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

beanielou wrote: »

Glad all went ok.

:A thanks.

wishingthemortgaheaway wrote: »

Glad your Mum's treatment went well. And sure both staff and patients will enjoy the goodies you've left them.

Have a good weekend.

Thank you, I just think don't only do their jobs incredibly well, but its the kind words, acts of compassion, and smiling right through to their eyes into their hearts, its very humbling. :A

UncannyScot wrote: »

Glad to hear treatment is going ok for your wee mither (was thinking of you both).
(((((HUGS)))))
:A

Thanks Mr USC - much appreciated hope the uber clean without watir goes well...........

In work today and having a late lunch. I've man handled more snowdrops than I care to say today - but the little cheerful things are waking up so who am I to argue with they prolificness.

Senior hound slumbering at home, Junior terrorising snowdrops and the woods surrounding them with great gusto at the moment.

Need to get petrol later, had store pate on oatcakes for lunch and that was yum, brekkie coconut porridge again - I'm a fickle creature.

Was panickign as had a snuffly nose and a bit of a sore throat day after treatment but seems to be nothing as of yet. Here's hoping.

Have a good un!

:A

HA! DH insists we have only INGREDIENTS in this house, and no food.

Sounds lush at yours by the way.

Coconut porridge is very simple tbh - mix 1/4 cup coconut with 200-300ml water to cover the oats, micro for 1-1.5 mins on full, stir in one teaspoon-dessertspoon coconut powder I find a teaspoon plenty for me but some days I like it a bit creamier. Serve, I don't like sweet stuff so it works for me. I guess you can sub the water for coconut milk (tin or carton), I like the maggi brand dried coconut milk, its expensive for the pack but you do get 30 portions in it which is pretty realistic, if not more so, so I'd say its a storecupboard staple for me.

I do sometimes make rice pudding with it too - LUSH.

Hope you're tucked up and cosy.

Tea here was GP inspired and UFM orchestrated. We had some cod in the freezer, tatties in the fridge so we ended up with fish and chips - I just fancied it after all the chat and we had none in boxes (I was weeping when I rifled and found nowt) and trying to curb the takeaways - so improvised.

Anyhows so I don't use the wok often for deep frying, so it was a cook one bit oven it, cook the next bit - serve both bits, serve the next person. I'm hardly organsied - but it worked after a fashion - himself ate (huzzah) and we used up fish from the freezer.

Double Huzzah.

Work was pretty nice, sundays' are a nice day with lots famlies. Rearranged a big display to coax folks into buying a wee cheeky plant to go home, a tad ironic given my resolution to spend less in life. But, its my job amoung other things.

Spends today - petrol £20 more meds for himself £3.69

Nowt much else planned for today - clothes ready for tomorrow - mutts happy and himself seems to be on the mend.

Off to read up UFM *uber frugal month* posts

My handy wee spend app says I've £150.87 left of my household/grocery budget must check that out, I moved £200 into that budget at start of month (housekeeping minus cleaner etc, £100 still in bank for that lot) - which means with 30 gas which I messed up and is now out of the correct budget line, lol one day I'll get all this stuff right, so we've spent 50.13 on a few bits of grub/medicine/flu stuff. Largely comfort extras on top of meds, etc but there is actual food in there.

I however have noticed this weeks meals have largely contained potatoes or cheese or both. Comfort eating indeed there are other veg and fruit in there, so we won't get scurvy.

Petrol spends £20+ £25 + £? must check up, smaller car certainly uses so much less petrol. And we've galavanted out and about, to himself's mothers, and my mothers and work.