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In the morning I've managed to do a bit of crafting, even though it was somewhat chaotic; not a rare occasion in our house. I added the last embellishments to two of the three baby books, which now count as finished - unless I get another idea, which I hopefully won't. I want to be done with this project ASAP.
In the early afternoon my friend Elise (why do I only seem to have friends whose name begins with an E?) came over to fetch her share of the Easter biscuits. Since she's a generous person (plus owns a car, unlike me), she also brought us two six-packs of mineral water, so our needs in that area are covered for the next two weeks or so. Yay! We also had a nice chat, mostly about family and shared friends from the rows of (ex-)colleagues, and she duly admired my ongoing craft projects. *g*
After her, we had a visit from the physiotherapist lady. She's very kind and helpful, and after Mum had finished her exercises, she came with me to Lidl. She has a smartphone (I don't), and on her smartphone she has the Lidl app, with the help of which I could buy our favourite (= cheapest) brand of ginger ale for a reduced price. That helped a lot, as the price of this previously cheap brand has risen by more than 100% during the last two years. It still is the cheaper there is but not quite so cheap anymore. So it was a win.
I know it sounds ridiculous that I'd go such lengths to buy food stuff cheaper while giving out money for craft supplies without a second thought. But I don't see why I should pay more for food when I can pay less. I guess I am and will always remain a Pfennigfuchser. Sorry, no idea what that is called in English.
For the rest of the evening a big GBBO marathon is planned, namely the Celebrity Bake-off and the German version of the same. The German version always takes nearly three hours because they have so many and so long ads in-between, during which I can watch the other one, plus the Canadian and Aussie versions that will be running on a parallel channel. I think I might have a slight obsession here...
In the morning I've managed to do a bit of crafting, even though it was somewhat chaotic; not a rare occasion in our house. I added the last embellishments to two of the three baby books, which now count as finished - unless I get another idea, which I hopefully won't. I want to be done with this project ASAP.
In the early afternoon my friend Elise (why do I only seem to have friends whose name begins with an E?) came over to fetch her share of the Easter biscuits. Since she's a generous person (plus owns a car, unlike me), she also brought us two six-packs of mineral water, so our needs in that area are covered for the next two weeks or so. Yay! We also had a nice chat, mostly about family and shared friends from the rows of (ex-)colleagues, and she duly admired my ongoing craft projects. *g*
After her, we had a visit from the physiotherapist lady. She's very kind and helpful, and after Mum had finished her exercises, she came with me to Lidl. She has a smartphone (I don't), and on her smartphone she has the Lidl app, with the help of which I could buy our favourite (= cheapest) brand of ginger ale for a reduced price. That helped a lot, as the price of this previously cheap brand has risen by more than 100% during the last two years. It still is the cheaper there is but not quite so cheap anymore. So it was a win.
I know it sounds ridiculous that I'd go such lengths to buy food stuff cheaper while giving out money for craft supplies without a second thought. But I don't see why I should pay more for food when I can pay less. I guess I am and will always remain a Pfennigfuchser. Sorry, no idea what that is called in English.
For the rest of the evening a big GBBO marathon is planned, namely the Celebrity Bake-off and the German version of the same. The German version always takes nearly three hours because they have so many and so long ads in-between, during which I can watch the other one, plus the Canadian and Aussie versions that will be running on a parallel channel. I think I might have a slight obsession here...
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Date: 2023-04-05 03:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-04-05 05:35 pm (UTC)As for the Lidl app, my friend Elise doesn't have it, either. She says there's no Lidl in their vicinity, so no need to clutter up her phone.
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Date: 2023-04-05 04:22 pm (UTC)Hehe ... I hear you on saving on food and spending money like a crazy woman on ... uhm ... other stuff!
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Date: 2023-04-05 05:34 pm (UTC)Besides, I can make very yummy things from the cheapest possible ingredients, so there's no need to buy special foodstuffs. *g*
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Date: 2023-04-06 10:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-04-06 05:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-04-06 07:19 pm (UTC)Exactly! I do buy some items that are more expensive, but even there I always look for the best price.