Time to mend and make do, beg, borrow and barter.

Aunty wik has a LPG cheery I shall do some research for you. I think she got a few good offers of deals when they moved in. Will keep you posted - your leftovers sound yum btw and I MUST get chooks sorted again. I feel so guilty leaving them alone all day.......its one reason why I've not done it again so far but I love them.

Took elder hound (druged-space-cadet-dug) out for a meargre stroll - I'm going to phone vets re anti-blood pressure meds and pain killers and see if he really needs to be **SO** medicated, I don't want him in pain, but my lord he's out of it. If that's good, then grand, if not lets reduce things a wee bitty. Younger mutt is NOT a fan of these short bursts - must make the effort to sort him a long one soon.

I'm not feeling 100% tbh not like DH but I'm tired, so taking it easier than normal.

Have a plan b re mithers treament if required lets hope I'm just post traumatically exhausted cos of skiing and guest arriving just when we did.

Pumpkin is a roasted.

Got bottled gas when out £30
£9.54 spent at Coop himself requested some bits of food we didn't have, and cornflakes as he's ill, I had no beef with that, I'd rather he ate - I had a 10/£1 off voucher so bulked the spends up by doubling up on cornflakes and store things = £12 spend with co-op points off and a £1 voucher - got milk for work too so will claim back £1 for that - so hopefully an £8.54 spend milk/cupboard stuff, all good although I'd not expected to spend today.

Soup is ready to construct and I did two loads washing with kitchen stove on that should be dry later.

I'll sort meals for tomorrow, later.

Big win today was putting water and some oatcakes in the car which meant, I didn't buy a drink when out and had an unexpected walk powered by an oatcake or two from the stores.

Beans and leftover roasties for lunch - half tin stashed in fridge. I love baked beans - anyone ever made their own? Cannae be that hard surely.

Right DD gave me HFW books at chrimbo - off for a read for some inspiration.



I really liked the Revolut card when we were away and found it super easy to use and monitor spends. So I thought last night - I have it for free and its instantaenous updating spends so I'm going to use it for the household spends. I've loaded £180 onto it - thinking 200 of the 300 budget minus £20 blown on cold/chest drugs yesterday. I'll keep 100 in bank for cleaner etc. We shouldn't have any charges using it and its easy to put the money back. I think for me maybe going food shopping (my real vice) with a preloaded card in my pocket with my total food budget in it, will make me think twice......here's hoping. Used this card for the gas too as that's also household.

I hadn't expected it to be so useful so we'll see.

Evening all

Chips for tea with lashings of bread and butter. himself managed to eat a plateful with leftover pulled pork and gravy - progress dear hearts.

Pumpkin soup is ready to whizz and the washing is almost dry. Work clothes are prepped and I'm half way through making me 'snap' as dear greying would say. DH is going nowhere - so means I have a bit of an easier morning as I've no mutts to pack up for taking to the garden.

I've been reading up UFM and its making me ponder greatly - what do I want out of life - health and happy is up there. Right now that's a big focus. Otherwise, I just don't know, we live where we love. I'd like to travel more, otherwise I'm kinda sorted and I know I'm lucky. I'm still pondering.

Another ponder in this wee patch is I have a set of shares (had no clue I had them took a wee insurance/pension payment out when i was 21) which matured last year. I've not sold them and they would clear the OD and perhaps some of the CC. I'm having a look at this - whilst its unexpectedly nice to have a wee windfall - why have savings/shares if you've got debt you're paying for? See Martin is still in there.

Off to read more UFM.

One things struck me today (see you don't leave me home alone for long) - if I took the wee car when I go with mither to the hospital it eats so much less petrol than DH's larger car.

off for a read.