Friday 27th Jan - What small DFW things will you be doing today?!

Tiggy10

Hi all! Its been a while, fell off the wagon a bit at xmas but I'm trying to get back on track!

Today:

-Have to wait in for a man to fix the fridge.
-go to gym
- breakfast lunch and dinner from home.
- try for NSD.
- Start job applications so I have a job at the end of uni.
- List a few books/ dvd's on amazon.

Thats all so far!

ziggy2407

Good Morning all

Pixie - Thanks for starting us off and yaay to short-work Fridays
Josie - Have a great "date" tonight
DNMS - Hope you feel better soon

Today's little list (very repititive but helping at the moment)

Check Banks - Done
Check Swapits - Done
Keep up to date with surveys - Done (now just need to keep up to date)
Keep on top of emails - Done (now just need to keep up to date)
Update food tracker (20.5lb off up to now since Sept) - in progress
Read ("Hannah's List, Debbie Macomber") - in progress (enjoying it, nice easy read)
Comps -
Quick tidy round - Done
Few bits to file/shred
Hoover/mop kitchen as little one managed to scatter a bowl of Coco Pops all over (only good bit is he doesnt have milk so it could have been worse, lol) - Done
Drop "bits" at Charity Shop - Done
Swimming tonight

Hope you all have a great day, love to you all

C x

determined_new_ms

can someone refer me to pinecone please?

thanks! x

natlie

pixiechick99 wrote: »

As for quesadillas, I just buy a packet of tortilla wraps and chuck in cooked chicken, peppers, onions, salsa and cheese - in a frying pan and instead of plonking another tortilla on the top, I fold one half over so it looks like a calzone pizza thing.

I do that too, I cook mine on my panini grill, its such a good way to use up leftovers - mine usually contain: cheese, spring onion, grated carrot, pepper and sweetcorn. I have used brie, spinach and red onion jam yum Im veggie but the combinations are endless I have then with mayo and/or sweet chili sauce.

Hi all thanks Pixie

I have been to MrT got teething gel for poor DS
Kitchen is sparkly clean :T
Laundry is done:T
Havent had brekkie yet starving
Tidy lounge
payday today:Tpay is rubbish:eek:but getting pay and tips from restaurant last week tomorrow:D
thats it today,dinner tonight is easy tuna pasta for OH, jacket pots and beans for everyone else
Have a lovely day all
Nat

La_escocesa

Hello there :wave:

Thanks for starting us off Pixiechick

NTBY, OH does martial arts on Thursday nights - I used to go to yoga then but now I go on a Monday instead so I have the house to myself on Thursdays.

DNMS - hope you feel better soon. Sometimes when some built up stresses go away (leaving your old job etc) we find that our body relaxes and all sorts of stuff we've been locking away makes an appearance. Take care and give yourself what you need this weekend - lots of chill out time is Dr Escy's orders. :cool:

Oooh, JB - the boy situ sounds promising! Hope it all works out for you guys

I walked into work for day 2 - giving me a chance to get some more music into my life and a bit more 'me time' - much better than sitting-on-the-bus time methinks! :cool:

I was feeling a bit yesterday for a while but feeling a bit more positive today - I got some feedback about the job I was going to go for on that other team - doesn't sound like I'd have a hope of getting it if I were to apply. Don't you just love office politics? Back to Plan A and looking for external jobs after my next pay rise (better to start job hunting with the increased salary already under my belt I reckon).

Here's my small things:
Brekkie at home
Two cups; one tea bag :cool:
Walked to work
Emailed friends about coming to mine for a free yoga class - practice for my teaching assessment! :eek:
Joined Linkedin - best way to find jobs these days apparently…
Tidy round tonight - blatantly still going to have loads to do over the weekend!
Mini-shop for essentials - £20 max
Need to think about w/e meal plan and next week's lunches mainly - write up - got a fab chalk board as a housewarming pressie with days of the week - oh the small things do make me smile!
Downloaded a couple of free kindle books
Walk down to cheap shop on lunch to get some cupboard groceries - tins/jars - must remember I'm walking home!

xxx

OrangeFairy

Afternoon all

Work is sooo busy! I ate lunch while working and as it has just quietened down i thought i would have 5 mins to myself on here!

Today

Working in overdrive as on my own
Lunch from stores- a sad cuppa soup as a collegue bought a small cake for me so i am making up low calories to combat it!
Dinner from stores - Quorn burgers - HM rolls if i get time
Housework
Read my book and have a lovely relaxing bath
LSD - just some stork and milk
Check ebay
Answer Questions on ebay
Make my Grandad a coffee and walnut battenburg (from GB Bake off)
Get to bed early
Arrange kids ballet stiff for tomorrow
Email virgin

Thats my lot

I hope everyone is well

DNMS - sorry to hear you are poorly - what awful timing

Pernicious

pixiechick99 wrote: »

I've just gone back and seen your reply now:D
As for quesadillas, I just buy a packet of tortilla wraps and chuck in cooked chicken, peppers, onions, salsa and cheese - in a frying pan and instead of plonking another tortilla on the top, I fold one half over so it looks like a calzone pizza thing. With tacos I do buy a pack, I might look into buying the seasoning separately then I could just buy the taco shells not the kit. But the Tesc0 own kit wasn't too costly, about £2.20...and we have a few shells and meal left over which we have for lunch the next day:D
With pasta bake I only ever use single cream - or I used to use condensed mushroom soup - that was a yummy one but I think my girls would trun their noses up so I don't have it now;)
I think my meals are all boring...same old things, so I'm looking out for new ideas:)

Excellent ideas! The sauces sound cheaper than the ready made one, but it takes away the "convenience" factor a little, doesn't sound like it would take a lot longer though Will have to add quesadillas to the meal plan as it sounds simple enough!

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Perni - I tried to think of what I cook yesterday but my brain wouldn't have it!

I never buy sauces and make my own, often a tin of toms, some dried herbs, whatever veg is lurking & then a sprinkle of grated cheese bung it in the oven mmmm

I've been using this website recently

http://resourcefulcook.com/

do you have a slow cooker? Often I just bung a load of things in it in the morning - this week I did a pork casserole - 2 chops cut up and browned off, 2 onions, a couple of apples cut up into chunks, a little cider and a stock cube and a little water. The boys loved it and it cost pence

Unfortunately we don't have a slow cooker (one to add to a gift list if I bother to do one for the wedding? ) so that's out for now, but that website has some fab recipes! I simply have to try http://resourcefulcook.com/recipes/view/gbayr-moroccan-chicken-tagine mmm! Pixie maybe this is one you can try too to spice things up a bit?

I can make a simple tomato sauce & a cheese sauce from scratch, maybe this is the way forward & I should just try adding a few extra things into it to make a filling pasta bake.

Lost_and_nervous wrote: »

Pernicious - Tomato passata is great to make sauces, you can get it for between 25p and 29p and I add herbs and garlic to it. One small carton generally does 4 adult meals, 2 childrens meals. It tastes great even just on plain pasta with some cheese.

You know what I always go for tins of chopped tomatoes which are more expensive than that, I shall give passata a go, thank you!

Yargo1

A nsd here today - friends over later for take out and hoping oh will buy curry :-)

Checked banking - roll on Tuesday

Have a good day all xx

determined_new_ms

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Morning pix, thanks for starting us off & morning to everyone else

urgh I feel terrible felt so bad yesterday that I took the day off - really bad start to a new job. Still feel really rough today, but going to go in & just eat painkillers. Hope that the day goes quickly & then come home and crawl into bed...

Small things

[STRIKE]checked banking[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]did VSP & updated sig[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]cancel going to my friend's and then out for drinks tonight - petrol & money saved [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]breakfast, lunch & dinner from stores[/STRIKE]
write letter of complaint to British Gas
[STRIKE]NSD[/STRIKE] :j
will go to bed when I get in a 5

hope you all have a good day x

very please with myself as have completed almost everything (although I appreciate my list was titchy!) think I will make the dinner then do the BG email just so I can tick everything off

Hope the day has been suitably fruitful for you all :A

Charityworker

Well today I went to a meeting of community groups which was followed by a free buffet = free lunch.

Went round all the charity shops on the way home and bought a lovely musical box which I can either use to display my vintage jewellery in at craft fairs or sell.

When I got home my necklaces I bought by wholesale had arrived.

Did all the surveys.

Did all the competitions.

Had the heating on low.