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Sunday 28/12/08 What small dfw things have you done today???

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  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Today I have/will:

    1. Checked online banking
    2. Set budget for next week
    3. Play free scratchcard
    4. NSD:j
    5. Start Anatomy module 6:eek: (I start my OU degree on 14 Feb and still have 5 anatomy assignments to finish)
    6. Walk dog locally
    7. Find figures to update sig
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • Piquant_2
    Piquant_2 Posts: 5,769 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    Morning all! double socks here today, thick frost on the ground and I have a horse to see (actually complete thermals ankle to neck as well, do not want lurgy back!)

    Not much today as the banking won't update until tomorrow, but I did do all the paperwork yesterday :j ghastly job! Will be making muffins out of the remaining soft fruit and will put a loaf on shortly. All meals from fridge and cupboard.

    See you all later when I've defrosted....

    Piq
    Total debt at October 2008: £67,213.30
    Total debt today: £0
    - debt and mortgage free 29th November 2013 :T
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  • csarina
    csarina Posts: 2,557 Forumite
    Morning all..............

    No point checking the banking until after 12 noon, the pensions go in then.

    NSD.....not going out except to get OH out for a short walk, no where near the shops!!!

    I did slip a bit, after having a hard drive failure a couple of months ago, I decided to get an external hard drive to back up all my important stuff and embroidery designs. I do transfer to CD's but I was advised by a very good friend that an EHD was a good idea, I got one with the same GB's as the disc in the lap top for £39.00........

    I was not going to put fuel in the car this month, but I noticed that Mr T's desiel was down to 97.99 so as the tank is just under half full, will put £13's worth in when I go shopping.

    I usually allow £26 for fuel, so the spare £13 is going to pay off my OD.......which I hope will be cleared by the middle of the year, Then I will get the bank to reduce it......I get the first £250 without charges, unless they change it, so will ask them to cut it to £750 'just in case'.

    Ofsy for now, not read the forum yet will do when I get back from our walk.
    Was 13st 8 lbs,Now 12st 11 Lost 10 1/4lbs since I started on my diet.
  • Morning all - nice and sunny and frosty here up north!
    Today I will/have....
    • Walked dog for free exercise
    • Use up leftovers for meals
    • Checked banks - nothing happening as they're not open!
    • Tidy house - mostly done yesterday after the clan went home but still some bits to do
    • Write a meal plan to see us through to next weekend and the first big shop of the year
    • Do budget to last until pay day - done (not too bad surprisingly - approx £300 left after all bills etc paid and £400 stashed to pay off as extras - not sure how I've done it!)
    • Sort out wardrobe - need to make some room by donating stuff that's been ignored for the past year to the charity shop
    • Start "Dog Whispering" - pooch is currently asleep after his walk but I had the book for Xmas and he's not going to know what's hit him!
    • Think about diet food for the new year and start by collecting together some low cost recipes and writing a shopping list
    That's it for today - does anyone else not quite know what day it is??!
    Doesn't feel like a Sunday!

    Have a good one!
  • cassey1
    cassey1 Posts: 1,531 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    Hi everyone.

    today i will/have
    -done WII fit
    -quick wash,drying on airer.
    NSD
    -Using up food for lunch and tea.
    -put loose change in sealed pot.
    -go for walk with DH and pop round to a friends on the way back for coffee and a cake.
    -do comps.

    I am sure i will think of more to do.
    have a great Sunday everyone.
  • andan
    andan Posts: 2,110 Forumite
    Happy sunday to everyone, hope your all having a nice relaxing day or productive one, whichever you prefer. Your right Rachel, it doesn't feel like Sunday, but then my OH is still going to work as normal so i blame the confusion on him!!

    My list for today:
    -Someone from freecycle came to collect the shoes
    -Will check on ebay for a bike, am almost giving up on freecycle for getting hold of one, no one has replied to my wanted add.
    -Went on freebies board and have signed up for a free grange box and got a free single download.
    -I have placed a matched bet
    -Done my daily scratch card
    -Have created some new years resolutions for next year, including doing one new thing a month
    -Investigated one of my new experiences per month thing
    -Filled in application form for Boots product testing

    -Gas and elec will be off as long as poss
    -Lunch and tea will be partly made up of the left over salad stuff from yesterday and some store cupboard bits and pieces
    -Continued using up old beauty products and have gone back to using a moisturiser i bought over a year ago, which has hardly been used!
    -Load of washing on 30, with free washing liquid

    -Will hang up on coat hangers and near radiators but not on them as they are more expensive to heat that way
    -Post Boots product test thing and lovefilm dvds back so i can get these sorted
    -Practice mini massage routine on my partner ready for Wednesday night
    -sort out advertising to take with me on Wed
    -Work on putting new treatment on website

    -Check on website re sensory toys for work
    -Read up on fave threads
    -Sort out tomorrows mystery shops

    -Spend fifteen minutes working on marketing my business
    -Write a list of all work/study related things i want to get sorted before going back to work next week, so can be up to date with studies
    -Put study dates in diary
    -Fill in enrolment form for counselling children course
    - Also posted it
    -Fill in enrolment form for massage course - Also posted it
    -Do twenty comps
    -search for mystery shops
    -check out tesco clubcard points and decide what to do with them
    -Sort through emails
    -Do any surveys
    -Work out some household things that i need to buy with the gift voucher i won and an old one i found, that i have for M&S

    Have a great and productive day everyone, catch up with you all later.
    :j Live on £4500, £2531/£4500:T 101 in 1001 (52/101):j:beer::j


  • KTjazz
    KTjazz Posts: 688 Forumite
    Hi all!

    today I have/will

    - go and get my car battery checked, bloomin' thing wouldn't start this morning, I had to get my dad to come down and jump start it...
    - store cupboard meals
    - read my new book (christmas present) "Love is not enough - the smart girls guide to money" I'm on chapter 3 and it is fantastic!
    - do the homework I totally forgot about and is now late... ARGH!!
    - update MSE diary
    - watch some sky+ed programmes/films

    Nothing else from me.

    I have a friend coming over tonight, so I'll be signing away and getting some practice in for my course.

    I best get going for the moment, be back later!

    KT. x
    :hello: - Proud to be dealing with my debts!:j DFW nerd No. 1011!
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  • its a cold sunday and I wanna be lazy but today I have/will - done/do

    Cooked [strike]Breakfast[/strike] for Mrs Hampsterpoo:A
    Do [strike]Laundry Hokey Cokey[/strike]:D
    Done Free [strike]Bingo scratchcards [/strike]10p+25p+10p :D
    Done [strike]Racecaller[/strike]:D
    Will do a couple of surveys:rolleyes:
    [strike]Put left over wrapping paper in loft[/strike]:D
    Now know we have enough crakers for three years:eek: :confused: :rotfl:
    Sort out [strike]recycling papers/cardboard [/strike]etc:A
    Today I will NOT EAT TURKEY.:eek:
    Do daily clicks:o
    [strike]Check through last months spend to check petrol for the month and adjust I&E form if need be[/strike].:eek:
    [strike]Clean rabbit out[/strike]:rolleyes: Will do tommorrow as need more hay:cool:
    Do a comp or two. :D
    Upload our Halloween pics to guy in the usa so they can be included on a dvd:j
    [strike]Check website now its working to check everything is where it should be.[/strike]:j
    Cook dinner.:A
    [strike]Fixed DD's loft aireal[/strike] :A
    ;) Member of change Pip's name back to PIP club ;)

    :jI've only blooming got my name on it :j
  • Hello everyone! :hello:

    Hope you have all had a wonderful Xmas...I have really missed posting on here! I had a lovely time with the family and friends - got very merry on xmas eve and ate lots and lots on xmas day!

    My list for today:
    • Currently working a 12 hour shift at my old job for extra pennies
    • Did the same yeserday
    • Very LSD's on boxing day, yesterday and today
    • Old job is very near where I live so used very little petrol
    • Going to have free lunch and tea here
    • OH buying a vaccum cleaner in the sales with money I had put aside for my car's MOT in mid Jan
    • The reason I can get get replace our battered hoover with the MOT money is that mum and dad gave us dad's car for xmas! :j Mum is upgrading hers, dad is having that one. They know how much I travel in my job and how rubbish my car was. Me and OH were totally overwhelmed and cried lots!:o
    • Couple of phone calls using free minutes....also send some free texts
    • List of things to do for the upcoming week
    • I have seen the perfect dining table I want after browsing on t'internet - it is £275 in Argos. Before MSE, I would of whacked this on the C/C but now, I am going to save save save so I can hopefully get in about 6 months (debts to pay, other things to save for too) I am really proud of myself for this!
    • Catch on the thread
    • Catch up on diaries
    Love to all
    xxxx

    Joint debt with OH at LBM Sept 08 (excluding mortgage & student loan) - £34,069 :eek:

    Getting married 05/09/09 :love:

    To lose for the big day (lb) 2/51
  • andan
    andan Posts: 2,110 Forumite
    MrsA, what a lovely thing for your parents to to do, so very happy for you and now you've got a great car:j:j
    :j Live on £4500, £2531/£4500:T 101 in 1001 (52/101):j:beer::j


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