You can never have enough...

[popeye333]

It takes courage to challenge management, they will always defend their own position and try to whitewash - it is immensely frustrating.

As for the hard decision thing, I have been there too. It became impossible for me to maintain a property once I was dealing with physical limitations and a reduced income, and while the process itself was really difficult, once I had done it the relief from ongoing stress was fantastic. The 2am wake ups were much easier to cope with, and the nightmares stopped. I wish you the best getting through it popeye, and I hope you have someone trusted who can help with it.

As for the crafting, I am really enjoying the denim play. My test pieces are great fun, my stitching is improving, and I think soon I will be ready to start on the jacket itself. I showed a very talented friend my pieces today and she was delightfully supportive of my efforts, but I am still suffering tui envy I'm afraid. So I hope you finish it so I can turn a really good shade of green!!

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My usual budget for a week of groceries was around $70 to $80, depending on the meat buys but since Spring it has been rising noticeably. Today I cut back on the meat, bought frozen fish instead and a chook, and the total was $123. Including that half a cauli and two heads of broccoli, ten bucks for those three. Thank goodness for my vegie garden, even though it is pretty tiny, it sure helps fill the gaps. Bearing that in mind, I have winter planting in mind now, lots of greens to replace the tomatoes, which are still producing heavily. Soon I shall have to start freezing pasta sauce to go alongside all those peaches!

I tend to buy fresh fish from the supermarket, then egg (with a bit of ginger & lemon grass added) & breadcrumb it & freeze it. Last lot was approx $10, & I got enough for 5-6 meals from that. I no longer eat read meat so that's an expense I don't have now.
But my grocery shopping has risen too, & I wish the garden hadn't got away from me quite so much this year thanks to the heat followed by copious rain - more weeds than anything else.
Although the tomatoes & runner beans are doing well & there's at least one pumpkin out there.

 Ive always wondered how fish goes if you crumb it before you freeze it.. I started buying fish a couple of years ago, mainly cos your not paying for bones to throw away. Have to say tho I really prefer my fish battered lol