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Weekend 11th/12th June - What small DFW things will you be doing??!

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  • picasso2
    picasso2 Posts: 900 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Afternoon folks.

    Got a busy weekend planed and was up early.

    Today I have / will :
    • Checked banks - gulp
    • Walked to town and back and only bought what I needed
    • Made a large batch of broccoli soup and will freeze some later
    • made a large bowl of fruit salad with what is sitting around
    • pottered in the garden - looks presentable again
    • sorted out freinds birthday pressie for tommorow for under a fiver
    • HC x 1 drying on line
    • A bit of a whizz cleaning round house
    • Sorted out some photos
    • a few comps and will do more later
    • one survey and will look in my inbox for more later
    • keep an eye on ebay
    • list on ebid
    Tommorow :
    • Race for Life - downpour expected :o
    • DD going to free bowling as part of the cinema tickets win
    • Look for a cheapish 70th present
    • Sort out a MSE birthday present for SiL
    • Chill
    Weather is lovely here today but not expected to stay that way so off to enjoy whats left while I can :)
    When it rains look for Rainbows
    When its Dark look for Stars
  • Cleosmum
    Cleosmum Posts: 2,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Crawling in late as wanted to get on with things! Today I have:
    • Checked banking
    • wm on quick wash x 5
    • Compiled a to-do list for today
    • Line dried all the washing and sheets
    • Picked up a mystery shop
    • Walked to Aldi to buy fruit, veg and milk - DD and I had a back pack each and we did our bestest pack horse impressions on the way home lol
    • Washed and dried up
    • Bit of housework
    • Added another £2 coin to sealed pot
    • Front and back lawns cut using freebie lawn mower from friend
    • Weeding done
    • Meals from stores
    • Stuck to diet
    • OH working 8 hours
    • Checked ebay sale
    • Checked pigsback, entered comp
    Still need to go and update grocery spends for yesterday but did well, used £5 MOC and multisaves came to over £12 and bought only what was on offer. Then went to Mr S and bought some basics items and used my staff discount.

    Must make a to-do list for tomorrow too :)
  • Pauper1
    Pauper1 Posts: 539 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Today I have:

    - washing on & air dry x 2
    - made cookies & banana bread for the packups next week
    - food shop for £17 for the next week (won't have to buy anything else!)
    - signed for new bank account (to stop banking where my debts are.)

    Have a lovely weekend everyone x
    Make £2025 in 2025 #18 - £569.66/£2025
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    March - 0/15 NSD, £189.29/£168.75 made, PAD £72/£186, £184.87/£400 GC

    Total debts Jan 1st £11706.68 😭
    Jan 29th £11354.92

    Mar 1st £11015.30
  • rdchick
    rdchick Posts: 1,815 Forumite
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    So today bf decided we will going shopping in Birmingham and oh my I feel like poo now, debt is a horrid thing, going around the shopping centre and seeing my fave shops like Cult and knowing a) I'm too fat now a days to get into any of it b) I cannot afford any of it... Sucks sooo bad! But just another day of learning my debt lesson :( bf bought Summer clothes and trainers..

    I rang o2 to see if they could mark my account as settled last month as they had added another month of 'in arrears' for may even though I paid last month :'( but their credit people weren't in till Monday... Damn it!

    Tomorrow is my best friends daughters 1st birthday party, which will be nice but somewhat tainted because of the death of the little one :( bless em

    Hope everyone is having a nice weekend though!
    Life is too short not to love what you do.
  • WelshWoofer
    WelshWoofer Posts: 5,076 Forumite
    Evening all!
    Weekend poster reporting for duty!

    Not too much to report....

    Today I have...
    • Walked the dog x4
    • Done the weekly shop (£49 - boo, £4 over budget):mad:
    • Been to cinema to see Mother's Day - gory but good - cost £16 for 2 tickets:eek:
    • Resisted OH's chippy tea
    • Had a NSD apart from the cinema tickets
    • Done one load of washing and dried naturally
    • Cleaned whole house
    • Transferred cash around
    • Done new budget for next pay month
    • Booked haircuts for me and the dog - getting about 6 inches cut off mine
    • Paid some bills online
    That's all for today - will be back with a new list tomorrow.
  • catmiaow
    catmiaow Posts: 5,954 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hello,

    Today I have:

    Replied to emails
    Had a shower
    Posted lovefilm back
    Posted test letters
    Posted received parcel form
    Picked nan up and went to my mums for her birthday
    Got my mum a cake from Tesco - £3.50 and it was nice
    Went for dinner with the family - mum paid, wasn't that nice so couldn't eat all mine.
    Done comps
    Applied for jobs

    Tomorrow:

    Sunday lunch @ mums
    Tidy up my mums
    Sort cats out
    Comps
    Emails
    Watch TV

    Hope everyone has a good day!
    No you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:

    Thanks to everyone who posts competitions. You are the stars of the board :T:j:T
  • chrisvaldez
    chrisvaldez Posts: 317 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Evening all!

    So far today I have:

    • Checked my Giffgaff referrals, three signed up this week although slightly too late for the June payout!
    • Called in some Priceminister referrals and bought some DVDs for around 40p a time :)
    • Three and half hours' overtime at work...time and a half!
    • Called friends in USA on free minutes and Skype
    • Called family on inclusive minutes
    • Filled up truck at the biodiesel station - £1.25 a litre!
    • Dinner from stores
    • Stayed in and watched True Grit with my wife
    • Bought reconditioned injectors for our car as the old ones have blown and we were quoted £400 for new ones! £100 thanks to fleabay!
  • WelshWoofer
    WelshWoofer Posts: 5,076 Forumite
    Morning all!
    Up bright and early today - was in the park at 7.30am with the dog whilst its still sunny and dry. The forecast for today isn't good so thought I may as well make the most of it.

    Other things to do today...
    • Pop to Mr T for more hayfever drugs - very sniffy and snotty today
    • Go to the golf shop for a Father's Day pressie
    • Got sheets in the washing machine now - will try to dry naturally if the weather cooperates
    • Do a teeny bit of school work (only about 1 hr)
    • Update diary - not done this for yonks
    • Try to phone water people - bill has gone up for no reason
    • Do a whites wash
    • Sort through wardrobe if the weather is bad later
    • All food from stores
    • Try to stick to diet - yesterday was a disaster:o
    • Sort out clothes for the work week
    That's all for now - hope everyone has a good day
  • Yargo1
    Yargo1 Posts: 1,047 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Yargo1 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Have had a nsd today, worked at job two till one. knackered now lol
    catching up on posts on here
    waiting to be able to do shopandscan transmission..

    Weather was lovely this am here in northampton but is not nice now..typical!! lol x


    Sunday am... Well yesterday was not a nsd in the end. its oh birthday next week so i decided to take him for dinner (as we will have his kids next week so would ve been 4 to feed) to tgis. was lovely treat for him. and me ;-)

    Today ive put some washing on line.. clearly didnt pick up on that it was going to rain. it waited until i had it all pegged out :eek:

    Am listening to steve wright while on here.. lol reminds me of being with my parents , although i used to hate listening to it haha

    have left oh in bed to get a nice lie in. he is always doing too much so i didnt want to wake him

    Have a good day all x
    DEBT FREE - MARCH 2012 - NOW JUST THE MORTGAGE!
    MFW 2012 No.148:£1600 / £450.00
    Mortgage - 102,57.16
  • WelshWoofer
    WelshWoofer Posts: 5,076 Forumite
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    Hope it helps someone?
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