicated long-term problems so I'll just say I hope they get sorted or become more bearable soon for you. ((hugs)) to those of you affected, I know how bad health problems can make you feel from after I had my op a month or so ago and I'm filled with admiration for people who determinedly struggle on and try to lead normal, productive lives despite the pain.

Have a good day, sarah

VickyA_2

Morning everyone :hello:

Hope that you're all feeling ok at the top of this thread.

OH and I are just on our way out to the local farmers' market. We haven't been for a while as we were on holiday the last couple of times it was on. We'll probably get a naughty pastry for our lunch, then tea tonight is salad with chopped up organic sausages and egg. Mmmmmmmmmm, yum, yum.

A friend phoned me last night that I hadn't spoken to in a while and she was absolutely appalled that I hadn't told her about my lack of job. Her OH had gone through some fantastic agency to get a permanent teaching job, so they're going to be recommending me to the agency. Bless them. As luck would have it, they're also taking OH and I out for lunch tomorrow!

Anyway, sounds like OH is ready to go so I'd better get ready quick-smart!

Vicky