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Tired but checking in

May 8th, 2013 at 09:45 pm

Today is the end of my working week so I have a few days to spend with hubby and SG, since hubby took some extra holidays.

I spent £9.xx after work on groceries. I only meant to buy yogurts for me and hubby but I ended up buying reduced sausages (£1.33 for 12), two packets of crumpets (30-something pence) and reduced pancakes. I also bought some reduced snacks. I know, I'm bad when it comes to reduced items - I didn't need to buy them but they will get used up. I also bought a pack of fresh coriander for 22p. I'm going to put in into a freezer bag tomorrow then freeze for a later date.

Saved £1.07 using my discount so need to add that to CC1.

Work was strange. It was mentioned a few times today that if anyone wanted to go home - taking it either unpaid or using a days holiday - they could. I've already taken an unplanned days holiday for them so I'm not using them up, and I definetly cannot afford to take a day off unpaid. Most people I know are in exactly the same situation. It's getting worse, it never used to be this bad.

4 Responses to “Tired but checking in”

  1. Looking Forward Says:
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    Enjoy your time with your family. Smile
    It is hard/awkward when work is slow, but everyone *needs* to stay because they *need* the money. It's happened at my work too.

  2. snafu Says:
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    Thank your for the link to UK cooking, it was an eye-opener, so different from our routine. I'll keep going back to it to try out some different ingredients, different combinations and different preparation. I'm not sure what 'caster sugar' is...

    We're so bewildered by the economy in Europe. We only know what the 'talking heads' say on TV and they 'spin' the facts based on their personal beliefs and we try to understand what's happening. I don't wish to overstep but what broad segment do you work in? Are you with a private company [group of owners], gov't, medical etc? I'm trying to figure out which segments are asking staff to 'furlough,' voluntarily taking unpaid time off. thanks

  3. scottish girl Says:
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    I found this link for the american equivalent of caster sugar

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081029175149AAsbWvN

    I work for a well-known supermarket, in fact you have the same one in the US (although with a slightly different name)

  4. My English Castle Says:
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    I just use regular American granulated sugar in UK recipes calling for caster sugar. And then there's golden caster sugar too, but regular granulated sugar seems fine. I've talked with folks about the substitutions and it seems most people use them interchangeably.

    This is my take on the British economy. In the UK, London seems like there is no hint at all of a recession any more. But elsewhere, it's still struggling. There's always been this divide, but the strong financial sector in London itself keeps London in a far better place.

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