30 Day Challenge - Penny Pinching / Hoard Hammering

A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month!

Happy August! Today I embark on a foreign concept, self control. I am heading into August with the intention and determination to shop minimally for necessities and use up everything in my cupboards, fridge/freezer and bookshelf. Yes, I'm not just talking about food, entertainment too! No videos from the video shop, no new books, no new crafts! Everything we need to have a fantastic and fruitful life is already here, so thats what we are trying going to do!

It began with a survey of what we have. I'm well aware of all the books, DVDs, video games, board games and arts and crafts supplies we have, so all I had left to survey was the pantry/fridge/freezer.

All were full of useless useful things, I just need to get creative. The freezer was most full, so out came a chocolate cake (dessert) and pork mini roast (dinner). Then I set off to COSTCO (more on that tomorrow) and bought what we needed and a few house luxuries (paper towel, spray and wipe) and only one slip up, a $14 cardigan because I was freezing and had left my jacket at home. And yes, I'm pretending the marshmallows (pictured) didn't happen...

So far so good... I only cheated a tiny bit, and by confessing to it rather than hiding it I feel like I am truly on the ball. More to come, tomorrow for my Chellychatter is sickly and she needs love, affection and NUROFEN!

Organised in theory - disorganised in practice....Special Eggy's

Of the people that know me, 1/2 would say I am extremely organised, and the other half the opposite.
In theory, I am - I plan and get things together and I make things happen...and then it all slips away.
(I also get very involved in the project that interests me most - this sucks me in and until it's over it is all I breath, eat and sleep.)

I try to balance my world, but I just cannot seem to create that balance where my day would consist of a little bit of work, fun, shopping, exercising and cooking - as ontop of that, getting ready, tending to my mass of hair, and having a 4 year old (and the activities that come with that) don't seem to fit into the 18-hours that I'm awake every day.

Anyway - my solution is to get the banalities out of the way first and then squeeze in as much fun as I can.
For me, oddly enough - the most boring, annoying, tedious task of the day is making breakfast. I hate it and put it off as long as possible. In fact, I haven't even made it yet. Miss Four is dancing around me at this very moment um'ing and ah'ing "MUM, I WANT BREAKFAST!" I just gave her an ounce of attention; "What would you like mummy to make?" - to which she has responded "Special eggy's mumma - mashed, smashed, special egggy's"  - DONE!

And I'm off to make said special eggys - and hopefully, with any luck a recipe for the eggs with a photo will appear at the end of this post within the next couple of hours.... Wish me luck.