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Tuesday 19th May - What small DFW things have you done today?

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  • andrina_nightshade
    andrina_nightshade Posts: 303 Forumite
    edited 19 May 2009 at 3:36PM
    Good morning all :)

    Milly - your trip to the farm sounds fun. Hope the rain stays off for you!


    Today I have/will:
    • done my daily clicks and free scratchcard (10p)
    • study
    • evening class tonight
    • tried to book an evening class for me and my sister, but the lady advised to book in person as I can get a discount if I show my student card :j
    • charge phone at work
    • bought a book for a friend online. Checked several sites to see where it was cheapest, then went through a cashback site to buy it. Is it sad that I'm proud of myself? :D
    That's all folks :) Have a good day all! x
    £10 a day: March - August: £1653.54/£1840; September £92.86/£300
    NSD: April - August: 49 NSDs; September: 9/12
    101 in 1001 Project: 05/07/09 - 01/04/12 (8/101 completed)
  • lisasdiary
    lisasdiary Posts: 67 Forumite
    Morning everyone!!!! Hope you are enjoying Tuesday..Wish I was in Malta :oMade packed lunches for everyone
    Feed and watered son for school
    walked to school..not raining yet..:o
    Put a lot of washing on 30degrees
    Meet friend for coffee :eek:will have a tea instead of late to save (pot of tea is large). No food possible small cheap cake as treat:mad:
    Post office £5
    Plan tea for children son and two other this evening...
    Jacket potatoes and cheese and sweetcorn and beans.Buy cheap chrisp make biscuits. 2-2.30pm
    Only need to buy sweetcorn and bread and crisp?
    Use up pancake mix.
    Enough mixture for cakes?
    3 pounds for football. 6-7pm
    Tea for OH Jacket potatoes too?. (6 left should be enough)
    text mum and sister
    find clothes for OH as promised (on ebay)
    transfer money from paypal account:T
    Sell some bits on ebay get OH to take pics
    Plan sons birthday next week ask mum about cake and party at hers.
    Find out what scratches are
    competition:j
    look for cheap holiday for (summer)
    Check mail
    Where are tesco vouchers??????:mad:
    Check emails:rolleyes:
    Ironing this evening after football.
    Look for cheap meat in tesco.
    Plan next week Yippee OH off
    Have a nice day everyone!!!!!:rotfl::beer::rotfl:
    :mad: Total debt at lbm 27420/oct07.Today 18954.00
  • Essex-girl_2
    Essex-girl_2 Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    Morning Everyone :hello:

    Today
    • Checked online banking - not great but could be worse
    • SC - 10p
    • Listed 7 things on ebay yesterday, aim for a couple more today
    • Any surveys that turn up.
    • Have done this weeks menu plan and shopping list.
    • Cheap n cheerful scrambled eggs on toast for dinner
    • Need to have lunch out as have hospital appointment but 2 4 1 meal at pub nearby.
    • Be positive
  • Hello everyone, havent really been on here since went back to work.........
    but my small things for today is:
    • Washing hokey cokey
    • Pray the weather stays dry but windy so can dry washing outside
    • Take meter readings and send
    • Heating off, lots of running around to keep warm
    • Make a quick meatball casserole for tea
    • Clean oven after tea whilst still warm so less scrubbing to do
    • plant my tatties, beetroot, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes
    • check freecycle for offers (not holding my breath)
    • Put in a request for a large slow cooker
    • make my tea cake loaf in bread maker (yum yum)
    • try and do some form of exercise not including walking to school with ds1
    Think thats about it for today........
    hope everyone is ok??
    take care
    rags
    xxxx
    December 2018: £20,850.24. Now: £18,333.02 Total paid in 2019: £2517.22

    Weight loss: 1.5lbs
  • one-day
    one-day Posts: 303 Forumite
    morning everyone
    well today should be a nsd as both girls have bad coughs so just have a nice day in with the tv (wheres supernanny when u need a telling off lol)
    also today i will
    write my letter to caboot for sending me other peoples information along with mine.
    have all food from the store cupboard
    hope that whe oh comes in he doesn't spend any money (his little bad habit)
    clean the house who needs the gym
    think about doing a ou course
    work out how to pay all the bills not yet paid including council tax not good
    i want to make a signutare to include a bill that i can join in pad
    check on my ebay
    do washing and stick on the line to dry
    play free bingo, never win but doesn't cost anything and if u do win its only about 15p
    check online banking
    :eek::eek::eek:grand total of debt on 21/1/11 is £8,208.19 :eek::eek::eek:
    debt total on 30/07/12 is £4313.52
    water £847.75, HSBC £479.66, vodafone £262.35, Captial one £415, AA £47.97, scotcall (scottish power) £622, Arrow £420, Welcome £642.41, CSA (scottish power) £484.90, BT £91.50
  • urg123
    urg123 Posts: 1,997 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Morning All

    Really struggled to get out of bed this morning! Forgot mobile at home so will have to charge it there!

    My list for today:
    • Brought lunch and snacks into work
    • Storecupboard dinner
    • Scratchcard - 10p
    • Check bank accounts
    • Call Family to invite them to mum's bday
    • order cakes
    I can't think of anything else!

    urg x x
  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Yeuch more rain, sun trying to get through though.

    I have:
    • Checked banking
    • Checked MS to see if they have paid out yet - nope
    • Breakfast from stores
    • Stripped beds
    And I will:
    • Go to work for 4 hours
    • Wash 4 loads on quick wash
    • Line and airer dry the above
    • Work out june 1st DD amounts so that I can transfer that on friday
    • Start working through DS camp list, make a list of things that need to be bought or borrowed
    • Lunch and dinner from stores
    • Take flask of coffee to work
    • Enquire about job with ex employer, would mean travelling but thats fine if it means I get a contract, BH pay, etc (also need to chase my P60)
    • Job search
    • Ring TC and update with new employment
    • Write to HB to update them
    Thanks for the replies yesterday, not really feeling much better as I now need to decide lol. I think I should work it as I said I would but I need to be careful as I dont get a contract, it could now be taken as red that I will do bank holidays :eek: I think I shall say I can do this one on the condition that I dont work this saturday, which Im not down for but she does like to tweak at a moments notice...feeling quite uneasy really :( feel really daft though, as normally I would say I would think about it and get back to them, but I was just so shocked, I cant believe they are prepared to leave me on my own after a total of 16 hours work - I dont even know all the prices, I shall have to guess some of them :eek: as I cant leave the till to check........ho hum :(
  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    lisasdiary wrote: »
    Where are tesco vouchers??????:mad:

    I ordered my clubcard deals tokens last tuesday, got an email on weds to say they had been despatched.......god knows where they are going via cos I havent got them yet :mad: they normally take about 3 days.....
  • debt_free_me
    debt_free_me Posts: 431 Forumite
    Hi gang :hello:
    Hope you are all well today, hugs to anyone who needs them.

    Damn mould has now started growing on other wall which the kitchen is the other side of! OH is going to ring the landlord again.

    Today:
    Continue with 101 list - almost done. Am up to 88 and thinking about leaving the rest blank as can't think of anything else at the mo and it might be good for me to have a few blank ones incase I find I am intersted in something I didn't realise I was interested in or something.
    Check onine banking
    Free scraches and play some TAB money
    Check for mystery shops
    Lunch from home including lovely jam sponge my Mum made at the weekend
    Got some money bags at the weekend so need to organise money at home so I can pay it in and pay it off my credit card
    Tidy up at home
    Going to buy something nice for dinner at the shops. We have food at home but fancy something really healthy, my diets not been great lately!
    Check emails
    Entered a comp to win a 2 day craft course on the Kirsties Home Made Home website
    Try and win a third book
    Washing on low
    Start re-writing CV
    Quick look at jobs
  • andan
    andan Posts: 2,110 Forumite
    edited 19 May 2009 at 4:48PM
    Hey guys, hope everyone is having a good day.

    Candy, good luck with the interview for tomorrow.

    Does sound a bit daunting Cleosmum, surprised they would leave you on your own after such a short period. however, you could use that as an excuse to get out of working bank holiday monday!

    Things for today:
    -Done some ironing whilst waiting for lunch to come
    -Recieved club card vouchers
    -Won a free nail varnish
    -Checked online banking
    -Checked credit card balances
    -Paid remainder off credit card
    -Transfered some money into savings
    -Looked for mystery shops
    -Did scratch card
    -Left work early whilst still getting paid
    -Watered plants that didn't get any rain water so that they grow
    -Read ten pages of O.U stuff
    -Update three client records
    -Read some of book for free entertainment
    -Picked up a mystery shop
    -Sot through some emails
    -Do some surveys
    -Put away dry clothes so they don't get creased and i would have to iron them
    -Check out freebie section
    -Sort out massage gear for tomorrow
    -upload car with massage gear
    -Sort out nvq folders to take with me tomorrow
    -Read fave threads
    -Update blog
    -Review 101 goals
    -Write out cheque for business advertising
    -Meals from storecupboard
    -Do thirty mins of cleaning
    -Check how many clubcard vouchers i have
    -Check what i can do with clubcard vouchers
    -Continue using up beauty products
    -Fill in transition forms for friday meeting
    -Iron rest of clothes that need doing
    -Have read business site for advice
    -will write list of everything i need to sort for my party
    -Will check freezer for foods i can use for the bbq instead of having to buy as much extra
    -Will write list of all i need to get sorted still in garden
    -Have ordered £10 valued opinions voucher
    -Have ordered something with pulse beat points
    -Phoned up someone regarding a possible business venture

    Have a great day everyone
    :j Live on £4500, £2531/£4500:T 101 in 1001 (52/101):j:beer::j


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