Weekly Flylady Thread 21st February 2011

vanilla

List that has been done.
1) clear DD's bed of clothes and junk
2) strip our bed
3) clean front door inside and out
4) hoover hall and wipe skirting
5) declutter under cot and bedroom floor

All done as well as sorting Rhys's clothes, so a full bin bag is too small for him. I've also sorted out my jewellery and make up and found a proper home for it.

List to be done next
1) clear our bed of junk
2) bin bag up Rhys's old clothes
3) remake our bed
4) clear and clean both bedside cupboards
5) dust tv
6) clean window and sil
7) hoover the bedroom

MrsB sorry to hear of your news.
Kazw what a pain in the b**t, i hope it doesn't take too long to put up again.

Dustykitten

Afternoon all

Still pouring with rain here, poor DS1 looked like a drown rate when I picked him up from reffing.

WM1 done
yesterday's laundry put away
food shop done
recycling done (shoes and plastics and rags)
stuff dropped at scrap store.

Plan:
sort ISAs
HHP
Deep clean our bedroom
go to garden centre/farm shop/petrol station
sort present for DS3 to take to party

vanilla

life_in_termoil wrote: »

OK I think ive managed to sort out my finances. I have decided I am giving myself a weekly budget of £150. I will need to do a weekly meal plan and shop at Aldi/lidl. Hopefully this is do able and hopefully after afew weeks I will be able to reduce this further. Ive also decided that the cigs have got to go £5.11 a packet x 7 = £35.77 a week :eek: Going to roll my own (hum should be fun)

Well done you.:T I've smoked rollies for years now, they can be a bit tricky at the start but they cost alot less and you will smoke alot less.

1_step_closer

Hello!

I have been putting this off for ages.................but ROD WILL be sorted today one way or the other!!!!! Its the computer room and is doing my head in.

I have done far too much procrastination (big word there)(not sure exactly what it means) and it is time to get on with it........

see ya's laters...........

1 step closer

embb

I smoke rollies too, one 50g pack lasts a week @ roughly £13 you soon get used to rolling them (please add filters) x

I'm seriously thinking about downsizing my unnecessary expenditure, sky package will be going when I move out for a few weeks and wont be getting put back on, dropping a level re: food stuffs and cleaning products along with reducing what I buy....nipping out in the car will be going too...and seeing as that usually goes hand in hand with shopping will be a double saving :j everything's going up but my income isn't and a couple of my lovely customers have passed on so doing less jobs. Needs must.

I've tidied my wardrobe and hung up all my clean clothes, sorted out my xmas stash and packed it up neatly....still looking for Lovefilm dics grrrrrr.

ETA: Greenbee Have you looked into 'SIPPS' for investment/pensions, Martin recommends and you can find info on the Hargreaves & Lansdown website x

life_in_termoil

embb wrote: »

nipping out in the car will be going too...and seeing as that usually goes hand in hand with shopping will be a double saving :j.

Ive not used my car for work since starting my new job in January!!! Its saved me alot of money and now I only put £10 of petrol in the tank a week which does me the school run. Once it starts getting abit warmer and drier then I will be walking the kids (and dog) to school. They walk themselves home at 3.30 but in the mornings I like to make sure that they actually arrive at school lol

Its been hoofing down all morning so had to put the TD on :mad: but it looks like it is beginning to clear as I can see patches of blue apprearing through the clouds. Hopefully it wont be raining when I walk to work!!

Ive emptied my purse of all receipts of things that I buy when im at work (have to keep them so can get my 20% discount refunded) OMG how much crap do I eat!!! Working in a petrol station surrounded by crisps, chocolate, fizzy drinks and sandwiches really doesnt help. Think I need to take a packed lunch to work so I can graze throughout my shift. 7pm till 10pm is quiet so I find im bored so I eat. Need to take a book to work.

kazwookie

Right ebay stuff sorted out, into the right accounts!, I have 78 items listed, 2 already have bids, some are relists from last time that didn't sell.

Off home

Sort out WM and put next load in
Fold what is dry
If it has stopped raining go any play with my greenhouse, get the algae off, dump any plants in it that have died, get ready to start sowing this years stuff.

More hugs for all those that need them.

Lifein a T~~how many does your budget have to feed? have you looked at the thread for meals?

life_in_termoil

Just this week alone ive munched my way through :-

vegetable crisps x 2
topic x 3
crisps x 2
energy drink x 4
pepperami x 2
diet coke x 1
pot noodle x 1
frys peppermint creme x 1
mini cheddars x 1
ribena x 1
liquorice stick x 1
bottle of water x 1
fridge raiders x 1
mini pork pie x 1
wine gums x 1
sandwich x 1
turkish delight x 1
extra strong mints x 1

Grand total of £24.82 :eek:

Think I need to leave my purse at home and take packed lunches

life_in_termoil

kazwookie wrote: »

Lifein a T~~how many does your budget have to feed? have you looked at the thread for meals?

Its me, 3 teenage kids and the dog x

The problem is mostly waste...I start work at 3 so have meals prepared for the kids so that they can just reheat when they are hungry. 9 times out of 10 what ive cooked is still sat on the side and they have made themselves something totally different! I work 5 shifts 1 week and 2 shifts the next so its a huge issue. Think I may just buy a large chain and padlock the freezer!

Craftyscholar

life_in_termoil wrote: »

Ive been doing my finances and I really need to do a food budget and stick to it, I have no idea as to what I spend a month on food, but what I do know is that during the month of February £1062.27 has slipped through my fingers!!! Now your not telling me thats how much Ive spent on food/cigs/petrol!!! I need to get a grip, no wonder im skint!

LiT

serena wrote: »

Ah, now I do know tha answer to that question! With due thanks to the brilliant people on Debt Free Wannabe, get yourself a spending diary!

Any small notebook will do, but I find one which has an elastic band around it is best, as then I can slip in receipts, and not lose them.
Write down every single thing you spend on, for a month, before you start on trying to trim.

I've just decided that I need to do this again, as I'm also getting through large amounts of cash with nothing very much to show for it - although that's probably having three expensive offspring!

Right - so that is three of us starting a spending diary on Tuesday (1st March) Anyone else want to join us?
Had a walk to shop for food - walked back with neighbour and caught up on news.
WMx2
If it brightens up might transfer some washing outside.