Frugal food

We have managed to eat out of the cupboards and the freezer all week this week.

I did a small shop in Mr T's for fresh ingredients and used what we had to make our dinners.

Saturday it was Fillet tower burgers

Sunday Sausage mash cabbage and onion gravy

Monday Gourmet fish cakes with new potatoes and minted peas.

Tuesday Geoff took me out for dinner which was nice.

 Wednesday Spag bol

Thursday slow cooker chicken in cider with veg.

Friday  homemade pizza. I forgot to take pics of our other meals.

I will have a good luck in the freezer and cupboard tomorrow  and meal plan for next week. It's also pay day on Monday so I usually go shopping. But I can't park on our road from Monday until Friday and I am not lugging the shopping up the road. I will have to do it next weekend. That should make for interesting dinners.

The drain saga Continues

Well the drain saga continues. My insurance company rang me yesterday about the complaint I put in a few weeks ago. Basically the complaint was about  the sub company they use who do all the assessing.
Every time I ring they are to busy to speak to me and that's why its dragged on this long.

Anyway she asked me if the drain company were on sight. I told her they were not they had already been last week on the 4th. Even though I had a message on my phone saying they couldn't come on the 4th and would be attending on the 10th.She said that was strange because she had just spoken to them and they assured her there operatives were on there way. Welcome to my world Love!!


Then she sent me an email

Hi Donna

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me.  Below are my contact details.

I’ve spoken directly to CET who have advised that the operative excavated on the 4^th, replaced the waste pipe, a bend and length of pipe on a drain run and then tested it for 30 mins.  As there were no leaks, he back filled and left site clean and tidy. 

There is no planned visit for today.  I’m sorry for the confusion.

I’m now speaking with Cunningham Lindsey to arrange for a re-visit from a loss adjuster to view and discuss the settlement for the internal damage.

I’ll speak with you later this week to check that the basement has no further leaks and to discuss a small compensation award for the inconvenience we have caused.

Kind Regards

Well it's still leaking Because united utilities found water under the sub floor.



Any way United utilities came out and fixed the none return valve. You can rely on some people to come on the right day. And to repair things properly the first time.

TO BE CONTINUED

The big build Decisions

Every thing went OK at the hospital yesterday. We came home had some lunch and went off to look at kitchens floors etc. I was feeling really rushed, having to make snap decisions on the spot.

STOP  

No I said i'm not doing it we are going to have to live with the kitchen, flooring, worktops etc for a long time. I have an idea what I want. I have a board on pinterest I have had for ages but that's different isn't it?

Anyway I saw a few possibilities. The builders not coming for a chat until the end of the month and the Kitchen planner is coming next week. So I have a few more weeks to have a good look around. 

I think I keep putting it off because of the mess. I'm in a mess at the moment it's the added mess.

Anyway on to more pleasant things planning days out in spring and summer. 

I have just come across this it's not far from me so am looking forward to it. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/865841390244600/

Hospital visit

I am off to the hospital with Geoff today. He had an eye test a few weeks ago and they found an anomaly in his eye. So he has been referred to the eye hospital. I am going because he might need me to drive him home after the investigation. He doesn't really want me there. He doesn't like any fuss.


If everything OK we will go and look at Kitchens afterwards because we had our quote of the builder last night. My house will soon be a building sight

Sleep or the lack of it

I don't always sleep very well. I was talking about this at work and someone said they had tried the foot detox pads, and they felt they had really helped them in getting a good nights sleep.

Well I bought some and put them on last night. I can't say I had a better nights sleep but I did feel a bit more rested. And OMG look at the gunk on the pad.

I have also been taking Omeprezole for fifteen years and due to all its bad press recently I asked the GP if I could take something else. He said there wasn't anything he could prescribe I would have to look at other options. I found these in Holland a Barrett and they seem to be working.

Hopefully my foot plasters won't be as black tomorrow.

Frugal living/ eating

We have a well stocked freezer that I want to run down so I can batch cook and fill with a months worth of dinners. That's how long I think my kitchen diner will be out of action.When the builders eventually start work.

The drains are an ongoing saga. I won't know if there fixed until it rains.  :(

I made fillet tower burgers for dinner last night. Tonight will be Sausage and vegetables out of the freezer. There is lots of soup in there for work lunches. The problem is I can't resist the yellow stickers on things especially meat which is quite expensive. Although we eat a lot of vegetarian dishes, my daughters vegetarian. Geoff does like a roast dinner.