Extending our house without extending ourselves beyond our means

Back to reality after a week away. Cashed out another £10 voucher on a survey site. That's half a door handle

Another survey sites that's normally really good is annoying, it keeps not recognising my password, even though it's saved. They've recently changed their log in process and it's a pita which is a shame as the £3 a time and odd product here and there is good.

Realised one of my annoying jobs that needed some spends and some time was done by the handyman when last here bonus :T

Big use up today in kitchen :
Last of jar of mincemeat and some LO pastry made 6 mince pies and a mincemeat turnover also mixed in teaspoon of fig jam that was lurking at bottom/sides of the jar
Used last pickled onion (one of those giant kahunas;)) in my fake he1nz soup
Used last of spinach (altready on its way to wilting :rotfl:) in pork thing for tea
2 manky bananas, 6 years OOD dates and 5 years OOD pecans in cake in BM
OOD malt extract in malt loaf (threw last of sultanas in there too)
Froze a pack of beetroot (you know the fresh stuff in vinegar) not sure if this will work but I wasn't chucking it away.

Will freeze some of the cake/malt bread (honest :rotfl:)

Checked my monthly to do list and doing OK. Looked at march to see what I can add on. Had surprise e mail from friend in the big smoke whose invited us down at short notice at the weekend. They said we can stay at theirs and they'll cook. So we're going fuel paid by work so should be low cost and a nice night away.

Washing drying nicely, despite no/limited heating. Will continue with the 'shuffle'

Found the tea bags, coffee and sugar I bought from our stay away that were'freebies' will use up as I go.

No news on OH job they've bizarrely not said anything aft he said no and they said they would need to make it formal. He is looking at job boards, just doesn't want to jump out of the frying pan into the fryer!

He has sorted out a load of dvds and I've listed some and DH has listed for the first time too :T: happy days.

Didn't really fancy anything for tea. Girls had soup, DH had some left over corned beef on toast and so I got a muffin out of the freezer that I had some ham in. Did get sausages out for tomorrow and a portion of lasagne for me to take to work for lunch.

Bought DH car tax online. Paid by DD. The payment won't come out for 2 weeks but it'll still be taxed from 1st. Better in my account than theirs :T

Made a list of cards I need between now and end of may. Wrote a card for someone, will post tomrrow, already have a stamp. We're having our will done through the free wills network, made some updates to first draft and will send back tomorrow. Added some things to march to do list to keep me on the straight and narrow.

Another £300 in regular saver today. 3 more to go

brizzledfw wrote: »

Weird re OH's job. Bit bizarre really. Has he asked any more or is he just keeping quiet?

Looking like steady progress PF..well done. Like the sound of the Yoga...hope you find the time to go

He's kept quiet TBH. However, when he got home this morning he has been told by someone else that his boss is going to speak to him when he's back from holiday next week. We'll see.

We've got a big decision over the next month to make that will have an impact on lots of things one way or the other. Work thing will form part of the outcome without a doubt.

Had pancakes for tea one of my favourite foods ever, so would have been rude not too

Got £5.74 refund for some miscalculated interest on my n3xt account. They paid 8% interest shame my savings account isn't at the same rate :rotfl:

Have been planning what I need to sow some vegetables this year. Most of what I need is my time and some planning, have some seeds to use up, they're out of date but I'll give it a whirl. I do need some seed potatoes, though.

Last few bills to go out before payday on Friday. March. Springtime. Lovely :A hope it will bring lots of lovely days and spring flowers.

Money all in the right place batch cooking completed, including fake he1nz soup for lunches this week. Muffins [STRIKE]are[/STRIKE] were great managed to use some more of my mammoth bag of frozen blueberries. Going to investigate making jam or chutney with strawberries /pineapple now I have stashed some jam jars.

Popped to local discount store today and bought 2 raspberry plants and about half a dozen presents for present box :T

Also managed to do lots of work as was working from home :T good start to the week.

DH and I made a huge decision last night, one that has been ongoing for some time. Probably the most difficult ever. One of the hardest things is only time will tell if it's right.

Not much more to be done in the smalls room, so I have started pulling wallpaper off ours I can start prepping it whilst putting furniture back in to the smalls and doing finishing touches.