Yellow stickering and a whoopsie

good evening all

blimey its been cold again today

its been trying to snow all day, and it started properly about an hour ago, completely white out at the moment and looks very pretty, i suspect it will vanish soon enough as soon as it stops it starts raining again, ive tried to get a picture but my bloomin phone is on its last legs

DS is praying it doesnt stop, anything for a day off school lol 

I nipped to Asda around 4pm we needed dog tins and cat pouches, i got lured into the poundland where Asda is on the industrial estate, its a big poundland and i popped in

and didnt pop out for nearly an hour lol

heck

i spent most my time just mooching and browsing around the shop, it was really quiet and i was enjoying  myself lol,

i saw some really lovely things, all the valentines bits are out, and some actually look rather nice, we all needed new toothbrushes i picked a three pack up, i spotted some of the laundry gel so stocked up on two bottles of that, then the rest was 25p christmas stock - oh dear i did buy a few things and feel awfully guilty for it as i did splurge out just the other day on bargains

hmm 

go on then i will show you what i got

again please excuse the crappy pictures

2 x large hessian sacks 25p each

3 x woodland animal ornaments 25p each

3 x stockings 25p each

pack of napkins 25p

3 x packs of cards 50p for all three

4 x sets baubles 1.00 

there was a roll of paper added to the total, i forgot to take a picture, also 25p

i spent a  total of £4.00 on xmas bits - should have been £17.00

and £3.00 on household items

this is before i get to Asda..chuffing hell.. was bursting for toilet by the time i was finished i had to nip to the loo in Asda, i hate having to go the toilet while out, i think its the hovering above  the seat that does it lol...and to top it off someone rushed in to do a number2...christ on  a stick ive never gone so quick 

So the Asda shop, i got the Felix and Winalot for the animals

2 x value bleach as Tesco didnt have any when i last went

and some washing up liquid

it was still early so not much reduced down by a lot

but i did grab a few things 

plumbs reduced to 15p

cauliflower was 45p

a bag of pears for 25p

sugarsnaps for 30p

and a bloomin cherry pie...naughty naughty sammiantha 

that was 43p

thats enough spending for now im off to sit on the naughty step

Sammie 

xx

Back in the land of bloggy world and some yellow stickers

Hello everyone

Its been a while again we've had no internet as the laptop decided to give up I thought there was a virus on it so eventually forked out for Norton antivirus software and touch wood it's been fine since, worth it at £19 for the year I think, I'm sure Norton used to be around £70 odd pounds a few years back..any who fingers crossed.

Grabbed some yellow stickers this evening spent a total of 89p

That'll do me

Two bags of stir fry 15p each

Packet of baby corn 20p

And a hovis multi seed loaf 39p

should have been £4.10 so a nice little saving

We'll have the stir fry tomorrow and I've frozen the loaf and will use for my breakfast and lunches in the week.

Now I've put on a bit of weight and suffering from a bad hip and back hells chuffing teeth only 36 and really feeling my age so ive started walking up the massive hill every evening with the dog absolutely kills me but when I reach the top I'm rewarded with feeling good and a lovely Tesco extra store, If I time it right usually around 8.30pm ish there are a few bargains to be had so all's good, and I'll only buy things we can use or need, that reminds me I had to get a tin of cat food the cats have decided they don't like anything at the moment only tinned gormet pate! Christ on a blooming stick even I don't get pate! Luckily have found some offers on it in town some places 3 tins for a pound and others 4 tins for a pound ..honestly!

Anyway Im still blaming my thyroid although it's probably the love of Jammie Dodgers that's got me putting on weight :D if I'm honest

Ah well we can't all be perfect

I'll be back soon

I promise

Sammie xx

Shopping

Hi again, thank you for all the comments i keep getting, lovely to hear from people

welcome to a new follower Sue :) again chuffin thrilled to bits :)

Popped into town this morning we needed some fruit and salad bits so i walked to Aldis bloomin freezing but was warm after walking for 20 minutes :)

super 6 this week all have been 29p

now thats a bargain

i bought a large cucumber 6 salad tomatoes, an iceberg lettuce and spring onions, now i would usually have bought a different lettuce and vine tomatoes from big T but not any more these im sure are just as nice and less than half the price i also picked up two 1kg banana packs total spend in Aldi was just £2.52

if i had bought in big T i would have spent £4.56

 i crossed over the road and nipped in to the little S'brys  i wanted some plain pittas, their basic pittas used to be about 23p now they dont do a basic range and only had pittas at 50p a pack, hmm no thank you,

so i walked to big T , basic pittas are 35p i checked the reduced section as the dates were coming up on the ones on the shelf, score.. found pittas reduced to 23p a packet so i picked two up, im happy paying that, while i was looking there was a Hovis seeded granary loaf reduced to 49p great il stick that in the freezer too, i mooched over to the fresh isle and there was spinach reduced to 75p i needed this item  so grabbed a bag ill lightly blanch and roll into balls for the freezer,
total spend £1.94 should have been £2.95 not great savings but saved a pound and it all helps

while i was in big T i walked round to see weigh up some of the value products, some i buy and some ive not tried yet, first went to the stir fry section, no value stir fry, asked someone , sorry we don't stock it anymore...pfffft next over to the baking isle, value instant custard? nope don't have that anymore just the more expensive  big T one.....pffft.. ok maybe il try the carton orange again, walked to drinks isle, 65p? hells teeth it wasn't that long ago i bought it for around 34p, Tesco value my arse, looks like even the value products are getting hiked up as much as the regular ones are...meh.. really got my back up it did lol.

im making homemade pizza for tea, i have  a base mix in the cupboard, mixed peppers onions motzerella mascrepone and spinach in the freezer, tomato puree, pesto and garlic paste and cheese in the fridge, that's that sorted

il make some potato wedges with some spuds ive had in the fridge for about 2 weeks, nowt wrong with them, they'll  do 

maybe a bit of salad or baked beans with it, see what everyone fancies.

Thats all for now

Sammie

Google+ this and that Followers buttons-my mind is boggled lol

Firstly im chuffed to bits for the comments on my first post thank you so much to everyone

ooh what a toodoo been trying to find my way around this blogger lark, a followers button and a reading list is all ive been trying to do only taken me a blooming hour or so, still don't know if ive managed it lol we will see.

I fancied something sweet so i  made some flapjacks with value oats last night they were lovely, took the edge of and nothing spent as i had everything i needed in the store cupboard, just a simple recipe i use but oh so good and just what was needed.

I baked the first loaf of the year this morning- smelt lovely whilst it was baking, couldn't find my measuring cup so the pan cupboard got emptied, thus a clean out started, more Tupperware lids than tubs! how does that happen, then i couldn't find the paddle so emptied a kitchen draw, found it then the draw bottom fell out- hells teeth its been one of those mornings haha anyway finally found everything and got to it

Taadaa 

I forgot the cat food with the weekly shop so picked that up when i went hunting for yellow stickers this afternoon in big T, i didn't go out at 3.30 and thought it would be better walking to the further small T as its open to 11pm on a Sunday in the hope of better reductions, i didn't come away with any yellow stickers as i think i was too early, everything was priced very high still, so no thank you.

i did get the cat food which i forgot with our main shop, whiskers was on offer for 2.50 and i needed some egg noodles so spent 3.50 altogether and the dog got a long walk too.

We have set a budget for £40 a week for groceries, there are 2 adults 1 teenager 2 cats and 1 dog in our house, so far we are managing with that, i do need a few bits in the week but have money left to do that.

Only two adults for tea tonight so cheese and pesto on toast was had, blooming lovely it was too.

its been dry but so so cold in Lancs today been walking round the house with layers and a dressing gown on, think an early night with plenty of blankets is on the cards, thats all for today folks

Until next time

Sammie