Fearless Frugaleers Finding Their Feet in February

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I've got fruflu

Meal Plan
Today: veggie Bolognese (from the freezer).
Tuesday: tofu and veg stirfry.
Wednesday: jacket potatoes with cheese and pesto and salad.
Thursday: pasta, pesto, avocado and borlotti beans.
Friday: veggie burgers in baps with cheese slices and wedges.
Saturday: pizza.
Sunday: veggie toad-in-the-hole with mash, peas and gravy.
Monday: leftovers from Sunday.
Tuesday: Quorn mince and veggie chilli with rice, sour cream and tortilla chips.
Wednesday: same as Thursday.

Thanks so much for cheering me up, feel better today, but so cross with myself. I took photos straight away, and when she took my number she rang to check I hadn't lied, so I guess we're all as suspicious as each other!

I break out in itchy hives and get very repetitive ocd (endless checking) when I'm stressed, so I'm cross I brought it on myself. They used to leave me in charge of bloody great big oil tankers, and niw it seems I can't be trusted to negotiate a roundabout at sodding ikea!

Hope you are ok knitting, a bump in the car is always a shock.
NSD, I'm shattered and seem to be getting another lurgy, I ache all over and have a very sore throat.

It has been a really depressing day here.

But a successful NSD.

Doesn't sound good, Collie.

Oh no, Pointless, you poor thing. (Lemsip).

Hope you're ok knitting

Back from the gym. And dh is making dinner chicken in breadcrumbs with spicy rice and sweet potato wedges.

.88p on a fizzy drink today - sparkling rhubarb and apple. Yum.

Tonight's plan is to meal plan. Shopping list change bedding another load of washing in machine ready for tomorrow and sort eBay sales ready for posting choose outfit for tomorrow and find new gym kit. Busy!

Hi all, Wreck I am so slow - only just twigged who you are really are

Knitting I would be the same, did something similar at some traffic lights when dd was distracting me in the back - I shook afterwards for bloody ages!

First day back at work today after a couple of weeks off (well other than my wend) LSD £5 to dd for school dinners and £1.20 parking which can claim back.

Am still waiting to hear re my house - wish they would just hurry up and tell me one way or another!!

Just seen that we are in for another cold week this week - am so ready for spring now. Have had the heaters on a lot, am scared to my meter readings in

Thanks creme. I've had a bit of a depressing day too collie but made delicious bubble and squeak for tea which has cheered me up no end!

Oops forgot to pay school dinners £48
£3 selling stuff on Facebook. Will make about £100 if everyone pays up selling stuff

Ah sorry people have had a depressing day

What girlie?? Who really is wreck! (Intrigued!)

Knitting what a shock, hope the nerves settle

Long and rubbish day at work. Dh didnt want a tea so i had some of last nights reheated leftovers. Lunch was an english muffin from the packet in my car on the way between visits. Roll on next Jan!!

The london trips sound fab! Used to live there. Ds now talking about the natural history museum so we may end up over for a weekend before the summer (best friend still lives there so cheap trip staying at hers!)

Thanks all super glue now there's a plan. They will see how glasses help in 3mths then if no improvement patch they only consider surgery from about 4yrs and for comestic reasons really. I have a squint not operated on til! I was 7 and was not effective. I have worn glasses since I was 4 and patched throughout primary school I used to lie about which eye it went on as hated it!! I shall broach the optician on sat decided going to see what specsavers offer as they do pretty much any from the £65-85 kids range on voucher (hospital told me voucher was worth £39) for free and a second pair free and being a big retailer they must have a fair selection of baby glasses even if they dont sell the "saucy" tomato ones {£125+ a paiur}

wreck who are you.....!!!

So far eBay thingies packaged up. Soup made. Flapjacks made. Outfit chosen. Just taking a break watching university challenge. finding out how thick I really am

Hope you are ok knitting, even small bumps shake you up. Be kind to yourself.

Had an Amazon voucher for some cookbooks, so NSD. Been a long day, as worked, and then took MIL to her warfarin clinic, which ran very late, so I got home very late, walked dogs, and just did the basics (swapped washing over, vacuumed, cooked).

I know who wreck is

Em you are a busy bee

Em wowzers you've been busy.

knitting hope the nerves settle soon.

pointless hope you start feeling better soon.

I applied for a job randomly yesterday. Today I received an email that said "thanks but you aren't even worth interviewing!" It was a recruiter from a job agency. The job was actually ideal for me. I've got years and years of experience doing the same thing. But I have a large gap on my CV due to taking time out to look after DS.

It's one thing being told you haven't been shortlisted. But to be told in a such a horrible, blunt way by a twat of a recruiter.

The salary was much less than I'd want to.

I just feel completely unemployable.

End of self pity. Haha!

I know too I know too.>

Collie sounds like a right twat.

Tired now. And feeling v stupid. One question right on university challenge.

Should be nsd tomorrow. I do have to do a boots shop at some point but can probably wait until later in the week. Vouchers were sent to me for double points. I've uploaded to my card. Luckily it's all things I need/use - face wipes, vitamins, "girl things" (pant liners pads and tampons)

Have budgeted £20 for the shop. Will be able to get a lot for this so shouldn't have to stick up for ages.

Tummy ache now not because I've eaten too many just warm flapjacks might be period pain. But not sure. Off the pill now so waiting for something to happen....

Lila gives a clue to wrecks true identity on page 33

Collie ugh that is horrible your dream job is out there but don't blame you for feeling despondent.

I have just taken the cabinets and towel rails down in out bathroom, it is getting ripped out on Wednesday - seriously can't wait to see the back on it! Will mean living in chaos for a few days though.

Have sorted out my meat into portions to freeze, suddenly had the bright idea that could separate bacon into separate portions and freeze as well. For some reason that hadn't occurred to me before and I always ended up with a couple of inedible dried up bits of bacon at the bottom of the packet!!

Oooh Em am crossing my fingers for you!

Good grief collie that's awful. I'm speechless at that one.

Collie that's awful, can you complain to anyone?
I watched uni challenge too Em, I'm sure I'd have done much better if DH hadn't kept talking over all the questions

Hope you feel better soon knitting and
Sorry to hear that collie what a twat
Good luck with the renovations girlfriend it will be worth it - hopefully the fitter will be in on Wednesday to put the floor down in our bathroom so we can finally finish

NSD today
Meal plan - today - schnitzels, wedges and beans
Tuesday - sausage casserole
Wednesday - crispy chicken in a wrap
Thursday - pasta and meatballs
Friday - fish and chips
Saturday - ham in coke
Sunday - roast dinner

I feel slightly better. I'm so grumpy I'm actually laughing at myself periodically.

I think he's a lone ranger who works for himself. He keeps viewing my LinkedIn profile though. Wish he'd bugger off.

NSD tomorrow too!