Well at the title suggests when my eldest went back to school today, i was quite worried as he's been very stressed. But he left for his bus and came back at half three smiling. Always a good sign!!!
Took my youngest to the park as he's not back till Wednesday, it was a lovely day and he enjoyed himself.
Still it was hard watching him try and play with the other kids, poor thing doesn't initiate conversation and shys away. Instead he just hangs around on the outskirts watching. Luckily he's seems quite happy with this and enjoyed just being around the other children. After an hour or so he asked to go home, it just got too loud for him.
I was very naughty and used some money that i put away for my treat day, it was £10 that i had been saving ready for Wednesday for when i could have a couple of hours to myself, child and partner free.
Oh well doesn't it was lovely having our lunch together chatting away.
We then came back and both of my boys sat and played on a football game for about an hour before we had the leftover bolognese sauce with jacket potatoes :)
Waste not want not in this house!!
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Monday, 2 September 2013
Sunday, 1 September 2013
Scroogy September
Well as the titles suggests September is going to be more than scroogy, i am determined to try and spend as little as possible. The bank is way past the black and in the red. CC's are maxed out and can't be used.
Part of the deal is the bills will be paid as well as transport costs etc but general spending will be a big no no. Can't stop the transport costs. My eldest needs £15 a week, youngest £10 and me a whopping £20, so £45 a week just for that. School meals are £20 a week for two children, so youngest is straight on pack lunches no choice in the matter. Eldest well, we'll see how it goes.
My partner and me pack lunches, and the business pays for the vans fuel.
Decided our grocery budget for the month will be £200 for a family of four, three cats and guests.
Whilst at the same time keeping the store cupboard filled to a reasonable level.
the idea is that hopefully by the end of the month i will have been able to save up some holiday money for our first family holiday with my dad in October. As well as fingers crossed save up enough money to buy a new freezer. Ours went kaput about a month ago, its really hard adjusting to life without one. I've just realised how much we rely on one item. but also how much we waste :(
The fridge is bare and the veg is past its best but lets see how far the fresh stuff goes.
Wish me luck and lets see how it goes
kez xx
Grocery Spends £2.26
Items: £2.26 on 2 x thick loaves of bread, 2 x tins of garden peas, single cream, 4 large onions and 10 satsuma's.
General: 0
Part of the deal is the bills will be paid as well as transport costs etc but general spending will be a big no no. Can't stop the transport costs. My eldest needs £15 a week, youngest £10 and me a whopping £20, so £45 a week just for that. School meals are £20 a week for two children, so youngest is straight on pack lunches no choice in the matter. Eldest well, we'll see how it goes.
My partner and me pack lunches, and the business pays for the vans fuel.
Decided our grocery budget for the month will be £200 for a family of four, three cats and guests.
Whilst at the same time keeping the store cupboard filled to a reasonable level.
the idea is that hopefully by the end of the month i will have been able to save up some holiday money for our first family holiday with my dad in October. As well as fingers crossed save up enough money to buy a new freezer. Ours went kaput about a month ago, its really hard adjusting to life without one. I've just realised how much we rely on one item. but also how much we waste :(
The fridge is bare and the veg is past its best but lets see how far the fresh stuff goes.
Wish me luck and lets see how it goes
kez xx
Grocery Spends £2.26
Items: £2.26 on 2 x thick loaves of bread, 2 x tins of garden peas, single cream, 4 large onions and 10 satsuma's.
General: 0
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Last of the summer shine :)
Brrrrr is it getting cold or is it just me.
We all went to the town meal today in Middlesbrough, it was really good and had lots of entertainment on for adults and children alike.
Ranging from bouncy castles, punch n judy, magic shows, go karts through to creating art using a bicycle and paints! It wasn't too busy and the lads loved it. People were walking round on stilts and juggling.
The only thing we didn't do was ride on the old buses to the Transporter Bridge. The queues were really long so we just left it and watched the magic show instead.
Came back with "big dig" recyclable bags filled with some sachets of tea, coffee, sugar (all fairtrade) and 3 boxes of seeds to plants.
As part of the big meal, lots of free food was given out, all freshly made there and then. From cold salad through to hot curries, pakoras and mousaka. Plenty of bottles of water given out, as well as tons of information regarding water and energy saving.
In the middle arena, there were bands playing lots of different types of music. It was lovely, we just sat in the deck chairs watching.
We missed out on the honey but no matter. The jars literally sold out within 30 minutes it was that popular.
Met a few people there who i haven't seen for years. One of them asked if i wanted to come and volunteer on the allotment with Teesside Hospice.
Last year i donated veg,herbs and salad items that we had grown in pots. This year sadly we didn't as i have time to grow anything. The whole food festival basically runs on people donating they own produce and then it all gets cooked up on the day and given away for free to all attendees.
After that we did the dreaded school uniform shopping, took ages to do as my eldest has shot up. after a couple of hours we ended up getting a taxi home, naughty i know. But guess what its the same price for a taxi home as it on the bus! How ridiculous is that public transport costs more than a taxi, is absolutely extortionate.
Well better plan for the month ahead and make sure we have everything ready for school.
Till tomorrow :)
We all went to the town meal today in Middlesbrough, it was really good and had lots of entertainment on for adults and children alike.
Ranging from bouncy castles, punch n judy, magic shows, go karts through to creating art using a bicycle and paints! It wasn't too busy and the lads loved it. People were walking round on stilts and juggling.
The only thing we didn't do was ride on the old buses to the Transporter Bridge. The queues were really long so we just left it and watched the magic show instead.
Came back with "big dig" recyclable bags filled with some sachets of tea, coffee, sugar (all fairtrade) and 3 boxes of seeds to plants.
As part of the big meal, lots of free food was given out, all freshly made there and then. From cold salad through to hot curries, pakoras and mousaka. Plenty of bottles of water given out, as well as tons of information regarding water and energy saving.
In the middle arena, there were bands playing lots of different types of music. It was lovely, we just sat in the deck chairs watching.
We missed out on the honey but no matter. The jars literally sold out within 30 minutes it was that popular.
Met a few people there who i haven't seen for years. One of them asked if i wanted to come and volunteer on the allotment with Teesside Hospice.
Last year i donated veg,herbs and salad items that we had grown in pots. This year sadly we didn't as i have time to grow anything. The whole food festival basically runs on people donating they own produce and then it all gets cooked up on the day and given away for free to all attendees.
After that we did the dreaded school uniform shopping, took ages to do as my eldest has shot up. after a couple of hours we ended up getting a taxi home, naughty i know. But guess what its the same price for a taxi home as it on the bus! How ridiculous is that public transport costs more than a taxi, is absolutely extortionate.
Well better plan for the month ahead and make sure we have everything ready for school.
Till tomorrow :)
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