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

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Have had two days no spending - dinner has been variations on Courgettes and beans! (yes really - its just me here and I do like big plates of veg!) .

Am still trying to get some sense out of my work pensions people which is frustrating so thats gone no further yet. , and yesterday and today I spent in the (work) company of some people who think I am going to go and work for them ( at least they keep trying to tell me so , and are trying to hand me a sh*t on a stick job they dont want to do themselves even though neither of them are my managers ) .. I am resisting but as ive not told anyone I am thinking of leaving yet its a bit difficult.

Today I spent at a conference with same people and lots of business types ( listening to the same old guff ive heard a million times about regeneration and watching a promotional film about how marvelous its all going to be.. despite there being no money for it to happen with ). Can you tell my heart is not in this job anymore?? .. the lunch was v. nice though

I do have to admit that I am a tad grumpy at the moment though .. I have horrendous sciatica! All down the side of one leg and its agony . I have had this now on and off for a few weeks (on holiday even ) and its not shifting..

Arggh! . looks like another early night with painkillers .. I think I need to get some co-codemol. Someone gave me some earlier today and it did help.. ive been taking Cuprophen (stonger ibuprophen) ..

Have been doing the exercises . but the only thing helping so far apart form and lying down - (sitting is agony ) is using my Thumper the Chiropractor I used to see used this and I bought one few years ago .. cheaper than going back and its really great )

Laska you can take co-codamol and ibuprofen all together so def worth getting some. I did get the impression you weren't your usually happy self just from your first couple of lines! Hope the sciatica goes soon it's horrible

Ouch that's sounds awful. Cuprophen sounds fab though.

Can you take anymore al so you can go sooner?.

Oh thanks Wreck Ive just found some soluble paracetamol and codeine in the bathroom cabinet it looks like that is ok to take with Ibruprophen according to internet

Fluffy Ive not had it confirmed yet , but I think that because i have been saving extra voluntary contributions (AVCs) over my pension I do have enough to buy a motorhome (which was the plan ) and keep my pension income . The monthly income actually isnt that much to start off with but will be better once I have my BT pension which is due in Dec (and there is another loca govt pension due to mature in 2 years).
I just need to get them to let me know! and then if all is as I hope -- decide when to go !

Ouch Laska I had sciatica through both my pregnancies and it kills. Hope you are soon better.

Lovely to hear from North.

Lonely I get emotional thinking about DD starting primary school next year never mind finishing!

Just spent £97 in Aldi. Sodding aisle of doom! Then another £32 on cat food/litter in Pets at Home. Tomorrow needs to be a NSD.

snuggly C'mon fess up! What did you fall for in the Aisle of Doom? ..

Our Aldi is quite a long way from us. but I do use Lidl quite a lot as its near work.. have resisted their aisle of doom so far , only because ive never seen anything I 'needed' so far, r.

My weaknesses in Lidl are the various cheeses, the fishy things, and the wine aisle ( of course!) )

Laska surely nowhere is that far from you where you live

Wreck Arrrr! We be right out in pirate/bandit country here - the wild and woolly far west of the island! .. its about 25 miles to Tescos from here! (Aldi probably about 16 miles)

:o Sorry about the sciatica though, sounds crap.

I am going spare as I have those sticky electrode thingies on my chest for the ECG monitor and it's soooo itchy 😡😡😡

I've had a bit of a rubbish day at work and totally fed up. But i've now finished work for a week and a half, and I found a bag of Maltesers in my bag that I bought yesterday and ate them on the train home

Spends
£3 on travel shampoo/conditioner
Free bottle of Coke Zero with a voucher
£18 on 2x swim t shirt/shorts for both DD incase we need more covering swimwear for crusty chickenpoxes. They will be returned if we don't use them next weekend.

em hope DH puts you on his form as his priceless asset. That's madness for people not to claim maternity benefits that you are entitled to. It's one of the reasons you pay taxes, and I bet you pay your fair share

Sorry feeling too tired to write anything more. Nice to see your catch up north

DD2 still does not have chickenpox

Late sign on busy day again but LSD £2.50 to dds school.

Watched her end of year 6 show tonight it was so amazing!!! Last day of primary tomorrow

Oh dear, so many frugalleers are having a bad time.
Laksa, ask the GP fir cocodamol on prescription....I get them and they are brilliant pain killers.
I could murder a bag of malteasers .

Aldi is getting more expensive or they are stocking more different things ..The store is lovely but parking crap might go back to online as I can see how much I spent instead of guessing . In pH so its not too far from me .Have to avoid b&m as I can spend loads on crap ..Havent gone to the next next as it would be too tempting. Lol

for everyone having a bad time x

I was finding aldi creeping up but I found out waitrose delivered to our area & with the mywaitrose card offers & the normal offers I can do it for less & they deliver so it saves me about 2hrs a week.

When I joined there was an offer of £20 off your first five shops & about 10 days later they sent me 4 £15 off a £100 vouchers.

Even without vouchers I can do a weeks shop for £40ish using the essentials range etc.

I'm doing fortnightly shops to get the delivery option.

That's interesting fluffy. I've reverted back to tesco because I'm working five days a week and don't want to food shop with the dc. Plus I do like the clubcard points. Might try waitrose though...

Morning all

I returned some bits and pieces yesterday and approx 55pound back on the card. I do need to get the bath taps today at 50 pound though.

I have an unhealthy obsession with the smart meter at moment. We use 50p whilst we sleep. But through the day whilst we're out about 20-30p. Yes I'm sad I will investigate this weekend.
Apparently my utility usage is more 150 pcm according to annual summary. I'm looking at 'the cheaper energy club' but it's mind numbing lol

Morning
Another busy day here. Last day of term.
£20 is sainsbury yesterday. I really will need to get organised this weekend.

Also new thread required if anyone is volunteering. I'm in my phone so can't

Nothing desperately exciting I'm afraid, Laska some crafty things for DD and some plastic containers for my mum who is always making cakes and things for other people and losing her containers. I might go back and get a plastic storage thing they had to keep DD's rapidly expanding collection of craft things in.

The other problem I find with Aldi is that I end up having to go to another supermarket afterwards to get all the things they didn't have. Like filo pastry. I think I might go back to a different supermarket and just do a monthly nappy trip to Aldi.

I tend to do that. Aldi once a fortnight to stock up cupboards. Sainsbury the rest of time and Morrison's as it's near work

£20 on craft stuff for ds' pre school as a leaving present. Hopefully they'll appreciate it...

Still need to do dd's teachers. One is leaving so not sure what to get.

Have done a new thread. Sorry can't link from phone but in usual place!

I'll go set up a thread now. May as well do something useful while I have free bus wifi :o