BOO! The Freaky Frugaleers prepare for Halloween and beyond. All welcome!

[Cagliostro]

:)

We're going to the village where the school is to trick or treat with school friends so we won't have to answer the door here

Garden Check out quidco cashback. I think that sim qualifies for £50 cashback if you buy it online from Three.

NSD today! The forecast is cold coastal wind from tomorrow onwards.

Brrrrrrr hello Autumn & Winter.

Not really feeling Halloweeny.

BOO!!Found you!
Gosh, 7 pages already!
The internet has been vvv slow, so couldn't load MN.
Child free for 3 days, should be NSD today.
I bought bits for christmas already. Like a bottle of irish cream (I like it, sorry), chocolates, stollen, nibbles, christmas cards etc.
Next payday is for presents and I challenge myself to not spend a penny till after Christmas!

Hugs and for both you em and snugly. Snugly please remember that caring 2 babies is twice as hard and of course they need more space. I'm sure you look gorgeous as pregnant I feel like an elephant but often gets complimented from strangers that pregnant ladies are so beautiful
Em: hope your dh and you get a proper chat about it all, agree with the others that you need a very strong relationship to last the first year of new baby, because although it's the most rewarding job in the world to be a parent (at least i think) it's also the most draining and any relationship will be put on test. Sending you lots of online hugs

Happy trick or treating to those who do that, we don't do it here, it haven't really catches up yet

Just a quick post as dashing off to work.

Em, I fully agree with Genie. Name change and post on relationships. Losing your shit might be cathartic in the short term but will not solve any underlying issues. Having a baby rocks your world in a way that it's difficult to understand until you actually have said baby! Your relationship needs to withstand this.

I would also add that you need perhaps dig into the anxiety you have. I've posted before that I love a tidy house, I really do. Actually DH is the messiest person known to man (honest, my work friends would agree, we spend our lives tidying up after him), but I can let it go because I know that his qualities far outshine his faults (as can my work friends). And you need to let it go when you have a baby. That's not to suggest he shouldn't pull his weight, I really don't mean that, but maybe you need to examine why this matters to you so much too. xx

Pre-school starts back this morning and we have to give the results of our ofsted. It was bad. It is going to be a rough day. I became chair of the committee a week before ofsted came so I've rather been thrown into it over the last three weeks.

I have to return a pack of bras to sainsbury that the stitching failed on one before I even got it on! I also need washing up liquid and sour cream so I'll pick those up There while I'm there.

Must remember to pick up Gabriel's prescription, his milk takes 48 hours to come in and I always seem to wait till the last minute!

Snuggly you're growing two babies so would make sense that you're twice as big!!

Hope you're o.kay Em relationships are not my forte at all but I do think having a big blow out is probably a good thing now and again!!

Welcome Garden

Right last day off before back to work tomorrow plan is to meet a friend for a swim and then congratulate ourselves on being super healthy by eating cake afterwards

Will be trick or treating later dd is so excited, we go with the rule to only knock at houses with a pumpkin outside. Cag could the kids not just do a few local houses?

Thank you for all the love guys!

I sat up for a bit last night and wrote dh a letter in which I stated exactly how i was feeling and why. I acknowledged that it was MY anxiety but that we both need to work to make it go away/help me deal with it.

I am under no illusion that having kids will be easy. I fully anticipate that they will cause havoc to our lives. But agree we need to get shit like this sorted before that.

I may have pointed out last night that I was more than happy to do all the cleaning tidying picking up washing clothes etc. But wanted £50 a week for it. Dh thought I was being ridiculous. possible but I've taken £50 from the joint ac this morning.

As I left for work today he was getting the Ofher duvet out and had opened the freezer door ready for defrosting. Maybe he listened.... we'll see.

Will be having a proper big talk this evening though.

Anyhoo. I've been for a walk in the sun (gorgeous day here 18 degrees apparently 🌞🌞) and have started Christmas shopping.

£22.50 in feel unique for an urban decay naked pallet for dm.

Oh and while I was put dh dropped a packed lunch in for me.

Dh has withdrawn 100£ for me while I'm waiting for my new card. Spent 40£ in lidl and 8£ in a cafe for me and my mom. Also bought tickets to a one day 90ish festival that is taking place next summer. Friend and me are going and early birds were released today,managed to get us both a ticket for the cheap price yai, ticket was 35£.

In baby news, called midwife earlier because I'm experiencing dizziness and feeling uncomfortable. She consulted with the doc and for now I just need to rest and take care.

Also just to add - I'm a leeeeeeetttttle bit afraid of the relationships board.

Hello :-)

I have namechanged again. I briefly considered "ScrewdriverEnthusiast" but figured that would not shorten well. :-)

I'll post some graphs soon for your enjoyment.

Ooh wiking we'll have another baby here soon, how many weeks are you now?

Just paid my car tax €190 for 12 months, must tax my old car (au pairs) tomo €200 for 3 months

38+5 mammy

17p on tinned custard.

I am on a major economy drive to save for more nail courses so I will freeze half of it for another time.

£60 cashback from my car insurance has confirmed. It should be payable around Christmas.

Beautiful day here

Had a nice morning, went for a swim with my buddy £4.50 and then ended up going back to her's for lunch so no other spends. LSD.

Ooh cath. I don't know who you are. I thought fluffy when you said graphs but she then posted. Will ponder.
Shitty day at work. Made a major decision and hope it's the right one and I won't regret it.
Nsd
A few of the boards frighten me em. Relationships being one.

Nothing's as scary as Bengal cat forum raw feeding section. Seriously scary individuals.

If you don't club deers over the head for every meal you shouldn't be allowed to own a cat. They'd call cat social services on you if they could.

LOL! Fluffy We used to have three cats and live in a house backing onto a massive natural park. Much of their diet was fresh mouse.

NSD, and cheque for £17 paid in to account.

Just had some fantastic customer service from Amazon. Received cat food pouches but some have leaked and absolutely stink. They are going to replace the box for free. I am going to make DH go through the box and salvage the undamaged ones. The smell is something else though

Today has been good despite the Caglets being upset at first. My friend did some Halloween treat bags and we made cookies there too, and we are going to make a scary dinner/pudding before snuggling up with a movie.

£20 on new jeans today as my last pair finally gave up the ghost (lol 👻)

Some terrible news for my Frugaleering efforts... a Hotel Chocolat is soon to open in our mall 😈

welcome Garden.
Love your new name Cathode.
Snugly and Viking look after your selves. We will soon have 3 new frugal babies! Brilliant.
Hope you all enjoy trick or treat? My DGC are out going round the neighbours ( who are all up for it).
80p on car park so I could put the money I'd earned in the bank.

Greetings from North Wales! Having a fab week here for half term. We're staying in a beautiful country house on the coast (17 of us). We got it for a good price as our half term is later than most. As the weather is so lovely we're doing walks & beach time so saving money.

Before we came away, our vacuum cleaner and tumble dryer broke to add to the spin dryer! I think we'll look into the condenser dryer option.

Will catch up properly later