Several Silly Choices

I've taken on a permanent weekly pickup for Olio, in Old Sister Store. This wasn't about socialising but equal parts thriftiness, selfishness and environmental-consciousness. Old Sister Store hasn't had a regular, reliable food collection in a long time and since I know there is usually a lot of food, I figured why not. Sadly, I'm working until 10pm on Christmas Eve so there is no chance of me collecting a BUMPER food haul from any of the stores ahead of being shut for the bank holiday. Oh well.

My last collection didn't have a single person want anything that was on offer!

Pugsley has passed his MOT without costing me anything extra. But he's not in good shape under the surface, has some structural rust happening which would need welding in a year or two, and it's probably best that I sell him while he has some value left.

Very Christmassy.

While waiting for said MOT I foolishly wandered into a charity shop, "just to see". Famous last words. But I did come away with what might be my ideal Christmas jumper so I am quite pleased. Isn't he cute? I also bought a completely frivolous set of mini battery lights for 50p. Then I got home and realised I don't have a place to use them 😆

Also, my work had a yellow-stickered scented candle for £1.50 so I picked it up and had a sniff and OMIGOD IT'S DIVINE. I then scooped up the whole lot (13 of them) and was about to buy them all when my colleague reminded me that the 20% colleague discount deal was about to start. He has kindly stashed them for me and I'll buy them tomorrow. Speaking of which, I must stock up on... um... well I don't know yet. But something. Loo roll, maybe coffee, and whatever else I need regularly which isn't likely to turn up for free. Probably stuff like hand soap, dish liquid and so on.

Dinner: barbecue chicken pasta (free). Also several pastries, which I should have left alone.