August Frugaleers Part II

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Thought I would start a new one since the old one is full!

Adora at your MIL. If DH tried that, the plate would be chucked at him!

Ipsos Huge apologies if you have answered this question before. I do tend to skim read sometimes. I just wondered if your DS and yourself had been given a full diagnosis for your nutritional requirements? Again, forgive me for saying something that might be out of turn, but I would worry hugely about excluding so much food that you have 'cardboard diets', without appropriate professional advice. At the very least, it must be dreadfully difficult to manage, as you quite rightly state.

Sorry, I just have a family full of doctors, and a number of friends who are GP's/consultants, so I know their stance with regard such matters. Although it's very useful at times having so much medical knowledge to hand

I have a friend recently diagnosed as celiac, from a consultant. She's felt dreadful for months, but she wasn't allowed to exclude anything from her diet until the diagnosis, as excluding items, would result in distorted tests, if you understand?

In no way am I trying to be difficult, but I read your posts and know your life is bloody challenging, so I would want the help and expertise that I was properly entitled to, given you have paid your dues into the system

And I am way less patient than you!

9 pound on 80s music classic songs as treat for me.

Loving info on energy usage. I'm being really anal at the moment and monitoring lec readings through the day and night so I can see if any patterns.

need thank you and I will be

I would suggest our energy usage is terrible. I have teenagers, so endless showers and chargers left on all over the house. Neither myself or DH are good for this either. Our fault entirely.

Negated probably by the fact that the house is a relative new build (3.5 years old), built to a high specification and all new appliances chucked into the deal. Still, no excuse really. The water bill has gone up loads in three years.

Welcome back northender Sometimes, the relaxing holidays (or a nice balance as you suggest) are the best! Good luck for your DS's brace, fingers crossed it's just the one, for your DS and the budget.

fuzz I understand re running trainers. I was a competitive runner for many years, correctly fitted running shoes are not cheap. I get DS's online, Start Fitness is good. There's no reason no to get him fitted first, even his gait measured, then buy online. Jambalaya is lovely!

Adorabell - my husband was exactly like that, he's refuse to eat anything that hadn't come straight out of a packet and if I served up something homemade - a casserole for instance, he'd either give it to the dog or tip it straight into the bin ???? Then make himself cheese on toast with the stuff I'd got in for packed lunches. His attitude changed rapidly when he was diagnosed with diabetes about 6 years ago and now he eats almost anything.

I've been trying to keep up with this thread, although I don't post so much, I can't believe just how quickly it moves, no idea how I'll manage when I go back to work next week.

I do enjoy reading about all the money saving tips and tricks, especially as we head towards Christmas time. Whilst I do love a bargain I've promised myself that this year I won't be buying on impulse or just because it's a bargain, I said to ds age 12 that this year there will be one present each and a stocking, he replied "yeah you say that every year" so I must stick to my guns, we don't have any space for countless toys and games and they hardly get played with anyway, adding to that we really won't have much cash to spend, it seems like the way forward.

Nsd for me today, dh has gone to B&M to look for a storage box and I've asked him to pick up some tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce, should save me from any impulse buys in Sainsbury's today. Yesterday was a Lsd as I stayed home all day, I was sorting, tidying and cleaning, managed to get all of the washing including bedding washed and dried, send dh to the shop for Pepsi Max (2 x 2l for £2) and he also bought ice cream for £1. We have around £26 in the bank to last until Wednesday, £4 odd of that will come out tomorrow for a Toucan box - dd2's treat, she loves it and we do it together which is nice for her. I've also got 2 pairs of school trousers to take back to BHS, as I ordered several different fit's for ds2, so that should be £22 back into our account.

Ooh thanks, I'll have a look at that. TBH he doesn't spend a massive amount even on 'proper' trainers - a certain style of Reeboks fit him perfectly so he usually goes for those in sport & soccer at around £30-40. Still, he got from Primark to tide him over til payday, but got really sore ankles which he would never normally have. Definitely learnt from that!

I get trainers from S&S too, I am really fussy about having supportive shoes especially since I got ill, as I'm on my feet a lot at work. For work boots though I got those Clarks Unstructured - not particularly nice looking, but the best £80 I ever spent!

Ipsos i was wondering the same as Needa in your situation i would want advice from a specialist dietician/ nutritionist i think plus all the food allergy/sensitivity testing that you can have.

I sometimes wonder if dd and I have some issues with gluten/wheat, in fact dd has to have a blood test next week to check for celiac as she has on going stomach issues. If she is I think I may cry as can only imagine the difficulties involved in completely excluding it. She also has SPD so just having the blood test is going to prove erm 'interesting'

I may pay privately to have myself and dd tested for food sensitivities if the blood test comes back o.kay as there is something we are eating that doesn't agree with us I am sure!

Been to the ambulance open day, it was good. Spent £5 ish mostly on the teddy tombola for dd, was all for charity so didn't mind.

Going to have a muddy walk this afternoon and my mum is coming over for dinner

You probably already know this Girlfriend but do make sure your DD continues to eat gluten before the test, as the coeliac test may not be accurate otherwise.

Yes fuzz will do, tbh I don't think she is coeliac but I guess they have to rule it out. We both have IBS type symptoms but it seems to go through phases so difficult to find a pattern to it iyswim.

Spendy day today. A few quid at church. Then £6 at book sale at church.

£4 at poundland for cleaning stuff
£3.80 at Wilkos for the cleaning stuff I really needed.
£23.99 at go outdoors for my first wind proof water proof jacket for our trip up north. Have lived here for over 10 years and have always relied on umbrellas. I hate the rain. I need this. BBC weather says it's raining the whole week. I'm not impressed.

£70 at m&s for socks and presents for the children of my extended family for Christmas. Yes mad but it's summer there at Christmas and they don't ever need wooly hats and gloves which is the only thing on sale in nov/dec time. So thought id take advantage of summer sale stuff to get nice things for my nephews and nieces.

Just did a trial walk to nursery. Made it half way and had to walk home due to the lack of pavements & safe crossings. Too many blind bends to cross with a pushchair. No buses go that way into town either. so typical of the SW!

I love those ipsos but the traffic is insane and fast here. I would be a nervous wreck. We don't have designated cycle lanes or paths.

I SO wish we did! It would be a life changer

Christiania bikes - we spent last summer in Copenhagen and you see them everywhere, they are so cool. The people that live in Christiania all have them and even adults sit in the front bit. also perfect for when you have loads of shopping

Just listed our chest freezer on eBay -it was always half empty and we have a large freezer section in the kitchen fridge-freezer. Hoping to recoup a bit of £ as it is only a year old.

Candybar I'm glad your DH mended his ways after his diagnosis.

I did a lot of observing when I first met the ILs and decided very quickly that I wasn't going to put up with any crap from DH, to his credit he learned fast and only lapses Occasionaly

Collie I'm SW too, some people do drive very fast here don't they? I'm having to re-educate the DDs because in Chile the pedestrian has absolute right of way always. Many of their classmates just don't look when they cross a road. Mine always do but now need to look the other way because cars are on the other side. T'is a tad confusing.

Went to Go Outdoors to look at their walking boots in the sale. Luckily they didn't have my size, as I have now ordered them online from Amazon for £5 less (£24.99) .

collie the services do need signing off as part of the completion certificate issued by the building inspector. However it is possible that the svs are connected and then the householder changes to a different supplier. Some developers use companies to connect the utilities as they are quicker than the big utility companies. The supplier is not always the most obvious one .... so it it is easy to do by mistake.

Where has my weekend gone? I am sure it should be a few days longer than it appears to be.

Just back from 24 hours camping with friends. Good time but £14 pitch fees, £45 Sunday lunch at local pub and £25 groceries

Collie

Email this man, he's the CEO of Scottish Power retail. [email protected] It's their highest level of customer complaints. They should be able to sort you out. Once you know how much you've used you can use the money saving expert energy club to find the cheapest tariff. If it's new build I bet they've put you on a standard tariff.

I think all this throwing out of cooked meals show just how little value men place on cooking. Dh chucked beans on toast in the bin in the early days and I didnt cook it again for 7-8 years for him.

Personally if an appliance isn't being used I switch it off. I have a phone and an ipad to tell me the time, the oven doesn't need to join in too.

Big sort out here today and loads taken to the tip so a NSD today.

I've found unopened mailshots from Aviva insurance so I've blocked out the address and put RTS on them. No point opting out of unaddressed mail from royal mail if avivia are spamming my letter box.