I feel a lot better today, but little bear has definitely not had enough stimulation. We are going out tomorrow, and I know I will feel like death warmed up but it is absolutely necessary. I shall post if I survive.
OH now has the chills. It has been really horrible.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Clever Dr Who
I am a bit away with the fairies due to a lovely temperature and I was thinking about Christmas Day's Dr Who. There were vicious snowmen, a firm called Great Intelligence, a psychic entity that became self sustaining and disembodied by the end, and the Doctor gave a vital distraction to the Great intelligence in a biscuit tin with a map of the London Underground in 1967 on it, even though the programme was set in Victorian times.
In 1967 an episode of Dr Who was broadcast where a disembodied psychic entity called the Great Intelligence tried to take over the world using Yeti, or Abominable Snowmen, invading through the London Underground. I was too young to remember the episode, but I read the book.
Clever Steven Moffat.
In 1967 an episode of Dr Who was broadcast where a disembodied psychic entity called the Great Intelligence tried to take over the world using Yeti, or Abominable Snowmen, invading through the London Underground. I was too young to remember the episode, but I read the book.
Clever Steven Moffat.
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Speaking of Resolutions
The screen had hardly got dark on the 'take care of the pennies' resolution when I spent £124.99 on a mini fridge. Darling father has his kettle, tea supplies etc in his room and a little cooler that are usually sold to keep beer in. It has not been up to the job.
I suspect that darling father has not always been keeping the milk in there, but he has been keeping a pint over night in it, and the next morning it is cheese. So we have got a proper mini fridge with proper temperature control. It means he can keep a small tub of butter, his milk, bits of cooked meat etc if I am not available or he just wants to hibernate (usually December to March).
I really gritted my teeth over the price, though. Five days ago it was £104.99. I am not impressed at the assertion that inflation is around 2%. That figure doesn't seem to apply to fridges or frozen peas.
Actually, when I think about it, it's quite worrying.
I suspect that darling father has not always been keeping the milk in there, but he has been keeping a pint over night in it, and the next morning it is cheese. So we have got a proper mini fridge with proper temperature control. It means he can keep a small tub of butter, his milk, bits of cooked meat etc if I am not available or he just wants to hibernate (usually December to March).
I really gritted my teeth over the price, though. Five days ago it was £104.99. I am not impressed at the assertion that inflation is around 2%. That figure doesn't seem to apply to fridges or frozen peas.
Actually, when I think about it, it's quite worrying.
Grumbling again
Two days into 2013 and I am on a pity party again. I am so fed up.
Today I have shivers, shakes, chills and aches. I also feel I am about to be sick. All the time. I do not need this.
I may not be up to the New Year's Resolutions, but they are merely postponed, I will get things on track.
I am most worried about little bear. I am looking after him tomorrow, and he is an easy child, but I am not up to much apart from groaning. OH can't take time off as a third of the workforce where he is are off sick, little bear is not really well enough to go in with him either as he is recovering from a sickness bug, and I daren't rely too much on darling father as he is not on fine form as well. I can see me relying on evil cat.
(if it is really serious OH will of course be able to come home or the neighbours will help out, but it isn't ideal).
Today I have shivers, shakes, chills and aches. I also feel I am about to be sick. All the time. I do not need this.
I may not be up to the New Year's Resolutions, but they are merely postponed, I will get things on track.
I am most worried about little bear. I am looking after him tomorrow, and he is an easy child, but I am not up to much apart from groaning. OH can't take time off as a third of the workforce where he is are off sick, little bear is not really well enough to go in with him either as he is recovering from a sickness bug, and I daren't rely too much on darling father as he is not on fine form as well. I can see me relying on evil cat.
(if it is really serious OH will of course be able to come home or the neighbours will help out, but it isn't ideal).
Resolution dilemma
I use tins of condensed tomato soup a lot in cooking - perhaps as much as once a week if I am cooking properly. I sometimes use other varieties but have a backlog of the condensed vegetable soup that I have failed to use as much as I could.
Asda have these on sale at 3 for £1 and they were over 60p last year.
My instinct is to buy by the crate, but I want to try and stick to Resolutions - spend less and stockpile less. I am trying to work out how to juggle the different instincts.
Realistically, if I stock take my food and keep track, I am likely to use the tomato soup, and it is worth me stocking up. It isn't worth me getting the other flavours. However it is more than ever necessary to me to make sure that I use what I have, and I need to make sure that I know what I have.
I am going to buy six tins - just over a month's supply. And make a mental not that a 'good deal' for condensed soup is 3 for £1 or better.
Asda have these on sale at 3 for £1 and they were over 60p last year.
My instinct is to buy by the crate, but I want to try and stick to Resolutions - spend less and stockpile less. I am trying to work out how to juggle the different instincts.
Realistically, if I stock take my food and keep track, I am likely to use the tomato soup, and it is worth me stocking up. It isn't worth me getting the other flavours. However it is more than ever necessary to me to make sure that I use what I have, and I need to make sure that I know what I have.
I am going to buy six tins - just over a month's supply. And make a mental not that a 'good deal' for condensed soup is 3 for £1 or better.
Thinking about coupons
Wean - I have hardly seen any coupons in the papers recently (though don't look so much). Years ago my grandmother could do things like pay for holidays using this.
I suppose my style of shopping is currently not really suited to the Extreme Couponing. I tend to buy Value or Basics or Smartprice, and it has been difficult to get coupons that take the price lower. However the Value/Basics/Smartprice ranges seem to be getting not only smaller but more expensive - I noticed a 13p hike in Morrisons Value tissues within a month. BOGOFs and apparent deals are a not always as good as they look.
A lot of coupons are to entice you to buy products that you would not normally buy. As I am a brand tart, it is not a pull to get one brand rather than another in some things so coupons to try new stuff are very welcome, as long as they are inexpensive. However I like to fit my money saving around my lifestyle not my lifestyle round my money saving (to some extent). There is no point in my buying value beans because OH wouldn't eat them. They would end up as nothing much more than paperweights. On the other hand, if I can get his favourite brand at a good price I need to stock up. And some things are fine as generics.
I think I will have a go at a price book and I will also research the very few products I am actually loyal to to see if I can hover around their websites and see if they do promotions in stores.
I think it is a way of looking at the world. How do I best fit food we eat to the food available for the best nutritional value per penny and allowing for a house full of fussy eaters. To some extent I am reinventing the wheel but I need to work things out.
I am thinking about it...
I suppose my style of shopping is currently not really suited to the Extreme Couponing. I tend to buy Value or Basics or Smartprice, and it has been difficult to get coupons that take the price lower. However the Value/Basics/Smartprice ranges seem to be getting not only smaller but more expensive - I noticed a 13p hike in Morrisons Value tissues within a month. BOGOFs and apparent deals are a not always as good as they look.
A lot of coupons are to entice you to buy products that you would not normally buy. As I am a brand tart, it is not a pull to get one brand rather than another in some things so coupons to try new stuff are very welcome, as long as they are inexpensive. However I like to fit my money saving around my lifestyle not my lifestyle round my money saving (to some extent). There is no point in my buying value beans because OH wouldn't eat them. They would end up as nothing much more than paperweights. On the other hand, if I can get his favourite brand at a good price I need to stock up. And some things are fine as generics.
I think I will have a go at a price book and I will also research the very few products I am actually loyal to to see if I can hover around their websites and see if they do promotions in stores.
I think it is a way of looking at the world. How do I best fit food we eat to the food available for the best nutritional value per penny and allowing for a house full of fussy eaters. To some extent I am reinventing the wheel but I need to work things out.
I am thinking about it...
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
So far so more or less wishy washy okay
I had a no spend day, as I had nowhere to go and spend.
OH is back at work tomorrow, little bear on Monday. I should be able to get things moving next week.
Tomorrow I think I will try and log my cupboards, see what is there. I can do that in small increments as I will also be playing with little bear. Tomorrow we are going to do his homework. He is also going to show me how to start playing minecraft.
I may regret suggesting that, but I think it will be a great way of engaging with him.As far as I can see it is a harmless computer game, and if it isn't then at least I can find out! At the moment he is begging for an Xbox to play it on. I am practicing my 'you have got to be kidding' look. It is working so far.
Writing is at a bit of a standstill until I can work out some sort of rhythm. Little bear is likely to monopolise the computer but that doesn't mean I can't work on plots. I think that it is all about how determined I am to succeed with my resolutions, and the determination is holding.
I hope everyone had a good New Year and that this year 2013 is kind to all!
OH is back at work tomorrow, little bear on Monday. I should be able to get things moving next week.
Tomorrow I think I will try and log my cupboards, see what is there. I can do that in small increments as I will also be playing with little bear. Tomorrow we are going to do his homework. He is also going to show me how to start playing minecraft.
I may regret suggesting that, but I think it will be a great way of engaging with him.As far as I can see it is a harmless computer game, and if it isn't then at least I can find out! At the moment he is begging for an Xbox to play it on. I am practicing my 'you have got to be kidding' look. It is working so far.
Writing is at a bit of a standstill until I can work out some sort of rhythm. Little bear is likely to monopolise the computer but that doesn't mean I can't work on plots. I think that it is all about how determined I am to succeed with my resolutions, and the determination is holding.
I hope everyone had a good New Year and that this year 2013 is kind to all!
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