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Bank Holiday Monday - What small DFW things have you done today???!
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josiebabie wrote: »Morning everyone.
Been sat here a while just lurking but now it's time to write my list and get motivated! In rachelmk's style I'm going have to/DFW. PS Rach don't worry about the melt down, I think they're good for you to help clear out and start from scratch if that makes sense!
Today I have to:
- [STRIKE]Ironing[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Empty Hetty[/STRIKE] checked her, shockingly she doesn't need emptying yet!
- [STRIKE]Washing up/clean kitchen[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Continue the declutter[/STRIKE], might get back up in the loft today thrown one black sack out just now
- [STRIKE]Try and work out what this rash is all over my face/neck[/STRIKE] from gardening, grrrr
- [STRIKE]Paint my nails[/STRIKE]
And DFW:
- [STRIKE]Hot water only on for a short time.[/STRIKE]
- Fill out the snowballer for the first time ever to get a DFD
- [STRIKE]Check credit report[/STRIKE]
- Sort out filing upstairs and work out APR's on CC's/loan
- [STRIKE]Plant tomatos donated from DM into bag[/STRIKE] done and sorted front garden
- Pot on more cucumbers, need to buy more small pots first - didn't get pots
- [STRIKE]Keep an eye on my ebay[/STRIKE] continually
- Try and find more ebay stuff from the great declutter
- [STRIKE]Buy fruit, bread and milk - OH can get as I want another NSD[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Go out in OH's car, not using my fuel[/STRIKE] sent him out on his own
- [STRIKE]Dinner from plan later, bolognase (in slow cooker)[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Lunch from stores except bread[/STRIKE]
That is planty enough I think!!!
Jx
Not very motivated today...Nothing to report as yet...give me a minute...!0 -
Well, I will if the cat gets off my lap (strokes cat.)
- Will make 3/4 low cal lunches for 5 days work, sandwiches for other days,
- Transfer some money about on online banking,
- Re jig budget, now electric DD is going up to £50 in June! :eek:
- Clean kitchen, before cooking - no clear space on work top! Oh for a kitchen like the adverts, mine is the size of the 5 ring cooker on some of those ads!
- Try & feed the 2 lads something more healthy than the £5 worth of pop & carp they just brought!!
Living debt free, since Sept 08 & Dec 10 :wall:
"After a time, you may find that`having` is not so pleasing a thing after all as `wanting`. It is not logical, but often true." MR SPOCK
"Failure is always an option" Adam Savage0 -
Argh took 4 attempts to find the thread today :rotfl:I was looking for the date in the title
My poor eyes, have been reading up on some training stuff at work, think they have nodded off!
Today I have:- Worked 7 hrs
- Took breakfast and flask of coffee with me
- Took colleague for enhanced expenses
- OH has made a start on decluttering our bedroom and has voluntarily removed all his computer parts to bin :T:cool:
- Lunch from stores
- Checked PB, amazon sales
- Checked banking and moved some stuff about for the DDs tomorrow
- Put away dry HC from weekend
- NSD no 2, and update sig
- Load dishwasher and do a bit of housework
- Look for the flylady thread, thought a new one would have been posted last night? Might join for May to give me a boost
- Sort work clothes and breakfast for tomorrow
- Sort kids school clothes and lunches for tomorrow
- Have an early night
Breakfast 1: A boiled egg and 3 pieces of cold bacon
Breakfast 2: 2 weetabix and 250ml semi skimmed
Lunch: Bacon and egg roll, banana, muller
Dinner: May be chicken breast wrapped in bacon, stuffed with a laughing cow extra light triangle.....or might go for a ham salad, will see how I feel later!0 -
Rachelmk – hope you manage to get some me time to relax a little
Determined new ms – whatever your daughter decides at least she knows she has your support
my dfw things for today :- Gave my mum lift to bus station as I was going to the centre anyway
- Used money off coupons
- Breakfast for me and DS – McDonalds used 2 porriage free coupons sister gave me
- Found 5p
- M&S – purchased 2 more sale mugs to put into present stash
- M&S outlet – got a pair of ski socks for my mum 99p (rrp £6)
- piggy clicks done
Tesco points: 101 (£21.50, £19.50, £7.50, £21 & £5)
Boots points: £0.28
Pigsback points: 715 (4 xBoots£10 & 1 xPizzaHut£10, 2 x £10 clothing vouchers)
Mutual points: 3417 (redeemed 8250)
Rpoints:redeemed 28925 points)Cashbag:£8.91(£20)0 -
Today I have/will:
1. Checked online banking
2. NSD
3. Took dog for lovely walk in Bute Park, Cardiff
4. Look for 0% card for BT
5. Store cupboard meals
6. Consumer pulse
7. Filled in survey for products tested for Boots
8. Free scratchcard
Big hugs to those that need them:beer:Tesco: £1361.19, Vanquis: £2644.73, Very: £563.08, Next: £1636.95, M&S: £1049.92. As of 5th February 2024. Slava Ukraini0 -
Hi all,
Back to posting after lurking for too long!
Today I have...
1. Been to Morrisons and stuck to budget.
2. Went to Mum/Dads house and picked up all Sunday magazines they had read so didnt buy a £3 mag in morrisons!
3. Tea from stores.
4. Get ready to start new job tomorro - and sort out begining of planning permission application for a shop I want to build and open!! Aghhh! Not very DFW obvs but just wanted to tell someone as Im soooooooo excited!!!
5. Made a batch of white chocolate and raspberry cupcakes - mmmmmmm! Wonder how long they'll last!!!
Hardgirl x0 -
Well, I will if the cat gets off my lap (strokes cat.)
- Will make 3/4 low cal lunches for 5 days work, sandwiches for other days, DONE, made 5 lunches (2 x spicy lentil soup; 2 x veggie pasta & 1 x rice & bean bake)
- Transfer some money about on online banking, DONE & found out that a new DD is coming out of WRONG acc! Will ave to sort that this wk.
- Re jig budget, now electric DD is going up to £50 in June! :eek: DONE, don`t look healthy, but we will manage.
- Clean kitchen, before cooking - no clear space on work top! Oh for a kitchen like the adverts, mine is the size of the 5 ring cooker on some of those ads! Just washing up from cooking to do
- Try & feed the 2 lads something more healthy than the £5 worth of pop & carp they just brought!! Tried, but even they admitted the carp won!
Now to email my aunt & uncle about a `surprise` meal for my mum`s 70th in Nov - should be able to save £100 by then!Living debt free, since Sept 08 & Dec 10 :wall:
"After a time, you may find that`having` is not so pleasing a thing after all as `wanting`. It is not logical, but often true." MR SPOCK
"Failure is always an option" Adam Savage0 -
jazzyjustlaw - thanks for the hug! Feeling much better and in control today
Have written almost 2500 of the required 3500 today so far as well as the marking etc
Eyes are hurting now from staring at the laptop so am going to have a break for a while and watch Beat the Baliff a program about debt on Sky 3 now.
Thanks agian to everyone for all their lovely support! You are a fab bunch!0 -
Didn't buy 2 bottles of diet coke and a paper, instead played some games on the train on my phone instead of the paper and drinking diluted low sugar soft drinks from a bottle I've had for 2 months now.0
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Thinking of listing some things on ebay...not sure what though as of yet....** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
**SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
I do it all because I'm scared.
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