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mammymammyIRL · 11/04/2018 22:29

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Laska5772 · 26/04/2018 21:08

I like the idea of a Cag and Em - led baby recipe book with bbq rib and chow mien recipes!

DS (when he was about 3) loved red peppers ( whole whilst in the supermarket trolley seat. also Prawns and crab.. ( ill blame his DSGF for that !). And his absolute favourite was : .... Wilted spinach. bacon and blue cheese salad with garlic oil! (no wonder he is weird!) ..

He still really loves that salad and he said he had made it recently when his mates came around to his flat and just couldn't believe that none of then would even try it!

Unescorted · 26/04/2018 21:12

Mine are all going pedal car racing on Saturday.... They won't be back until late. I plan to do the garden and then snooze on the sofa. I live an exciting life.

Laska5772 · 26/04/2018 21:14

.. younger than 3 when he would eat red pepper in the supermarket trolley! I used to have to give the empty packet to the checkout person

Unescorted · 26/04/2018 21:21

I wish mine were less fussy. Wilted spinach, blue cheese with garlic oil sounds lovely.

ChristmasSeacow · 26/04/2018 21:21

Unescorted the words ‘dig divots’ and ‘eyes’ should not belong in the same paragraph. Eek. I’m glad they are not being gung ho about it, fingers crossed it does resolve and you don’t have a horribly anxious time waiting to see.

Laska you are a brilliant mum. Coping with adult life is, imho, a lot about confidence and resilience. As parents we can help to foster those skills in our DC but we don’t get to completely mould our children; for good or ill they have their own very definite characters and other significant influences shaping them. All you can really do is be 100% behind them and give them the security of your love and support. Which you do brilliantly.

Also, I’ve thought this before - if I were your DGS’s mum I would be so chuffed at the relationship you have with DGS. In any circumstances but especially as she and your DS are not together. Your DGS doesn’t know any different but one day he will realise how lucky he’s been. And you will always be very special to him. With my dad having so little time left I have been thinking a lot about the legacy we leave our families and really the only thing that matters is love and quality time together. Especially 1:1 time, just simple things like meals or days out together with space to talk. You give that time and attention to your DS and DGS and that’s the most valuable thing you can do.

Anyway, I’ll stop now before I set myself off!

Am in a mood with DH. Won’t bore you all with the details but it’s very frosty here. Unusual for us as we don’t argue much. I think my reaction is probably a little disproportionate but I am feeling generally cheesed off and rather unappreciated. 10 months of having my sleep interrupted (and significantly reduced) at least 6 nights out of 7 will do that to a woman. I now have approx 2 hours’ worth of laundry sorting /folding to do and I was looking forward to watching a bit of Netflix on my iPad while I did it. But DH is watching football on said iPad Angry.

Laska5772 · 26/04/2018 21:27

seacow Xxxx.. and un-mumsnetty ((hugs)) .. I dont know what else to say..

Laska5772 · 26/04/2018 21:30

Am going to bed now with Brew.. Thanks all for listening to my wobbly.. i have said it before to newbies, but this is such a great supportive corner of MN..Thanks Flowers

Cagliostro · 26/04/2018 21:38

Ha. Sure I could totally be the next nigella except all my curves are in the wrong places 😂😳 and I can’t really cook more than the basics 😳

Thank you muchly seacow 😘😘 and wise words indeed about what really matters

Em the nursery sounds amazing! 😍

I went in the factory outlet store today, it’s near where the Caglets do a club and I don’t go in often, but they had a lovely baby outfit that turned out to be John Lewis. Labels need trimming as they’d done a crap job of cutting the brand name out of the label 🙄 but £10 instead of £22 I’ll take that.

In other news, those new KitKat Senses really aren’t worth it. You’re welcome.

ChristmasSeacow · 26/04/2018 22:08

I’ve been wanting to try them Cag but not seen them anywhere. You’ve gone and burst my bubble now AngryGrin

I have sorted ZERO laundry. Spare room looks like Primark at 4pm on a Saturday. But I’m in bed instead. I am feeling really moody and cba. It’s really unlike me to get in such a mood but I’m just going to give up on today and have a better one tomorrow.

Unescorted · 26/04/2018 22:14

sea so does my house. Washing everywhere.... I cannot be arsed either. My dh has been an arse lately too. He and I don't have the lack of sleep excuse. Hope yours snaps out of it. Mine appears to be back in the room...it is a brittle truce.

CremeEggThief · 26/04/2018 22:45

Sunny, that's great that you have that second chance, isn't it?

NSD.

Hope everyone has a better day tomorrow.Brew

ememem84 · 26/04/2018 22:45

cag we’ll talk re tv abow and book! Haha!

I’ve been out out.

My assistant is leaving to go travelling 😭 so went to her leaving drinks. Met her mum and dad. They thanked me for the opportunity we’d given her. I thanked them for her. Best assistant id ever had!

Anyhoo. I have a raging g sore throat. It hurts. Dh is thoroughly unsympathetic as he’s had it for a week. But it hurts to touch and swallow.

SunnyLikeThursday · 27/04/2018 07:31

Creme Thanks, yes it's great. I'm not good at saying serious things, so I'm just doing a lot of smiling and trying to not look like I'm too tired to eat which I am.

Unescorted I'm really sorry you're having eye trouble. You're always so perky and full of energy. It seems wrong somehow that this year should have brought you health troubles rather than just lots and lots of cycling and camping as in previous years. I hope it all resolves smoothly for you.

Christmas I think you can definitely be cheesed off after all that.

Laska I think you rock as a Mum. You're really doing a fab job. I think you're right about us all just finding our way.

I have a complication to deal with today but it's one of those that I probably can't say online. Fingers crossed I have enough good sense to figure it out.

lifelongfrugaleer · 27/04/2018 07:42

Laska iecho what the others said, you are awesome as a DM and DG.
Hope the eye does not get more complex unescorted
Yeah for fire certificate
I expect the frugaleers to be credited at the front of the book and free copies obvs.

£1.70 on bus into town yesterday. Expensive and not nice. However checked out as an if needed travel option.
Frugal win, taken dd rucksack that she uses on holiday as more comfy to walk with. Frugal fail she wants a wheel suitcase instead.
Sunny pm if you want to

Laska5772 · 27/04/2018 08:03

strangely I dont seem to have a hangover this morning.. Maybe it will kick in later..However I am not going into work .. duvet day ( well ill ell the boss that I am' 'working from home' ..I have some stats to do but quite frankly I just cant be bothered to go in everyday any more......

See, i really just dont care...it does look like I shall get my flexible retirement though and go P/T..3days is about the level of work my job delivers these days since funding cuts.. its a strange way to end my 40 year career , and its not even as if I work in an area which doesnt desperately need growth.. but there you go ..

ememem84 · 27/04/2018 08:51

Morning all. Today is the penultimate day of my maternity leave (if you don’t count the weekend).

Ds and I are taking full advantage of the weather being rainy and are staying in bed. 😂 for the moment anyway. We may get up and do something later.

He had a much better night. He woke up at 12. I gave him a cuddle and settled him and he then woke again at around 730. So maybe he’s over the worst of everything he had and his sleep is getting better. Maybe.

Have to do some laundry folding and putting away and some washing up and some hoovering today. But for the moment - bed.

Taytocrisps · 27/04/2018 09:24

I'm a bit upset today. I got home from work last night and I discovered that DD lied to her childminder. It wasn't a big lie but it's the principle of it that upset me. I had a very serious talk with her about trust and she got very upset and made her apologies and assured me that she won't do anything like that again. I've also told her that she will have to apologise to her childminder. Just having some breakfast now and then I'll have a shower and call to the childminder and explain.

On a happier note, I'm going to see the show 'Matilda' later with my sister and DD.

WreckTangled · 27/04/2018 09:34

Oh tayto that must have been horrible. It's not nice to lie. Matilda is amazing! You'll love it.

I'm going to five guys and primark today. Have set myself a limit of £50 dd needs new knickers and so do I!

QuiteCleanBandit · 27/04/2018 10:01

Morning all!
Enjoy your lie in em
Sorry to hear that Tayto
DC who are often seen as well behaved etc can lie at times to give the other person what they want to hear iyswim?
Dentist today .
Contacted Nectar about the missing piints-apparently if you dont log out of the app the points arent registered-not sure what the point of an app is then Confused
Cant be faffed with logging in all the time
Wierd as ebay points went on.
Its raining
Plan for today
Snuggle with Dcat and knit Smile

Fluffycloudland77 · 27/04/2018 10:16

I've never logged out, that sounds batshit.

QuiteCleanBandit · 27/04/2018 11:28

Just had another look and I wonder if its to do with Boden return period
In theory I could spend 2K on Boden snag the points and then return the lot .

QuiteCleanBandit · 27/04/2018 11:29

Sorry Boden returns are up to 3 months

Bornlazy · 27/04/2018 12:08

Hope things work out with your DS Laska. I often worry about Ds2 and how he will ever manage when he's an adult. He is a lovely boy but so laid back and incredibly unorganised.

Speaking of Ds2 Cag I was wondering if you had any recommendations for Maths work to do at home. He is 12 and in 1st year and my mum had him last night and was checking his homework ( I must admit I don't do this much now he's in High School) and she was alarmed at how he was struggling with some easy equations Shock She has freaked me out a bit a lot

Trying to stay frugal, but find it so much harder when I'm stressed...

Laska5772 · 27/04/2018 12:21

No news from DS yet.. (so now I am feeling less hopeful..)

But my (free/refunded because of their mess-up) Jo Malone turned up and they are refunding they said.. Actually I am glad because although its nice ( lime Basil and mandarin cologne) . I'm not sure its that nice.. ! ( but not complaining of course!!). Id had it as a body wash before (also free in one of their promotions !) , but as a perfume its doesnt seem quite right

Wolfcub · 27/04/2018 13:15

Still got my fingers crossed Laska

£10 in Wilkos for pet bits and some thugs for ds to write out his questions on our current issues

New bank card came so I’ve spent most of the day switching direct debits around into my sole name. It’ll be a bit of a mess for a month whilst they all switch over and I’ll need to think car fully about what money needs to be in what account to cover the bills.

My chest hurts it’s been a crappy week. Ds tried to hurt himself this week with the intention of passing on. The right measures are in place to help him but dealing with all this shit on my own is hard

The John Lewis baby bargain sounds fantastic, I’m sorry I can’t remember whose it was

Life I hate the bus too but it’s definitely good to have back up transport options

Tayto I agree it’s awful when they lie, I’m not surprised you are upset. Ds has phases when he can’t tell a single truth and he knows that that is my one really red line it drives me crackers

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