Im bloody shit...

at blogging

Well i am lol, thought i better pop in for a catch up, so whats been going on ooop North

first things first still skint but happy :D


Christmas is over and done with, there was only four of us and there was no stressing and no debt to worry about, and thats such a good feeling ..

Decorations will be down tonight and the big clean will start again..

ooh its been wet windy and dull in Lancashire lately and bloomin cold, the blankets have been out the hot water bottles are in full swing, and i have been walking around the house in layers upon layers of clothes with a dressing gown on top, the postman's face was a picture when i finally managed to waddle through the door the other morning to collect a parcel ..hells teeth i looked like a sumo that was about to attempt a mountain trek haha
At least he had a giggle

So its back to work today for us both 

Thought id check the bank balances  

OH 0.00 

Me 0.33p lol the bills that were due on the 1st came out this morning so we have 33p until OH gets paid on Thursday (midnight Wednesday thank goodness) 

We have been in this situation most months tbh, but we struggle on and scrape through 

I have council tax to pay Thursday, top the gas and electric up and do a bit of grocery shopping. 

I need milk and tea bags today, we are totally out checked the purse and there's about £2 in there so enough for that 

The pets have their food... 

Best check the cupboards, fridge and freezer I don’t think I need to panic too much I should be able to cobble up some meals... let's have a look... 

Fridge - 

Half block cheese 

½ tub garlic cheese spread 

1 unopened soft cheese spread 

Half block butter 

Small amount of lurpack 

Salad items 

1 cooked chicken breast 

Some cooked gammon 

Quorn ham 

8 eggs 

Veg basket - 

½ bag Reduced sprouts 

5 Reduced potatoes 

2 Reduced cabbages 

3 Reduced parsnips 

½  bag carrots  

Fruit bowl - 

Oranges 

Apples 

Grapes 

Cupboards - 

Sons cereal  

2 tins soup 

Tin salmon 

Tin rice pudding 

Tin baked beans 

Tin tomatoes 

Tin sweetcorn 

Curry noodles 

Chicken noodles 

Plain noodles 

Rice 

3 packets custard 

Garlic chicken packet 

Parsley sauce packet 

Lasagne sheets 

Parmesan cheese 

Chopped garlic  

salt & pepper 

Balsamic vinegar 

Malt vinegar 

Worcester sauce 

Ketchup 

Pickles 

Mint sauce 

Applesauce 

Maple syrup 

Suet  

Plain flour 

Self raising flour 

Sugar 

Yeast 

Half loaf bread 

4 x oven bake baguettes 

Freezer - 

Vege burgers 

Sausage rolls 

Bag peas 

Beef Mince 

2 chicken kievs 

4 southern fried chicken 

1 quorn kiev 

2 breaded turkey steaks 

mini sweet corn cobs 

Ice cream 

Frozen white sauce mascarpone & spinach 

So whats left from xmas and the treat draw -  

Some roses 

Small bag terrys choc orange  

4 mince pies 

Half xmas cake 

Bag pretzels 

2 ½ bags doritos 

½ biscuit jar 

½ packet crackers 

5 Cereal bars 

Microwave popcorn 

Drinks - 

Half bottle squash 

2 fresh orange juice cartons 

When you put it all down on paper it seems a lot – plenty of bis to use up and make meals from I need to chop and freeze some cabbage for the freezer I dont want it to go to waste, there's half a Swede than can be frozen too for a casserole. 

Ive run out of allot of basics – oil gravy stuffing pasta beans spaghetti etc think I will make another list in a couple of days with a meal plan and try to spend no more than £30 it’s the pet foods that bump our shopping bill up each week. 

I need cleaning bits but I only use value bleach with boiling water, and use polish with recycled sheet cloths, I don’t need that but do need value washing up liquid and sponges too. 

My son is at the x's this week so don’t need to feed him, that helps blimey being off school they don’t stop eating lol 

So off to plan a few meals and work out the shopping for the week, but first back to work … meh …  

All the animals are acting like naughty kids this morning they've realised its back to the routine, all running around going mad cats calling for the birds outside, oining me for food etc etc .. heck cant even have a cuppa till I nip for tea bags, another coffee is going to send me over the edge lol 

I hope you have all had a relaxed stress free xmas with loved ones and friends, and lastly happy new year to you all xxxxx