Nearly November; Friendly Frugaleers Navigating (K)nitting, Nattering and Nuturing our Pennies

[WereWolfcub]

New thread. Happy end of October/Early November frugaleering. All welcome we are a friendly bunch

Oh and £20 paid off my credit card

For now wreck, sorry about odd angle and my too much tea shop tum

Autumn maybe a diary would help you, a big one that you could write everything that needs done for each day and then give each job a nice satisfying tick once it is done.

*Wolf once I am on a roll it is amazing how much I can do - DH is a one job at a time guy and I can do about 5 things in the time it takes him to do one.

em glad ds is sleeping. I wonder if he is missing your dm and df too.

Or was it wolf?

Em that was the same as me. I remember feeling triumphant when ds was 10 months old and I manage to have my first bath with soap. It lasted 30 minutes, and that was when I discovered that the end of my tailbone had gone missing during ds's delivery. Early motherhood is such a romantic time. not

Life it was me, thank you, I think I will order a couple

I have bought a big giant wipe clean wall planner and a new annual one that is not all covered in black bits from years of rubbing out. I will go on a mission to write up everything that needs done.

I'll make a space for writing up what needs bought so we have no more cabbage-related emergencies.

I really want a weekly wall planner. We’ve had some little £4 ones from Asda in the old house but it was buy cheap buy twice. I’d love a big one. (Oo er)

You’re probably right born I miss then in a way. But am so so glad to have my own space!

Evening.

Sea no one yet, but the class does a showcase to friends and family in a few weeks.

Em we did the worn shirt in the cot thing too. DD still sleeps with my manky shirts if she is feeling meh. Strange child.

Organisation here is a combination of my admin assistant (she is awesome) a day book (now known as a bullet journal by modern people) and not caring if I forget things. The family know that if I need to be somewhere then they need to tell me as I need to be there. Otherwise it doesn't exist. I am lucky because I only need to organise me..... DD does DS and dh looks after himself. All three laugh at my inability to remember anything.

Cag I just bought this weekly one:

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00QX50YY8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?psc=1&tag=mumsnetforum-21&ie=UTF8

It's massive, and we have three other white boards four actually as well as the annual planner, but I think your food planning idea is great and I want to start it before life overtakes me again and I forget which will be tomorrow if I don't order it now.

The great thing about the food planning idea I think is that ds will not constantly get fish fingers and sausages as I can then plan to do some other things as well.

I figured out all this because I am doing the diary that you suggested about different energy levels on different days and it makes the patterns much more obvious.

That’s great autumn ☺️
I’m hoping most of our meals will be batch cooked. So I’ve got a load of tubs of sausage stew already in the freezer etc. And then it’ll be as simple as getting a tub of that out on Tuesday mornings or whatever. Also need to plan lunches really. I also know though that I get annoyed at being too restricted 🙄 so I’m wondering about having one day a week where we do something different (not necessarily new just something that takes more effort)

I get more done when I’m busy.

Unescorted I'd rather perform to strangers! That sounds like a proper test

Still chipping away at the strategy paper. My head is foggy because I’m tired - it’s Catch 22 really as it then takes me longer to write... so I stay up later, so I write slowly...

Anyway, I’ve got something new to fret about as DD seems really unwell. She’s not really been her usual self since the vomiting bug last week and now she seems to have a virus. Her forehead temperature was measuring over 40C when I got home and she’s very listless with no appetite. Mum said she’s not even walked round all day, just lay against her sucking her thumb. I gave her calpol and her temperature came down a bit but not to normal range. We put her to bed and she’s fast asleep now but I am slightly fretting that we should have gone to A&E, just so she could perk up and make us look like idiots. I can’t tell how she is when she’s asleep!

Anyway, I’ll be working and fretting for a good few hours yet.

And my journey to work today was incredibly crap, an hour’s commute took 2. So all in all, a crap day! Hoping for better tomorrow

Oh, and I’ve got two spots

I'm definitely more organised when busy, I think I don't waste as much time on my phone or watching telly on work days.

Poor dd seacow It's such a horrible sense of responsibility when they're really poorly. When dd had noro virus she was about 15 months, had a high temperature and she didn't move for a few days. I took her back to the Dr's everyday for 3 days!

Eek Girlie, not even moving?!

Poor DD has had HFM, then the vomiting thing, now this. All in the space of about 3 weeks. I am missing my usual happy girl so much.

I’ve just realised that we’ve lived here almost 10 years and I haven’t had a single bath in that time (we do have a shower, in case you were wondering)

Sea would she wake up if you checked her forehead temp again before you go to bed? 40 is quite high. I think if it’s still up you might need a drs appointment. Poor wee soul has just been hit with one bug after another, hopefully it will stay down and she is a bit better in the morning.

I'm no expert or anything but the body heals best when it's asleep right? And if she's sleeping she's clearly not in pain

Fluffy re Nectar points, I will have to look into the surveys. I am mystified as to how you got so much. The problem with Sainsbury’s is they are so expensive, so I try to limit the amount I buy there. When I did cash in my nectar points after 6 months, it was tiny, and I also buy quite a lot of fuel at Sainsbury’s ( tend to have low local fuel prices). I think the lesson I learned is to food shop on price, not because you might get points.

I am sneaking in and checking her temperature. The (new ) forehead thermometer seems a bit inconsistent but she feels warm to me but not as hot as earlier. So the Calpol’s done something.

I’m not going to wake her unless she seems hotter or in some way distressed (restless or whatever). I I think the sleep is what she needs. Wish I had more signs that she’s okay though!

I definitely am more productive when I'm busy also.
Seacow those are bloody stress spots hope your dd improves, poor darling.

Work is going to be mega stressful tomo, I don't have the resources needed to cope with tomorrow's orders, not through want of trying to get them expecting backlash tomo but I've done my best. I'm finished at 3pm & going to cinema with dc my colleague will definitely be cursing me.

Floor-robe isn't cleared because ddog2 has slipped into a depression & I spent a lot of the evening trying to coax him out of it. He's going to vet tomorrow as he's been like this since Sat, I'm afraid outcome may not be good. I'm going to make enquiries to nearby rescue centre to see if they'd take him for a while to see if he'd thrive in company.

Good luck there Christmas. I've been down that chute so many times and the suspense never really gets easier. From my own experience, the thing about the temperature coming below 38 with calpol really is an important metric. I hope she feels better in the morning.

Sneaky That’s exactly it! That’s why I shop around so much & bulk buy stuff like rice in homebargains etc.

Sneaky Healing is 24/7 but the body can focus on it more at night. I go to sleep when I’m ill, dh gets up and tries to do stuff. I recover quicker.

Sorry that first one was to @Moanranger 🤦🏻‍♀️

How is she this morning?

I like them wolf. I'm going a few more on the 2 for £40 as my belt has clicked one. Just needs a stich though.

I would go separation anxiety too em. Lots of big changes for both of your babies.

If it's not written down it doesn't get remembered here.

Lovely day, if very wet, at brocke hole. Bloody cafe is pricey. Supplemented our pic nic as we had to eat out doors.

Keswick shopping today and swimming.

Have fun at the cute wee pool life we've been there and had a good time. Should be nice and quiet as our half term (Cumbria) was last week.

mammy I really feel for you re.poor old dog. I am dreading losing one of mine, they have always been together, bred at the same place, 2 days apart. At 7.5 they are still young for gundogs, but the bridge will have to be crossed at some point. Do whatever you feel is best for your dog, however it makes you feel

Must check my bank, my first mortgage payment should be out too. 59 payments to go!

em glad you got your wee boy settled. Do not feel bad about not giving undivided attention for a couple of days. Moving house is massive, and something you won't be doing again soon. Go catface too. She will be in full control soon. Ds will be her slave.