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

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I would say smears can hurt in a 'sharp scratch' kind of way. You anticipate it, but it's still and shock! I've been on yearly since an abnormal one, I've found focusing on relaxing and thinking about my breathing helps.

I've had the heating on shamelessly!

I've never watched GOT, so can't advise, folk rave about it.

Spends
£34 physio (I'm nearly fixed but I've worked like a bloody trojan to build strength..
£122 Sainsbo's. More than normal but we are away at a competition at the weekend and it's convenience over cost sometimes.

Had a lovely 7 mile run and catch up with some friends from the club. It's very easy to be insular and not be bothered sometimes but the company was really good, even if the other two girls did most of the talking. I'm glad I went. I love my running club.

JO minestrone soup using up my older veg and stuff. Cheap, nutritious and yummy. Enough to eat tomorrow too.

a shock

Had a stressful evening here, dd has been on 'the edge' all evening which culminated into a massive melt down when she accidentally knocked her head. It then came out that this girl who has been a pain all year has been particularly awful today going to speak to her teacher tomos, she was in such a state she was wretching

Why do kids have to be so horrible to each other?

Feeling a bit drained myself now.

Oh girlie that's horrible!

Just went to a leaving do for one of the Drs where I used to work. I miss everyone so much 😭

Mummy, hope Wilf is better tomorrow. Love his comments about the x ray. Bright boy!
Girlie, why are kids so horrible to each other? I often ask as I feel for DGD when kids are horrible to her at school. She just does not understand why. I could kill them. DD complains and it stops for a while, but only for a while.
In London at meeting. Only spends were on tea at stations. Will claim as expenses with travel claim.

Thanks for the thread need
girlie I remember those days only too well with dc. Luckily for her and us, things have been transformed since going to high school. Definitely worth going in to school about it.
Em your mil really is a piece of work
creme glad your move went well
Sorry, those are the updates I can remember & I'm on the iPad so can't keep hopping back.

Good frugal times here. Dh & I have been good taking packed lunches to work every day & I've stuck to the meal plan. I've got my car insurance sorted a few weeks ahead of time (£170 as its only a little 2007 model) and am on the case with house insurance as our renewal quote seems high.
Ebay items are mostly going to sell I think and are due to end on Sunday.
Updated our spreadsheet today and am feeling pretty good about the finances.
Went to the gym this morning, having an extra push as its my monthly weigh & measure on Saturday.

Because girls are just damn horrible at times girlie. I've been there and got the T Shirt. My only small piece of advice because no situation and I hate comparing really is the same is that my DD, as she matured, found ways of processing her emotions and rationalising things that were not her fault and beyond her control. I think we've talked before, pre teen seems to be harder than the dreaded teenage years. The hormones are starting but there's no maturity to help.

This isn't your DD's fault. She's a super wonderful and fantastic girl. She'll soon realise that, and these crappy, insecure girls will take on less importance.

This does seem to be an area where there's a marked difference in boys and girls.

Give me a pm if you need. It's heartbreaking as a parent. Xx

Sorry, I posted before reading and my sentence is mixed up. But you get my sentiments anyway. X

€14 spent on starter & dessert at restaurant, I didn't know what time dh was going to be home at so I'd already eaten my dinner. It was a bring your own bottle place so I brought a wkd from the fridge (leftover from camping) nice to chat to other women, one of which I'd never met before

Glad I had dinner at home because it was delicious - roast chicken with streaky bacon on top(using up end of a pack!) drizzled with balsamic oil mix while roasting, made gravy from the juices & had with a pack of frozen rice & veg from freezer & one yorkie pudding love making yummy meals from food we've got in. le yum

Love reading the parenting support here too, this is my happy place on the internet

North good luck with monthly weigh & measure
Have you or need or harrier heard of Richard Howey? I'm trying to decide what plan to follow, I'm just not making progress at all with my weight loss & I know it's not helping my running either.

Wreck had you a nice time catching up? When do you finish up for the term? It'll be worth it then won't it?

Discovered this week our work is in business 40 years, there was a meeting during the week & I spotted a guest list today - wonder what they'll do? My boss is a skinflint but pay is good & he's not tight with wages, will be interesting to see how he approaches this

Girlie your poor dd - girls can be so horrible. My dd was very emotional this evening, she finished senior infants today & was crying about missing her teacher, missing her friends etc etc this evening. Her class is divided next year & apparently the new teacher is the meanest teacher in the school this is possibly true as I've heard it from adults too but I didn't tell dd that

Hi all! Just managed to read the thread so far as I can't sleep again.

Em whoaaa 13 weeks left that's crazy! I swear you only just had your 20 week scan! :o Agree with need there's no preparing really, but that's ok, you'll have this beautiful little boy and just WOW, there's nothing like it. If you've got nappies, clothes, milk and somewhere for him to sleep, you're sorted I reckon :o. And as for MIL, well the hypocritical bitching is a pain but I'm very glad on your behalf that she buggered off across the world! Her loss for sure. :)

Just made a £15 donation to friends of the earth as you can get an 'air testing kit' for their pollution campaign. Thought it might be fun for the Caglets. Downloaded the teaching pack as well.

Creme that must have been one heck of a moving day! Well done!

Girlie thank you for the TV show recommendation, sounds useful! I'm so sorry for your lovely DD, I just don't get why some kids can be so nasty. I agree it does often seem to be worse with girls, more manipulative/deceptive IME. It's horrible seeing your DC distressed just because another child can't be nice. WTF. Hope school will do something about it. Is this girl going to secondary with DD?

DD saw her bully yesterday. I am super proud as although she was scared when she came over to her and her friends, she managed to make polite small talk until she went back to her mum. The mum ignored all of us which is fine by me! DD was quite distressed last night as it was upsetting to see her, but I think it was still a huge achievement and now that we are over this first dreaded meeting it will begin to get easier. The rest of the day was great with lots of friends so that definitely helped.

Quiet morning in today as I'm staying home while DH runs his club. Day two of him working 8 days straight so I'm taking the opportunity to rest while I can! Seeing as I can't seem to sleep at night like a normal person :o.

Happy Friday everyone!

Oh girlie, girls are horrible. Defo speak to the teacher.
Well done cag dd.

Long day at work today 11 hours then gym if I can get in and Aldi.

Pub quiz last night with work. Was good fun. We didn't win but clawed our way back from last to 6th place. 😂

I've worked out that im much cleverer at quizzes when I'm a bit tipsy drunk.

Did you also know that you can't play field hockey left handed?

And that here years ago it was illegal for men to knit in July and August (something to do with them not being able to help with harvest...)

Hoping for nsd today. Yesterday's spends were £3 sandwich.

Mammy yes we did. I finish on the 26th July. Can't wait!

Mummy it's good to have you back

Gabriel is TWO, mummy! How did that happen? I remember you posting when he was born! Hope Wilf is better today.

Last night I went in a different branch of Aldi than usual and they had completely different stuff than our local one. It is a newer and bigger store which probably makes a difference. It's a little bit further away but worth the trip I think.
I also noticed they do their own vastly cheaper formula milk. I was too scared to try it but have just read some reviews and I might give it a go next time. It would save us a fortune. Is it OK to switch formula does anyone know?

I don't see why not snuggly if they don't get on with it you can just change back. It's not like they're really tiny.

Dh annoyance here. Gah. First time for a long time.

I didn't get home until 10 last night. Or thereabouts. He picked me up. Nice of him. Knowing I'd be out and knowing today is dress down I asked him to take washing from machine and hang it up to dry because my jeans were in the machine and I needed them for today.

This morning I noticed that he hasn't done it. One thing. One thing I asked him specifically to do. And he couldn't even do that.

So I'm off to work in damp jeans. I've tumbled them as best I can (they say do not tumble) but no other option. Stupidly I put both my maternity jeans in the wash together. So my choices this morning were damp jeans which are comfy and fit. Or dry old jeans which I can still do up but are stupidly uncomfortable and can't sit down in.

I chose comfort.

Nothing's taken out for lunch either (again) so have fruit pot and will grab a sandwich.

As of tomorrow I'm going to try and do a plastic free (ish) July.

Mammy I've never heard of Richard Howey I'm afraid. Is this a plan for weight loss or running? The only diet I've had much success with was 5:2, but I struggle to combine that with running. It was doable, but not particularly pleasant.

need thanks for the encouragement re marathon training. I'm acknowledging that sticking to plan is going to be really hard, what with four weddings, a hen party, moving house and a pretty intense job to handle. I'm going to focus on a) getting out 5 times a week, no matter what I do, and b) always doing my long runs. I'm just off out for my third run of the week.

House move is finally coming together and we're aiming to complete next week if everything goes to plan (still waiting for some paperwork!) I'm staying determinedly calm...

Frugaleering is, err, not going so well 😳 Will get back on track after the move, since I won't have any money to fritter then anyway 😁

Happy Friday everyone

Trying to take the advice that sunny I think got and relax harder. Wasn't well yesterday, still not feeling great so DP called in late for work and did the school run and took DD2 to my mum for the morning. Food shopping will have to wait until the weekend as I am relaxing 😎

em my DP appears to be quite incapable of noticing to empty the washing machine. I get your frustration and it is much worse when you have limited maternity clothes options too

mummy mentioned the frugality of having a sick child. I managed a NSD yesterday as I wasn't well and maybe today too. Hope he is feeling better today!

girlie and cag for you and your DDs. Other children can be so mean.

snuggly I don't think there is any reason not to change. You could do a half and half mix to transition over to the new stuff? I'd just make sure you have some of the old stuff left just incase their stomach doesn't adjust well to it and maybe only buy one tub until you are sure

In frugal news, I can't quite work out how our current account has £450 more left in it compared to last month. Obviously I'm not complaining, but I'm a bit worried I have forgotten to pay a big bill!

Well done creme on the house move. It's one of life's biggest stresses and I think you achieved it in about as short a period of time going

Annoying about the job app meadow . Are you applying for graduate schemes too? Having a first should definitely help

May buy more jeans....it's the only way...!!!

Sorry to hear your dd is struggling with that daft girl Girlie. People can so difficult sometimes making mental note to try to not to be difficult myself.

Our tent has arrived and is up in the garden. It's very big and properly old-skool, which I like. I'm plotting the cooking side now and wondering whether to buy plastic plates, which we have to pay for and store, or whether to just take the house ones. I'll probably just take the house ones as storage is very tight here. That just leaver a freezer box to find, which should be doable.

Maybe get some maternity leggings? When I got near the end of pregnancy, jeans were so uncomfortable and leggings were my best friend. You can mooch about the house in them and then wear jeans when you need to be more dressed? At the end you won't care anyway and if it's comfortable it is what you are wearing

How I miss my lovely comfy maternity jeans!

Ah I'm a legging hater. A proper legging hater. I have a serious aversion to them. But maybe just maybe for loafing about the house. I think the aversion stems from seeing larger ladies strutting about town in almosynsee through ones. Eugh.

For now though. Jeans. And cute skirts and dresses.

My feet puffed up a bit yesterday. That was fun.

Sorry I haven't posted for ages....planning a very long June debrief post over the weekend! But just wanted to say to snuggly the Aldi formula has been a godsend to us - up to £8pw cheaper than aptimal ! When we first switched there was a change in nappies but it was short lived. We're now using the follow on milk but also making a gradual transition to cows milk (usually one bottle a day) - can't wait for that saving to kick in!