And so it begins: The Pig Vs The Mortgage

Evening :wave:

What a beautiful day - never ceases to amaze me how a bit of sun raises your spirits and your energy levels:). I've had a day where I just wanted to get things done which is just as well as I'm back at work on Monday and tomorrow is earmarked for all things school related :eek:

In money news I've had a nsd and my eBay bids are up to £43.50 with one day left to go:j. It'll be nice to have something to os during the mid month lull but it'll also be nice to declutter at least 11 unused items:)

I've had a really productive day:). I had a couple of hours with dad this morning before the carer arrived which was nice. He's not managing his few little independent tasks anymore which is sad but he's always so pleased to see you. He was particularly pleased to see me this morning as I took him a lemon tart out of the freezer for his elevensies :rotfl: Once home I had breakfast with the kids and then just pottered in the kitchen as dd had a rare day at home and wanted to chat so all in all a lovely morning:)

The sc has earned its keep today as it was one thing out, a quick wash and another thing in! My freezer stocks of easy family meals was low, lots of individual bits of lo but no batches of anything. As I'd stocked up on pulses in hb I did various veggie dishes which we like, are really healthy and are as cheap as chips . I did braised red cabbage and apples overnight using the last of the 19p S6 cabbages (glad I took advantage as the S6 offers since have been rubbish - a whole 3p off carrots this week:mad:). I used the FP to chop a load of onions and grate a load of carrots and got a batch of veggie Bolognese done which is now in veggie lasagnes in the freezer and a batch of veggie chilli which is cooling so I'll bag that up tomorrow. I've just put veggie shepherds pie filling on low to cook overnight using some rather old puy lentils I found at the back of the cupboard. Hope they taste ok :eek: I'm jiggered now but I'll have no cooking to do once I'm back at work which will be a huge help.

Other mfw successes included ;

Cleaned living room windows. When I'm mf I'm going to get a window cleaner

Filled green bin with branches - had two huge piles but only have one now :j

Swept the patio and the decking - saw a hedgehog scuttling under the decking this morning so I was extra quiet

Poured weedkiller on the b****d shrub I've been trying to dig up for what feels like forever :eek:

Changed my bed and got everything line dried and back on.

Did two loads of laundry and got one dry and the other is on the airers.

Repotted my radishes and planted two trays of rocket

Lunch was hm leek and potato soup and dinner was odds and ends omelettes with baked potatoes.

I'm off to hop into my nice clean bed with a cup of sleepy tea and my book as I'm on dad duty in the morning so I need to be bright eyed and bushy tailed

Happy Saturday to you :)

PP xx

Evening :wave:

I've had a much easier day . I spent the morning with dad which was nice followed by an afternoon of school work which was less nice but at least it's done!

Other than that I've been for a run, read, watched a couple of episodes of Macella and taxied the kids here and there and had a nice family dinner

In money news I've had a small grocery spend on milk and a 10p loaf of crusty bread. I've cut it in half and out one bit in the freezer so it should do the kid's breakfasts this week as they tend to have toast and a bit of fruit. My eBay sales finished and I made £85.80:j. Packing was so much easier using the self seal bags which worked out at 0.5p each:money:

Lo are defrosting for tomorrow 's lunches and ds's sandwiches are made so I'm off for an early night in anticipation of my return to work :eek:

Happy Sunday to you

PP xx