Sat/Sun 8/9 December - What small DFW things will you do today?

MinnieMousesMummy · 8 December 2012 at 5:58PM

Good afternoon everyone,

It’s a long time since I posted on here but thought I would make a return.
Ally – Thanks for starting us off today. Your kitchen looks great.

So far today I have spent most of my time working on trying to get some party bookings for my party planning business, which I have just started. Apart from this I have done some washing and spend some time with dd.

Plans for tonight:

Dinner from stores – chicken nuggets and chips dinner is in the oven
Try and come up with ideas to get party bookings work in progress
Apply to Grass Roots done
Look into quidco app
Look into free printing paper (Thanks Ally for this info) can't find this can anyone tell me where to find it please
Do some more washing and hang it up to dry work in progress
Make a start on budgets for 2013

wuvvies · 8 December 2012 at 6:43PM

i cant find the free paper either!
today i have:
been shopping
meal from stores
got cash out to use "cash purse" system so that i only use what i have
made homemade pom poms with my little boy to make snowmen
washing all done
ironing mostly done
taken out roast from freezer for tomorrow

rising_from_the_ashes · 9 December 2012 at 9:15AM

So .... appears that Friday's hospital trip took quite a lot out of me as I ended up sleeping most of yesterday

Still feeling pretty shattered today - but will try to get a few bits done:

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Have bath, thermals on ..... heating off

B / L / D from stores

Don’t smoke

Check online banking, shuffle as needed & update spreadsheets Done

Sort cats & tidy up Sat done / Sun done

Check e*bay listings & cat food swap / sale siteSeem to have added lots of things to my watch list :eek:

Knit DMs Christmas scarf .... running out of time!

Apply for Virus Software Renewal through online banking Got new activation code & also downloaded 2013 edition of the software - all working fine :T

Do some more shredding Did a little - loads still to do!

Check tyre pressures & top up screen wash - making stronger as this was frozen the other morning! OMG you have no idea how low the tyre pressures were! Just shows what sitting for 8 / 9 weeks can do!

Cover outside tap so it doesn't freeze Done

Sort [STRIKE]junk [/STRIKE]stuff that seems to have accumulated on garage floor since I cleared it out (again!:mad:) so I can put car in if it gets awful Done

Finalise 2013 budgets - trying to work out how much to add to this years' figures for inflation etc .... any ideas?

Added for today:

Wash & hang up Done
Go to local Mr T (well - depending on how you look at it as it's 8 miles each way :eek:) to pick up new iron Grrrrr went ..... it's not beeping there:mad: (have the email saying I can collect it) - 16 miles fuel wasted :mad: They can't find it & it's now OOS ..... have cancelled & got a refund & re-ordered from Ama*zon
Iron I wish!

Back at the hospital all day again tomorrow so may not be around .....

WelshWoofer · 9 December 2012 at 10:08AM

Rising - hope you feel better today?

Its cold, wet and windy here today - bit of a yukky day.
Not got a lot planned, am trying to make myself go swimming but I have an itchy rash that's really annoying me.:(

So little things....

Walk dog locally for free exercise
Bath dog (he's grey rather than white)
Wash wooden floors when dog walking is all done
All food from stores - have a yummy looking wholewheat vegan mexican pasty from the vegan store for tea
Do some school work - just a couple of hours today
Renew library books online to avoid fines
Give the bathrooms a good clean
Write the dreaded Xmas cards
Go swimming if I stop itching
Stick to healthy eating

That's about it for today

vics199 · 9 December 2012 at 11:01AM

I always read this thread to see if there are any ideas I could make use of but today I am actually going to post!

Earnt £95 pre tax by doing 5 hours overtime at work yesterday
Mystery shop yesterday earnt me £5 plus a free panini and hot chocolate
Went for a bit of luxury last night and ordered an Indian Takeaway for myself. However it took 1 hr 45 mins to arrive and then I had to reheat it in the microwave so I have been given 50% off my next order which will mean a cheap takeaway in the poor month of January. I will go and collect it next time so I don't have to wait!
Today is going to be a NSD cleaning, putting up decorations etc
Research local plumbers to get the best quote to put in a new bath (current one has a big hole in it and the person who damaged it is paying for a new one)
Make a batch of spiced parsnip soup for this weeks lunches using parsnips from the garden
Blanche and freeze the remaining parsnips to eat over winter
Batch cook some chilli for dinner tonight and freeze/refridgerate remaining portions
Heating off for as long as possible
Free listing weekend on ebay I believe so relist all unsold items on the off chance someone wants to bid this close to Christmas
Swagbucks
Sign up to some more mystery shopping sites

allydowd · 9 December 2012 at 11:34AM

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Morning all Ally thanks for starting us off, great news you managed to find OHs pressie somewhere else & the kitchen looks fab!:T The units look really new & clean - were the flats refurbished before you moved in?

The units were newly installed by the housing association but they had left big holes in the walls, hence us decorating. We spend just £35 decorating the kitchen.:D

allydowd · 9 December 2012 at 11:51AM

katy_ann wrote: »

Yes! The local dress shops say they wont take it as its too "bling" it has sequins on the front and ive been listing it on gumtree about 4 times a week for over a year now

http://www.preloved.co.uk ?

allydowd · 9 December 2012 at 11:53AM

MinnieMousesMummy wrote: »

Look into free printing paper (Thanks Ally for this info) can't find this can anyone tell me where to find it please

They've now run out.

That was quick! Will remove my link.

allydowd · 9 December 2012 at 11:59AM

vics199 wrote: »

Research local plumbers to get the best quote to put in a new bath (current one has a big hole in it and the person who damaged it is paying for a new one)

Consider lagging the bath while you're having it replaced. You may be surprised but using loft insulation/newspapers/bubble wrap around your bath will keep the water hotter for longer and therefore save top ups and hot water, which saves energy and money. All you need to do is tape it on the underside of the bath. (Link.)

MinnieMousesMummy · 9 December 2012 at 2:04PM

Good afternoon everyone, I almost forgot to post today so I really need to try and get back into the habit, as posting will help.

Plans for today:

Take kids to see their granny – will get free dinner there

Do some course work as I have a couple of assessments to complete next week

Put the heating off whilst we are out

LSD as will need to get fuel

Do some of the washing – will put a load on just before I go out

Put a promotion on Facebook in the hope of getting some bookings for my party plan business

Put new promotional poster on my car before going to MIL in the hope of generating some interest for my business whilst driving

I think that is everything that I need to do today so I best make a start as fancy getting an early night, as got a busy week next week.

Sat/Sun 8/9 December - What small DFW things will you do today?

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