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Saturday/Sunday 4/5 July - What small DFW things have you done today?

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  • katylittlelady
    katylittlelady Posts: 536 Forumite
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    edited 5 July 2009 at 6:25PM
    Morning money savers!! :T
    If Johnny Depp is coming and there are spare boyfriends can I be his date?! I'm sure hubby won't mind, lol!!
    Busy day working yesturday and at work again later! Hubby and his friend have gone to Renualt World Series so fairly cheap day out for him! Will give me some free time to get a few things done though! Here is my list for the day:
    1. [STRIKE]Daily scratchies[/STRIKE] - Double 60p total
    2. [STRIKE]Daily free lotteries[/STRIKE]
    3. [STRIKE]Daily competitions[/STRIKE]
    4. [STRIKE]NSD[/STRIKE]
    5. Competitions ending soon
    6. Writing Day - Try and complete short story
    7. Washing Up
    8. [STRIKE]Washing on low temp[/STRIKE]
    Have a good day everyone! Better get ready for work! x x x x
    Thank you to all posters:beer:
  • pixiechick99
    pixiechick99 Posts: 3,731 Forumite
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    Morning everyone!
    Still in bed, with my laptop and a coffee....and a headache from a few glasses of wine last night;)But feeling fine apart from the head, will get up and crack on soon.
    Here's today's list:
    • check banking later when it updates
    • daily scratch - 10p and 20p hooray!
    • meal from whatever I can dig out of freezer, or maybe an omelette.
    • Big tidy up of the house
    • dust/hoover whole house
    • clean kitchen and bathroom
    • ebay more - I was good and did a few yesterday
    • wrap 2 ebay parcels to post tomorrow
    • ironing
    • clean out rabbit and goldfish
    Hmmmmm....can you tell I didn't do much yesterday?:rotfl: I did have a nice rest in the afternoon though and nice wine in the evening;)

    Must get up....tempting as it is to lie here for longer:D
    Have a lovely Sunday everyone!
    I really need to sort out a new signature!
  • angelflower_2
    angelflower_2 Posts: 2,426 Forumite
    edited 5 July 2009 at 10:05PM
    morning all....been up for ages reading daily thread and some dodgy ann summers one and been laughing and laughing.

    Today am going to have first NSD of the month!!

    Had a lovely day with dd yesterday. We went to see transformers II which was very good but long. We stopped off at boots and got a meal deal each using points and then had a coffee using starbucks card. On way home went to Tesco and got the weeks shopping for £13.85 so it was a fantastic day all round. In the evening we played uno for a while and just enjoyed each others company....lovely lovely day.

    Gardening day sounds v tiring babyhead!

    welcome to newbies

    today will

    - check banking
    - do scratchies 20p
    - tidy up
    - batch cook some somerset pork cassarole for tea portion left for freezer but dd had two helpings - was v nice :)
    - rolls from freezer for lunch and taken two out for tomorrow lunch
    - make some cakes or hob nobs or something for lunches next week dd did hobnobs ;)
    - PAPER WORK!!
    - ironing and get dd to tidy her room, its a pig sty nah, I picked my battles and not worth the hassle today
    - both of us going to my work for a shower today LOL this always feels like a wee victory and I enjoy showers so much. Might try save up for one
    - walk doggie for stress relief and excersise - my dog is weird, she chases swifts
    - do some work at home (brought some envelopes that need labeling, long boring job)

    Prop all will have time for. See you this afternoon for a catch up!
    DFW 228 LONG H 68
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  • Pips_Mum
    Pips_Mum Posts: 2,893 Forumite
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    edited 5 July 2009 at 9:11AM
    Morning all

    Not too much planned for me:
    • Make the butter frosting for friends cake
    • Go to friends house for tea and eat aformentioned cake, nom nom nom!cake.gif
    • Scratchees
    • Crafting
    See told you not much today!

    Have a smooth Sunday everyone x x
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  • Pookie_lou
    Pookie_lou Posts: 298 Forumite
    Morning guys, just a quick one from me as I'm running late, didnt get much sleep...grrr hayfever! :rolleyes:

    Have just checked on my ebay items im selling, no bids yet but they still have 6 days!
    Washing is in on 30, and clean laundry from yesterday rammed in the ironing cuboard! :o

    We are having lunch out today at our favourite restaurant, not MS I know, but weve worked so hard lately, I think we need a treat..plus, we have a voucher for 25% off which will make it even more enjoyable! :D

    Hope everyone has a fab Sunday! x
    Living as simply as we can


    Baby Girl Due 1/2/2016 :j
  • Hi all.

    If we're divvying up the celebrity boyfriends, can I have the lovely Simon Baker please? :A Someone about these eyes just makes me go weak at the knees...

    Ahem... back to the list.
    • free scratchcards (10p yeserday, 2 x 10p today)
    • daily clicks
    • working at other job today
    • taking bottled water and food from home for my break
    • visiting graveyard as yesterday would have been my grandfather's 78th birthday
    • started a blog
    Today is the first day of my 101 in 1001 list, and I'm pleased to say I've crossed off my first item - numero 61: start a blog chronicling my exploits as I work my way through the list :p Not sure if I can post the blog link here, but it's set as my MSE homepage if anyone wants a quick look.

    I thought I should tske this opportunity (he he, Oscar-style tearfest coming :p) to thank all my lovely DFW friends for introducing me to this list. Snd to everyone else working their way through their own list - good luck! :j

    Have a fantastic 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)
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    hi aimed for a quiet and cheap weekend but hasn't worked that way.
    updated online banking, no surprises thank goodness
    done scratchcards
    today i have to blitz this place it's doing my head in again.

    yesterday took car to have the chips filled so it doesn't fail it's MOT and one of them cracked the bloomin screen so now i have to pay the excess and have it repaired tuesday morning.
  • painted_lady
    painted_lady Posts: 1,020 Forumite
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    Well, not very moneysaving, I went to toysrus to use DS birthday voucher, ended up putting another £20 to to get the sand pit thing he wanted, however, it was well worth the difference in price as is so much better for not a lot more money than the cheaper ones. Also hoping it will keep him occupied longer, thus freeing up some of my time for DFW and cleaning activities. lol.
    I have also this weekend
    - spent far too much money in holland & barrett, but the supplements I use were on offer so bought extra of them.
    - not done all the cleaning yet either, will do it tonight
    - spent a bit of money on a take away last night, but I am adjusting to my new diet the GP put me on for a food intolerance

    So, all in all, not going brilliantly, but have to take the good with the bad eh?
    TONIGHT I WILL TIDY UP AND ALSO PHOTOGRAPH FOR EBAY, PLEASE GIVE ME A KICK UP THE REAR END IF I POST ABOUT THIS AGAIN.

    oh, on the plus side, I have re-started a sealed pot, its not actually sealed atm, but will be again shortly, using money in it for holidays.
  • Bagpuss741
    Bagpuss741 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
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    Today I will/have

    1. Checked online banking (not happy as gone over overdraft by £6.xx and am being charged £25 for it:mad:)
    2. Set budget for next week (it's a tight one)
    3. OU coursework (finance)
    4. Put vouchers in purse ready for shopping
    5. Update sig
    6. Play free scratchcard
    7. Walk dog locally as cannot afford petrol to take her to her fave park:eek: :o:o
    8. Find some old video tapes as Torchwood: Children of Earth starts tomorrow (am stupidly excited):o
    9. Will try to sparkle:rotfl:
    Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini
  • today i have:

    * nsd
    * eaten storecupboard lunch
    * hung washing on line outside
    * checked online banking / updated spreadsheets
    * planned meals for next week
    * drawn out money for the month and put in separate purse

    July is going to be a long month for me unfortunately.
    [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]D[FONT=&quot]ebt free since May 2015[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT]
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