Sat/Sun 19th/20th June - What small DFW things have you done today?

La_escocesa

• Put away dry clothes
• [STRIKE]More HC...maybe??[/STRIKE] Decided i didn't want my clothes smelling of the garlic chicken in the SC - perfect excuse
• Clean bathroom
• Give back car we borrowed
• [STRIKE]Print some wedding invite inserts on the paper we've got at home[/STRIKE] Saved the good paper and bought some cheaper stuff (below)
• Look for more paper for ^
• Meal plan of sorts for the week
• Sort lunches for the week
• SC meal and some batch cooking - OH claims he might eat it all though!
  
• Call dad - free w/e calls
• Read more of my library book
• Check bookcrossing - book I released yesterday is still 'in the wild'
  
• Check onepoll - not had anything for days same again today

So just need to clean the bathroom and sort a packed lunch for tomorrow! Surely doable!

xx

WelshWoofer

rachelmk wrote: »

Today is a boring stay at home and get jobs done day.....

• Hoover and dust house - done
• Clean bathrooms - done
• Walk dog again later for free exercise
• Wash towels and dry on the line - done
• Do a bit of lesson planning for school from hell this week -done
• Make sausage casserole for tea - doing next
• Tidy up pile of uni stuff and see if there's anything I can ebay/amazon
• Have a look around for anything else ebay-able
• Pop to Asda to try to get some of their bargain sunscreen for hols in 3 weeks:j (For anyone interested they have Ambre Solaire and Nivea sun stuff on offer for £5 each) - done
• Mend hem on trousers for work - found them need to do them now!
• Update budget for June done
• Order currency online from bank for hols done
• Phone dad (Fathers day) done
• Ask sister if she wants to come and stay during my mammoth summer hols done

That's it for now - will pop back later to update -have a lovely day xxx

Have also done 2 surveys and had a general tidy round.
Football appears to be on my telly again! Will have to find something more interesting to do:(:(.
xx

determined_new_ms

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Hello everyone - I'm back from our holiday in Cornwall which was lovely, weather was amazing, lots of walking, going to the beach, laughing with oh and no stress - just what I needed! Totted up expenditure last night and we stayed (just) within budget :j

DFW things yesterday:

• made packed lunch for mammouth drive home (it took 7 1/2hrs :eek:) the signs at the service station did make me laugh - the "deal" bagette, crisps and a muffin for ONLY £5 :rotfl:
• drove between 60-65 mph
• was paid on Friday so did July budget and paid some bills (if I can get the cancelled festival tickets refunded (the organisers are not responding to my emails:mad:, have lodged a complaint with paypal) then my debt will be less than £1500!
• paid debt payments & updated signiture

Today I want to be realistic about what I can do and therefore tick off everything (must plan in R&R time )

• [STRIKE]2x hc 1 in 1 to go! [/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]work out meal plan for week (ds stayed at friend's alot while we were gone so cupboards/freezer still full!), use up things that need to be eaten quickly[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]go to supermarket and get coffee (I cannot live without! being forced to substitute with tea this morning :eek:)[/STRIKE] been to the supermarket only £28.18 this week :j
• [STRIKE]Job search [/STRIKE] found 2 I'm going to apply for
• [STRIKE]do some housework (only 1 hr so need to be strategic!) oh has agreed to do a crazy 1/2 clean so will be doubly efficient [/STRIKE] yay did loads in an hour just basics not fridge/extras etc but feeling lovely in the house now
• put up blinds in spare room for foreign student coming next week (received a letter that I have another coming after this one so thats £600! We're planning to have a "free" holiday with extra cash we make )
• List a couple of things on ebay - So far have made £74/£193.10 towards my brake repair fund:j If I get the festival tickets refunded its £114 :j:j:j
• [STRIKE]hm bread[/STRIKE] oh did while I was at lidl
• [STRIKE]make lunches for tomorrow/[/STRIKE]week

also:

• done 3 surveys
• emailed 2 friend's to arrange meeting up
• texted another friend (inclussive mins) and arranged to go for tea tomorrow at hers (free meal ) and go for a evening walk along the beach
• drinking my first cup of coffee of the day mmmmmmmmmmmm

ok that's more than enough! Great to see some new/old posters :j

ok doing quite well but am worried the blinds aren't going to make it... also have arranged to go for a run with a friend at 5.30 (am super worried as she is superfit :eek:) bliming knackered after the power walk/jog it was miiiiiiilllllesssssssssssssssss!

All in all a pretty good day :j

catmiaow

Well done on the debt busting DNM - feels good doesn't it? Your right about changing your ways. I would have thought nothing of using my cc but now I save for things

picasso2

picasso2 wrote: »

Morning folks , gorious day here

josiebabe (((hug))) . Its hard , was the same when I split from my oh many years ago. Its painful but your life will be better controlled and eventually less streessful . Offload anytime.

determined new ms thats fantastic , I have made some good progress but not as good as that. Do you know , these days I get more fulfilment out of seeing the debt go down , savings go up than i did from all the spending I used to do.

Anyway , todays to do list :

• HC x 2 line dry done x 4 :eek:
• defrost freezer , long overdue done , should work more efficiently , also made a list of what is in there.
• clean fridge done and found the source of the bad smell
• clean oven done
• bins out for collection done
• meal plan for next week need DD to come home to do this
• shopping list from meal plan
• make banana bread from browning bananas in oven
• surveys - got £2 last night and ready to cash out again
• competitions
• keep an eye on ebay istings
• list some more stuff
• update CV and look for jobs outside NHS
• Enjoy the sunshine:D sat out drinking smoothies made from fruit 'found' in freezer, Thoroughly chilled

Have a good day everyone :T

Also nipped into sainsburys after going to post box and got :
4x seeded deli loaves - 10p
large mango - 30p
large king prawns - 40p
Sainsburys Banc de Noirs - £9.23 :D:o

WelshWoofer

Just realised that today was a NSD !
Suntan lotion etc was out of a planned holiday budget so doesn't count - about time too!

DawnW

Evening all :wave: (waves feebly)

Just done a marathon babysitting session for DGDs aged 3 and 7 weeks after a hellish week at work. I am shortly off for a bath and bed, as I didn't sleep a wink last night. This is particularly important as I have to go away for work tomorrow, and am dreading (as usual) the packing faff :eek:

Apart from that, this weekend I have:

Transferred some ebay money from paypal

Done a pinecone survey

HM meals except while I was away babysitting when there weren't any meals except for a random bbq - hopefully I lost a couple of ounces

Seen to plants and animals - we took doglets with us, but left the chickens in their fox proof run, and cat with bed/ food water in outhouse, with catflap open so he could go out and sit in the sun if so inclined (he was - that is what he was doing when we came home )

Washing on line to dry, and it has been a lovely day

Right, off to run a bath

BAit of a pathetic list

Goodnight :j

determined_new_ms

Dawn don't be so self deprecating!!! a list is a list none-the-less! enjoy ur zeds x

watching football now, going to go and make banana bread, cheese straws & roasted veg (packing the oven while its on ) and then will make humous, roasted veg & lettuce sandwiches for tomorrow - yay another thing will be ticked off! ok ran out of sr flour so didn't do the cheese strings (and to be honest I really cba to do the plain fl into sr ) 2/3 aint bad

then intend to wrap ebay parcels to post tomorrow morning

As suspected the blinds didn't make it...