What small mse things will you do this week? 12/02

Morning all :hello: we’re still away but coming back today. Current,y sitting watching the sun rise on the beach about 10 metres away. Much changed from my usual Monday morning outlook we’ve had a lovely time, albeit it wasn’t quite to plan but that was out of anyone’s control we made the most of it. Need to wait for a few things to debut out of my bank today and then I can move some money from a couple of other pots. All things considered spending conservative.

Things for today:
Fill up at cheapest petrol station before we leave
Pack up food we have left so we have drinks and snacks for journey home.. fill water bottles.
Check banking, update sheet with a dd that has gone out
Some sort of exercise for free tonight at home
Charge all electric things before we leave
Some washing on when we get home
Take individual packet biscuits that were in holiday Home, will do for days out at some point
Investigate step over trees I found yesterday a bit more versus dwarf stock and see which would be better to get

Think that’s it for now, will check back later.

Hi February Fabulistas,

A lovely day off on another snowy day. :snow_grin No time for, snowmen though.


Debt Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Year Three:

* Good, homemade, sustaining breakfast.

* Work very hard on my own mental health issues. Did App.

* Checked online banking and broadband usage.

* Turned off alarm clock until tonight, it resets itself automatically.

* Go to library. Exchange books and snaffle some Wifi.

* See if I can get into jammed car bonnet using a pair of pliers on the cable. Damn, it's still not working. Car is booked in at the garage tomorrow.

* Get Meerkat Movies set up. (Oooo, a free Oleg toy is on its way too.)

* Make draught excluders.

* Defrost homemade soup for lunch.

* Need to change bank card details with a company I use; not proving easy. Still stuck on this.

* Visit local fishmonger for some locally caught fish instead of going for a meal out. Was given a free loaf of bread as he was having a slow day.


To live without risk is to risk not living.

Had a mare of a day yesterday with the forum not letting me post or log in at all. Had to message the MSE team in the end.

A week off but still have 2 meetings today and have been catching up on paperwork but after that it should be a nice week and we have blue skies outside:T
Have checked banking, everything good with d.debits and banking-everything on track:j
Have 2 missions this year-more stuff to be sorted and leave the house than stuff that enters. Have one item on ebay and a new pile of stuff building up for the charity shop.
Second mission is to get the living room sorted and decorated. This won't be cheap as I need to pay for someone to come in and quite abit of work needs doing-savings pot started for this
Second dress ready to be sent back for a refund from Debenh@ms

DNMS I love my bullet point journals, find they are a way of keep some order in my life and keeping track of things including spends.

Plenty of cat food stock in and I have been eating from the freezer. I have buffet food from 2 years ago that I plan to turn into a meal and I still need to get my chilli made.
RM survey to post.

Think thats about it from me, everyone have a good Monday.
Just want to say a big thank you for everyone's concerns re:family situation. Unfortunately I am always used as the bad cop by the family and basically have sacrificed my relationship with a sibling to help 2 others.Really hard but after weighing up the situation and how critical it was getting it is one thing I don't regret. I have one of the most dysfunctional families going so nice to step out of the situation now and take a breather for my own sanity!

Thank you DNMS for getting us started this week :A

We have snow on the ground and the sun is shining brightly, nope change that the snow has just started to fall again. Frustratingly not enough to play or sledge in

Today:
RMS Done
Turn off lights and appliances, not in use Done
FPL etc Done
Adjust a pair of trousers for dd WIP
Adjust a pair of trousers for ds Done
OH working from home Done
DW & WM set to run overnight Done
B/L/D from stores Done
Lite solid fuel stove Done
Put kettles on top for free hot water Done
Make a loaf of bread Done
Renew families library loans They need to go back to be seen by the library, this is rolling over to tomorrow
Request library books for me and ds Done
Make packed tea for children to eat whilst travelling from 1 activity to another this evening Done
Educate children for free Done
Print out resources to support latest free education pack that arrived for children this morning, printing will also be free as we were gifted the printer, ink and paper - enough for over 15,000 sheets this is rolling over to tomorrow
Dry washing on airer Done
Open curtains fully to make the most of the light Done
Close curtains before it gets dark to keep in the heat the house Done
Fit new screen protector to OH's phone Done
Fit screen protector to ds' switch this is rolling over to when OH returns from working away from home, probably Saturday
Research new phone for me, I am looking to buy my new phone outright. My current phone is 6+ years old and is still doing well but is developing the occasional issue so I want a plan of what I am going to do when the time comes. WIP

To me it feels like a long list with nothing on it :rotfl:

I need to discuss with the children (OH will be working away from home) tomorrows menu, as it is Shrove Tuesday we will be having pancakes at every meal, different varieties including crepes, scotch, American, galettes, duck etc Done we also decided to have pancakes for pudding tonight so OH doesn't miss out.

I'm not sure what today holds, it will depend on the weather. I would like to return some library loans, drop off some donations for the food bank, drop off some other charity donations, go swimming as a family and children go to weekly uniformed organisation meet, but none of that may happen we might end up staying in all day enjoying the warmth of the stove.