Our Weekly Meal Plan!! - #mealplanningmonday

Hooray! It's the half term holidays...The kids are off school and we have decided to decorate the living room....Simply for the reason it's the only week my fella could get off work.....It's going to get a bit crazy round here and the meals I've planned will all be simple....Not the healthiest of food but so what!....No faffing about here this week....

Last weeks meal plan went to plan sort of.....We didn't do anything for Valentines day we had the burgers in buns we planned for Saturday and on Saturday we had a takeaway....A new one has opened near us and it would of been rude not to try it....We won't be using it again....Took an hour and 10 minutes to arrive and was cold when it did....We had to warm it up in the microwave! Grrr!! It did taste nice....Just a shame about the wait!

This week on the menu we have.... 

Monday - Bacon butties...
Tuesday - Out for my friends daughters birthday....Will get something on the way home (takeaway)...
Wednesday - Scrambled egg and waffles....
Thursday - Chicken Pastry Bakes in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce with new potatoes and peas....
Friday - Sausages chips and beans....
Saturday - Curry and rice....I'm sure I have some left in the freezer....
Sunday - Pie & peas....

As always I've joined in with the wonderful Mrs M's #mealplanningmonday linky....

Silent Sunday!!

North Vs South.....

'It's grim up North' goes the song of the same name. Rubbish! It's brilliant up here!!

We are hardened to the cold....

 ‘-10°? Might have to pop a jumper on.’ You develop a skin thicker than thick when you brave the Northern winter...It might actually be against the law to wear a coat or jacket for a night out in Newcastle....hehehe

Chips and Gravy!!

 Anything and gravy in fact....

Everyone is friendlier up North!

Northerners are always happy to help, you need never fear asking for directions in the North. If you get a flat tyre, not only will someone help you put the spare wheel on, they’ll also change your oil, top up your wiper fluid...hehehe

 

Newcastle Brown Ale.

‘Newkie Brown’ - the brown ale that originated in Newcastle...It's the best-selling imported beer in America

The Countryside...

There’s a reason Wuthering Heights wasn’t set down south...The dales, the moors, the Lake District, so full of drama and power. It’s simply staggering....

The Baked Goods...

You will never find a better pie anywhere outside the North, that’s a stone cold fact. Then you’ve got all the local delicacies like Eccles cakes, congress tarts and stottie cakes. You can get them outside the North, but they’re just not as good, so what's the point?

It's Cheap!

The rent is cheap, the drinks are cheap, going out is cheap, travel is cheap, takeaways are cheap. Moving to the North could be the best financial decision you ever make.

Tea!

You haven’t had a brew until you’ve had a Northern brew.... There must be just something in the water which makes tea taste better!!

Time to decorate......

We have lived in this house for three years in August....We decorated right through when we moved in but haven't since.....Everywhere is looking a bit worn so we're planning on decorating...

My favourite colour is purple and of course I wanted purple wallpaper around the fireplace......Stu said no but it didn't take me long to convince him I knew best....hehehe

I found this one in Wilkinsons.....Arthouse Opera Blown Vinyl Anouska Berry Wallpaper....Fancy sounding but it looks lovely!! It's a bit on the pricey side at £9.97 a roll but we'll only need a couple of rolls as it's just going around the fireplace....

Stu will be putting it up....He says he knows how to wallpaper....How hard can it be he said.....lol

At the moment we have cream curtains.....I'm planning on saving a bit of money and dying them purple....Well intense Violet to be exact.....I have previously used the DYLON Fabric Dyes before so I know what I'm doing and even if it doesn't work or goes too dark I've only wasted £10...Two packs to do two sets of curtains.....On the other hand if it does work I have saved at least £60 for new curtains....

We have 10 cushions five cream which can stay and five brown which won't go with the purple.....So on eBay I've found some cushion covers for £2 each with free postage....A lot cheaper than buying brand new cushions as there is nothing wrong with the one's we have....They're just the wrong colour....

Thankfully we have a cream leather sofa which will go with anything.....

Then the last thing I want to buy is some things for the walls.....I want to stick with the purple theme......

I am fancying this canvas from Poundstretcher. 60cm x 60cm and only £6.99 which I think is so cheap....What a bargain....

I also want to put some more pictures of the girls and our family up on the walls....I'm fancying a frame like this...I just have to hunt one down at a reasonable price....

  So what do you think? A couple of my friends have reds and I wanted something different....Even Stu is liking my plans now.....The bathroom will be next....hehehe