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Springfield Cottage: June 2015

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Living a simple, country life . Thursday, 18 June 2015. Slowing down, living mindfully, regaining balance and finding contentment doesn't happen overnight. It creeps up on you when you are least expecting it and starts invading your conscience. You begin to notice feelings of discontent - a 'what's it all for' feeling. Taking baby steps towards a more simple life, de-cluttering and cutting out the dead wood is an ongoing process which I am finding so liberating. Wednesday, 17 June 2015. A new baby .

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Springfield Cottage: Frugal meals

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Living a simple, country life . Thursday, 11 October 2012. Here's how I made a reduced pack of chicken breast feed myself and DD for two meals! These were reduced to £1.19. Last night, I sliced one chicken breast horizontally into two pieces, bashed them flatter between two sheets of clingfilm, marinaded them in tikka masala paste and yoghurt then baked them and served with homemade potato wedges and salad. This is what I did with the remaining breast this evening:. Between two sheets of clingfilm. In My...

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Springfield Cottage: NOvember!

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Living a simple, country life . Friday, 2 November 2012. Went very well - better than expected really - mainly due to funds being non-existent to start with! I managed no unnecessary spending at all. I stuck to my weekly 'envelope' system of grocery shopping, stocked up the pet foods from the 'Pet' envelope, set aside the weekly bus fares, filled up the car with only the allocated amount of money set aside for this purpose and still managed to give DD some pocket money! But I digress (again! Thanks for d...

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Springfield Cottage: November 2012

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Living a simple, country life . Wednesday, 21 November 2012. More month left than money! It's that time of the month again (no, not THAT time of the month). Payday is still five days away and the bank balance is hovering dangerously near the red zone. It's also that time of the week when I start to think ahead to next weeks' meals and start writing my meal plan. This week, I'm not writing a list as there is no money to buy anything! My egg bowl is full thanks to my wonderful girls! Chicken breast wrapped...

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Springfield Cottage: Long time, no see....

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Living a simple, country life . Tuesday, 11 June 2013. Long time, no see. Sometimes, life has a habit of getting in the way doesn't it? No excuses, just busy trying to keep body and soul together whilst on a Debt Management Plan. I still believe it was the best thing to have happened to me - having my credit cards taken away and finally facing up to the fact that I had financial problems. After my last exam, I walked down the school drive and out into my future and never saw any of my school friends again.

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Springfield Cottage: Slow Living

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Living a simple, country life . Thursday, 18 June 2015. Slowing down, living mindfully, regaining balance and finding contentment doesn't happen overnight. It creeps up on you when you are least expecting it and starts invading your conscience. You begin to notice feelings of discontent - a 'what's it all for' feeling. Taking baby steps towards a more simple life, de-cluttering and cutting out the dead wood is an ongoing process which I am finding so liberating. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Just t...

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Springfield Cottage: May 2014

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Living a simple, country life . Thursday, 22 May 2014. My, oh my - where did that year go? Oops - long time, no see. No excuses, no note from the parentals - simply couldn't 'get into' blogging. Not that I didn't have anything useful to say - No Sirrreee. Big news is that I have been awarded early retirement on medical grounds. Long-time readers may remember that I have been teaching Food Technology in a primary school for the past five years. My last day at school will be June 6th . watch this space!

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Springfield Cottage

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Living a simple, country life . Wednesday, 10 October 2012. My vegetable garden has been very much a 'work in progress' this year. Here are some 'before' pics! Trees were pruned and chopped. Ground clearance still in operation! Is anybody else starting to 'Dig for Victory' this year? Has the weather affected your planting/harvesting? 19 November 2012 at 12:02. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Celery and Stilton Soup. The weekend start here. In My Slowcooker - Beef Curry. In my slowcooker today . For a...

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Springfield Cottage: June 2013

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Living a simple, country life . Sunday, 16 June 2013. In the UK today it is Father's Day. Those of us with old-fashioned values tend to call Mother's Day, the celebration of mothers, 'Mothering Sunday'. This originates from the sixteenth century when people returned to their 'Mother Church' for a special service. In later years it became the custom for those 'in service' (probably at 'the big house') to be given the day off to visit their own mothers. And that presents me with a huge problem . Thank you ...

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Springfield Cottage: A new baby ....

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Living a simple, country life . Wednesday, 17 June 2015. A new baby . Just a quick post today to introduce my new baby! This was the day after we brought him home! It was all a bit much for him! He's now four months old, creating havoc wherever he goes (usually with half of my garden in his mouth! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A new baby . View my complete profile. Melbourne artist: Carin Lavery. Gladys in the garden. It's a damn fine day at Hello Kiddo. My, oh my - where did that year go? Heres ho...