Monday18/08/08 What small dfw things have you done today???

angelflower_2

ello ello ello my saving buddies.....today is starting to look up! It might be raining outside but its getting brighter over angels head!! Got a phone call from the job re new contract....they were expecting me to start today and werent sure why the delay. Anyway, contract being prepared as we speak, hopefully going in to sign later and i can then start tomorrow!!!!!!

So given that from tomorrow it looks as though I will be working full time tomorrow......i have a large list to do today!!

- washing and dry indoors (damn rain) doing - everything takes so long to dry just now
- sign contract so can start job didnt sign yet but starting tomorrow anyway
- write letter to supermarket resigning (AGAIN!) - not worth the trouble, will pick up a second job at the chippie or doing some delivery work
- sort through all my paperwork
- compile official soa to send to debt collectors
- make a payment to pad challenge (yesterday managed £30 but dont think will be anything like that today) done £2.50
- tidy house only managed a very little
- clean bathroom - its absolutely disgusting still disgusting but did do the floor
- do clicks
- update microsoft money
- check banking done
- check credit card online done
- take dd into town to meet her friends (nearly last day of holidays!!) done and had to pick her lazy a** back up again
- tea from the freezer failed - picked up a bogof lasagne instead and put one in the freezer
- meal plan for the next week done - looking good.
- make a loaf of bread
- ironing
- hoovering done kitchen, bathroom and hall
- some more rows of my knitting - blanket still on target for winter ....... 2011!!!! done some and dd doing hers too

better make a stop there as will also have to have bath and early night!! had bath, now going to watch one tree hill and head off to bed to hopefully get good nights sleep before my first day tomorrow

peb

Morning all

Am pleased in that I Have brought in packed lunch - was so near to not bothering.

Got our mince from freezer (reduced of course) and will make shepherds pie tonight so avoid going to any shops.

research train tickets to London and see if I can get them any cheaper.

Have a good day all.

jtb2412

Hi everyone ...... back from hols here and had a good time despite the weather ! We also stuck to our spending budget so I was really pleased

Been catching up so haven't really had time to think about much but yesterday I:

• Chose a birthday present for my cousin from my 'boots stash' - wrapped up and card written (card from my big box of cards & wrapping paper that my mum gave me as a moving in present).
• Booked next year's holiday using clubcard vouchers :j . First year EVER that our holiday has been paid for a year in advance !
• Sorted out some Christmas :eek: (I know, I know !) presents - again from boots stash. Will wrap them up next weekend when hubby gets in the loft and finds all the reduced wrapping paper I got last year. I have a huge family and we all buy gifts for each other so it takes me a few months to organise everything !
• Emptied the water butt into buckets so that it could fill up again (rained heavy last night so full again as predicted )
• Cooked roast lamb dinner with reduced leg of lamb

Today so far:

• Done a wash and hung out on the line (sun shining here and breezy so may get another one done yet !)
• Had breakfast (brown bread toast and some homemade raspberry jam (yum!)
• Watered the greenhouse using water from butt (on a water meter so need to do this !)
• Been and picked some courgettes to make courgette chutney later today
• Sorted out a 'petrol money purse'. Hubby gets his petrol money back for business miles (plus a bit extra now the price of petrol has gone down - his mileage allowance went up a couple of months ago :T ). So plan is to have a 'float' and any extra that is in there at the end of the month will be put away for next year's holiday spending money.

Still want to:

• Check surveys, P/Back etc
• Arrange to transfer some money into savings account
• Look for another savings account/possible ISA

Think that's it for now ! Good to be back and have a 'focus' !

Hope everyone is well xx

painted_lady

I have
- sorted understairs cupboard, been meaning to do a car boot since april, but I just cant get up early and have a childcare issue, so have today loaded the campervan and will take it to the charity shop later, very good decluttering so far for me
- keep a check on 16 ebay listings ending tonight, anything that doesnt sell is going to chrity shop tomorrow
- washing drying all over the house because its raining and I have loads of washing to do
- take 6 bags of rubbish to the dump, mainly stuff I found in garden, old plastic tubs that are cracked and things like that
- go to auto electrician to get them to check the campervan out
- take little one for his MMR (try fit this in around all the running about I have to do this afternoon)

LilacPixie

Checked banking
Done some clicks

Will:

Do some slice the pie if the kids nap.
Check mysteryshopping websites for new jobs.
Try get head around selling on ebay.
Look at doing some more work on my website.
Finish up the 3 tiara/jewellery commisions ready for pick up by the courier later this week.

savingholmes

Gone to work
I didn't buy breakfast - even tho didn't get up in time to have at home:p
Free lunch
Today will go to Tesco with £5 NOTW voucher and £10.50 printable coupons from last night:j
Hopefully will have meal this week with OH while still child free (saving on baby sitting fees later honest) as MIL has kids until Thursday
Have asked boss if I can change hours so can reduce childcare costs by £70 - is considering but didn't look pleased:eek: After lunch Boss agreed on 2 month trial basis!!!!!! :j :j :j Left note at after school club to try and make sure don't get hit with unnecessary costs.;)
Carry on tidying up and sorting out house ready for lodger
Some single beds on freecycle - have put in on request - I'll let you know how I get on

fudgecat

Hi there, great thread.
Today: daily clicks, use £5.00 off voucher for Tesco`s shop (having modified welcome back shop on line £10.00 off down to account for visit!), cooked husbands lunch for lunchbox, cooked vege daughters lunch for lunchbox, checked freecycle tent for daughters trip to Reading Festival on Thursday - fine just needs 5 tent pegs, checked and updated freezer list, checked bank account, meal planned. Drying washing indoors to be green and economical so place looks like a laundry...

mbaz

Hiya

Not much doing today but have checked online banking and done clicks. Staying in this afternoon and doing some arts and crafts with kids. Staying in tonight with sis. already got wine in so shouldnt need to spend anymore!

Hope evryone is having a good day!

sistercas

NSD
will make bread in bm
make some fairy buns
had a refund on a top from ages ago

andan

Well, bit of a crap day for me:(. Went out to do a mystery shop and spent twenty minutes looking for it, went into another one of their stores and no one had heard of it! Feel like i have wasted my time and my money getting there. However, on a plus note, i did a mystery shop for a company i used to work for, in an attempt to get back in the loop with them. Job went well, pays good as well, came home to find an email from them that they send out to all their workers, telling me of jobs they had available. None in my area, but at least i feel like i'm back in the loop now:rotfl:Have also managed to pick up another mystery shop and found that another one of my items on ebay has a bid on it, so not all bad:D Also bought a mobile storage type unit, for my new business,doubles up as a top for the oils when massaging and somewhere to store the towels. Had been meaning to buy it for ages, but decided i would buy it today, just as well as they have reduced it by £4.00, so even more of a bargain!!

Have also checked internet banking, not so great:o However money has come in from one bookie so can finally place another matched bet. No one wants to give up their microwave on freecylce, but have inquired about something else instead:rotfl: