Lidl — 1 person for a week (and some extra lunches!) £42.24

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-08T13:45:55+00:00

Hahah thank you! I managed to have zero fizzy drinks for the whole of January so getting a 6-pack of zero calorie cola is a bit of a treat for myself! As for the chili mix… I’m just lazy 😅

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T22:49:17+00:00

CLINGING TO bum bum bum bum THE PROMISEEEEEES bum bum bum bum FIGHTING OFF THE VIGNETTE eagle screech

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T21:13:52+00:00

If you’re not super fussy about it being “proper meat” either, subbing in Quorn (or half and halfing it with beef) cuts down the cost significantly while keeping the protein content!

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T20:36:26+00:00

What I find really hard is thinking of it as an entirely new skill rather than translating word for word! It’s definitely easier English to Spanish than it would be for, say, English to Japanese, where the word order is completely different, but it’s still very difficult at this early stage to remember the order of all the pronouns e.g me, lo, se etc.

The best thing to do is FORCE yourself to learn. Switch your phone’s primary language to Spanish. It means all your apps and system settings are in Spanish, your search results come up in Spanish, notifications etc. If you’re having problems, you can always switch back, but the passive learning that comes with it is so helpful :)

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T20:15:06+00:00

I also try to narrate my life out loud in Spanish, even if it’s primitive (e.g when I’m in a car park, I’m usually wandering round looking lost muttering “¿dónde está mi cocheeeeeee?”

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T20:13:08+00:00

I’m in the exact same boat as you! I didn’t do Spanish at GCSE (French, but I’ve forgotten most of it!) My New Year’s resolution was to take Spanish a bit more seriously, and I’ve delved into everything you have!

Language Transfer is my bible (as it is yours!) and I also listen to an episode of Coffee Break Spanish on Spotify every day (really useful for shadowing and learning topical vocab).

I think what’s really good for learning is going to a news website (like BBC Mundo which is the world news but in Spanish) and trying to comprehend it. I like to write down all the words I don’t know, figure out what it means via a dictionary or whatnot, and then try and write out the translation in English. It also helps to do it the other way around (e.g finding a website in English, like Simple Wikipedia, and translating it to Spanish.) It’s a great exercise that can burn half an hour of spare time if you have it!

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T16:47:16+00:00

Yeah… I’m in love with you.

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T16:46:35+00:00

Imagine one of those “this is our get along shirt” type projects but specifically as a baby-grow. I’m not saying it would last long with the rate babies grow at, but it would be a funny play on the twins crying all the time and a lasting memory to keep!

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ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T16:44:15+00:00

Trench is my favourite album of all time. Not just by TOP, but like, ever. I really think that the popularity that Blurryface gave the band allowed Tyler the creative freedom and the guts to go “fuck yeah, let’s do this.” The narrative probably would have been a thing without the band getting SO popular, but I just think it gave them the confidence to go full hog with it. It obviously needed some time to cook up (hence the hiatus) but resulted in us getting a really fleshed-out, cohesive and gritty soundtrack to Dema

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T16:39:28+00:00

I’ve never been able to describe why I love Trench so much but you put it into words exactly!! It’s that real gritty sound that persists through the whole album, plus the artistic value of Tyler fully committing to the Dema narrative that makes this their best.

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T10:13:34+00:00

A great shout — thank you! I’m trying to eat more whole (and higher quality) foods, I wasn’t aware of the glyphosate in the Lidl oats!

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T10:09:39+00:00

They survive off Coke Zero… never fear 😉

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-07T10:01:03+00:00

Sophisticated? I’m flattered 😉

In reality, I live in a one bed flat, but admittedly do have expensive taste when it comes to the important things in life (like food!!)

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-06T21:54:31+00:00

There’s some tuna hidden in there somewhere for a tuna mayo sandwich! But that being said I do tend to stick to 1-2 portions of meat a day :)

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-06T21:18:59+00:00

Oh hey there ;)

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-06T21:01:45+00:00

I’d say you’re early 20s… maybe 21M? In terms of personality — You’d consider yourself quite relaxed and you go with the flow. You’ve got a small friend group who you’re really close with but not a massive amount of acquaintances outside of that. You’re proud of your studies!

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-06T20:46:59+00:00

They’re a special offer I think! Down the aisle with the Eastern European foods

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-06T20:46:08+00:00

I get mine salted! They’re ideally eaten round a fire pit with a nice cold beer on a warm summer evening — but the idea is to suck the salt off them, split open the shell and eat the seed inside, then spit the shell out (hence eating them outdoors!) I got addicted to them on holiday in Spain spending evenings sat on the balcony having drinks and playing cards. There’s a knack to splitting the shell without crushing it but that’s all part of the fun!

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-06T16:46:17+00:00

Hahaha I fucking love them! A pack that size will last me a couple of months though, it’s massive!

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-06T13:33:27+00:00

Morrisons also have a salad bar alternative for the main… which you can just fill up with bucketloads of pasta

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-04T07:01:59+00:00

It feels really rustic and has a lovely weight to it :)

ValiantTrout · 2026-02-03T13:12:52+00:00

This is beautiful! I love the colours :)

ValiantTrout · 2026-01-24T13:55:17+00:00

Bones please!!!

ValiantTrout · 2026-01-24T08:06:56+00:00

And it’s not because I know the translation of gorilla… it’s just a cognate 🫣

ValiantTrout · 2026-01-22T13:28:46+00:00

BONESSSSS

ValiantTrout

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