Tuesday 25th September - What small DFW things will you be doing today?

Pernicious

Sibles you snuck in whilst I was posting, so sorry to hear you're being made redundant! Hopefully you'll find it's for the best & a better job is waiting just round the corner for you xx

sibles

Thanks Perni, I'm doing ok, though keep having wobbles!
Onwards and upwards xxx

allydowd

Pernicious wrote: »

Ally, sorry to hear about the house fire! Sounds awful taking out a whole street!

The fire just destroyed our flat; the street was falling down of it's own accord! The whole area is being re-developed. It's old ship-builders accommodation and no longer habitable. :rotfl:

allydowd

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Morning alley! Ha ha we're moving partners MSE stylie!

Indeed we are! :j

Found a good tip today: when you are packing plates if you happen to have any disposable plates (polystyrene or paper) interleve each ceramic plate with a disposable one for added protection. Like this: http://thefrugalgirls.com/2012/07/how-to-safely-pack-plates-for-moving.html

allydowd

ChopinonaBudget wrote: »

2) Source a few big boxes to prepare for packaging for LPs

I've always found Farmfoods and B&M Home Bargains willing to give away cardboard boxes; whereas Tesco were singularly unhelpful.

headoutthesand

Good afternoon folks. Early-ish post for me today. Took the day off to get paperwork and things sorted round the house.

Today I:

• Checked Bank
• Made PAD
• parcelled up EB parcels
• withdrew money from Paypal
• went shopping without meal plan but still stayed under budget
• Budgeted for October
• List another few items on EB
• Filled in school holiday club forms and noticed I get a day free if kids have a playpass card from their school :T

Also still to do:

• return books to library
• call CC company and see if they will extend intrest free period to let me transfer more. I've got 6 months left on this one and would like to make use of it but if they won't do it then I'll apply for a new one elsewhere.
• Sort out paperwork into companies and file them accordingly - I'm coming out in hives at the thought of everything being mixed up

Hope everyone is having a lovely day so far

determined_new_ms

Oh sibles so sorry to hear your news, thinking of you lovely and hope you get your head around it soon. Am sure as soon as you do you'll take action and find something else x

Pernicious

allydowd wrote: »

The fire just destroyed our flat; the street was falling down of it's own accord! The whole area is being re-developed. It's old ship-builders accommodation and no longer habitable. :rotfl:

Ohhhh, silly me!! Sorry to hear about the fire still, I know it's only "stuff" but I'd cry if our house had a fire!

ChopinonaBudget

allydowd wrote: »

I've always found Farmfoods and B&M Home Bargains willing to give away cardboard boxes; whereas Tesco were singularly unhelpful.

Thanks for the tip! In the end I was laden down with toilet roll, bubble wrap, and brown paper, so didn't look for boxes.
We have a Nisa being fitted out locally so I might give them a shot first, they have boxes upon boxes in their skip but it was tipping it down today....

determined_new_ms

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Morning alley! Ha ha we're moving partners MSE stylie! Wow I am sooo ultra busy at the moment my life has military precision! So much to be greatful for too though x

Things I need to do today:
* walk to work decided not to as have to go home and meet housing officer at 3.30....
* [STRIKE]all meals from stores - trying to use up all fridge items. LO stew for dinner tonight mmmmm[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]check banking & pay some bills, finalise budget[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]post off mortgage deeds and letter to ds[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]texted friend already and invited her for dinner on Friday[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]NSD?[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]finish job appl with every spare minute I have! [/STRIKE]done and posted off! :j
* [STRIKE]text brother to say I can't cook for him tonight so just a cup of tea or come on Thurs! [/STRIKE] rearranged for Sunday - phew!

Ok that's me. Have a great day x

Its very rare I complete (almost) everything on my list! I know it was a small list but the job appl took me about 4 1/2hrs today so am very please with myself given everything I have on at the moment! Pleased that is no longer on my "to do" list and hope I have done a good enough job to get an interview

As well as this I have:

* got quotes for buildings/b&cs ins
* spoke to EA and vendor has some tools/a couple of ladders he doesn't need and has given them to us :T
* stuck to diet and resisted the yummy things in the office :A

Hope you all had a good day. Special big hugs to Sibles xxx