Blogmas Day Twenty Four - The Last Deliveries of Christmas

 

The last deliveries of Christmas came through my letterbox and door just over a week ago.  I always feel so sorry for the delivery drivers in the two weeks before Christmas, they are so stressed and over-worked, so I really try not to have anything arriving any later than that, and especially not in the last couple of days before Christmas.

There's not been nearly as many Christmas cards this year, although I have not sent many out either.  There were just a few sent to immediate family, with everyone else knowing that the cost of the Christmas card and stamp that they might have had, has instead gone to a local charity.

The Radio Times has been gone through by me, with 'must watch' programmes being circled and the most vital being set to record on the Freeview box, now Alan has it in his house to read through and do the same himself.

The smol washing tabs came literally just in time, as I was just about to use the last one in the washing machine.   Phew!!  It turns out that I  have really got the timing of my ordering worked out well, I must therefore use 48 tabs or two boxes over the space of three months.  This year has been good for finding out my outgoings right down to the nitty gritty.

I don't use any of the other smol products, but if you would like to try their wares they currently have a special offer of a £6 trial pack of their home bundle available HERE, and looking at it it's a really good deal.

Also into the Lodge but not through the letterbox last week was my Christmas cheese order.  Not all to be eaten at Christmas I hasten to add, but available if I want to have some with my crackers.

I do really recommend this company.  Their non-dairy cheeses and butters are not made from soya or coconut oil but instead the predominant ingredient is cashews and other nuts, and the most important thing is that it's really tasty too.

If you are interested you can read all about the company and the cheeses HERE.

My final delivery was my Deliciously Ella goodies.

I ordered these for next years consumption as they had a brilliant offer of an extra 10% off my already 15% reduced prices for being a DE Premium Member, and a twenty five percent discount off things you eat all the time is not to be sniffed at.

Finally, I went to Aldi with my remaining cash from the challenge and bought some of the reduced priced vegetable items.  I didn't need much so I just got a red cabbage, a 1kg bag of carrots and a 2kg bag of potatoes all priced at just 8p each.  A total of £1.93 spent including the full priced Easy Peelers.

We are very lucky in this country to have these supermarket veg wars every year, but I do hope it's not the farmers losing out.

So, that's it then, no more shopping for me this year.  I don't need any more food, and with the last batch of homemade soup frozen there's no room for frozen stuff anyway.  I don't need to buy anything in the sales so I will not be flashing the cash, the plastic or spending in any way until well after the New Year.

I hope all your preparations for Christmas have gone smoothly, whether you do lots with family and friends over the festive period or just relax and see it out calmly and quietly, I hope it's all sorted and done.

Time for a cup of coffee and a mince pie. 

Sue xx  🎄