Tuesday 15th Sept - What small DFW things have you done today

josiebabie

Morning all, losing interest at the moment so need a kick up the bum!

Listy pops as follows:-
- [STRIKE]Check banking[/STRIKE] - TC's have gone in
- [STRIKE]Pay some bills[/STRIKE] - have cleared off council tax arrears from when ex didn't pay it regularly, I love being in charge of my own money I still think of Milly when I say this!
- Take boots back to Next at lunch time as they weren't what I wanted
- Lunch [STRIKE]and snacks [/STRIKE]from stores
- Left purse in car 1/2 mile up road so no spending
- Rejig budget again
- Update spreadsheet to reflect bills being paid
- [STRIKE]Email nursery to see how much we're behind now[/STRIKE] await 4 weeks for a reply!!!
- Ponder whether to apply for a balance transfer 0% card and risk being declined and ruining my 890 credit score???

Jx

KiKi

josiebabie wrote: »

Morning all, losing interest at the moment so need a kick up the bum!

KICK!

Does that help?

josiebabie

LOL thanks Kiki!

OliveOyl_2

:j:j:j oooh somebody asked me something, that means I can do something useful :D:D (can you tell that I've been holed up with DD too long? :rotfl:)

I freeze apples in 2 ways:
1) peeled, cored, chopped and stewed then bagged in portions.

This was how I'd been taught by my Mum many years ago. I don't add sugar as it varies how I use it when defrosted. And I don't put sugar in apple sauce for instance. This works for Apple Sauce, Apple Brown Betty (breadcrums & sugar) Apple Crumble/Pie

but when I was overwhelmed one year I started to:

2) peeled and cored apples, I do 4 to a bag. Suck out the air with a straw and secure. Simples.

I can slice these even from frozen and use exactly how I like. I can't use stewed apples if I need attractive slices or chunks for example. So these are good for tarts. DD likes a baked apple, and these fall apart a bit without the skin to hold them together, but appear to taste fine with sultanas in the middle and custard over

Welcome Toofy :wave:

Off now to write my list.......

pixiechick99

josiebabie wrote: »

Morning all, losing interest at the moment so need a kick up the bum!

- Pay some bills - have cleared off council tax arrears from when ex didn't pay it regularly, I love being in charge of my own money I still think of Milly when I say this!


Jx

Well thank you;);) I still love being organised with my money and being able to buy stuff that I've actually saved for, not whacked on a cc as ex did:mad:

OliveOyl_2

Good Afternoon All :wave: from Stress City

DD is ploughing through her dissertation, I am proof reading (still in my dressing gown ) and she hasn't been to bed. :eek: She's still convinced she can pull this thing off. I wish that, from now on in her life, she NEVER EVER leaves things so late again

So not much today
I have/shall:

• ply DD with S'bury own brand Red Caffeine Drink (44p instead of £1.35 :eek:)
• check banking - breathing room now available phew
• check cc bills and see if I can pay off a chunk of a LOB card that we put DD's debts onto.....(but not tell her of course )
• clean up kitchen
• tidy bedroom (I've been out and about these last few days, and will be o&a the rest of the week, and it will distract me from DD's progress.....)
• Start collecting stuff together to take back to Africa next week.
• including Contact Josiebabe - which I should have done AGES ago :rotfl:
• make some lists......always like making lists

Have a great day everybody :A

Pippilongstocking

Hugs olive - sending you lots of caffine/warmth and clear heads - xxxxx

Thanks for the thread DNM

Today
one poll
bank
moved some money to a loan I'm paying off 45 from 2745 - we'll get there
made some HM pork/sage sausages
Post came and got a lovely card
Organised some nice things to post back
must rubberise a chicken
tidy something
sort out printer/scanner to do ex-oh a favour
write dd a cheque for ski trip
kids to dentist later - OH will drive

Not much for me - all helps x

La_escocesa

Hi everyone :wave:

Thought I'd start my listypops in work and update as I go:

· Had breakfast at home so didn't buy toast or a croissant on my way to work - bad habit of mine over the past couple of weeks
· Squirted out a bit too much make up so transferred it to a little pot instead of just washing/wiping it away :cool:
· Taking back the shoes I bought yesterday :T
· Think I'll put perfume I've never opened on e bay
· Check my amazon sale to make sure I'm still the lowest price
· Mini mid-week shop - will do a little meal plan beforehand
· Buying 'sandwich of the day' for cheapness - again, haven't brought my lunch…

Catch up with y'all later x

Pippilongstocking

determined_new_ms wrote: »

pick & freeze toms (thanks Fay ) :A you're welcome

ok Olyv (or anyone with the knowledge) you said something about freezing apples the other day, can you tell me how pls? I have tons of apples & don't want them to go to waste. Also have plums, can I freeze them? Thanks! xx

Plums I freeze whole, when making pie/jam etc- the stones come out and float when you cook - or defrost before cookign and just destone them - easy if messy:D

apples a bit like Olive - or if very lazy (generally I'm lazy) I do them just whole in a bag if making apple sauce later or pie filling which is all cooked - the skin comes out when you cook it anyway so you can fish it out with the pips if you seive it before you use as sauce or pie filling.

Or in chopped up bits - but always raw, any fruit or veg I freeze is always raw - lazy lazy lazy here xx

savingforarainyday

Good Afternoon:D

I have frittered my Tuesday morning away doing absolutely nothing. I think:o

I have checked online banking
Put washing out
Tried to get dd a hair appt for saturday, but she has left it a bit late there is a salon that does waiting appointments only, but will have to see what she says.
Swept floors downstairs
and saw a client for all of about 15 mins.

So this afternoon

I will unload dishwasher (Done)
Cook dinner so it can be microwaved as they come in later (Done)
Prepare for Rainbows first meeting tonight
Paperwork for Rainbows
Finish dusting front room
Put some stuff in loft that I promised to do last week
Check revised electricity bill (Done)
Meal plan for rest of this week (did start but got lost somewhere)
Work plan for this week (now I have all work in)
Keep spending to a minimum
Comb dog (Done)
Log on to hmrc and do couple of bits that can't really wait (Need more info)
Ring doctors about ds physiotherapy appointment or lack of it. (Grrrrr. am about to explode waiting for phone call)

Off to make a start and try and catch up from my laziness