late Christmas present

Today i received a late Christmas present from one of my lovely customers.A bottle of Prosecco and a Portmerion teacup,saucer an side plate set,its absolutely beautiful.

This year I'm going to seriously tackle food waste.OH isn't very good at this and just throws things away but after a serious error a few days ago which meant i wasted £7 throwing chicken away.I'm going to make sure i don't make the same mistake again.

I have today found out my town has a huge B & M bargains store I'm going to have a look tomorrow.Hoping to find the olive oil i have just seen on hukd for 99p so fingers crossed.

twice in one day.

Look at me don't post for ages then twice in one day.....


Back in September i posted this post

my youngest split up with her long time boyfriend,to say i was pleased was an understatement.
She continued to see the man she met on holiday until last week when she decided she wanted to get back with her ex.Saturday she informed me they were going out for dinner,she then text me to ask if he could come in after her very quick meal. I was polite for the short duration i saw him but it was so hard.I really don't like the lad,hes not a bad lad but i know he isn't good for my daughter.
I know i was probably wrong but a few things had to be said of how i was going to be with him.During the whole of there previous relationship if we went out.away or did anything,he never paid for anything.My daughter is my responsibility but hes not an i was beginning to recent the fact he never got anyone a drink or offered petrol money or went halves on anything.My daughter would offer me money but i wouldnt take her money,If they are to be back together i had to say this.My daughter was very upset about me saying this.
At this very moment in time i don't know how i will be able to be anything but polite to him because this far into them being back together i see no difference in the relationship,he still wants to sit indoors,I'm still picking her up .
I love my daughter and it is hurting me and i know i should be different but i don't know how to be...
She is right when she says i should be happy for her but do i know too much about their previous relationship to forgive and forget.

Other peoples rubbish

As some of you are no doubt aware i clean other peoples houses for a living.

Today whilst at work i had to empty all the waste paper baskets and on top of one was a the back of a hand knitted jumper, literally pulled off the needles and thrown away.So i rescued it and have now unravelled it and it will go into my crochet blanket.
My daughter always would say to me i have no shame as i will bring home magazines that are being recycled.
Is it just me?

Happy New Year

I did go to bed early but was awake at midnight,hard not to be really with all the fireworks in my area.
It was so nice to see the sun shining and still shining and it feels quite mild out.
I have started the New Year as i hope and i mean hope to carry on doing eliminating waste.

I had a little bit of money for Christmas so i got myself a pressure cooker.This morning was the first opportunity to play with it.
I had some sweet potatoes left over from Christmas so i popped them (once pealed )into the pressure cooker,The instruction booklet says once up to pressure they take 6 mins so i timed it.stopped at 6 mins opened it up and hey presto they were cooked. I then add stock and seasoning blitz down and made sweet potato soup ready for my healthy eating plan that starts tomorrow.

At the weekend i advertised on freecycle for ice cream or takeaway tubs and a lovely lady replied saying she had loads which i could have,so arranged to pick them up yesterday.So I'm going to fill them with my left overs .

I have loads of resolutions too many to mention but hope to stick to at least some of them.One of them is to do more for me.All frugal of course.

until later
nto

x

My Resolution

is to be a better blogger.I have been awol for a while and must do better.
Life has been full of my normal ups and downs.Family life is never just normal in the nto household.
Haven't achieved all i wanted to achieve on the debt front but having so much rain hasn't helped and still being in recession.
But a few things have changed.Baby Isabelle came out of hospital after 6 days so 2012 has ended with a new grandaughter.

I don't like New years it makes me sad so i will be tucked up in bed before the bells chime ( helped by the fact i have not been able to sleep and have been up since 5 am)
Spreadsheet is ready to record all spends,which is a rather depressing read when you add up and annual expenditure figure and that's with living frugally.
So happy new year to you all and may 2013 be the year we finally sort ourselves out.

nto
x

Glad the world didnt end

Isabelle Rose was born at 11.55 am weighing 7 lb 9oz  3 weeks early.

Mum and baby doing well.

xx nanny nto