How arwe your new years aims are going?

 

I have spent a lovely half term week with my little family. I have got into a little routine where I stay in bed doing my school paperwork until the children wake and come and find me. This is working out well. I still have loads to do but it's like the ironing pile- there is always some lurking somewhere. The urgent things are done the rest will come together soon enough.

 

to finish decorating/ making our home our own
I have spent at least an hour a day trying to work on our home. The kitchen is complete, I have now began the decluttering of my bedroom in preparation of painting. At some point in the next few weeks I hope to be able to begin this. I have the paint ready, I want to paint it white and I have enough white from painting the kitchen so I won't need to spend out on this :-)

to save for the future

I have been saving and currently have £550 saved in total. Monday is payday so will be adding more once bills are paid.

to enjoy more family fitness

Dylan and I continue to go to the gym/for a swim on weekends. We have been out walking this week and have spent a whole day on the allotment this week. So lots of exercise. This weekend we are planning a day in London and a day on the allotment.

frugal- I want to make what we have go further

We have been making the most of my English heritage/ national trust memberships and have had a couple of frugal days out with these, taking lunch with us. We have lived out of the freezer since Christmas. Today I went shopping I have completely filled the freezer with a trip to the butchers. I got chatting to one of the butchers as Dylan asked me to buy a rabbit to try so I asked how he would recommend cooking it. I ended up getting some absolute bargains as it was 5pm and they wanted to shut up shop. I did spend £90  but I have got about 3 months if not more meat in my freezer now. I have a pork joint (cut up as it is large), steak, braising steak, stewing lamb, stewing steak, lamb steaks, chicken breasts, rabbits, mince meat, sausage meat, and something else I forget. But loads and loads of meat which they gave me for mostly half price if not heavily discounted. I was also told when I want to buy more to go back at that time as they will do me deals again :-)

to fix things- I have lots of things around the house that need mending/ altering that I haven't got around to doing.

I fixed the door on the cupboard I no longer use in the kitchen, Stephanie now has it in her bedroom for her crafting kits/supplies

to finish things, I have several craft projects started 2013 is the year to finish things off.

I'm still working on Stephanie's crochet blanket, she started off wanting it to be a lap blanket, she now wants it as a bed blanket like mine. So will take a little longer than planned



So how are you getting on with any aims/goals you have set yourself?