Wednesday 15/10/08 What small dfw things have you done today???

princess_loki

hello all :wave:

well a little late today but have been busy!

- made oh pack up with reduced tuna, sweetcorn and mayo sarnie stuff and reduced pork pie
- done dishwasher and wiped around kitchen
- made choc cake, banana bread and quiche
- worked out what needs using up and will be making curry tonight
- e-mailed mum and organised free lunch and lift on friday :T
- yesterday tidied up all baking stuff and will be using bm on timer for first time tonight / tomorow - fingers crossed it will work or no lunch for oh!!
- got £2 off cat food voucher in post :j
- cats still doing cat fud trial so free food for them
- sorted out washing and will do cleanish stuff on 'quick wash' (my mach doesnt have 30 deg option)
- checked quidco for blockbuster thing and it has tracked!
- got to post dvd's back to blockbuster (we watched two last night!)
- decided to make my sister some pots with spring bulbs and ivy for x-mas (will see if i can get any plants from mums on fri!)
- found cv on computer for elf interview on friday :xmassmile and will be wearing stripey knee length socks under my trousers for added sparkle!
- going to have a quick tidy up and vac so house looks better before oh gets back

think that that is about it apart from maybe cleaning cooker (but i really hate hate doing it!!)

loki x

just remembered! had a good idea last night when we wanted cheese and biccies but had no krackawheat - i toasted some old bread and cut into quarters. made sure it was quite crispy and then had mr t's cream cheese with garlic and herbs - yum!

Piquant_2

Princess loki - please please please more details about being an elf....

what qualifications do you need?
how long will you be doing it for?
where?
why?
how?
what will you be wearing

I feel proud to know a nearly elf...

princess_loki

Piquant wrote: »

Princess loki - please please please more details about being an elf....

what qualifications do you need?
how long will you be doing it for?
where?
why?
how?
what will you be wearing

I feel proud to know a nearly elf...

to be honest not really sure!!! it will be at one of the garden centre christmas grotto's... i guess it will be starting in november and apparently they provide your 'uniform'!! they do a crb check and like people to have been in customer service / entertainments... anyway i thought it would be worthwhile finding more out and i would love a job that is 'happy' and seeing all the kids after meeting santa must be great!!! i know that the soaps etc always portray dressing up jobs as horrid but hey i am not planning to dress up as a banana or anything else like that!!!!

will see if i get it (or even if i want to do it) and will keep you all posted!!

MrsAudus2b

Good afternoon all - and a blooming miserable one it is too!

Tallie - wow, well done on tax refund! Only evere so slightly jealous...:p
Painted lady - hope you start to feel better soon.

Today I have:

• Benn on a course for work this morning
• Enjoyed the free biscuits mid morning
• Packed lunch
• NSD - apart from petrol which is budgeted for
• Fed tortoise free cabbage
• Online banking
• Had a moment of inspriation of what to get my sister and her boyfriend for xmas - and best of all it will be free!
• Checked online banking

And I will:

• Storecupboard tea
• Go swimming with OH - free as have a book of tickets
• Do draft budget for coming month (get paid on Friday)

xxx

~Yorkshire_Belle~

Hello everyone and thanks to sophiesmum
Crickey, - this elf thing is exciting - when do we see the pics??

As I have been paid I've been distributing my hard earned dosh into small pots (some literally some still in bank) so I can see what I have left for month - which is looking a bit tight! Still, I must be positive because I can pay all DDs and have put some ready for expected expenses including the *!*!***!!! increased mortgage payment next month.
Have also

• applied for a job with more dosh!
• am going to apply to move up at current work
• got dinner all planned from meal plan and cupboard
• received clubcard tokens to pay for DSs party
• paid cheque into bank
• saved petrol by not needing to go somewhere I thought i had to
• still not turned heating on ( but OH did last night whilst I was at work and turned it off before I gt home because he felt guilty - obviously not guilty enough to do it in the first place lol)
• will no doubt think of more - oh yes a NSD!!!!!Hurray

Have a great rest of the day everyone
Belle
x

Karb

Hoping for a NSD today. Went to Asda last night - spent a bit more than I intended, but got a lot of whoopsied stuff which has helped to fill up the freezer.

Brought own sandwiches to work today, plus an apple that i picked up fior free at my training course yesterday
filled out my expenses claim
done online banking
updated sig with latest spending :eek:

WelshWoofer

Afternoon all!

Today I have/will.....

• Been paid:j
• Had my long awaited refund back from Council Tax:j
• Done accounts/budget for the next month and realised I'm working away for a week of (the week before next pay day too!) and so only have to worry about the next 3 weeks not 4
• Checked banking and quidco
• Called water people about disputed bill and it all appears to be resolved now - phew! They wanted to quadruple my monthy payment:mad:
• Brought lunch to work
• Having leftover thick leek and potato soup and dumplings for tea - yum!
• Will take dog for long walk for free exercise later
• Clean house when football is on TV later- just to annoy OH with hoover! only joking!
• Going to Germany for the day tomorrow with work so should be a NSD

smartcat04

Miserable morning weather wise but has brightened up a bit now.Starting to get really chilly though.

• Accepted an extra night shift tonight. Absolutley shattered but it's another £120 quid in the car/house fund.
• Received a letter saying my Eve sub would be transferred to Grazia. Don't like the mag so emailed them and asked for a refund instead.
• Just writing out my address on some postcards for comps that I need to post in the morning.
• Going to take pack up to work or survive all night on toast and peanut butter.

sophiesmum_2

:T Well done on finally getting the refund from the council tax people - that has been going on for ages.:j

Pippilongstocking

sophiesmum wrote: »

i m currently using a mix of the online spending diary, microsoft money and the mse spreadsheet set up by Eagerlearner which I downloaded from here somewhere,

Have now found the link

http://befirst.to/save/money-saving-spreadsheet.php

This is good nd www.spendingdiary.com is good for tracking daily spends.


Fayjmck - No excuse now for being lazy about the spreadsheets and they do get addictive so another displacement activity for when you don't feel like writing.
PS _ I am wearing bagpuss pink stripey socks today under my work clothes

Argh no excuses now, lol - well done on sock choice - mines are rainbow stripes - its a silly way to stick it to authority - as I hypothesised about the merits of biomass one of my work pals noticed my socks and was sniggering!!

Just in from beach, its horrible here - dogs walked, chum took girls in town today so another (thus far) NSD.

Still reeling from the silly overpayment from tax credits - I had to take the extra money out of the bank, and both banks counted the money, in used notes - then i felt really sad...............

DS making home made pizza for tea - yum , will read and add more later
I know wonder if I am secretly an elf with my secret stripey socks - think they should be named elf-socks!!

Goodluck with elf interview - those of you not feeling great then a big hug xx