Tuesday 24th Nov - What small things will you do today?

Morning All

Thanks for the start Determined. Hope the pub job is fun.

Today I will.
1. Check banking - on the final leg now of November's pay, tenant normally pays on the 25th so last day of dregs today. OH pay day Monday.
2. Work out how many big things have to come out of next month's salary. OH has to return for follow up dental work. It's the cats annual check up. And we have to pay for the gas safety certificate for the flat. We do have more money than normal in December due to how OH'S work pay him. But want to ear mark as much as I can for repayment.

Need to think of more!

Bob

I've brought my lunch into work, so apart from my German lesson this evening, today will be a NSD. Hurrah!

Morning all and thanks DNMS for the start - hope that work goes ok for you today

My kitchen looks like Thorntons this morning as I bought 2 hampers from them to split into smaller gifts - 16 boxes of chocolates & 6 bags sat on the kitchen counter, I swear they're winking at me!!

Health & Fitness plans (lose this weight once and for all, no fad diets ever again!)
:starmod: Walk the boys to & from the bus stop done and as not swimming tonight will walk to collect them too
:starmod: Gym class – aiming for 5 a week (works out to less then 80p/class!) done
:starmod: Fill water bottle at the gym done
:starmod: Walk at least 7000 steps to get bounts points
:starmod: Eat for health
:starmod: Drink water through the day done
:starmod: Monitor fitness goals etc using my fitbit daily & adjust when needed

Daily jobs:
:starmod: Ironing
:starmod: Check banks/update spreadsheet
:starmod: Delete junk from emails
:starmod: Clean & tidy fridge (make sure we don’t waste anything) done, ready for Mr T delivery
:starmod: Use something out of the food use up box done, saw the mustard seeds and decided to make the Bombay potatoes!
:starmod: Plan today’s meals from stores done, working on making space in the freezer, so sausages out for the boys tea to go with veggies & left over mash, we'll have chicken breast (again taken out of the freezer ) [STRIKE]with veggies & jacket spuds [/STRIKE] making slowcooker Bombay potatoes to go with it, will add some veg too:)
:starmod: Make families lunches for tomorrow
:starmod: Minimum heating on (set for 30 mins before dh gets up), plenty of blankets & jumpers available 

Tidy home = Tidy mind
:starmod: Hoover carpets
:starmod: Clean the kitchen using minimal products
:starmod: Tidy at least one cupboard
:starmod: Gather together items for the cs

Money making schemes
:starmod: Inbox pounds 5 searches
:starmod: Swagbucks
:starmod: Check Fpl
:starmod: Check luckyphone done
:starmod: Check for surveys
:starmod: Rm survey

Freebies/vouchers/offers
:starmod: Check 02 priorities
:starmod: Check tcb/quidco
:starmod: Check cos/shopit

Extras
:starmod: Make a date cake must do this today!
:starmod: Check list of gifts needed for teachers/bus/neighbours etc
:starmod: Made butternut squash & tomato soup, will have some of this with a sneaky sausage sandwich for lunch!
:starmod: More to follow


I know my list is very repetitive but it keeps me on the straight and narrow

Morning all
Thanks for the start DNMS - hope you enjoy your new job
Hope everything goes as well for you as possible CCL
Legomum, I am not a great chocolate eater, but I would be unable to resist sampling one or two of the items in your kitchen :eek:

So far today I have:
Done dog walk #1
Used up last of stewed apple from fridge on my breakfast porridge + yogurt
Cleaned kitchen floor

Still to do:
Inventory at least one of the freezers (I have 2 smallish ones) Done both, and typed out the lists so that I can read them Definitely no big shop needed any time soon :eek:
Find some items for my sales unit from the stash in the loft. This might involve polishing more silver plate - thus reminding me why I don't have/ keep any of my own! Done, but no shiny things this time:D
Quick hoover round in preparation for grandma day tomorrow, when I will get nothing done! A lick and a promise, as my Mum used to say...
Not have the heating on downstairs at all - the last couple of days have been cold so I have had the lounge radiator on (and an extra jumper), but it is wet and warm(er) today, so it will be on only in the bathroom and airing cupboard. I expect I will light the wood burner this evening though! Fail - it got cold after lunch and I turned on one radiator. It is still on, and I haven't lit the wood burner
Check banks Oops not done this yet
Another dog walk Done
NSD - I don't need anything, so will not be buying! Done
Sort out the drawer that my plastic containers are kept in, and match lids to boxes Not done this yet
Prepare postal survey items for later in the week Or this
Squelch about in the garden and dig a leek and a parsnip Done
Make a pot of veggie chilli, which will last me several days. I have all the ingredients for this, even if I do have to dig for some of them! Done, just having a second helping!
Chop and freeze anything in the fridge that might not get used (might be some peppers left from making the chilli) 2 peppers and most of a gigantic parsnip
Not use the dishwasher, as there is only me here Done
Empty airing cupboard, and put clean, aired laundry away in the proper places Not done this yet
Got screened out of 2 Ipsos I say surveys
Checked FPL

Looks as though I have a few jobs to do this evening :rotfl:

OK, that lot should keep me busy, more coffee, and then I will make a start

Morning Money Savers,
My head is elsewhere this morning, so am trying to keep busy to lift my mood. I'm perfectly ok, but attended a rather peculiar meeting last night, which has left a residual feeling of being out of sorts. have just made an enormous coffee in my Christmas mug & watched our robin tucking into a mushy old windfall pear, so that was nice. Simple things! OK, today's efforts:
*Ran washer overnight for cheap wash. Have got heated airer on day & night today as there are towels & jeans needing to be dried & a load of bed linen still to come. Timer set for another cheap wash tonight.
*Pack away mr f's freebies for Christmas (O2 priorities) A pack of Star Wars Chuypa Chups, a net of chocolate coins & a roll of really nice good quality wrapping paper - all from WHS, so do look, if you are with O2.
*Make stew for dinner using some of the rubber chicken I divvied up yesterday. Intend to make a bit extra to fill mr f's soup mug for tomorrow's packed lunch.
*Chilly stroll down to veggie garden to pull more baby turnips.
*Did a few surveys.
*Checked online banking. Perilously close to dropping into overdraft for the first time for simply ages. There was a dd I'd forgotten about - Bah!! Hope rebate & goodwill payment from energy company comes soon. Though can transfer a tiny loan from Car Fund into current account if necessary & it's payday on Friday.
*Frame 3 photos. I'm re-gifting one of the frames as it's a nice quirky one & has been in the under bed storage box for years. I'm going to restore it first by using a lint roller on the back to removed fluffy bits & metal polish to bring the front up nicely. I think it will look like brand new.
*Start wrapping presents. If they are not ready for when I see people (or see people who will in turn see other people & could pass on a card/gift(, then I will have to accept that I'll be spending out on postage.
*Bottle my berry gin. This may drop off the list until tomorrow, as I don't want to rush the straining process.
*Make bread - ingredients already in bread machine for this.
*Two baths from one lot of hot water this morning.
*Knit some more of the hiking socks I cast on yesterday for mr f. They look very big, but his feet are 11.5, so I think they should be fine. They're walking boot socks so are quite a big & slouchy style anyway.
*Pack away the leftover pretty yarn from knitting Mum's socks as there is sufficient to knit some baby socks in the new year, when I'm intending to use up some of my yarn stash by knitting a few things for ebay. I've sold quite a few pairs of hand knitted baby socks in the past, so I might start with those......though may change my mind when I see what other yarns I've got waiting to be used!
*Finished a pear cake by adding last piece to packed lunch. I baked it & sliced it before freezing in individual slices wrapped in foil. Has been so useful for picnics, packed lunches, etc, as just need to whip a slice out & it's defrosted by the time it gets to work coffee break.
That will do me for today.
Cheers all,
f x