Tuesday 23rd August 2011 What small DFW things will you do today????

kjp

Afternoon all!

Thanks DNMS for starting the thread today!

Pernicious - I got a £5 No 7 voucher when spending a fiver at Boots on Sunday, so the promotion should be on now?
WelshWoofer - the mexican potato tea sounds lovely - any chance of a recipe (sorry to be cheeky!!)
Ixia - well done on the not smoking!!!

And welcome to new people - I'm still a newbie but everyone here is really lovely and I find it really helps to keep myself on track!

Today I have/will:

• Check banking
• Check credit cards
• Check TCB
• Check Ebay
• Worked hard
• Smiled lots!
• Ate lunch and breakfast from stores
• Car shared to work so no petrol costs - last day I manage to do this all week though as my friend is leaving, boo! Now will have to drive 7 days out of 10 as opposed to 4 out of 10
• Looked for a cheap package holiday - not found anything though
• Signed up to do an evening class, funded by work. Looking forward to it - but am a bit scared too!

Sadly not an NSD tonight as going out with my friend who's leaving. However, sole reason we're going out is to have pudding, so might leave the main and just have a starter and a pud, to save money and room in my tum! Also need to pop to Mr T's to buy some Ready Brek, but will use clubcard voucher for that.

Hope everyone's had a good day, and have a lovely evening all!

Kx

Magpie23

Hiya,
Thanx, I have tried the school shop but where she's so tall with a long reach nothing fitted her. I have also gone around all of the ladies shops I could find in town today but there was nothing there either! But we've still got a week to keep looking.

I was very proud of myself today going round all of these lovely shops with lots of pretty things, although in one shop I was so tempted that I had to physically remove myself from the shop! :rotfl: Laughing at myself now. I've NEVER had that much reserve in my life before, MSE really is transforming me from the inside out .

This morning I guesstimated £330 for everthing and I've only spent £240, entirely discounted, BOGOF, buy one, second half price and I literally shopped til I dropped keeping my eyes open for any bargins! But it was worth it as the girls' are all beaming and fully kitted out for the new school year . (Well, apart from a blazer and a pack of school shirts, which will just have to wait .)

-x-

determined_new_ms

kjp wrote: »

And welcome to new people - I'm still a newbie but everyone here is really lovely and I find it really helps to keep myself on track!

Kx

you're no longer a newb kjp! you get one week newbie status and then you're all in :beer:

WelshWoofer

kjp wrote: »

Afternoon all!

WelshWoofer - the mexican potato tea sounds lovely - any chance of a recipe (sorry to be cheeky!!)

Kx

Hiya,
its quite easy and was originally a Slimming World recipe so I can take no credit (or blame!).

For 1 generous portion....

approx 150 -200 g potato
200ml passata
small red pepper
small red onion
1 chopped up tomato
tsp oregano
grated cheese

Chop the potato into bite sized chunks and boil until almost done
Meanwhile, chop the pepper, onion and tomato and fry off in a teeny bit of oil
Add the passata and oregano (and chilli flakes if you fancy it) and cook through for a few mins
Add the cooked potato and make sure its all coated in the passata/veg mixture
Put the whole thing in an oven proof dish and cover with grated cheese, bung in the oven until the cheese is melted and browned
Enjoy!

madein1967

For me today :

- charged phone at work
- checked online banking
- took breakfast and lunch in to work
- added £1 to my jar
- done surveys that came my way
- rang Dad after 6 (free evening calls)
- Ebay item was collected (£20 cash)
- DMP payment standing order set up with bank
- updated my to-do list
- dinner from the freezer
- another NSD
- claimed £15 Toluna voucher
- new budget for September
- checked for any freebies

Thats me done - off for a laid-back evening now

brizzledfw

Hi all

just a quick message from me as shattered. My new job whilst part time has a 200mile commute when I go into my base office so I am up early and get back late..

Very very pleased with myself as only spent money on fuel today. Albeit £45 to fill rest of tank..it may at this rate be worth thinking of getting a more fuel efficient car..but doesn't see how massive outlay is worth it. Cars are such money sinks. Took sandwiches into work...woo HOO. Worked well and meant I didn't leave my desk :-(

So kinda NSD...?!! Also charged mobile at work. Washing as usual at 30 and drying on line.

On my lengthy commute also worked out my new goals this morning.
Will try and clear debts listed here in sig (am hugely fed up with always having an OD, it's a bore) and then increase my OP pot in mortgage fund to £7k. All by end of 2011. Need to see how much is in OP pot after recent raids :-(( but should be a stretch but achievable iyswim. Also
needed as need a new mortgage at end of year so best to have as much as possible to throw at it and improve the deal we can get especially as I will be less than year in new job which always seems to throw in a spanner into the works.

Need to get DD1 a gift for having achieved a real hard goal. She's only 11 and didn't think she could do it. But she did. DD2 has suggested a Wii game. I agree but would like to get a second hand one..so will go to
local swap type store to see what they have. Fingers crossed!!

Will now do a PAD. I will crack this, I will!:D

Off now. Have a good day tomorrow all

Brizzle

Pernicious

kjp wrote: »

Pernicious - I got a £5 No 7 voucher when spending a fiver at Boots on Sunday, so the promotion should be on now?



Today I have/will:

• Looked for a cheap package holiday - not found anything though

Kx

Ooh thank you, I will pop in tomorrow on my lunch break

Have you tried groupon? That's where we got our trip to Morrocco, if you sign up can you use my referral please?

http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/groupon-getaways/ParkRoyalAlbatross/712409 is one of their current deals.

brizzledfw wrote: »

Need to get DD1 a gift for having achieved a real hard goal. She's only 11 and didn't think she could do it. But she did. DD2 has suggested a Wii game. I agree but would like to get a second hand one..so will go to
local swap type store to see what they have. Fingers crossed!!

What did she do?

WelshWoofer wrote: »

Hiya,
its quite easy and was originally a Slimming World recipe so I can take no credit (or blame!).

For 1 generous portion....

approx 150 -200 g potato
200ml passata
small red pepper
small red onion
1 chopped up tomato
tsp oregano
grated cheese

Chop the potato into bite sized chunks and boil until almost done
Meanwhile, chop the pepper, onion and tomato and fry off in a teeny bit of oil
Add the passata and oregano (and chilli flakes if you fancy it) and cook through for a few mins
Add the cooked potato and make sure its all coated in the passata/veg mixture
Put the whole thing in an oven proof dish and cover with grated cheese, bung in the oven until the cheese is melted and browned
Enjoy!

That recipe sounds lush!