What small DFW things have you done on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June??

Cheery_Daff

Gosh DNMs, don't envy you with the bed creaking My mum once rang me at university huddled in the kitchen whispering that she could hear my sister and her boyfriend (aged 16 at the time) upstairs, and it wasn't just the furniture... :rotfl: I'm afraid I did laugh at the poor woman! :rotfl:

Well, yesterday I did hardly any of list, but had a lovely day hanging around at a local festival, and worked on the LETS stall for a couple of hours, so earned some fake currency at least, even if it wasn't real... :T Really must get into the habit of spending LETS currency more often - nobody offers anything I would actually pay for (being a complete tighwad and rarely paying for anything if I can get away with it), but I could use for frivolous treats like massage occasionally... Will consider...

Anyway, today's list - looks remarkably like yesterdays... :rotfl:

* read gas meter
* tidy up
* clean and paint attic stairs
* plant out tomatoes
* plant rocket
* [STRIKE]run out into front garden in nightie to rescue prize lettuce from two ENORMOUS slugs[/STRIKE] :eek:
* 2 hours transcribing work
* ring re voluntary stuff
* email re other voluntary stuff
* write on cheery blog
* knitting!
* surveys
* find 5 things to ebay
* find CDs for magpie thing
* make something for friend's afternoon tea birthday party this afternoon :j

I've got £1.10 of this week's budget left, so it'll be a bag of 43p value flour and making bread I think! :T

Have a good Sunday all... xx

Wee_Jo

Hi everybody! :hello:


I think my weekend do far has been pretty DFW. I have spent very little money (99p!) which I'm really pleased about, but have had such a nice time. Hubby is away (which is a bit pants) but I had such a lovely time with BF last night and have a nice day of arts, crafts, cooking and baking today, which I always find very therapeutic! So my wee DFW things have been / are going to be:

• Used vouchers in M&S for some shopping, so saved over £14 in what I would have spent in "real" money :T
• Got a real bargain of 99p for a dozen eggs!
• Been v good with switching off things at the wall
• Doing loads of batch cooking today for the week ahead
• Making another 2 cards
• Doing drawing for birthday present
• Using Virgin free weekend calls to chat to Mum (yesterday and today)
• Sold another item on Ebay (£12 )
• Go out for a walk for some free exercise and to take more photos

Think that's all I can think of so far!

Cheery Daff - your post about your Mum "It's not just the furniture" made me laugh so much, combined with the image of you sprinting across your garden in your lingerie - fab! :rotfl:

Determined - I haven't thought about freezing peppers before - does it work well? I have loads in the fridge as I buy the Sainsb*rys Basics bumper bags. Also - I sent you the meatballs recipe.

rachelmk - good work on the shopping - always nice to come in under budget!

Have a good morning DFWs!

Jo

Beencounting

Beencounting wrote: »

So today I will:

• [STRIKE]Check bank[/STRIKE] and update spreadsheet
• [STRIKE]Pay CC[/STRIKE]
• Surveys
• [STRIKE]Lots of HC[/STRIKE] (still trying to catch up on backlog from holiday) - still lots to do, but making headway
• Sort through CDs and see what can go to M-Magpie
• Have a look to see how much we can get for OHs old mobile
• [STRIKE]Possibly go to Costco later and keep to budget[/STRIKE]
• Plenty of Flylady-ing to do today after a busy week in work - will keep going on this today
• Possibly a nice bubble bath at the end of the day to chill

Morning all & welcome to new posters

I felt like I did loads yesterday, but there's still lots on my list .

Also need to add these for today:

• Ironing uniforms etc ready for the week
• Make a fruit salad to use up fruit that's getting overlooked
• Possibly cut lawn - will depend on time available
• Letter to solicitor re accident last year (they want to settle, at last)
• LSD - need to buy some squash and sandwich fillers
• Won £3 on lottery last night :rotfl:
• Finish updating CC balances
• Need to look at July's budget as there will be changes to the mortgage
• Possibly enter some comps

Phew! If I get that lot done it'll be a miracle .

Have a good day all.

Been

La_escocesa

Hi everyone :wave:

Just me, sending in my update from the suite

We've got late check out so getting our money's worth! Plus, the suite is bigger/better than my flat so no rush home, eh?!

Wedding yesterday went really well - was a garden party and BOYB so an NSD for me! (We'll pay the hotel today when we check out so that didn't count...:p)

Other tasks/achievements for the weekend (and on Friday night) are:

• Used quidco cashback for wedding pressie
• Found 20p
• Bought niece's bday pressie on Friday with cash and not on a credit card! :beer:
• Fell asleep at 8.30pm on Friday after the spa V mse as I couldn't stay up long enough to go to the pub
• Will make lunch for work tomorrow
• Will come up with some sort of meal plan for the coming week
• Will update spending diary
• Watch my ebay sale with one watcher ending tonight!

Shall check back later on tonight when I get back home to reality.

xxx

ETA - oh Fay, I don't envy you. That oystercatcher noise goes right through me!!

La_escocesa

Oooh, look at that, the toiletries from the hotel have ended up in my suitcase!:rotfl:Nice little refillable bottles too

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1. Check online banking
2. Washed/waxed car and cleaned inside ( Go me:D)
3. Walked dog locally
4. NSD
5. OU Coursework
6. Store cupboard meals
7. Set budget for next week
8. Sort through vouchers for shopping next week
9. Free scratchcard

Hope everyone is having a fab weekend:A

WelshWoofer

rachelmk wrote: »

Morning all!



Anyway, today's list...

• Update spending diary and budget for June after a few unplanned sessions in the pub - next job
• Hoover and dust house -done
• Walk dog for free exercise - one done - two done
• Go to collect car (again) - done
• Do 3 loads of washing (one in now) - done
• Change bed -done
• Try to think of something I can do with 5 unknown classes tomorrow at supply job - they still haven't told me what to teach:eek::eek: - done
• Phone sister and arrange a week that she can come to stay with me for during the summer hols (she's disabled and it'll give my parents a bit of a break and will be nice for me to spend some time with her)
• All food from stores (managed the shopping yesterday and spent £42.50 I think) - from budget of £45 for the week
• Get some clothes ready for the working week
• Clean bathrooms - done

That's all for now - better get cracking!

Getting there.
xx

picasso2

• check ebay / ebid finishing soon, happy
• rummage in loft for something student might find useful must have thrown it , do need to sort it better though
• list more stuff later, did find some bits in loft too
• meal planner
• shopping list just starting but need dd at home to do meal planner
• competitions bit later, massive comping fest last night
• surveys still cba
• make soup from not quite rotton veg fiery butternut squash soup simmering on stove , may also make banana bread

At some point this weekend :

• tidy up / washing up/rubbish out 80 % done
• look into claiming back PPI printer not working so have emailed forms to work and will print off tommorow
• check out detail of courses on uni website one i was thinking off their site won't give me the detail i need, will ask to do the one work normally supports

Have also pulled my head out of the sand regarding tax return , never done this before:eek: I got a letter in feb saying I may be underpaying tax - my salary sits in the middle of 2 bands. I also used to do Agency work but stopped this in september last year- just realised they never sent me a P45 or P60 so have written to them requesting this . (Used a SAE they sent me to reply about training but I had rung them instead)

So i'm being more productive than usual - onwards and upwards :rotfl:

DawnW

Afternoon all :j

Rachel - well done on sorting out things to do for your 5 unknown classes :eek:. I have been there - welcome to teaching (I still really miss it ).

Jo - peppers freeze fine, just chop them up and bung them in the freezer in a bag, no need to blanch them or anything like that

Picasso - I have the dreaded tax self assessment thingies to do as well - for both me and OH. I keep putting them off too :eek::eek:

Today I have:

Sold 2 things on ebay (had 3 others on that didn't sell though, and nice things, not junk, which had watchers but they just disappeared at the last minute )

Updated books on Amazon and Green Metropolis

Weeded veggie garden

HM meals from stores - not sure what to do for supper though - spoilt for choice and feeling shattered/ lazy due to excess weeding :rotfl:

Must get on and pack ebay items

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Small dog#2 has just jumped into the (clean) washing basket which is placed precariously on the sofa (to keep animals out of clean washing - it is fatal to leave it on the floor, as it gets treated as a luxury dog or cat - or dog and cat- basket and I have to wash the whole lot over again :eek:). The whole lot overturned and fell on the floor. I shall have to pick it all up now, but it did look funny. You should have seen her expression :rotfl:

She is a bit accident prone this weekend - she managed to fall in the canal last night when we took them along the towpath for a walk. OH got very wet dragging her out :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Wee_Jo

3431Anna wrote: »

I do have a question does anyone have any ideas for cheap places to eat in london as we are going there soon and a friend has just come back and said how expensive it is, i'm not sure if this is the right placwe to ask this question if its not i'm sorry thanks for any help

Hi Anna!

London can be quite expensive to eat, but there are plenty of more reasonable restaurants too. I live here and try to treat us to a meal out once a month or so and when I do, we use vouchers from www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - you can sign up to their email too, which sends you the valid ones. Lots of nice restaurants there - mostly chains like Pr3zzo and P1zza Express, but if you don't mind those then I would recommend them.

As for other things to do in London I always recommend 3 things - museums (free), sightseeing (free) and walking tours (£8 but it lasts for about 2 hours and it is really really good fun and interesting) - with this company: http://www.walks.com/

Have fun!

Jo