Hello all
I thought I was run down due to worrying about my dad being taken Ill, I felt like I had a bad cold and chesty cough, I struggled through going to work, literally dragged myself to work, the next day I was suffering a fever in bed and just couldn’t make it to work I couldn’t even walk and was suffering extreme lower back pain in my right side , the OH convinced me to go to the doctors so we managed to get a late appointment, I struggled into the gp and after a few tests he said he thought I had pneumonia and that I would need an X-ray but no point going now as the department closes at 4pm, it would be upto me if I wanted to go to a&e and wait for an X-ray there , he advised me to wait and go the next day, prescribed me some antibiotics and sent me off ..
I managed to take the first antibiotics and the OH insisted on going to a&e to get X-ray’d as I was in so much pain breathing ..
We arrived at a&e and waited to be seen, I got called in after about an half hour wait, as soon as I walked through the door the nurse took one look at me and said why on earth are you not in hospital , that’s more or less the last thing I remember, she took my blood sugar levels and they were through the roof, before we knew it I was being hooked up to an iv drip wired upto moniters and being transferred via blue flashing lights to Blackburn Hospital I was in a Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and spent 24 hours in resus, it’s a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes ... DKA is typically diagnosed when testing finds high blood sugar, low blood pH, and ketoacids in either the blood or urine. treatment of DKA is with intravenous fluids and insulin..
They found I was type 1 Diabetic, had pneumonia, and needed two blood transfusions for anemia .. I’m home now and getting used to injecting insulin and testing my blood sugar four times a day , still on a mountain load of tablets and antibiotics and off work for another few weeks yet, I have my first appointment with the diabetic clinic tomorrow so they can review my levels I’ve been struggling to get them right so already had insulin increased , fingers crossed I can get some more information at my appointment it’s all been a whirlwind the past couple of weeks. I’m also waiting for an appointment to have a camera inserted as they say I am loosing blood into my stomach so on tablets for ulsers too !
Thank you all for the well wishes for my dad.. he’s still the same, the heart attack has really knocked him he’s scared to go to sleep and refuses to go upto bed at night with my mum, they’ve never been apart and it’s taking its toll on my poor mum, they’ve been back to the doctors and they have put dad on anti depressants and diazepam, fingers crossed this helps for now as he is getting no rest at all ..
Back soon everyone
Sammie xxx
A blog for documenting and reducing our debt, saving for a fuller future, and learning to be frugal.
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Monday, 7 January 2019
Happy New Year Y'all
Better late than never, in true Sammie style it doesn't rain it pours
i'm glad to see that back of 2018
fingers crossed 2019 is better, the start hasn't been to great for us already ..
I had a phone call around 11pm the night before new years eve, its always a dread when the phone goes that time of night, it was Mum, 'Dads had as massive heart attack '
earlier that day mum had messaged to say Dad and Gav (brother) we cutting some trees down in my brothers garden, Dad gets bored and likes to do a bit for us kids when about, they were staying for xmas in London at my brothers..
So the following morning we packed up and got ourselves ready for a 300mile car drive to Croydon....the traffic was horrendous and should have taken us 4 hours 40 mins, it took 7 and a half hours zzzzz
We finally got there had a quick cuppa and then had to drive another half hour to st Georges Hospital in Tooting...poor Dad what a state he was in, this heart attack had bloody knocked him for six, he was absolutely black and blue all over where the paramedics had been working on him, attached to every bloody machine going, he was disorientated and confused and kept trying to pull out wires while setting all these different machines off, he had no idea who we were, and kept on crying :( so sad to see, ive never seen my dad in hospital or ill like that before it was a shocker, so that was new years eve, new years day we had to travel all the way home again due to work commitments and such, we spent the whole day with dad and set off around 7pm in the evening, he had rallied around a little, by now and was more settled thank goodness.
We hit the M25 and had been on it half an hour before some poor soul decided to jump off the bridge and onto the motorway three cars in front.....standstill for an hour .....we got home at 1am new years day ... the most horrendous thing ever RIP to that person, i said a prayer for you as we drove past your body laying on the motorway ..
Back soon sammie xxx
Monday, 17 December 2018
As per its still blinking freezing in Lancashire, im working all day today and the boiler has still not been fixed, im absolutely frozen through even my xmas jumper isn't helping lol
I've not stopped eating all day today, maybe boredom, or the cold, im working alone so no patients in, just answering the phone, booking appointments and sorting deliveries out.
I see the xmas veg have started to appear M&S at 40p a bag and Tesco's are 29p i've not seen what Asda and Aldis are yet, i shall be stocking up on potatoes and storing them in a paper primark bag and somewhere dark they've lasted a long while like that before..all helps doesn't it..
OH has recovered from the bug, missed the works xmas do but there was no way she would have made that in her state, i ended up a bit iffy but thankfully no sickness, im awful at being sick haha
I kept on waking up last night, i went to the loo four times, this is starting to be a regular thing and i couldn't tell you the last time i actually slept through the night, im wondering if a trip to the GP is needed ! then id be led there for ages thinking about Christmas and how im really not feeling it this year, must be an age thing ho hum
Little Lad is sorted but Big Lad needs a little something else, so hard when they get older, i thought it would be easier.. compared to Little man the pile is small but the things that are small cost allot ..heck probably worrying to much
Little Lad has his Christmas class party today so went to school dressed in his smart shirt and pants, no school work today just plenty of party food and games..OH has gone to pick him up , i hope hes had a good day :)
Big Lad breaks up from college on Wednesday, he's had so much work on im sure he'll be glad of the Christmas break
Hes doing Media Makeup at Craven college Skipton, travels there and back everyday on the bus a 2 hour journey..hes never complained once and is excelling marvellously .. he has his own Instagram channel as they all do nowadays haha ..camp as christmas and bloody gorgeous :) and yep thats makeup all done by Big Lad
Back soon sammie xx
Saturday, 15 December 2018
Ohh i'm so annoyed i wrote a huge post and then poof just like that it vanished
i cant be bothered to write it again haha
so updating with bullet points
Absolutely freezing up North all day yesterday but
didnt stop Nipper having his walk
All warm again and snoring his little head off
I had to go into town for a few xmassy bits and bobs, party bag things, and to return something to Next
A few bargains at Tesco were found
This lovely Christmas arrangement should have been £10 we paid £1
Christmas wreath was 60p marked down from £6
I managed to defrost myself for the second time that day
Started work at 2pm - the boiler was broke so again froze to death for the third time
OH has been up since 2am with an awful stomach bug
ive been emptying buckets, disinfecting bathrooms, and cleaning up since then
We were going to have a sausage casserole for tea tonight but i think its fat chance of that happening lol
Still got Nipper to walk, shopping to do, its pouring icy rain, presents to wrap, tree to put up, and im sure much more
i better get cracking
sammie xx
Thursday, 13 December 2018
Id been on a cleaning mission yesterday before work in the afternoon..I've often used zoflora in the past and now took a liking to it again, i spritzed the house and cleaned the bathroom, next minute my cat Darcy had jumped in the bath sniffing around and started weeing down the plug hole!!! i just couldn't believe my eyes.. actually shocked at what she was doing..i hope she doesn't take a liking to this cleaning scent as i spritzed everywhere with it ..ooh gawd.. it did seem a bit odd so i googled it, many different answers, maybe just got took short, cystitis, urine infection, blah blah so now I'm worrying she might have something wrong, I've kept an eye on her and shes not doing it anywhere else so ..fingers crossed..
she was going that long i managed to take a picture lol
just in case anyone's worrying i know zoflora can be dangerous for cats/dogs/animals, i never let them walk on wet floors or anything like that , at the time i had cleaned the bath and dried it all down with a towel
OH treated us to the cinema last night we asked on facebook if anyone had a code or any offers and someone did so we got 2 adult tickets for the price of one, we also had a voucher to use up for the pub opposite the cinema so we used that and decided to have a carvery each, now no mater how lovely it was it probably wasn't the best choice of food before watching a movie, haha
oooh dear ...i was too full...haha
we watched Aquaman, not really my type of film but it was actually really good and i did enjoy what i saw hehe
Working till 1 pm today just having a coffee and a penguin while updating, i need to go into town after work to the sorting office ive two parcels to collect, a few bits i need in the £ shop, then home and back out with Nipper hes at the groomers at 4.30 as he needs a few nails clipping..i think thats all for today folks..catch up soon Sammie xx
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I had some bad news last night when we got home a school friend had passed away. he had an aneurysm on the Saturday and was declared brain dead on the Sunday, so awfully sad, RIP James.
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Its so cold up North, they keep threatening snow but yet to see any just freezing rain and the odd sleet shower now and then, oh and the winds have been horrendous
Working a swap today so i can finish early and not miss Little Sons first nativity at school..hes a donkey... lol lets hope he gets on ok the teachers have said hes not too keen , so we shall see, he only turned four in June so one of the youngest in his class
First day of school picture .. like butter wouldnt melt haha ..
Ive been trying to get Nipper in at the groomers for two weeks even though he's walked where he's been so poorly his nails could do with a cut ..its been a nightmare trying to get him in, and he hates people touching his feet so im really dreading that ..meh ..
I've still to get the Xmas tree up, i have started with a few window stickers and re arranging everything ready but yet to get all the mounds of boxes out the loft..i must do thou .
Not sure whats for tea tonight, a rummage in the freezer when i get home, there's plenty in there albeit oddments im sure we can cobble something up, i really want to run this freezer down, not been shopping yet this week so need to see what can go with what and just buy the essentials, the cupboards are pretty well stocked so its just a few fresh bits and pet foods so hopefully a not expensive spend week .
Back soon Sammie xxx
Working a swap today so i can finish early and not miss Little Sons first nativity at school..hes a donkey... lol lets hope he gets on ok the teachers have said hes not too keen , so we shall see, he only turned four in June so one of the youngest in his class
First day of school picture .. like butter wouldnt melt haha ..
Ive been trying to get Nipper in at the groomers for two weeks even though he's walked where he's been so poorly his nails could do with a cut ..its been a nightmare trying to get him in, and he hates people touching his feet so im really dreading that ..meh ..
I've still to get the Xmas tree up, i have started with a few window stickers and re arranging everything ready but yet to get all the mounds of boxes out the loft..i must do thou .
Not sure whats for tea tonight, a rummage in the freezer when i get home, there's plenty in there albeit oddments im sure we can cobble something up, i really want to run this freezer down, not been shopping yet this week so need to see what can go with what and just buy the essentials, the cupboards are pretty well stocked so its just a few fresh bits and pet foods so hopefully a not expensive spend week .
Back soon Sammie xxx
15 Months !
15 months and what a 15 months its been..ho hum
Gonna keep it simple but i feel a need to fill you in ..
A messy relationship breakdown
New windows being fitted in the whole house .. never again, been nothing but trouble since
Putting my sister and her then fella up ... never ever again !!
Unexpectedly met someone .. ooh
Being attacked by my sisters boyfriend last xmas and having to go to court - he got off
My sister was to scared to turn up so that was that
We then found out he'd been beating her behind closed doors
The unexpected person has been right under my nose for yeeeeears - just didnt see it at all
Realised this is the person ive been waiting for all these years ..
Unexpected person and i got engaged - yipee
Big son left high school
Little son left nursery
Big son started college
Little son started school
Had lots of trouble with Nipper being poorly - fingers crossed hes on the right path now -need to find insurance for him !
Went abroad 1st time in yeeeeeeeeeears
Went camping in Cornwall
Went to the Isle Of Wight to see family
Sister went back to x fella and now were all back in court again ..he broke her eye socket and
knocked teeth out..threatening her by saying to tell police she fell down stairs ..
knocked teeth out..threatening her by saying to tell police she fell down stairs ..
courts been adjourned till Jan 2nd
Got a free freezer off facebook..so happy plenty of stocking up room now
Probably lots more bits in between ....but.....
Got a free freezer off facebook..so happy plenty of stocking up room now
Probably lots more bits in between ....but.....
Still Skint
But Very Very Happy
Love Sammie
Love Sammie
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
sh*t
I have no words
You know it's going to be a sh*t day when you come home to this on your dinner break
😱
😷
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp
You know it's going to be a sh*t day when you come home to this on your dinner break
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp
Saturday, 12 August 2017
Coppering up
Hi all
It's been one of those getting jobs done days today
The cat trays needed a good bleaching out so they got done this morning a stinky job but needs must lol
It's been a rainy morning but looks to be fining up again now so I've managed to get a full load of washing out and on the line
I've defrosted the freezer, absolutely hate that job but again needs must I've sorted through the draws and had a good sort out,I can see what we actually have now
It's been one of those getting jobs done days today
The cat trays needed a good bleaching out so they got done this morning a stinky job but needs must lol
It's been a rainy morning but looks to be fining up again now so I've managed to get a full load of washing out and on the line
I've defrosted the freezer, absolutely hate that job but again needs must I've sorted through the draws and had a good sort out,I can see what we actually have now
Ooh much better now all clean and tidy
All the bills have been paid this week and I now have 0 in the bank until payday next Friday
There is £7 odd in my purse and about £7 in coppers so I may have to nip to Tesco and change them in the coin machine is all money at the end of the day and I think we are going to need it this week for milk and bread etc
There is plenty to use up in the freezer and there's plenty of pasta, rices, noodles, pulses etc in the cupboard
There's yogurts cheese milk bacon eggs and salad stuff in the fridge
Cauliflower carrots potatoes in the veg basket
Plenty of tea and coffee
And biscuits and bits in the treat draw
I don't think we will starve
And on a plus it helps use everything up
I'm not panicking yet
Tonight me and the teenager are going to watch a film I've got some microwave popcorn as a treat to use up and might make a vegetarian curry for us a fake away evening there's plenty of quorn pieces in the freezer I can soon rustle up a sauce to go with it
OH is with family this evening so it's just me and the boy
That's about it for today so I'll pop back tomorrow with some more ramblings on
I hope you all have a lovely weekend
Sammie xx
Friday, 11 August 2017
Raining cats and dogs
Good evening all
It's been a rainy day today up north
It certainly it's starting to feel wintery the evening's are drawing in now and usually pretty dark by 9.30pm
We've all been at work all day and feeling pretty shattered to be honest I'm looking forward to a nice cup of tea then of to bed with the kindle
Look at these silly cats it's been absolutely pouring down and they won't come in
Both looking at me like I'm crackers lol
I didn't get very far they realised I went upstairs
Look I can't even have a wee in piece
Does anyone's else's pets follow you to the bathroom lol
And what on earth it's pixie doing?
I bleached the bathroom earlier she's giving it a good old sniff
It's been a rainy day today up north
It certainly it's starting to feel wintery the evening's are drawing in now and usually pretty dark by 9.30pm
We've all been at work all day and feeling pretty shattered to be honest I'm looking forward to a nice cup of tea then of to bed with the kindle
Look at these silly cats it's been absolutely pouring down and they won't come in
Both looking at me like I'm crackers lol
I didn't get very far they realised I went upstairs
Look I can't even have a wee in piece
Does anyone's else's pets follow you to the bathroom lol
And what on earth it's pixie doing?
I bleached the bathroom earlier she's giving it a good old sniff
Right-e-oh I'm off to bed I'm tired and cold tonight
Oh before I go look at these lovely candle holders I got from the poundshop not bad for a pound each I've got some vanilla tea lights in them my go to scent reminds me of the seaside
I also saw some Yankee wax melts in poundworld called Santa's Treat
Oh my they smelt divine like standing in a cookie shop
I had to walk away from those thou they had the S word on and that's mighty early yet
Goodnight Sammie xx
Thursday, 10 August 2017
cha cha slide
Yesterday i was in a foul mood
no idea why
nothing special happened
i finished work at 5.30
the OH met me from work and we walked to aldi
i forgot she invited my sister and brother in law for tea last night
oh bugger it i couldn't be bothered at all ..ho hum
i was looking around aldi for some inspiration
i filled and unfilled the basket several times, walked round and round several times
OH got the hump
words were exchanged
she left for home
i carried on shopping
THEN
some elderly woman grabbed my arm and said
"oh dear is your daughter alright"
Bloody daughter i thought
(im not that much older than her and look pretty good- so i thought anyway lol)
i said actually its my girlfriend
i said yes im a lesbian rather loudly lol i couldnt help myself i did get some funny looks
at the checkout a rather camp chap said oooh i hope your having that cucumber for tea and winked at me
i went bright red
i then walked home
and slid across the dining room in a very cha cha slide action after stepping in two piles of cat sick
extreme hoovered the downstairs in a mood
then made gammon and pineapple for everyone
turned out nice in the end :)
sammie xx
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
kicking out the lodgers
OOh heck
where do i begin
theres been plenty going on ooop North
some good, some not so good but ahwell
i left the laptop charging in the front room, on the sofa,
i was in the kitchen and thought the dining room looked misty'
i ran into the front room and the laptop charger was on fire
i have no idea how or why but just thankful the whole room didn't go up
so-no laptop!
my store cupboard/stockpile/emergency bunker
has gone due to visitors coming to stay for two weeks and ending up staying for twelve weeks
Yep twelve weeks 😮
My sister and her partner decided to move up north so I've been sorting them as much as possible, finding jobs, typing up cvs for them, looking for houses to rent, application forms, ringing up storage firms, van rentals you name it I've blooming done it these past three months, even bought them work boots so they can apply for factory jobs. It's been very hard very trying at times and I've been very skint they have had no money to contribute so things have been very tough. They moved out last Friday I literally hung the bunting out lol
All they have moved in with is two suitcases of clothes a borrowed mattress from my spare bedroom, toiletries and a bunch of kitchen bits that I've helped pay for, plates cutlery kettle, canisters, sauce pans etc, tbh what a bloody nightmare I'm kinda glad they've gone, although only moved three streets up from me I'll be glad when their furniture arrives from the Isle of Wight so they can get sorted properly hells bloody bells
Yep twelve weeks 😮
My sister and her partner decided to move up north so I've been sorting them as much as possible, finding jobs, typing up cvs for them, looking for houses to rent, application forms, ringing up storage firms, van rentals you name it I've blooming done it these past three months, even bought them work boots so they can apply for factory jobs. It's been very hard very trying at times and I've been very skint they have had no money to contribute so things have been very tough. They moved out last Friday I literally hung the bunting out lol
All they have moved in with is two suitcases of clothes a borrowed mattress from my spare bedroom, toiletries and a bunch of kitchen bits that I've helped pay for, plates cutlery kettle, canisters, sauce pans etc, tbh what a bloody nightmare I'm kinda glad they've gone, although only moved three streets up from me I'll be glad when their furniture arrives from the Isle of Wight so they can get sorted properly hells bloody bells
and ..I'm still skint, skinter than skint, I've council tax, and shopping to do this week then it's the OH's birthday my birthday then DS's birthday all within a
week, today it's our 3 year Anniversary, we didn't buy cards, not because we didn't want to but we've literally no money, think there is about 54p until payday, jeepers, we have bits in so will made a do with what we have, I couldn't be bothered to cook when I finished work this evening so OH fancied cheesy bacon butties and I had ham sandwiches lol were not bothered and we are happy so who cares
Eee will sign off for now I'm starring to rabble on
Few pages of 'Life on Soay' first thou then off to sleep
Goodnight for now, speak soon
Sammie xxx
Eee will sign off for now I'm starring to rabble on
Few pages of 'Life on Soay' first thou then off to sleep
Goodnight for now, speak soon
Sammie xxx
Ive only gone and done it again
Hi all
Ive only been gone blooming 7 months again
what a ta-doo
to be honest im surprised i have any followers left
thank you all for hanging around
i can see i have some serious blog catching up to do
il be back later with a catch up
currently working all day with a chap thats just popped in for a verruca removal!
i can see he definitely needs his eyes testing we're an Opticians
👀 😂
Back soon Sammie
xxx
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Sammie is Skint
Hi all
sorry ive not been around for a few days caught the lurgy off my boss and been battling a cold ever since
its a skinter than ever back end to this week what with bills and other expenses im hoping to spend as little as possible on grocery for the coming week
heck
i know when my bills are due out but some months a certain bill decides to alter the date it comes out, like today it wasn't due out until the 1st Feb so this morning i am forty something overdrawn-
bummer
bummer
im annoyed as now i will be charged £8 odd from the bank!! not very happy
anywho it will be pay day Friday then the routine starts again of splitting, saving and stretching the pennies for another week
ho hum
so im making a quorn chilli con carne for tea tonight i will be stretching it out with extra tinned tomatoes, extra red pepper, and a whole tin of kidney beans,
only two for tea tonight so hoping to have plenty left over for portioned up freezer meals
ive had a look in cupboards and freezer so have thrown together a meal plan for the coming week and a shopping list of what we need
Thursday (tonight) - Quorn chilli con carne with rice and homemade yogurt flat bread
(making extra hoping to freeze a few portions of chilli)
Friday- Just me for tea tomorrow so it will be some of the above chilli or something easy like fried egg butty, sausage butty, noodles, or soup.
ive not much of an appetite with this bloomin cold
Saturday/ Sunday - its just me at home so again easy meals, porridge, toast and soup, pasta or noodles, or something on toast, that will do me just fine
Monday- its always egg, chips and beans, i find this an easy meal when ive done a 9-6pm on a Monday and we all really enjoy this- kinda comfort food
Tuesday- Homemade mince and onion pies, cabbage and roast potatoes
( i will be making extra pastry and making quorn mince and onion pies and beef and onion pies for the freezer)
Wednesday - Just me at home so something easy for me or something grabbed from homemade freezer meals
Thursday - Homemade cauliflower cheese savory rice and onion fried potatoes
Friday- Homemade yogurt pizza, (in the freezer i have all the toppings i need, mozzarella, spinach, peppers, onions, and mascarpone) homemade potato wedges, baked beans
(choice of puddings for the week if anyone so wishes -rice pudding-ice cream-peaches-jelly)
will do some baking on the weekend, apple cinnamon buns i think ive apples to use up
Saturday - start again lol
so the actual grocery's i need to complete the upcoming weeks meals
Bread £1
3 litres Milk - £3 Corner shop
Fresh Orange x2 cartons - £1.30 Tesco Value
Bag potatoes - 69p Home bargains
2x tins Beans 48p Tesco Value
3 packets cookies - £1.20 Tesco Value
cereal bars - £1.00 Poundland
crisps - £1.00 Poundland
1 litre oil - £1.15 Tesco
Tea bags - £1.00 Tesco Red Lable temped to try Value ones 25p
Cheap margarine for baking 89p Tesco
Savory rice - Tesco Value 25p
Frozen cauliflower - £1.10 Tesco
we have dog food and cat food, they need biscuits and treats £2 biscuits treats £3
we have laundry supplies
we have cleaning supplies
and we still have some fridge foods and fruit
so altogether a spend of £19.06 for the upcoming weekend and next week i can cope with that i think
ooh its blooming freezing up North, icy on the cars and roof tops again this morning although mighty better than a couple of days ago everywhere was frozen solid i literally ice skated to work lol
not much planned for the weekend fussy teenager is at the x's this weekend, OH is working away, im home alone with the fur babies, fish and Mr man (gecko)
lots to do at home thou the yard wants a good sweeping and a tidy up
i have a half decorated bedroom -tbh i just cant be arsed with it lol
everywhere needs a general tidy up
dont get me started on the front bush (ooh err, the privet hedge out the front :)
dog needs walking
and i need all the above groceries
and i cant be bothered with any of it as feeling all stuffed up with no energy
i shall have to force myself, you never know it might make me feel better
wishful thinking sammiantha
Catch up soon
Sammie xx
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bloody hell i cant believe a gel pen at work must have leaked and ive not noticed it, i look like a chuffing smurf
all over me, one one has said anything and only just seen it all over my hands, and face when passing the mirror
one of them bloody days already !!
Thursday (tonight) - Quorn chilli con carne with rice and homemade yogurt flat bread
(making extra hoping to freeze a few portions of chilli)
Friday- Just me for tea tomorrow so it will be some of the above chilli or something easy like fried egg butty, sausage butty, noodles, or soup.
ive not much of an appetite with this bloomin cold
Saturday/ Sunday - its just me at home so again easy meals, porridge, toast and soup, pasta or noodles, or something on toast, that will do me just fine
Monday- its always egg, chips and beans, i find this an easy meal when ive done a 9-6pm on a Monday and we all really enjoy this- kinda comfort food
Tuesday- Homemade mince and onion pies, cabbage and roast potatoes
( i will be making extra pastry and making quorn mince and onion pies and beef and onion pies for the freezer)
Wednesday - Just me at home so something easy for me or something grabbed from homemade freezer meals
Thursday - Homemade cauliflower cheese savory rice and onion fried potatoes
Friday- Homemade yogurt pizza, (in the freezer i have all the toppings i need, mozzarella, spinach, peppers, onions, and mascarpone) homemade potato wedges, baked beans
(choice of puddings for the week if anyone so wishes -rice pudding-ice cream-peaches-jelly)
will do some baking on the weekend, apple cinnamon buns i think ive apples to use up
so the actual grocery's i need to complete the upcoming weeks meals
Bread £1
3 litres Milk - £3 Corner shop
Fresh Orange x2 cartons - £1.30 Tesco Value
Bag potatoes - 69p Home bargains
2x tins Beans 48p Tesco Value
3 packets cookies - £1.20 Tesco Value
cereal bars - £1.00 Poundland
crisps - £1.00 Poundland
1 litre oil - £1.15 Tesco
Tea bags - £1.00 Tesco Red Lable temped to try Value ones 25p
Cheap margarine for baking 89p Tesco
Savory rice - Tesco Value 25p
Frozen cauliflower - £1.10 Tesco
we have dog food and cat food, they need biscuits and treats £2 biscuits treats £3
we have laundry supplies
we have cleaning supplies
and we still have some fridge foods and fruit
so altogether a spend of £19.06 for the upcoming weekend and next week i can cope with that i think
ooh its blooming freezing up North, icy on the cars and roof tops again this morning although mighty better than a couple of days ago everywhere was frozen solid i literally ice skated to work lol
not much planned for the weekend fussy teenager is at the x's this weekend, OH is working away, im home alone with the fur babies, fish and Mr man (gecko)
lots to do at home thou the yard wants a good sweeping and a tidy up
i have a half decorated bedroom -tbh i just cant be arsed with it lol
everywhere needs a general tidy up
dont get me started on the front bush (ooh err, the privet hedge out the front :)
dog needs walking
and i need all the above groceries
and i cant be bothered with any of it as feeling all stuffed up with no energy
i shall have to force myself, you never know it might make me feel better
wishful thinking sammiantha
Catch up soon
Sammie xx
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bloody hell i cant believe a gel pen at work must have leaked and ive not noticed it, i look like a chuffing smurf
all over me, one one has said anything and only just seen it all over my hands, and face when passing the mirror
one of them bloody days already !!
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
An afternoon of this and that
Hello all
weather not much different ooop North we have had a few misty mornings, wet evenings and its been chilly and grey..roll on spring and hopefully some brighter days
worked this morning and spent this afternoon prepping some bits for the freezer
i had some fresh mozzarella that needed using ive sliced and diced and put in a tub, ready for adding to anything i fancy
what was left of the plums i bought reduced last week have been made into plum crumble, popped into plastic tubs but when frozen will easily pop out and transfer to a small Pyrex for baking in the oven
apples from xmas still sat in the fruit bowl, so they have had the same treatment and have been made into crumbles
a few carrots in the salad draw have started looking a bit well battered lol, fine when peeled thou, and blanched and cooled these are destined for the freezer too
phew not a bad afternoon and saves wasting food
Did a bit of laundry this morning before school and work, hung that up on the maiden, too damp to peg out so the maiden will do
no idea whats for tea tonight something cobbled up i expect haha as long as it is warm and filling we are not too fussy
off to tidy around now
sheesh it never ends
off to tidy around now
sheesh it never ends
hope you are all warm and well wherever you are
sammie xx
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Saving money on shower gel
Firstly thank you for the messages regarding the RSPCA, they finally got back to me and have concluded that yes someone must have been messing around, i said they are welcome to come and check the house for birds if they wish but they insisted that wont be necessary
thank good for that
they also said there was no name as to who reported it, so i still have no idea!
apparently the inspector who came and left the card had also put on the system that it seemed unlikely the right address as my house looked far too tidy from the outside
lol i had to snort at that
even though the bush needs extreme trimming and there were leaves all outside the front door oops but im happy that they agree i have done nothing wrong
phew
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So i used to buy our shower gels from one of the pound stores as i figures £1 or 99p was good value for some shower gel compared to some store own brands costing around the same, 89, 99p mark i just used to grab them from Poundland
thank good for that
they also said there was no name as to who reported it, so i still have no idea!
apparently the inspector who came and left the card had also put on the system that it seemed unlikely the right address as my house looked far too tidy from the outside
lol i had to snort at that
even though the bush needs extreme trimming and there were leaves all outside the front door oops but im happy that they agree i have done nothing wrong
phew
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So i used to buy our shower gels from one of the pound stores as i figures £1 or 99p was good value for some shower gel compared to some store own brands costing around the same, 89, 99p mark i just used to grab them from Poundland
Until i was in Asda one day and saw there brand of shower gel 250ml for 39p a bottle
hmmm
i purchased some and can honestly say they smell amazing and clean you just the same
since spotting these and stocking up they can be tricky to find, just like anything else that's good value you will find them on the bottom shelf usually tucked away
but worth a look and definitely worth a purchase
even two bottles amounting to 500ml is worth the 78p and still cheaper than Poundland
winner
and i shall be buying these from now on and saving the pennies in return
they come in several scents and they even do a 2 in 1 shower gel and shampoo - double bargain!
The nourish and delight one i use to fill up the hand wash and smells lovely
If you see them give them a go, these will be permanent in our house and ive had no complaints from fussy teenager or the OH
Sammie xx
Monday, 16 January 2017
Devastating
No post yesterday im afraid
and i shall keep this short
OH and myself were at the end of a phone for most the day
two friends who moved away to pastures new had found out they had lost their baby
such a sad time
and a horrendous ordeal
she started spotting last week to went to the hospital to be checked they said all was ok as she did experience this with her past two pregnancies with no problems
they didnt scan her, fast forward a week later and again started spotting and was experiencing pain
two days she has been in and out of hospuital to be told sorry no one can scan you for x amount of days as all the team are currently in emergency surgery's, and finally was only offered some kind of pain relief late last night, her husband paid for a private scan at another hospital to be told at 20 weeks, that the baby had died not long after the 12 week scan
last night they induced labor
and thats all we know as of yet
Mr and Mrs R we are so very very sorry and really have no words what a horrendous thing to go through
💔
Sunday, 15 January 2017
Someones having a laugh
Someone is, i dont know who, or why
some idiot has taken it upon themselves to start reporting me for various things
i had a knock at the door earlier but was busy so when i actually got to the door no one was there but a card was through the letterbox
this time from the RSPCA
a note to call urgently a inspector Mr Small
ive to contact them about the birds in my care, or lack of care as the card states
i was bloody furious
the only bird in this house is the OH lol unless shes reported me for not looking after her lol
jokes aside i was fuming
i phoned them on the number provided
explained everything and now awaiting a call back from said inspector
a couple of months ago it was the
POLICE and SOCIAL SERVICES
again i hadn't heard the door as was upstairs cleaning, i came downstairs with some laundry to put on and as i walked through the dining room to the kitchen i saw a Police officer and another woman with her dressed in plain clothes stood in my kitchen!!
what the hell is going on were my words'
Police woman said we knew you were in as i looked through your keyhole and could see the key in the lock, so we came around the back and your backdoor was unlocked so we came in
we are here as we have had a report that you are miss treating two children in your care
WHAT THE HELL
yep that came out of my mouth too,
said woman with her as she introduced herelf to me was bloody social services to come and take said kids away!!! with van waiting outside
omg again i was bloody fuming
i was quiet off with them
she asked if my name was Sarah? No its Samantha?
next question - do you have two small children? nope
i have a 14year old son would you like to see his pictures dotted around the room?
oh she said i think we have the wrong person
the address was correct on her call out but wrong name..hmmm
absolutely furious how the hell can the police have the wrong details on something so serious? i honestly think someone done this on purpose, i have no clue who thou
what on earth will be next
i was left shaking from the police visit i wondered what on earth was going on first thing you do when you find an officer stood in the kitchen i honestly though something terrible had happend to someone
seriously what sicko would waste emergency services times like this
Im really angry
sammie xx
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