Redsquirrel's 'Striving For Better Days' Diary

redsquirrel80

Well I had a lovely bacon roll for breakfast from local cafe (quite cheap too) - and got a few bits from Tesco for lunch and to keep at work for snacks, spent about a fiver.

Bloody bank haven't set up the standing order to transfer money to my debit card, which is a bit of a pain, will have to sort that out. Oops and realised a miscalculation in debt total, back to amend sig again

redsquirrel80

Lots of signature updating today - have done some shopping, Home Bargains for toiletries and a few food bits and pieces and then Sainsburys for some food (mostly basics range and reduced so I don't think much more expensive than Tesco, will compare later).

Just realised only 1 month left of my little ten month challenge to raise debt minimum payments from extra bits and pieces, £379 short at the moment - mind you am not sure if I have actually paid that amount off debt or not, need to check spreadsheets tomorrow, got them saved on work PC.

Had steak and lots of veg for tea and am now drinking pink fizzy wine (Stowells, £3.49 in Home Bargains )

redsquirrel80

BRrrrrrr! Chilly and windy and wet out there today. Stayed in bed till about 11 (after 'a couple of drinks after work' turned into getting in at 11pm, good night though!). Have only ventured out today to pick up a few more bits in Tesco. Right, the shopping rundown so far compared to my list...

• 1 Miscellaneous Granulated Sugar 1kg Packet £0.79 - 69p (Home Bargains)
• 1 Tesco Swiss Style Muesli 750g £0.71 - yep 71p
• 1 Tesco Greek Feta 200g £1.09 - Sainsburys £1.09
• 1 Tesco Value Mozzarella 125g £0.47 - Sainsburys 47p
• 1 Tesco Low Fat Natural Yogurt 500g £0.78 - Activia yoghurts (Tesco) 99p
• 1 Tesco Healthy Eating Semi- Skimmed Milk 1.136ltr/2 Pints £0.86 - Tesco 1 pint 53p, Sainsburys soya milk 19p
• 1 Tesco Rough Oatcakes 250g £0.77 - yep 77p
• 1 Tesco Value Pitted Green Olives 880g £1.55 - didn't have it, bought small jar for 63p
• 1 Value Pack Mushrooms 750g £1.16 - Sainsburys £1.37
• 1 Market Value Green Apple Pack £0.75 - two packs Ariane apples for £2
• 1 Tesco Leaf Spinach 1.1kg £0.98 - Lincolnshire greens (reduced) 49p
• 1 Market Value White Potatoes 2.5kg Tray £0.57 - I can't carry this much! Sainsburys 1kg 79p
• 1 Market Value Carrots 1kg £0.45 - Yorkshire carrots 1kg (reduced) 35p
• 1 Value Onions 2kg £0.72 - Sainsburys 73p
• 2 Tesco Garlic Each £0.68 - one at 34p

Plus quite a few bits that weren't on the list, including reduced steak, ciabatta, olive oil and all the toiletries I'd run out of. Spent £39.56 so far, and still need rice, pasta and some meat, but not too bad shopping I think. Have spent the afternoon freezing the stuff that's close to its date, and making some veg stock from the ends of stuff I've chopped up.

Right, off to find something decent to read or watch and get under a blanket on the sofa...

pepe2008

Hangover Squizz? Sounds like your weeekend got off to a good start last night. I'm off for much of the same so I'm taking the Camper as crash pad, forward planning, hah!

boredofbeingathome

Aww poor Squizz, i am having a drink tonight..to drown out Mr.B's snoring, and i will be in happy, i don't care land...bliss.

Karmacat

Hope those with a drink/night out have a great time! I'm stuck in, nursing the lurgy. Very tempted to nurse a glass of wine, I must say....

Red, the shopping sounds good - interested to hear of the olives, I must search them out, I love olives.

redsquirrel80

Thanks all... I managed to sleep off the hangover this morning, having a quiet one tonight and the most exciting thing I've had to drink is hot chocolate!

Karma, I've never actually seen the Tesco value olives except online, the ones I bought were Crespo make which seem to be cheap everywhere. I love them too, especially green ones - yum!

redsquirrel80

Ooh - it's nice to be up early and clear-headed! Have been for a run this morning, really nice being out early when it's quiet apart from other runners and dog walkers. Back for breakfast, and am doing quite well with the fruit and veg - had about 10 portions yesterday, so far have had banana, tomatoes and mushrooms.. yum

Dunno what I'm doing for the rest of the day, I think I might not move very far for the next couple of hours....

Karmacat

Wow! I made a mistake this morning - jaffa cakes for breakfast.... does the orange jam count?

redsquirrel80

Yes, of course it does! :rotfl: