Small craft spend this month on art books, other crafts are same as before what little I am doing I use what I already have, garden spend was mainly spring bulbs and a few winter bedding plants, I have loads of new bulbs for display around the patio, giving early colour. I did purchase another pair of jeans, these as so comfortable and a T shirt which was a great price from M&S outlet store.
5 Books read this month
This month has been expensive, hubby got a couple new pairs of shoes, and I got a couple bits of clothes. We have booked a couple nights out in the coming months, and taking Molly pottery painting, birthdays this month, it all adds up. Food shopping was expensive with all the cake ingredients, rich fruit cakes are not cheap to make. The prices in the supermarkets have soared again, we were looking at joints of meat, even brisket of beef was expensive, we both agreed we would soon need to have more meat free days per week, because we agreed it was wicked to pay the prices shown, mainly because the farmers are still struggling to make their farms pay any living wage.
A good month in the kitchen, no food waste, all the party foods and birthday cake leftovers daughter took home with her, her three enjoyed having them. Normally at this time of year I'm stocking up the pantry, but not this year, I will maintain our usual levels, and maybe get just a few treats nearer the big day.
Nothing to say about my weight, I am steady at my new higher level, I have packed away all my smaller trousers, I am still pre diabetic (since 2019), and know loads of people who lose weight once they become diabetic, so I will hang on the them.
Prices are rising all the time and the availability of some things is unreliable. We'll all be eating bread and pullet soon.
ReplyDeleteWe don't eat a lot of meat these days, mainly due to the cost of it, but also because I just don't want to eat it as much anymore. I've already bought our Xmas roast, (Beef joint) which was on a yellow sticker and will be frozen until we use it.
ReplyDeleteThe price of food is just ridiculous, I only shop for what we need now and have stopped buying certain things. Like you I have usually started putting things away for Christmas by now but I'm not going to buy lots of extras this year.
ReplyDeletePrices certainly aren't going down!
ReplyDeleteI keep my eyes open to spot bargains :)
Good wishes for the new month of October.
All the best Jan
I am trying to add more meatless, or using less meat in my cooking. It is always shocking at how much groceries are rising. A beef brisket here in Canada (or at least where I live) is very expensive.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I'd been looking for a reasonably priced beef joint for ages, refusing to pay the prices in the supermarkets. I tried my local butchers thinking they'd be extortionate but was surprised! I got a large piece of sirloin, now cut in half and frozen, for £16, which compared to the prices I'd seen was quite cheap.
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