This week, it was back to normal shopping on Mondays again, out of town. We didn't need a whole lot, because we'd been away part of last week and I'd shopped later in the week for some things, so we still had quite a few things left over. As a consequence, I just managed to keep within my £90 budget for the week, even though I did forget a few things when I lost my list whilst shopping in Lidl.
I used a £6 off a £40 spend voucher in Tesco, which was well worth using. I didn't really struggle to spend the £40, but I did buy some things there that I wouldn't normally. I don't think I paid more for them though.
I picked up a couple of small Xmas items and I also paid a visit to the charity shop, mainly to look for a couple of books I'm searching for. I did buy a jumper for £4. It was from Hobb's and was part cotton, part wool, which I thought was good value and quality for the price. It needs to be hand washed, but I can do that if I have to. I also tried on a 100% cashmere M&S sweater, which was priced at £4, but I didn't buy it. It was light grey, not really my colour or style and the moths in our house would ruin it. I think it was erroneously priced too. I left it for someone else. I noticed whilst in there, that they had some jeans on the £1 rail, which was annoying, when I'd just spent £2 a pair on some for a craft project, but never mind, I was happy with the ones I did buy last week.
All in all, it was a good shop this week and I've got one last voucher to use next week. I'm quietly hopeful that I'll be able to keep within budget for the rest of the month, but we'll see.
On Tuesday, I was booked into my usual class at the gym. which was taken by a different teacher this week. I quite enjoyed it, as it was quite challenging. Afterwards, I walked into our local shopping area to pick up an online order from M&S. It was part of OH's Xmas gift. He needed a couple of new long sleeved polo shirts and the M&S ones were very good value. I picked up some salad whilst there, as I'd forgotten to buy any the day before.
I then dropped into our local Primark, as I was on the lookout for more sports socks for the gym. I didn't find the socks I was looking for, but I did find a very nice denim shirt, that I bought for OH to give to me for Xmas.
Last stop, was the pharmacy on the way home, to pick up my prescription. I changed my pickup location to a different pharmacy last week, as when I was trying to order a repeat prescription, the pharmacy where I used to pick it up from had system issues and I had to go direct to the GP to re-order it. I took the opportunity to move it to a pharmacy a couple of minutes walk from where we live, which is much more convenient.
Being out and about a bit more meant I did quite a few more steps, which was a bonus and I got a few errands done to boot. For the rest of the day I chilled at home. I had a nap, today as I hadn't slept well the previous night, waking up at 4am having had an unpleasant dream.
On Wednesday, LB and I decided to have a day out together. She's got a few weeks with very few shifts at work, so we thought we'd make the most of it and have a mother/daughter shopping day. The main destination was a Sostrene Grene store in the Jubilee Place mall at Canary Wharf. I had already visited one of their stores in Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross a few weeks ago, but I deliberately didn't buy anything, as LB and I had been planning to visit a store together for ages.
We caught the bus late morning and by the time we got there it was lunchtime, so we ate in the Market Halls which has lots of food options. We then headed off to do some shopping and first stop was Kiko for LB to buy me a new cream face powder for Xmas, as I'd completely used mine up. I then bought her an item she wanted for Xmas and got a lipstick for myself for OH to give me.
We eventually made our way to Jubilee Place and the Sostrene Grene store. I ended up buying a few items for LB for Xmas, namely some lino cutting ink, a roller and some lino. I already have some of the cutting tools at home, so I didn't buy her those. I also bought a few small things for me, spending about £3 and a couple of Xmas hamper items for OH.
Neither of us needed much else, but we did look in the odd book and stationery store before catching the bus home. I stopped off at Lidl on the way home, between buses, for a few bits I'd forgotten earlier in the week and to pick up my free birthday doughnut, which LB and I shared on the bus. I'm happy to take a free sweet treat when I'm offered one, especially as the doughnuts are the least calorific bakery items.
When we got off the bus, the bus stop is close to our favourite local charity shop, so it was only natural that we would drop in for a look. LB found a couple of small items she liked and I found a 2m piece of black cotton/polycotton fabric, which is just what I needed to make a quilt for the shed. It cost £4. I also bought a Seasalt Linen mix dress, which was reduced to £6 on the sale rail. It's a bit big, but I'll probably wear it under a sweater, so it won't be that noticable. For the price, I didn't want to pass on it, as it is a good quality brand and I'd rather it be roomy than too tight in any case.
When we got home, I did some hand sewing on the second gilet I'm making, stitching on some of the binding. It's coming along okay. I also did some prep for the shed quilt, which I'd made a start on a while back using some fabric scraps. I can now progress with this when I get the opportunity. I'm slowly getting back into sewing again, after being away and getting out of the habit. I keep thinking up new projects to work on, but I really need to finish the one's I've already started. I've currently got at least 5 or 6 on the go at the moment, which is more than plenty to keep me busy.
It's been a busy first half of the week, I'm hoping for a bit of stay at home sewing time in the second half of it, I'll keep you posted with how I get on with that.
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