Had a great night last night courtesy of friends, a BBQ and two guitars. I seem to have got a lot done today. We went to see some friends who live about an hour away and I combined the trip with a stop at the shops. I’ve been wanting to get to the shops (haven’t [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Day 65: A new dress
Posted in Getting organised, Saving?Spending on May 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Day 64: An evening on the beach
Posted in Saving?Spending, Shoestring Meals, tagged BBQ, cooking on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had bran flakes and sultanas for breakfast followed by several lattes as I needed to use up some milk. I wasn’t particularly hungry at lunchtime so I just had a roll with cheese, lettuce and mayo. Then I got on with my cooking for the day. Today I made 6 portions of chicken curry using [...]
Day 63: Part 2 – Robbed by a machine!
Posted in Saving?Spending, Shoestring Meals on May 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I am in a ‘I hate Tesco’ rage. I have just been ripped off for £20. I arrived at the checkout to discover that there were no staff at all serving – something I find incredible. I had to scan through a huge trolley full of food at the ridiculous self-serve checkout, constantly interrupted by a patronising [...]
Day 63: Part 1 – How I plan my shop
Posted in Getting organised, Saving?Spending, Shoestring Meals, tagged food budget, food shop, storecupboard list on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I keep a storecupboard list in my filofax and refer to it once a month when I do my big shop. When I’m planning my shopping list I take my list into the kitchen and see what I need to top up on. My list is quite long but here it is anyway:
Food
pasta
tinned tuna
baked beans
tinned, [...]
Day 62: Another trip to the charity shop
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay – I know it is actually day 63 but I’ll pop back later when I’ve sorted out my list and been to the shops. I’ve done another run to the charity shop with a bag containing:
8 paperback books
1 DVD
2 scarves
2 belts
pair black cord trousers (inexplicably large)
pair of cropped trousers (that look hideous on me)
black [...]
Day 61: This little piggy went to market
Posted in Saving?Spending, Shoestring Meals, tagged food budget, grocery shopping on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been really naughty this week. I’ve taken out extra money (on top of my regular spending fund) and basically spent it on junk food. I can’t explain why I’ve done this. Today I have eaten: bran flakes and raisins with milk, 3 doughnuts, ham, egg and chips, an entire (large) pack of chocolate [...]
Days 59 & 60: Getting things done
Posted in Decluttering, Getting organised on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I managed to do something today I’ve been meaning to do for ages. Over a year ago I bought a warm black jacket for just £5 in a sale. The trouble is I’ve never actually worn it because the buttons were so revolting (to me anyway – they were black and gold and frankly a [...]
Days 57 & 58
Posted in Saving?Spending on May 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Had a busy day yesterday between Gran’s birthday (she loved the bookmark by the way) and catching up with some friends. Today, on the other hand, has been very lazy. I meant to start painting the cupboard but couldn’t quite rouse myself. Instead, Husband and I went and sat on the beach, gazed at boats on [...]
Day 56: See-food diet
Posted in Decluttering, Saving?Spending on May 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I can’t believe I am over half way with the 100 day challenge. I haven’t been especially good today in that I haven’t done anything specifically shoestringish. Well I sort of did. We got rid of an old TV. It was in perfect working order but we really don’t need/want two TVs (we never get [...]
Days 54 & 55: There’s something in the cupboard
Posted in Decluttering on May 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My project over the past two days has been clearing out one of our under-stair cupbaords. It has not been fun! I’m beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel though. It now only contains the things that are going to be staying. I used £20 from our house fund to buy four [...]
