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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Have I Cheated ????





Day 3 Of My Fiscal Fast

Another no spend day for me today, it's really easy to not spend anything when you stay home. However having said that my Mother-in-Law  did spend and because she lives here she brought into the house a crusty loaf ( a want not a need ) a kilo of white filleted fish ( I had already organised dinner ) a bottle of red wine ( a present for The Foxx just because ) there is no earthly way I can prevent this from happening. She had had a day out with her Daughter and they ended up in the supermarket, so did we eat the fish YES did we have a glass of wine with it YES was it nice served with crusty bread YES do I feel as if I have cheated YES even although I spent nothing.
So am I being silly by not being grateful, please give me your opinion because I feel I have failed in my Fiscal Fast through no fault of my own.
Tomorrow I am going to have to spend some money, as the baby shower is being held at a coffee house, near where my Son lives. My Daughter will be driving us there and so my hand will be going into my purse to contribute towards the petrol and whatever I eat for lunch, but I will be cutting back whereever I can.


My little garden is really giving me a lot of pleasure just now, and as we approach winter it is going to be time to plant Pumpkin and Potatoes. The herbs are doing great and we have now planted Bok Choy and Brussel Sprouts. So after this week it will be back to the Garden Centre..

8 comments:

  1. I'd say you definitely have not cheated! Consider those items a gift - you didn't choose to do that spending, you can't control the choices other people make. Just enjoy and keep going!

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  2. Thanks for that, I am finding myself complaining a lot about my MIL she is very set in her ways and after 10 years of her living with us, I think I am just a little over it.....

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  3. You didn't cheat. But it would have been worse to let all that yummy stuff go to waste because of guilt! PP is right - you can't control other people's choices. Enjoy the shower!

    Sarah

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    1. Thanks for your support I have decided you are all right and I definitely did'nt cheat...

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  4. Not cheating, just the recipient of a lovely meal! Good for you...I wonder if anyone will drop by with some tasty treats for me?? hmmmmmmmm

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    1. Sharon you make me laugh, tasty treats are the kind of things others cook for you, kind of takes the edge of it when you have to cook it yourself.
      Spent some money at the baby shower today but that's for another post.....

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  5. As long as you were able to use what you had planned for dinner on another day I'd say you got a BONUS and just look upon it as an unexpected (but well deserved) TREAT!! I'm happy to see that MIL can be nice and generous once in awhile!! I went to a baby shower a couple of weeks ago and two days later the baby was born!! Soon you'll have another one to spoil...with LOVE!

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  6. Thanks Jane you posted some awesome photos today. I can't wait for my first cuddle and snuggle....

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