Thursday 15th April - What small DFW things have you done today?

elfen

Today I have:

Put £50 into the bank that I wasn't needing.
Gone to the gym
Got veggies for tonight (in grocery budget)
Had an NSD
Enjoyed the sun
Hoovered

Need to:
Check surveys
Cook dinner

OrangeFairy

Lurlene - The opposite end of devon to me!!

Devon Cliffs is by FAR the best Haven i have been to! It is only just over an hour from me but we still love to go there. I have yet to go to a haven with a better swimming pool. Great entertainment too. I hope you have a great weekend. I hope the weather is warm enough that the outdoor pools are usuable for you. Though even if they arent the indoor pool is awesome for all ages!!

lol i sound like a haven rep!

Have fun!!!

Lurleene

littlekel wrote: »

Lurlene - The opposite end of devon to me!!

Devon Cliffs is by FAR the best Haven i have been to! It is only just over an hour from me but we still love to go there. I have yet to go to a haven with a better swimming pool. Great entertainment too. I hope you have a great weekend. I hope the weather is warm enough that the outdoor pools are usuable for you. Though even if they arent the indoor pool is awesome for all ages!!

lol i sound like a haven rep!

Have fun!!!

Thanks Littlekel - that's very reassuring! Having experienced the horror that is Pontins I am always a bit nervous about going somewhere new, but this sounds lovely x

spendaholiceejit

Hi All,
Well I fell off the DFW wagon quite spectacularly today. I got off to a great start

• Posted Green Metropolis Sold Book
• Left a load of stuff at an Ebay seller to sell for me
• Took the kids to toddler group (Free)
• Took all of the coins laying around my house in various pots into Tesco and used the Coinstar machine, which gave me £21 to use for the essentials

Then it went downhill!

• Was hungry when I shopped so ended up buying £32 instead of £21.
• Passed a beggar in the street who had a little boy with him, who was about the same age as my own little boy, and so I handed him £1 and took a packet of Jelly Tots out of my bag for the kid. (my kids wont ever miss them)
• Was on the road home and saw lovely flowers outside a florist and stopped and bought some for my MIL (Yesterday was a tough day for her as it was the anniversary of her first borns still birth and I felt for her)
• Hubby rang to say my car needed a tyre for MOT. (TOMORROW!!) and so I had to go and get a tyre. DH said he could only afford £30 and had me traipsing around the town looking for someone who would do it for that price. Of course this was not possible and I ended up paying £38
• Took a wrong turn in town and drove 10 miles in the wrong direction before I realised I was wrong.

So I am home now and bought some waterbombs so I can take the kids outside to play with those for some cheap fun.

mogchops

I also agree about Devon Cliffs!!! :j

We have had a few breaks there, its lovely, beautiful views, great swimming pool, the DDs absolutely love it. (though DH always says he wants to throttle Rory the Tiger by the end of it....:rotfl:)

The Country Life Museum (next to the park) is a fabulous day out too, there is loads to do there; museum, animals, indoor play, big slides, take a goat for a walk, you get the idea!

I love Exmouth and the surrounding area, I come from there, my grandmother (my mums mum) lived in a gorgeous house right by the sea, I used to spend all my school holidays there!
My other gran (my dads mum) still lives there, in Littleham, just down the road from Devon Cliffs!

Have a lovely time Lurleene, wish I was going!!

We're looking for tigers, we're looking for cheetahs,
we're looking for pandas, and big alligators,

we're having fun in the tiger club!!!!

Pippilongstocking

Did a big list earlier and lost the lot!

Pah...................:)

Anyway main things
checked banks
payment to cc
payment to ds savings
payment to other cc
relisted ebay stuff -reduced postage so hope that helps sell stuff - one tile sold, no socks sold (!) someone bidding on my DD new pink tresspass waterproof jacket which was a pressie and too small (age 12) - only 99p but its a start eh?!
Relisted some amazon stuff and have revised prices on some and sold a CD
Small shop for fruit £7ishquid for the weeks shopping
Made 1kg rice - will freeze up some in boxes (dead handy) and use the rest for sausage and ham rissotto - (we're eating up things in the freezer)
Petrol from cheapest garage
Used gift card in Mr T
Dog walked in field
Must do:
petrol/expenses claim
Printed off rest of inventory for amazon and will list on ebay later if I get 99p per DVD+some extra postage will be happy enough - (some things (dvd's) on amazon are 5p!!)
Free tea/coffee at work
Had student with me today so field work went quickly
Tidy up another cupboard for moving
Mow lawn if not raining
Tidy up house as Mrs Mop comes tomorrow - get her to clean conservatory as well
HC line dried
DS old M&S Bart Simpson dressing gown washed and ready to take picy of for ebay - do later
More ebay listings
Prepare for lesson on Sunday (veggie gardening) and write a list of things to plant in potager - buy some seeds with invoice from work yay - £15 to spend!!

Hope you're all good

Cleosmum - was saying earlier in deleted post - try charity shops/freecycle or local rehoming of furniture projects for fridge -

When I left my hubby (pigface weasel) - we used a cold box for a couple weeks was OK - also reverted to using butter dish etc which kept things cool - goodluck to you and what a lovely friend you are helping your pal xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

katsu

Only a few bits today:

* worked from home, saving petrol
* went to Starbucks with reusable mug (from cupboard) for free coffee, so an MSE treat.
* lunch from stores
* Brunch snack for OH from food I got in Mr A yesterday (HM sarnies from reduced rolls), saving him cash at the garage on snacks.

saorsie

Afternoon all

feeling as though it may be a short list today but lets see how we get on eh?!
* [STRIKE]usual banking,scratching,fishing,clicking and hunting for pirate treasure![/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]charge phone at work[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]MS before work - so that's breakfast sorted![/STRIKE]
* hopefully get chance to nab free st*rbucks coffee after work if it's still open
* OH is away so heating and hot water off and switched on only as needed
* veggie left overs from work to feed dogs their tea
* NSD & HuFF

mmmmmm it is a bit short will try harder later

-s-

La_escocesa

Hi all :wave:

I'm hoping to manage a few things today:

• All meals from stores
• Yoga later to keep me on the straight and narrow - have already paid this so it's 'free' tonight
• Free tetley at work and a free cake so I didn't eat the creme egg I brought with me
• PAD to the evil credit card
• Update spending diary with today's £2 spend
• Really need to do some work I've been putting off. I am bad.

Also might try making a weetabix loaf or might save this one for the weekend.

Catch up tomorrow

xx

determined_new_ms

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Morning . Good luck with your last day Cloesmum!!! And exciting re the new possibilities with the new job! I'm guessing that its a better job/more money/more secure employment/an area where you rather be working? Exciting stuff, and very brave! I'm completely bored of my job but something holds me back from trying my hand at something new, so good for you! I'm sure they will love you and you'll be an asset to the company:A

Ok feeling better today, although the headache is still there, working at home today so as not to infect the rest of the team. oh stayed at his parent's house last night as he has an intepreting job in another town before work this morning so stayed there to be nearer to the train station . We played scrabble again last night and he thrashed me for the 3rd time in a row :(




Ok today's list:

• work hard all day (stay off this forum until I have finished for the day) motivation is low for this still low but am doing it and having lunch break now;)
• [STRIKE]defrost pies in freezer for dinner[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]make some tom soup for lunch - use up last 2 carrots in fridge:D[/STRIKE] delish with hm bread
• [STRIKE]make bread[/STRIKE] churning away as I type
• [STRIKE]go get my free starbucks coffee [/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]go get my debbanams (too earlier in the morning to spell ) card to get my free £5 voucher [/STRIKE] got one for oh as well
• [STRIKE]join Debs facebook group first [/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]wash bedsheets[/STRIKE] @30 using free sample of ariel arrived the other day
• haircut tonight
• watch ITV election programme at 8.30 so can do survey afterwards
• [STRIKE]any surveys available[/STRIKE] yay total is now Onepoll £10.10/ Harris Poll £19!!!

Also

• [STRIKE]get library book that has arrived (my fave book! )[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]register for free British Gas family swim[/STRIKE] cor was a right faff, but got there in the end!

Phew even though its not alot, it seems it when its written down!

Happy Thursday everyone x

ok had to do a seperate post to bask in the glory of "things for free" that I have got today:

1. 1 starbucks coffee
2. 1 Estee Lauder mascara
3. swimming voucher for 2 for 23 May
4. Residents card (have seen it has 10% of hot air ballooning, which is on our list of things to do in 2010 ) - (well application for card anyway )
5. my favourite book "A Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague" by Geraldine Brooks, would recommend anyone reading if you come across it
6. 1 free wash curtousy of Ariel
7. £5 beauty voucher (debenhams) x2 coming on 20/04!
8. £2.30 on surveys

Not bad for a days efforts!!! :j:j:j

Off to drink my free coffee and get stuck into my book :T