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Friday 26th March - What small DFW things have you done today?!

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  • jintyb
    jintyb Posts: 1,763 Forumite
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    Hi everyone - this is a great thread - I achieved all my little list yesterday.

    Todays list is :

    I have:
    1. Checked bank and updated spreadsheet
    2. Hoovered
    3. Washed floors
    4. Put some veggies into freezer to save them being chucked. They''ll be fine for stews etc
    5. Organised freezer a bit.
    6. Made appt for doc for next week
    7. Washed floor mats which were a bloomin disgrace!
    8. Tidied up
    I will:

    Have a NSD
    Finish another square for my "Knit your square" project. (Im learning to knit)
    Dinner is an easy one using up samosas, pakoras and mini kebabs from freezer which were bought a Xmas and not used - will have with SP pitta and salad.
    Meet my pal this afternoon and go a long walk with dogs to catch up with the goss!;)

    Thanks for all the inspiration!:T


    you will always be rich enough to be generous.
  • OliveOyl_2
    OliveOyl_2 Posts: 3,506 Forumite
    Morning All :wave:
    Nice cheery smilies, wise words Escosesa, I'm with you :), these little things are STILL keeping me on track

    So today:
    • I've listed DD's old textbooks on Amazon - though quite a few were only at 1p!!!
    • Into work at 10 am (Even though I left on 31st December, they keep calling me back to help out :o)
    • A NSD yesterday, (apart form budgeted petrol) and with leftover Risotto for lunch I may do it again today :D
    • I'm waiting for the milkman rather than opening a long-life litre - I'm on a diet and must stick to skimmed :o but it means it stays in the cupboard.
    • Will visit aged p's tomorrow and will commit to driving at an economic speed :o
    • will curl up with knitting and TV tonight (I'm making Christmas presents this year :D)
    • And Skype Popeye - it's free :money:
    I'm still trying to work up the enthusiasm to list on ebay again, but I have sorted some stuff to do......

    Have a great day everyone :A
  • catmiaow
    catmiaow Posts: 5,954 Forumite
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    edited 26 March 2010 at 8:50PM
    Hey all,

    I am off today :j:j:j:j:j:j:j

    My list for today is:

    [STRIKE]Check online banking
    Go into town post letters and get receipt for last Lovefilm dvd
    Pay work cheque in grrr
    Enter comps
    Look at job sites
    Get bus into main Durham and have a few drinks and lunch on OH :) - USED £30 deal vouchers towards it so not much left to pay...
    Call my nan later on with free mins[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]I also tidied kitchen and cleaned oven
    Took kitchen rubbish out
    Put washing on and will hang to dry[/STRIKE]

    Hope everyone has a good day!
    No you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:

    Thanks to everyone who posts competitions. You are the stars of the board :T:j:T
  • angelflower_2
    angelflower_2 Posts: 2,426 Forumite
    edited 26 March 2010 at 12:33PM
    good morning all


    have come in all determined today
    • research new washing machine and purchase (through quidco) done
    • brought in all spreadsheets and upload to online program editgrid done (for most part. Some figures need updated and forgot my monthly budget DOH!!)
    • set up all the S/O's back on the old account and contact people by phone today to make the payments I need to
    • phone tax credits (didnt do this yesterday)
    • lunch from home (pepper and houmous with bit of tiger bread) - as an aside - does anyone know what is on tiger bread that makes it taste SO good?? Its my current indulgence :o
    • Tea from stores - weird tart thing with salad which I know DD will turn her now up at :cool:
    • take pup for walk at lunch for excersise and therapy
    Thats about all for this morning but will catch up later
    DFW 228 LONG H 68
    DFD 2017 :eek:
  • josiebabie
    josiebabie Posts: 1,224 Forumite
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    good morning all


    have come in all determined today
    • brought in all spreadsheets and upload to online program editgrid

    Ohh what's editgrid?
    Nothing to report as yet...give me a minute...!
  • Happy Friday everyone!

    I feel today is going to be non-productive. I started off okay, but now I've sat down with a cup of coffee and MSE so that'll be the end of it!

    So far I have:
    • run dishwasher overnight on Economy 7
    • made bread the same (heard it kneading at 4.30 am!!)
    • rang electricity company and found out our "Economy 7" is actually "Economy 8" as it runs from 23.30 to 07.30 without a break :D
    • been to physiotherapy at hospital and didn't go into restaurant for elevenses
    • used staff pass for parking at hospital
    I had also intended to:
    • phone training centre to see if I passed my exams
    • phone poultry farm as one of my new girls seems off colour - hope it's just the change of food, environment etc :(
    • finish one corset and start another otherwise I'll never get this business up and running
    And I definately will:
    • go out with ex-collegues tonight for yet another leaving do - so many redundancies! It won't be very DFW as we're meeting at 4.30 so I think there will be a meal involved. :o
    Making magic with fabric
    Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
  • angelflower_2
    angelflower_2 Posts: 2,426 Forumite
    edited 26 March 2010 at 12:32PM
    http://www.editgrid.com

    here is one of mine which is a work in progress at the moment whilst I upload other figures http://www.editgrid.com/user/angelflower/Debt_Buster_Records_2010

    Its basically a online spreadsheet system which I think will be easier for me as laptop keeps crashing so now I can access from anywhere to update - idea stolen from fay ;)
    DFW 228 LONG H 68
    DFD 2017 :eek:
  • josiebabie
    josiebabie Posts: 1,224 Forumite
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    OMG I love this, I don't need to work today anyway, this is much more fun! :)
    Thanks angelflower
    Nothing to report as yet...give me a minute...!
  • happytails
    happytails Posts: 1,554 Forumite
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    Received my veg box and bits from the local farm - going to create a meal plan tonight!

    Work on signs for my car boot to attract more buyers in :)

    Call council and raise hell. Had 2 bills for this coming year one for £118 a month and 1 for £130 :mad: that is a MAD difference! And request an extra recycling bin

    Thats about it for now, might add more later x
    DFW Total £21,800 to clear by Dec 2022
    MFW Total £184,950 £179,066 to clear by 2035
  • OrangeFairy
    OrangeFairy Posts: 2,630 Forumite
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    Biggest thing today to add is it is payday!! :D

    Well yesterday was payday but i get paid a cheque to cash and i don't work fridays so i get mine today when i work!

    On my list i planned to charge my phone at work - difficult when you forget the charger!!!! GGGRRR

    Oh and good news is my pay is being put back to it's pre-dropped amount! Only dropped £50 a month but that is still a great extra bit to have!! Pays for my childrens clubs! (well almost!) Though if DF's wage drops by £200 like it is rumoured with dropping to a 4 day week then we are not doing too good!

    Have to update my grocery challenge with the couple of bits DF bought last night but it didn't go over what we had left so i am really pleased with that! This was our first challenge and only guessed we spent about £260 so challenged ourselves o £240. Managed to keep within that! Can't drop it for April though as a 5 week month!! :mad:
    Orange Fairy
    House Purchased April 19 :) CC1=? CC2=? DH CC= Mortgage Overpay = £0 Savings = £0 Xmas savings = £0 Weightloss = 0 lb


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