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Sat/Sun 10th/11th November - What small DFW things will you be doing today?

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  • Just want to say a big :T:T:T to Ally - honestly, the amount of stuff you find is truly amazing - especially on top of being woken up in the middle of the night and having a noisy day at work :A

    Have entered the whisky competition (would do DMs Christmas pressie!), registered for the hedgehog pack (love those wee critters & anything that can be done to help them is fantastic), printed the voucher for the puncture repair..... :D
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  • Hey Alli! Thanks for starting this thread as I had obviously missed it and started another one! Anyway here are the little things I have done!

    Stuck to meal plans, no deviation!
    Meet with a few friends at cafe and only spent what I had taken from my sparechange jar
    Completed my first two NSDs!
    Saved the lasagna from Friday tea for Sunday lunch
    Saved the soup from Sunday tea for Monday lunch

    Looking forward to week 2 as a DFW!
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  • ziggy2407
    ziggy2407 Posts: 4,106 Forumite
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    Good Evening my lovelies

    ally - Thanks for starting us off
    rising - love the table cover

    Well this weekend has been and gone, lol:

    Yesterday was absolutely shattered and slept in while 7.45 then spent the morning baking banana cakes (for Cake stall), quick shower before going to the Christmas Fayre at mums sheltered accomodation (I run a stall and generally help out), it was a great day and we raised almost £800. the evening passed in a blur cos I was shattered but then couldnt sleep so got back up and had a warm drink and caught up on "Kirsties Vintage Home".

    Today after another lovely lie-in and a cuppa brought up we dropped mum and little one off at church with lots of knitted/crocheted blankets for Romania, went shopping, collected mum and little one from church, lunch from stores, slept a little (while suppoosedly watching a dvd, lol), then tea at mums with brother and his kids and managed to de-clutter a little bit more for her as well as more furniture re-arranging.

    I have also remebered to

    check banks
    check swapits
    meals from stores
    washing & line dried x 2

    Back to normality tomorrow, sorry for rambling

    Hope you've all had a great weekend, love to you all :A

    C xx
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  • Candy0107
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    aw Candy try not to let that get to you. Have a good ole sort out of your clothes and I bet you can pull something together that looks fab out of your current collection, a few accessories, a bit of make up and apply wine liberally and you will feel fantastic xx

    Thanks Determined :D I've decided to make a top to wear - basically 2 rectangles, straps and possibly a belt and I'm done :D. Will buy the material when I get paid :D

    Candy xxx
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  • Pernicious
    Pernicious Posts: 1,786 Forumite
    Candy0107 wrote: »
    Well Perni, I won £2 something and couldn't get hold of you....I took the executive decision to re-invest.....hope that's ok with you :rotfl:

    Candy xxx

    Haha of course it is! Well done for at least making your money back, & of course good luck for next time! :)
    allydowd wrote: »
    Do you have one of these for drying clothes? http://www.storagebox.co.nz/img/p/303-1430-thickbox.jpg

    We do, I worry that won't be "attractive" enough though!
    :j Try asking around friends / colleagues as loads of people have them lying around (I lent mine to DM ages ago & it's in constant use & no sign of me getting it back!).

    I've done 1/2 dozen car boots in the last year and have, so far & fingers crossed, always been able to borrow a clothes rail and folding table for each one!:)

    Yup I am hoping for a reply on FB, will get DH to ask on his too. He also used to live above a clothes shop so will get him to pop in & ask if he finds one of the guys who may remember him...it was about 3 years ago now :o
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