Monday 15th March - What small DFW things have you done today?!

WelshWoofer

Afternoon all!
Am absolutely shattered today - no real reason why, I've been working quite hard lately but haven't had any really late nights or anything like that....

Anyway, my day....

• Checked banks - not good will have to transfer money from emergency savings account to see me through to the next bursary (early next month). Bills are paid but then it would be into OD for food and bits and pieces - not having that!
• Think about frugal food plan to spend as little as possible on food
• Took lunch to work and had breakfast at home
• Walked dog so far for free exercise and have one more to go
• Will check and email the latest job tonight
• Have a bath and a flop
• Managed to write 2 more lessons in free lessons today so that's two less to do on the weekend
• Cook something from the freezer for tea
• Had gas and elec bills - elec is OK £20 or so in credit, the gas is a different story:eek: - £200 in debit, well I suppose we had the coldest winter for years but my reaction has been to turn down the thermostat and reduce the time the heating is on for this afternoon - anyone else had the same issue?
• Phone naughty AA about extra payment they've taken
• Try to find phone bill - gone missing somewhere

That's all for today - have a good evening.
Less than 2 weeks to the school Easter hols now - hurrah!

Cleosmum

Mega stressful day today, very drained 3 of my pets were poorly and OH took them to the vets today and they had to be PTS

Today I have:

• Checked banking and realised I had miscalculated the new car insurance, so am £30 better off
• Kids lunches to school
• Breakfast and tea bag to work - remembered the milk today!
• Manager bought coffees this morning
• DS gone off on school trip for 5 days :eek:
• Worked 5 hr shift
• 2 x HC
• Sorted out mums washing, bathed her, washing out on line, fed animals, paid her bills
• Heating off
• Cut out 25p MOC and put in purse

And will:

• Sort out lunch boxes for tomorrow
• Sort out breakfast and teabag for tomorrow
• Airer dry HC
• Get everyones clothes ready for tomorrow
• Find paperwork and skirt for interview tomorrow :eek::eek::eek:
• Have a lovely relaxing and pampery shower tonight, facepack my face, intensive conditioner my hair and use some lovely freebie moisturiser from a previous Boots voucher haul
• Not use DW
• Bit of housework
• Try and get an early night, 5am start, finish work at 12 and then interview at 4pm, in between I want to try and rest and refresh myself, also have some jobs to do at mums (need more hours...)

Think thats it, cant concentrate today

mogchops

ohhhh Cleosmum ((((((hugs))))))

so sorry, its awful when that has to happen.


Try & slow down a bit, you sound like you are charging round at 90mph!!! Try & take it easy xxx

Cleosmum

Thanks mogchops, just want to crawl into bed but should make an effort to get organised for tomorrow

Actually OH knows how to make sarnies and sort my breakfast, may delegate those.

coachvee

That's sad Cleosmum, sorry to hear that.

Today I've ....

Checked the online banking (watching the money before Debt Line takes it later this week )
Helped my partner sort some of his debt-related stuff out (including getting a letter ready to send off - still debating whether it is worth spending the extra on recorded delivery... my gut says yes, but it's only a tiny letter! Grr!)
Nothing else yet!

Triangle

:grouphug: for Cleosmum - hope you are ok :A

Tx

Pippilongstocking

Cleosmum - poor you - have a lovely hug and a bath and a cup of virtual hot choccie with extra whipped cream and marshmallows.

(())

josiebabie

I'm not an animal person but definately feel for you cleosmum (((((()))))))

Got home to a letter saying Egg are refunding £338 to my card for mis sold PPI, yay! that almost halves the balance

La_escocesa

La_escocesa wrote: »

Hi everyone :wave:

Another new week! Monday always feels like a busy day at home for me so I am planning:

- short day at work (hopefully get away at 4) so longer to be productive at home... (yeah, right, I hear you cry!) This basically means [STRIKE]finishing[/STRIKE] continuing with the spring clean I didn't quite finish at the weekend...:o Have done a little spruce round
- make a batch of quorn mince chilli for baked spuds and for lunches later in the week OH is on the job
- post a v cheap but v pretty card with a...wait for it...Christmas 2007 2nd class stamp! I found a full book of 12 in a drawer. Result. :money:
- look at the wedding budget and count our pennies for the things that are still outstanding. :eek:
- update spending diary £24.46 updated...

Happy Monday!

- Also got a free sample of tinted moisturiser through the post - just the right size to last til my bday!

Fay - Wedding planning - I started off with this spreadsheet http://www.pinkweddingdays.co.uk/details/wedding_budget.aspx and made a guess of all the costs (looking up prices on websites when I had no clue how much things would cost). If you put in your total budget it gives you a breakdown of how much you 'should' put towards each section. The thing I really like is that you can put in your estimate and then actual cost - so when things come in under budget you can give yourself a big pat on the back! HTH (PS - just realised this is a budget planner for gay weddings... I'm sure everyone needs to budget for the same things tho'!)

Pippilongstocking

Thanks matey! WIll have a look -

I've just been emailed from the new (ish) WOOLIES online store

Save £10 when you
spend £30 on the main site.
Quote ZQ973 at checkout.

Might be worth a look chaps - dunno if its posted anywhere else but I'll pop it on the small things thread tomorrow.