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Jolly japes in July (only if they are frugal)...!

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needastrongone · 28/06/2017 21:54

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100yearsdotcom · 08/07/2017 13:01

I'm going to try to keep up with the thread now - FlowersStarCakeWineGinBrew to all who need/deserve them.

Only spends here has been the weekly shop, £54.66, all the rest of the week has been NSDs so definitely an upside to being poorly! Grin

Hope you have a lovely holiday cag - I like the budgeting ideas that mammy suggested as when I was at school my main problem with maths was that it wasn't practical or applied iyswim?

WreckTangled · 08/07/2017 13:44

Cag where are you going? I must have missed it.

Three loads of washing done and on the line.

£30 in tesco on bits I couldn't get in Aldi and stuff for our picnic later. The park has a big fete on with live music until 8pm. Just waiting for Dh to finish work.

WreckTangled · 08/07/2017 13:45

Oh and well done need!

ememem84 · 08/07/2017 13:54

I need to catch up/keep up.

Spends today £35 ish baby stuff. Total spends in town were £70 but half of that was dsis spoiling baby boy! So much cute clothes! Haha!

Picked dh up from his works thing. He's fairly worse for wear. So there's our nice chilled afternoon walk gone. Which in a way is probably a good thing as it's HOT here today and There is a mountain of stuff to be done around the house.

Currently taking s break sitting on the couch and have a blob of catfaces fur stuck to my feet. Nice. Must Hoover...!

Will take dh out later. I'm on the hunt for double raspberry magnum. If I find one I'll sacrifice a couple of quid and will let you know how it is!

Cagliostro · 08/07/2017 14:02

Double Raspberry Magnums are completely fucking EPIC em it will be worth the hunt!!!

Thanks folks, yes I think applying the maths to some more tangible problem is a good call!

Wreck we are off to Dorset. Only 4 nights but can't wait. Holiday park type thing, our apartment is next to the heated outdoor pool :o :o :o we will mostly be fossil hunting. DD is determined to find a dinosaur.

ememem84 · 08/07/2017 14:09

cag I've also heard rumour of coconut ones...

This is going to become my summer obsession. Last years was peanut butter magnum (omg delish) year before was those yum pink ones...

Cagliostro · 08/07/2017 14:52

The peanut butter ones are awesome too! I am not crazy on coconut but I have heard about them too.

Now I'm hungry although DH did bring some chocolate home for me so all is well :o

Fluffycloudland77 · 08/07/2017 15:15

Congratulations need, you and mammy really put the effort in to your running.

£42 petrol
£42 Henri Lloyd cotton jersey blazer. Got halfway here & realised I'd left my coat on the stairs 🙄 So walked in the shop & found the perfect summer blazer. Everything I own is black/navy/red/white/pink so I'll get loads of wear out of it.

Holiday house not as good as last time we stayed here, drafting a complaint now Hmm. Platinum listing? I think not.

I've had to put the cooker hood in the dw, waters dark brown. Grim.

Cagliostro · 08/07/2017 15:25

Euww!!! That's a shame fluffy :(

ememem84 · 08/07/2017 15:45

Couldn't find magnums. Ended up with an orange calippo instead. So refreshing. £2 ice lollies for dh and me.

£12 in Waitrose on coconut water, iron bru, Doritos, salsa and lemonade (mostly for dh's hangover)

£28 b&q on storage boxes.

Loveabaconsandwich · 08/07/2017 15:56

DP and DD2 are both currently snoring asleep on the living room floor. Cute

DD1 is playing quietly in the corner

Great morning. Had DD1s party and DD2 went to my parents. Seven 6 year olds bowling does take a long time

£27 on balance for the party and their desserts
£7 on KFC for DP and I as we didn't get food

DD1 got lots of nice presents. it's nice that the party is now done, just need to wrap her presents from us for Tuesday.

I suppose I should wake everyone up but enjoying the peace and quiet!

em those double chocolate raspberry magnums are worth a hint!

Angry fluffy but the blazer sounds nice

Well done to all the energetic running people

Loveabaconsandwich · 08/07/2017 15:57

*hunt, but definitely hint to DH to find you one

Fluffycloudland77 · 08/07/2017 15:59

Eew indeed Cag, I'm not perfect by any standard, I don't live in a show home but honestly there's a dust bunny on the stairs ffs.

On the upside waitrose has delivered & we're going to a fish and chip shop later that does the best fish and chips ever.

£1 beach parking.
£63 waitrose, Dh will pay me £20 back for the beer.

ememem84 · 08/07/2017 16:36

love if dh felt capable of driving I'd make him search them out. There's always tomorrow though!!!

He was in Guernsey last night. Work party. Came home covered in glitter (don't ask) stinking of whiskey (Eugh). And has spent the best past of the afternoon either lying on bed napping or in the bathroom. I feel a bit sorry for him because it's 26 degrees here and that's no weather for a hangover. But it's all totally self inflicted. So no sympathy from me. Apart from the irn bru, coconut water and calippo.

Have packed away my riding gear today and also a lot of the baby stuff we've bought. It's all contained within two plastic storage boxes.

In baby/frugal news- those of you who have babies/kids what are your thoughts on reuseable nappies. It's not something I'd considered seriously until this morning when I actually saw some in boots. Are they worth the initial outlay? How much would you spend on disposable nappies on a monthly basis (average)? And will the washing of reuseables be more beneficial cost wise?

Fluffycloudland77 · 08/07/2017 16:40

You can buy them on used on eBay em, some health authorities used to give out £25 if you're hv saw you use them but I bet that's been scrapped.

Cagliostro · 08/07/2017 16:44

I really liked reusables, it was great not to have to worry about running out. We did still use disposables on a long day out though as although you can get waterproof bags I didn't really fancy carrying lots of used nappies all over the place. But would definitely recommend and there are more brands available all the time.

We aren't using washables at all this time but that is due to my health TBH as I would rather pay for convenience and less housework i.e. extra laundry. Otherwise I would (am considering washable sanitary towels in future as that'll only be a few days a month).

ememem84 · 08/07/2017 16:49

I'm swaying towards them I think, but as a combo with disposables for days out/travelling etc. Same with sanitary pads. tenpted to get some. just need to get over the "ick" factor. Which is probably all in my head to be fair.

Mummysh0rtlegs · 08/07/2017 17:53

Ordered a gold tutu and a running belt for the ten mile midnight walk I am doing for charity next week.

Went to the new bunnings store (Thanks insight panel) and spent the £20 voucher I was given.

Nice Low Spend Day.

LonelyOversharer · 08/07/2017 18:01

I used bambino mio's with dd1. I got my listing banned on ebay trying to sell them on, for using the words baby and nappy!!! Here's my tips:
Don't use them until your baby is at least out of newborn size nappies. They poo at each feed, two buckets of soaking yellow fithies is not fun when you need sleep.
Don't use them if you're going out somewhere naice. Nightmare. Sloppy wet things.
They leak about 70% more than disposables. So lots of outer covers, or you'll be forever obsessed with when the washing machine will finish!
If you dislike handling poo, soaking tablets (you have to keep them soaking until you have a full load, you can't just pop them in with other laundry), are on a water meter, or have an old uneconomical washing machine, or no tumble drier (crispy line dried pads on my babies skin, no thanks!) then give them a swerve!! They really do have to be boil washed too, or the yellow does not come out. So mucho electricity too.

Gosh thats so negative!! Dd1 was a steep learning curve for me. But when I was pg and organised, it seemed such a good, green idea. The reality was a baby who screamed when not held, and finding the washing machine, let alone starting it was hard after a while!

Disclaimer: lots of people are more organised than me, and totally managed it! I stuck at them for a year, but once she was walking, they were so very bulky, poor little thing. I guess they have improved a lot in the last 13 years since I stopped using them too!

Some counties have a nappy service where they take away the soiled bits and drop off clean ones. But them how do you know what chemicals they've used to get them clean? I found non bio didn't touch them.

LonelyOversharer · 08/07/2017 18:04

Wow, a long post about nappies! I have excelled myself!!

Went 33 miles on my bike today, twas lovely. Only spend was £26 macdonalds tea for all. I had a side salad, just 18 calories.

fluffy and cag enjoy your holidays! I wonder if laska is having a wonderful time. She should be home soon I think.

Cagliostro · 08/07/2017 18:11

Wait, Laska's on holiday? :o

SunnyLikeThursday · 08/07/2017 18:21

My science grant has started now and I'm bashing away at building electronics stuff, so if I disappear a bit that's what it is. I hope all is going well there.

Girliefriendlikesflowers · 08/07/2017 19:08

Hi all nice but hot day here today, been to a fun day and spent about £10 I think, there was quite a few free/ cheap activities which was nice. We got very hot though when the sun came out, amazed we haven't burnt tbh!!

Thats a shame Wreck

Well done Need Star

Have been out in the garden doing a few bits this afternoon, its all looking good Smile

Fluffycloudland77 · 08/07/2017 22:15

An effiecent wm will do a cycle for about 10p. Even if you use them 50% of the time it would save money but then you'll be working & will others mind doing Terry nappies?.

It's probably something to think about when baby boy is here & you find out if he's a Velcro baby or wltm new people baby.

Dh bought me a glass of prosecco. £8. It was nice but bloody hell.

There's a car here that sounds it's horn every time the owner locks/unlocks it/breathes. Surprisingly annoying.

Taytocrisps · 08/07/2017 23:59

I'm back in the land of wifi again.

We had a lovely (but expensive) few days in Paris. It was fun but exhausting. Very long queues for every museum/attraction. We had to queue three times in some cases - one queue for the bag check, another queue to buy a ticket and a third queue to actually get into the venue. We bought Paris Passes which gave us three days travel on the metro, a Seine cruise, free travel on the Hop on Hop off bus, two days access to all museums and a trip up the Eiffel Tower.

Then we had a week in the South West of Ireland with some friends. This was a much cheaper holiday as we shared a large holiday house with friends so we were able to split the accommodation, electricity and food costs. We brought picnics with us every day and cooked most nights. The weather was good i.e. it didn't rain much Grin so we had two free days at the beach and another day at a national park where we just had to pay car park fees of €5 per car. The only place we paid an entry fee was Ewe Gardens which contains lots of fun animal sculptures and interactive things for kids e.g. a section with musical 'instruments' made out of recycled materials. Also games like Chinese chequers and x's and o's made out of stones. They gave us a bit of a discount as we were a large group (but not large enough to qualify for the group discount).

We stopped off at MIL's today on the way home and she fed us so we didn't have to buy anything for dinner.

Hope everyone is keeping well. I'll catch up on your news tomorrow.

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