My Postbox - September



So this is going to be a new monthly feature for the blog, basically just a load of pictures , of the post I have had the past month, not the boring things like bills etc. It's going to be more free stuff, comp wins and post like that.

So here goes my post from September:

 

 

  

 

Hipp Baby Club pack on weaning including coupons even one for a free stage 1 jar

 

 

'Your Home' magazine, my auntie brought me a years subscription for xmas2014 so I get this every month

 

 

Taylors Coffee Capsules - Espresso 3 little freebie samples.

 

 

This is technically Amelies post, she sent Britvic a picture to say how much she loves fruit shoots and they sent her some stickers and a voucher to buy some more fruit shoots.

 

 

Shane Filan - Right Here album signed copy, Ok so I bought this but I just had to share it because I love it.

 

 

Finally I sent a letter to Werther's a while back with a compliment and today I received some butter candies and some chewy toffees as a thank you

 

 

What did you get this month?

 

Pop over to my facebook page to tell me!

 

https://www.facebook.com/diariesofamum

 

Saving for Amelie - Sept 15 update

So the total at the end of August was £105.85 / £13,120.00. I'm really happy with this total so far, it feels like a really good start.

1st - Sold a book for 50p and have 42p loose change to kick off the month.

2nd - 28p loose change to add today

5th - 39p loose change today

10th - Another bit of loose change, 94p today.

11th - Amelie got £6 from her great granddad today which we've added to Amelies pot along with 45p of loose change.

13th - 50p I found on the floor to add along with 30p loose change

14th - £1 my nan gave Amelie & 1p loose change to add today

15th - Sold a DVD today so that's £1 to add today & 43p loose change

18th - £1.36 loose change to add plus another £1 for a book sold.

22nd - £1.50 to add today from selling a teddy

24th - £2 for some unwanted craft stuff + 55p loose change to add too

27th - £1.40 to add of loose change & selling one of Amelie's t-shirts

Not a bad month really, Amelie's fund is slowly growing. The total is now £125.88

Postcrossing Sept 15 Update

In August these postcards were either sent or still travelling and sadly all of them are still travelling on there way there :(

I'm not sure why but lets hope the postcards on the way to
Ukraine
USA
Netherlands
Germany
Taiwan
arrive really soon.

Sent this month

1. Germany

2. Russia

3. USA

4. Taiwan

I have received some this month though which as you know I'm always happy about. I've had :

- Germany x 2
- Russia x 2
- Malaysia

It's still great fun Postcrossing, keep an eye out next month and hopefully I'll be have more Postcrossing adventures to tell you about.

Slimming world - Week 1

As you may know last week I joined slimming world and today was my first weigh in day. I've had an OK first week, it took a few days to get settled into the plan. Mainly working out what foods are free and how many syns other foods are. I've been out quite a few times this week, which has been hard to keep on plan but I think I did fairly ok.

I went to group this morning really not knowing what to expect, I was just hoping I had lost. And as I stepped on the scales I really didn't want to look but;

I LOST 2lbs

Yay!!!!!!!!

I'm quite happy with that, I kind of hoped it would of been more but it will do. My plan this week is to be extra good eat lots of fruit & veg and be really strict sticking to the plan.

Approved Food

I've used approved food before and had some really great deals. The official description of Approved food is online retailer of short dated and residual stock food and drink. The site sells products that are often after there best before date but as we all know that's only an estimate and all the food I've ever had has been perfectly edible. There's great brands and products for a fraction of the cost in the supermarkets.

 

I ordered recently and as usual got some great bargains.

 

 

Irn Bru x 3

KitKat Chunky x 3

Walkers Cheese and Onion x 8

Salt & Vinegar sticks x 2

Sea Salt Ridge Crisps x 2

 

 

 Jordans Country Crisp with Raspberries

Nescafe Coffee pots x 2

Soreen Malt Loaf x 3

Birds Custard 3 pack

Fox's Chunky Cookies x 2

Blueberry Muffin Mix x 2

Choc Chip Cookie Mix x 2

 

 

Mixed Berry Energy Drink x 6

Apple Juice x 3

Coke Mini Cans x 24

Apple & Guava Cider x 2

KitKat White Chunky x 6

Tango Apple x 2

Onion Rings x 3

Choc Brownie Multi Packs x 3

 

 

 

I was also lucky enough to snap up a lucky box. This one cost me £1 and I had no idea of the contents until it arrived. But I got a lot as you can see in the picture below. 

 

 

So how much did all of this cost me?

If I had bought all this from the supermarket this would of cost me £71.45. Instead buying it from approved food I only paid £29.30. The stock on approved food changes daily so there will always be new offers but I completely recommend it to everyone, I love being able to save money on food and drink.

Starting Slimming World

Back in July I wrote a post about my plan to lose weight and to be honest the diet lasted about 2 days before I had a bad day and hit the chocolate. I find that I need to be on a set plan, and if I'm paying for a diet plan like slimming world or weight watchers then I tend to keep on track. I've done weight watchers before and lost quite a lot and was fairly happy at that weight but then I stopped going and I put all the weight back on again.

So to get to a weight I'm happy with again. I'm going back on a plan. So today I joined slimming world. I headed to the class this morning and was greeted with a friendly smile, after filling in the registration form I listened to a new member talk which explained all about the plan and what was in my pack. I love that food is important and they tell you to eat as much of the free foods as you like. Then it was image therapy and each member talked about there week and whether they were happy with there loss, it was really inspiring. Then it was time to get weighed. I was 14 stone 3 1/2 lbs, a lot more than I thought I would be, but I am determined to get back to the 9st10lbs I was happy at. Now to spend a few hours reading all the booklets to make sure I understand the plan.

Keep an eye out next week for a post on how my first week goes and if I manage to lose.

Jacob's Cracker Crisps

I was invited to take part in a recent BzzAgent campaign to try Jacob Cracker Crisps. They sent me a pack of each 3 flavours to try Thai Sweet chilli, Sour Cream & Chive and Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar.

I'll be honest I was concerned I wasn't going to like them, I'm a really fussy eater and it's the texture of food and usually and not the taste. But I was really surprised at just how nice they were. I opened the sour cream & chive ones straight away, they were a lovely flavour and more importantly for me had a nice amount of crunch, they had a sort of texture of a crisp but the thickness of a cracker. I really did enjoy them. The other 2 flavours were exactly the same, a nice strong but not overpowering flavour but the same crisp texture. I would totally buy them again as a snack just for me or for a party. I think they'd make a great barbeque snack.