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Frugaleers March On!

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CremeEggThief · 24/02/2016 21:25

Hi All,
New thread time. I hope you all see this and join in. Newbies are always very welcome tooSmile.

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needastrongone · 03/03/2016 20:32

It's DS's fuzz, it was a Christmas pressie for him a few years ago, he went off lego building, so I stuck it in the loft. I always said that, if I did sell it, DS could have the money.

lilacclery · 03/03/2016 20:38

fuzz hope you enjoy Lego building deffo pics

How do you get roped into dinner for 25 people four days before Mother's Day? Grin

I have considered laser surgery but as I have astigmatism as well as very large pupils there's no guarantee it would work so I was advised not to waste my money. I wear contacts daily as I dislike wearing glasses. Need new ones will take a look at what Specsavers have to offer at Easter.

That's lots of meals for £160

lilacclery · 03/03/2016 20:40

Advice on travel cot my ds2 will happily sleep in bed at my parents still in cot at home. We're doing up their new room so will be bed soon.

Children adapt have both ready & give him choice, don't be surprised if he starts night in one & ends up in the other.

SpaceKablooie · 03/03/2016 20:42

Hi everyone, this thread is really hard to keep up with Smile! I hope everyone is having a nice evening, I'm cuddled up in bed waiting for DS to go to sleep.

Good luck with the redeployment fuzz. Do you think that anything suitable might come up?

In non-frugal news, I've spent ~£1M on dental-related costs recently, and this is only going to continue for a while. It's important though.

In frugal-related news, I've now started to save empty bread / wrap / pitta bags on the freezer, so that I can re-use them for sandwiches etc Confused. Oh well, at least it's better for the environment Grin.

Laska5772 · 03/03/2016 20:46

collie
it doesnt have a makers name, I bought it 2nd hand from someone at work but I have just found one on ebay here this one its pretty big ..

Girliefriendlikesflowers · 03/03/2016 20:48

Fluffy I saw a financial advisor, is that sort of the same thing? He sorted the mortgage in principle for me....

The solicitor I have gone for seems to charge about the average, was recommended by someone and is very local to me. Its a bit of a minefield though so will just have to see I guess....

Need your pony totally did that on purpose Grin

Laska I think at 3yo he probably needs to go in a bed now he might be able to tip the travel cot? Although I am thinking of the travel cot that dd had which tbf was a rubbish one!!

Fluffycloudland77 · 03/03/2016 20:52

Good enough. Mortgages can take a week or more to come through.

We applied to buy this in the March, moved in late August.

Never moving again.

Laska5772 · 03/03/2016 20:52

Aha! found another one (there a few for sale on ebay ) .. its a Mothercare cot (strange it doesnt have a lable, perhaps it had a bag in a previous home..

Wolfcub · 03/03/2016 21:04

laska we had the same one second hand, it was fab I seem to.remember the label.was.stuck to the middle of the bit that doubled as the base and the carrier

need not better but better than yesterday iyswim

fuzzpig · 03/03/2016 21:47

In terms of redeployment options, I'm really not sure what there is. I have a big form to fill out with my skills, what jobs/tasks I'd consider etc, as well as hours and location. So I'll just put all the things I think would be viable and see what comes up. I am taking a 'hope for the best expect the worst' approach - in reality it is very unlikely that there'll be something suitable, not least because of all the budget cuts. But it's absolutely worth a try.

I'm not entirely sure it's sunk in. One colleague (who is having a baby very soon! Shows how long I've been away, I didn't even know she was pregnant) asked when I'm coming back, and I just blurted out "I'm not" oops. Blush

I'm kind of calm about that stuff, I only ended up crying when my friend was talking to me afterwards and I told her how I'm feeling really hurt by those colleagues who have completely blanked me. That's what's getting to me, despite the fact I know they don't matter, I have lots of dear friends (including some at work) who have been incredibly supportive, it's just that I really hate feeling so judged for having an illness that is invisible and subject to so much stigma and even downright disbelief. I sobbed a lot and was frankly a total wreck for a long time after, but my friend was so lovely.

Anyway. Spends:

Wednesday:
Co-op £5.92 (although some of that will be reimbursed by DH's work)

Thursday:
Bus £7.20
Greggs before meeting £0.90 (Sod the Dutch Courage, donuts are better)
KFC lunch £5.99
DVD (comes from pocket money) £8
Cafe (DH while DCs were climbing) £3.70
Co-op (extra food as DSCs visited, and conciliatory junk food for me!) £15.92
Tuck money £0.50

Colliefeatures · 03/03/2016 21:55

Thank you so much Laska! Hopefully I can find a local one. They look pretty big! Smile

SpaceKablooie · 03/03/2016 22:17

Aw fuzz, that sounds really difficult. It sounds like you have a really good friend though Smile. Lots of luck.

Ememem84 · 03/03/2016 23:08

This may out me as I've just posted in fb. But. Look at the bath in my suite yes you read correctly. Suite it has a leopard on it.

Frugaleers March On!
fuzzpig · 04/03/2016 01:14

I forgot to say, I asked about the annual leave. My manager is going to investigate for me, and she agrees that I couldn't have taken the leave while off sick, so I should be able to keep it (otherwise I would lose over 20hrs). So hopefully I'll be able to carry it over to the new job if I get redeployed, or if I don't, I would be paid it I suppose.

Feeling that wide awake while really tired feeling, but it's to be expected I guess. No plans for tomorrow so will take it as easy as possible.

fuzzpig · 04/03/2016 01:15

Oh and, erm, WOW at the bath :o

eastmidswarwicknightnanny · 04/03/2016 05:34

Wow at that bath

Wolfcub · 04/03/2016 06:23

That bath is fabulous Em

babsmam · 04/03/2016 06:35

That bath dear me.
Fuzz hugs. Good luck with redeployment, you never know and at least it's an option. And for asking about annual leave. It's always worth an ask.
Need what a cheeky pony. He so knew.
Wolf huugs too

Going to finish work early today and go to aldi, sainsburys, town et AL.

needastrongone · 04/03/2016 07:55

How did you get into my bathroom Em? GrinGrin

Sounds like a plan babs, get it all done before the weekend.

wolf I do see what you mean, sometimes with DH, we 'keep on keeping on' until it gets better.

fuzz If they judge you, it shows more about them than it does about you Flowers

It's thick with snow here, but due to turn to rain for the rest of the day. The farrier is coming at 10am, then I need to do a bit of shopping and see my mum, who is going to DB's on Sunday. DC have a hair appointment at 3.30, they have an inset day today.

Farrier £50
Shopping £30 approx
Flowers £20 approx
Hair £20

Going to cook a chicken curry for tea.

IdStillRatherBeKnitting · 04/03/2016 08:31

Right it's properly cold in the house now. Am waiting in for the delivery guy bringing a full set of seals for the boiler. Dp got it running really well, but also filled the bedroom (its in the old airing cupboard) with propane and exhaust (off grid just to complicate things, companies like British Gas won't touch us), so it all got shut down again. I think all the popping it has been doing is the seals passing, and then the terminal bang the other day, failing.

Super bath em was that hand painted? While you were in that beautiful bath I was washing teen dd1's hair with boiled water over a bucket a la 1945! She was all set for a cold shower, but I vetoed it in view of the hypothermia risk.

Have a morrisons offer of 10k points (£10 coupons at next shop) if I spend £80. I wasn't going to use it, but now I have this cash will go and fill the chest freezer with meat, then I can use the coupons at the end of the month when times are lean again.

Have good days everyone, take care if it's snowing with you. We have had the rain all night already.

Ememem84 · 04/03/2016 09:01

Totally unfrugal evening was lovely. The 7 (!) courses were delicious. The wines were lovely and I don't want to leave. But fear I'm not quite fancy enough to stay. I've been fussed just enough by the staff who seem to know I want things before I know I want them.

I did fall out of bed though. No joke the bed in our room is about 4ft high.

Back to being a bit more frugal today. Food shop at the farmers market (day off today for me) and a trip to the dump to get rid of some of our old broken clutter.

I'm pretty sure the leopard bath was hand painted. The whole room is decorated with African animal things. Giraffe painted lamp. Zebra trays.

Ipsos · 04/03/2016 10:00

My haircut mk2 worked, which was pretty impressive given that the hairdresser hardly spoke English and it took me 30 minutes to explain what I was hoping for using mime and drawings. They didn't charge me, and I really look quite reasonable now.

Sorry to hear about the work troubles Fuzz. I keep feeling that this is the end of a bad chapter for your and that a good chapter is about to start. I really hope that that is right and that good new things come along for you asap.

lilacclery · 04/03/2016 10:20

Fabulous bath em
need when I used to feed the dogs in the morning they would always jump up on me when I was in my work clothes but never when in my pj'sHmm now we only feed them once a day because they weren't eating at both morning and evening anyhow so one less job for meSmile

Tesco delivery coming this evening €73.89 butchers will be €20 spent €14.95 on Wed and will need to go to fruit and veg shop tomorrow so hoping to get weekly total for €130. It had crept up and up last month so March is going to be better[stamps foot]

lilacclery · 04/03/2016 10:23

I loved your post yesterday ipsos about the window for fuzz
Glad you're happy with your haircut. I need to do something about mine. It has gotten to that stage where even with a full head of fresh meche highlights I've got loads of dark black roots underneath. I'm going to go for an all over colour with highlights using the cap I think. Hmm
How was the lego building fuzz

IdStillRatherBeKnitting · 04/03/2016 11:22

Shiiit. Just ordered more bloody wool. My mum had looted some of my grandmas knitting magazines, and I found a super cardi pattern. So I have ordered some lovely soft cotton rico in a demin colour. £26 off my paypal, and I searched online for a voucher code, so got 10% off. But, honestly, my stash is the size of my local woolshop, no joke.

Its like my comfy place, yarn. The more I have, the better I feel.