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7&8 /03/09 What small dfw things have you done?? weekend thread
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Good morning everyone,
Am exhausted after my mammoth list yesterday and also very annoyed with myself for not reading my article for my assignment. :rolleyes:
Here's my list for today- read articles
- decide on essay question and brainstorm thoughts set plan of action for tackling assignment (3000 words by April 3rd!)
- transfer money if it has arrived
- update spending diary
- clear one of the piles of 'stuff' in the bedroom and give bedroom a good clear
- start application form for interesting job
- complete and send two Inland Revenue froms (tax is soooooooo taxing)
- sort beauty products drawer and make a list of what is in there
- continue to use beauty producs from stash
- call best friend using free minutes
- visit mum and dad
- do a bit of wedding planning
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2009timeforchange wrote: »Look for some competitions to enter - anyone know any good websites?
Hello :hello: I've become rather addicted to the competitions board on this here website! Lovely people are always putting up competitions they have found and the prizes vary so much. Hope that helps.
xxJoint debt with OH at LBM Sept 08 (excluding mortgage & student loan) - £34,069 :eek:
Getting married 05/09/09
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Morning everyone!!!
Gosh it's a lovely day here, not too warm and not too cold!:T
Today will be a unfortunate spending day as I have to go and get some shopping, but after today it should be 4 NSD's until my birthday on Thursday!:j :j :j
I will also- read papers online
- washing hokey cokey (washing machine is still looking good thanks to my repair job!)
- Didn't get my magazines yesterday as I didn't go out so I'll pop in and get them today using a giftcard from Christmas
- Finish birthday cards for my nephew and my mum
- Have a look at some flowers for Mothers Day
- Check quidco (signed up for lovefilm free trial last night) and do my clicks
- Sparkle - Grey socks with bright stars on them today, but I'll be wearing my new white Vans with pink flamingos later on so I have no choice but to smile as they make me feel good!!
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morning everyone
no sleep last night as someone somewhere on our road was having a very loud party.
-flute pupil coming
-tidy flat
-call mum with free weekend calls
-dissertation all afternoon
-go to work this evening
-do nvq work at work
-washing up
-dooyoo reviews/ratings
-more researching for round the world trip! e ticket arrived today!
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Good morning everyone!
Sun shine today!
I have already had a big clean up indoors, vacuumed everywhere, put a little washing on, drying on radiators for free.
Mates trip cancelled so i will save pennies there on petrol at least.
Plans for today are
· Go to pound shop look for bargins for the week
· Get free sample of night cream from Debenhams with voucher
· Look for freebies
· Look for piggy clicks
· Iron some clothes tonight and tidy up wardrobe
· Play the wii later
· Work on uni essay
· Spend my boots points and piggy voucher
Debt for Tallie - JUNE 2009NATWEST LOAN......5000.00CREDIT CARDS........5000.00STUDENT LOAN.......7500.00TESCO CARD..........1000.000 -
Weee it's the weekend. :j :j
DS2 is coming home to move his furniture back into his room (He isn't complaining about his decorator SM
he's very grateful to me
)
Dawn can you ask for time off in lieu???
As for the comps board here - it's brilliant the peeps are so generous with their postings. I've started entering loads this week
So today I have/will- scratch'n'click £1.25 :j
- HM soup & HM bread for lunch and supper mostly from the freezer, but I will have to go and get veg.
- Moving furniture around so no need for heating

- borrowed DVD and a bottle of wine for our entertainment tonight

- Using lodgers discount card to get new sheets for the new bed (it's a new size
) - have soaked my sweet peas so shall be potting them up, and planning the veg patch too. I'm so excited

- washing on at 30 - and line dried outside :j
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Hello Everyone!
I am down with terrible cold so will try to be kind to myself this weekend. I hope you all have had great weeks.
My normal daily tasks:
- scratchies
- curly quizzes (20 points away from my next vouher - bring on Feb racecaller points)
- cash back bingo (just when I reached the withdrawal target they had doubled it - grrr)
Main aims for this weekend:
- do all the washing (DD has been wetting so all her trousers are in the wash)
- tidy away washing from last weekend
- SORT OUT BOOKS. I have found a second hand book shop that will sell my books for me but I can't let them go before making log of them. 100 books done, 5,900 to go...:rolleyes:
- online banking
- spreadhseets
- cash flow forecast
- SOA
- go through correspondence with creditors and action accordingly
[STRIKE]- go for lunch and in park with work colleage and her two girls on Sunday - not DFW or frugal but a real treat![/STRIKE] - pah!
- send message to the cute guy that I found from the dating site
- do veg and fruit shopping if find energy, not essential as have plenty of salad and carrots and oranges
- update people on my thread that I am still live and kicking"Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end."
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Morning everyone
Been away for a few days with work and away again tonight so need to get caught up on things today!!!
Today I have done/will do:
- scratchcards
- check email and onepoll for surveys
- check internet banking
- update blog
- post ebay parcel
- natural collection order arrived, with free organic chocolate eggs :j
- do washing and dry on clothes horse
- clean shower
- tidy living room and kitchen
- meal planner and shopping list for next week
- decide what to wear tonight and pack
- free dinner, drinks and accomodation in Inverness tonight!! OH has been with employer for 20 years so we're going to an all expenses paid dinner dance (they even pay mileage towards petrol costs!!!)
And thats it. Enjoy your weekend!!0 -
not too much going on here.
done scratch cards 30p - tedious but getting close to another payout.
check online banking
try and sort out an ISA or maybe i should just keep it in a savings account. i really don't know what to do for the best with the interest rates so low.
out tonight for a birthday so need to make some cards - argh may have sussed a pressy though from the stocks in the house.
washing out on the line, watching the weather though. And will definately will go on airer as had MASSIVE leccy bill so have to deal with this now.0 -
was in a good moad until I had my gas bill. £220.00. oouuch.
Just made a huge lasagne for this evening.
Had the chance to go out this evening with friends but will have to pass now.
Taking the children for a walk this afternoon
Other half working to hopefully clear some of the gas bill:A Tomorrow's just another day - keep smiling0
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