Skip to main content

Accomplishment!


Yup! I have that feeling of self satisfaction that you get when you have accomplished something.

October is a hellish month for me. Expensive! VERY expensive!

I have my fellers birthday, my dad's birthday, one of my (soon to be) sister-in-laws birthday (today actually) and my step-brothers birthday this month. And this year Jacquie and David are getting married this month.

But I have been a busy bunny! I have ordered and got Yorkie's gifts via Play.com (a handfull of obsucre DVDs he had coverted for some time), I have ordered my dad's gifts (books on B&Bs in France, slightly tongue in cheek, but an honest and caring present I think) from Amazon. I have texted Jenny a happy birthday wish (foolishly left it to Yorkie to sort out his sisters card / gift... not been done!). Antoni is a bit of a mystry. I shall have to speak to mum about him. Maybe a gift voucher for HMV or somthing.

Jacs and Dave are asking for money as a wedding pres. They have (or are getting, I think) a savings account for a deposit on a house, so anything at all will help them there. Very good idea I think. After 10 years together the traditional wedding gifts of tea sets etc are a bit pointless! So as long as I have some money in my account I don't need to worry too much about sorting someting out there.

I have also completed the first week of my OU study guide and have made a start on week 2's work, AND I have started work on the first major assignment we've been given. Half way through that so far.

AND I have cleaned and (hopefully) de-fleaed the front room (down side to having such a warm september... the fleas the poor cat can't seem to shift regardless of flea collar and 'on the spot' solution - which only makes her sick anyway - had all but taken over the front room. I couldn't invite anyone round, or relax or anything. URGH!) ready for mum coming over on Sunday.

Plus a number of random web based business type things that had to be done and now I am shattered!

BUT...

I feel very satisfied with myself!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Pretty Princess 💗 No.4 son #boyswhoaregirls #girlswhoareboys

via Instagram http://bit.ly/2G4fgYQ
1 comment
Read more

Wedding List.... (OMG)

A new kitchen.... Really! We need one! So I've been saying to people that we'll want either B&Q or Ikea vouchers... Only I can't say which yet because I haven't choosen which one I like best: B&Q Oak Shaker style: ( on froogle ) ( on their site ) Ikea: Tildaholm BECAUSE... our kitchen is REALLY badly laid out, the storage is dropping to bits, the seal round the sink is black and festering, the oven hasn't worked for YEARS (the hob and grill are ok though), the seal on one of thef ridge doors has gone too, and the floor... half tiled, half bare concret! But now I have to choose which one I like best, and get the measurements sorted out, and then get the prices for what I can have in the space we've got... PHEW!
Post a Comment
Read more

Recipe Review: Hairy Bikers liver & bacon with onions & gravy

I need a bit of comfort food at this time of year. I really love this recipe from The Hairy Bikers:  Liver and bacon with onions and gravy  and freely admit that I have whipped this from the BBC Food website. I follow the recipe (but sometimes chuck some mushrooms in too) and split it four ways at 11 pro points per serving. It's a classic, and even my 6 year old likes liver cooked like this - the 4 & 2 year olds need a little extra ketchup to convince them. The Hairy Bikers’ traditional liver and bacon makes a simple supper packed full of flavour and bursting with vitamins and minerals Ingredients 450g/1lb lambs’  liver , sliced and fully thawed if frozen 25g/1oz  butter 2 tbsp  sunflower oil 4 tbsp  plain flour 1  onion , halved lengthways and sliced 125g/4½oz rindless streaky  bacon  rashers, each cut into 4–5 pieces 1  beef stock  cube 500ml/18fl oz  jus t-boiled water 1–2 tsp tomato  ketchup salt and freshly ground  black pepper Preparation method Rinse the liver in a cola
Post a Comment
Read more