Sat/Sun 8th/9th May - What small DFW things have you done today???!

savingforarainyday

Morning Everyone:D
Lovely sunny morning here, hope it stays like it

Checked online banking
Towels to go in washing machine then for blow on line
Find plastic gloves to go over plaster so i can pot seedlings (had a visit from friend yesterday and then my dd so didn't have time)
Keep everywhere generally tidy
Put paperwork in plastic wallets

Hope all the wedding bits work out, and all the house moving, and busy busy all those of you ironing. I hate Ironing:o

Have a good day everyone

determined_new_ms

darn it just lost my whole post!!!:mad: How annoying!

What pain and I was witty and thoughful!!!

We went to the cinema last night and saw Kick A55. It was really funny but a bit too violent for me. When we got there realised my £1 cinema ticket had expired on 25/4 so we decided to pay full price (£8.40 each) but we got sweets + drink from Mr S (£4.68:eek:). Glad we went, although the guilt set in afterwards. No repy from dd as yet...

Ok the only thing I have left from my weekend list is hobnobs & finish ebay listings :j I also did a load of filing of paperwork that has been gathering for the last couple of months :j


So I will add a few things

• [STRIKE]clean mil's birthday trough before going over for lunch[/STRIKE] she really liked it! I made a alpine trough :j
• [STRIKE]get birthday card (it was her birthday a week ago )[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]get birthday card for colleague[/STRIKE]
• hobnobs
• [STRIKE]ebay listings[/STRIKE]
• more repotting :j
• [STRIKE]clean hallway carpet (I often spill coffee in the mornings! )[/STRIKE] 2 floors done, used stardrops OMG! :j
• [STRIKE]touch up hallway walls with white paint (as above :o)[/STRIKE] don't need to do as the stardrops have cleaned it off!:j
• [STRIKE]re-jig meal plan as I forgot to get the pork out of the freezer![/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]update spending diary[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]check bc[/STRIKE] erm 2 dds I do not recognise one for £16.80 & one for £16.99 will need to follow up on this tomorrow...
• [STRIKE]join May NSD challenge[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]join weekly spend challenge[/STRIKE]

ok that's enough for today. Not sure I can complete it all now its down on the list! Weatehr here is much the same as yesterday, not holding my breath for any sunshine . Happy sunday everyone x

Pippilongstocking

La_escocesa wrote: »

I know! I'm a complete saddo! :rotfl:Nearly fell over when he said £12 odds for 2 of us. Annoyed me more because it was only because I was being lazy yesterday that we didn't have time to make anything ourselves or even go via the shops. Schoolboy error! We only go about once a year but at least it'll give me an ebay target!

It's great that you're selling on all our dvds like that! Nice one.

This MSE business does make you a lot more organised, doesn't it?

Yeah I wish I could use my MSE head a bit more at work/study - was just thinking this yesterday. If I was more organised in my post grad work - I'd be finished already!!!! (like the guy in my office - doh!)

The dvd thing is now a good justification to be able to see movies we like - but not just buy them and shove them in a drawer - if they're more 'transient' then you sort of get use to the fact that you'll hopefully make the cost or most of them back.

Its like Martin is on the shoulder isnt it - do you need it (no!) do you want it (yeah) can you get it cheaper/better price or for free (yeah if I list it on Amazon after I buy it and watch it:rotfl:)

Its just about finding a system that works eh?

I only figured out how much money we spent of dvd's when I kept a spending diary and then fell over with the shock.

OrangeFairy

booo to lost witty and thoughtful post DNMS!!!

Today hasn't started very DFW. I forgot to take out chicken from the freezer for chicken chasseur tonight :mad: So i either swap with another meal but i really wanted to do roasties and yorkshires pudding etc and also need to use veg in the fridge

Or i buy some fresh chicken when i go out for my driving lesson and the frozen chicken will last for a meal in june mmmm i'll see what OH thinks

Today i will

have driving lesson with my lesson vouchers
eggs and toast for breakfast from stores
lunch from stores
decide on chicken
list a few ebay bits for free listing day
update sig with grocery spends
get in contact with first choice
package up 2 ebay items to send monday
homework with DD1
tidy and clean house
early night to be bright as a button for work tomorrow!

Yesterday my Nan asked if i minded her paying for my wedding dress!! Bless her!!! So as it stands mums and MIL's donations should cover the holiday and ceremony (nearly) and nan is paying for dress

So OH and i need to get bridesmaids dresses, suits, wedding rings, photographer in cyprus and spending money. Also then the party when with come back which i think will be about £750 with buffet food. Oh also a cake but i am hoping my Dad might offer a little something. Would be great if he could cover even just the cake!

Right off for eggs on toast!

Lottebear

Today I will.

-Daily cards
-Checked online banking
-Savings money has been moved over, all in one pot
-Paid a bit more off the loan, trying to finish it once and for all.
-Need to confrim band and Caterer for my bithday party next week.
- Store cupboard food today off to work for 6pm

La_escocesa

littlekel wrote: »

Yesterday my Nan asked if i minded her paying for my wedding dress!! Bless her!!! So as it stands mums and MIL's donations should cover the holiday and ceremony (nearly) and nan is paying for dress

So OH and i need to get bridesmaids dresses, suits, wedding rings, photographer in cyprus and spending money. Also then the party when with come back which i think will be about £750 with buffet food. Oh also a cake but i am hoping my Dad might offer a little something. Would be great if he could cover even just the cake!

Oh littlekel, that's ace! Gotta love nans! :A:T

PS - we're having a cheese 'cake' - as in rounds of cheese stacked on top of each other - and then having oatcakes and all the trimmings as our buffet:money:

picasso2

Hi folks , bit cold and gloomy here but doesn't matter as i'm off to work for 7.5 hours soon, so nice bit of sunday rate in my pay packet.

Woke ut to an email from the lottery - i have won........£10. I can't complain, i play £2 0n weds and sat and often get £10, its at least paying foy itself so i'm going to add euromillions today as well.

Not much for me today due to work :

• Iron uniform
• check banks
• take in food and milk to work
• drive carefull to conserve fuel
• fill up on way home
• surveys if i get chance
• competitions - did loads yesterday fingers crossed
• charge phone at work
• make meal plan and shopping list ready for tommorow

It is my brothers 12th wedding anniversay next week (silk/linen apparantly) any ideas ? they don't drink much and don't eat sweet stuff so wine and chocolate are out , my brother hates sented stuff, i'm struggling :(

Pippilongstocking

Oh Picasso - well done for still doing pressies for this we just send a card!

I was thinking - a nice photo - in a frame? Or a digital photo collage of the years they were together on CD - or a powerpoint of things like this - events and things - which they can keep and print or something. Will cost you more time than money

Failing that something like a Malva sylvestris - Mallow Link here its a garden plant which is in the cotton plant family and is pretty - easy to grow and 'cheap' ish to buy one in a 2ltr pot. Or a nice rose - lots of them are called 'anniversary' etc just for that reason.

Or a packet of linum seeds or plants from the linen plant or a picture - Linum usitatissimum link here

Silk is too complicated involving worms and mulberry bushes I think.....? (laughs at self)

Sorry yes I really am geeky enough to know which plants grow cotton/linen and whats related to them - skulks off clearly MSc money well spent (?!).

picasso2

Thanks fayjmck, plants ! Never thought of that and they do love their garden , found lots of interesting nurseries on my travels with work and just driven past them !

The Mallow sounds nice, iI will look for that .

Thanks so much , they will be suprised :T:T:T

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1. Checked online banking
2. NSD
3. Walked dog locally
4. You Gov survey
5. Consumer pulse
6. Store cupboard meals
7. Set budget for next week
8. Cut out vouchers for shopping next week
9. Read Tesco magazine
10. Put change left in purse into London christmas fund