Friday 15th Feb - What small DFW things will you do today?

niksyg

Hi all,

Have been hugely busy over the last week so haven't had time to post, have been reading posts though.

Managed to have a successful evening of exchange last night, sold an unwanted bed to a friend who has just moved house and used the money to buy 18lb of venison, some boar was given a brace of snipe and a brace of woodcock on top - ideal!

The freezer is now almost fully stocked, just need to top it up with some bones for the dogs and we'll be all set for March.

Today I have/will:

- Check online accounts
- Revisit meal plan
- Massive tidy up ready for our house guest this weekend
- Meals from stores.
- LSD
- Update sig


Have a great Friday all!

determined_new_ms

Morning guys :wave: Happy Friday :j am sooooo happy its the end of the week :beer:

Had a lovely Valentines as well. We went to a spa using the voucher I bought oh for Christmas - twas lovely just getting the afternoon off (had a really miserable morning at work ) and just relaxing :T then we went home & made sushi mmmm

Karb that sounds exciting

Things to do today:

* checked banking - dire £30 to last until payday and £20 goes to med appt....
* did VSP
* thinking of booking a cruise to Norway in June :j
* did a car ins search and its come up as £223 :money:
* all meals from stores
* sausage & reduced swede & carrot mash mmmmm
* lovely filling porridge for breakfast
* make good use of free coffee & water at work
* check onepoll
* maybe going to a party tonight but will drive and take our own drinks, so free socialising :money:
* paint 1st coat of skirting board after work
* do a job serch
* meeting dd later to take some of her washing for her
* hang up load of washing in machine

think that's all for me! Have a lovely day y'all xx

foxgloves

Hi all,
A quick one from me today as (stands back in amazement, hair stands on end!)...the SUN IS SHINING!!! I just want to get outside & make a start on the garden :-)
So far, I have:
*Done my big weekly clean (managed to get all upstairs hoovered on Economy 7)
*Breadmaker on & phone charged also in Economy 7 time.
*Next week's meals chosen from Feb meal plans & shopping list done. Not too much needed, most is fruit & veg from local market.
*Bed linen & towels all changed, have set washing machine for overnight (Economy 7 again....I've got to make more use of this)
*Latest £30 Debenhams voucher arrived in post from doing Toluna surveys. Am already half way to the next one.
Still to do:
*Start clearing Spring border so can actually see the snowdrops.
*Carry on crocheting my stripey blanket squares together.
Have a good day everyone,
foxgloves x

headoutthesand

Good morning everyone. I have really been slacking on this thread since the turn of the year. Been really busy but must, must, must get back into the swing of it again.

Today I:

• Checked banks
• made PAD
• bought new fridge via quidco
• washing on at low and hopefully get it hung out in the lovely weather
• tidying kitchen in preparation for new floor being laid tomorrow
• finish the ironing to free up time on Sunday night
• tidy the rest of the house
• take bags of tatty clothes to cash for clothes shops
• lunch/dinner from freezer - new one not coming till Tuesday so must run this one down to avoid waste
• saved 3 £2 coins
• returned ASOS parcel for refund
• emailed play.com about missing fitness dvd:mad:

that's all for now. must do better this weekend

downnotout

Hi all, mostly a lurker in these parts, I just don't have the time or the creative writing skills to write a diary, however some progress has been made today. MrsDNO finally gets it! Having spent the last three years trying to get her to see that debt, missed payments, etc etc all kill a credit file, she finally sees why I don't have if I don't need. Having taken a look at her credit file with her, she said half the accounts she cant remember having, and her New Look card with all its 1-2-3 missed payments all show up, even a year later, so now she said that she didn't realise how things were affected, and now she would start to look at being more MSE It all came about because I would not put a holiday deposit on my credit rebuilding extortionate interest credit card

Sazdaz

MinnieMousesMummy wrote: »

Good morning everyone, its a lovely sunny day here today, although it is still cold.

I didn't have a very productive day yesterday but I am aiming to improve that today.

My list for today:

• Look into folksy
  

I am looking into folksy as well as been crafting and people have been buying some of my brooches that I make for charity so thought may make different ones and try on there. You will have to let me know how you get on.

Pernicious

Hi everyone,

A quickie post from me again today as I spent longer in town that I meant to, didn't spend a penny though :j & I proabbly won't get a chance to catch up later as it's our 4 year anniversary today :happyhear

Thanks for starting us off NTBY, sounds like you had a lovely evening! What a lucky fella you have.
Ally - Will that mould killer destroy paint/plasterboard/grout? We are unable to shift the mould left behind from the previous owners on certain areas!
Karb - I know it's early days but I'm very happy for you, enjoy!
DNMS - Very impressed at your sushi making!


So today I have/will:-

• Made use of free water & cake at work
• B/L/D from stores
• Brekkie was a HM porridge pot
• Lunch was leftovers from a very tasty dinner last night
• Dinner will not be MSE as we're going out...but will try to avoid the wine & additional courses as I'm sure a main will suffice!
• Log calories using free app
• Check postcode lottery
• Charged phone at work
• Heating off as long as possible & on low when needed
• Check online banking
• Check for new mystery shopping opportunities & finish entering results today
• Enter some comps
• Check fleabay
• Think of some ideas on what to get for my parents pearl wedding anniversary on a tight budget!
• Buy lottery tickets for syndicate, fingers crossed!
• Enjoy a night off work for a change with DH, there's a free gig on at a local club that looks good so may go to that

Hope everyone has a great, MSE day x

patator

Today:
- Checked bank
- Continued my battle to try to get in touch with adobe for a (potential) refund
- Did a meal plan for the week, wrote a shopping list
- Off to do a shop in Aldi, with aforementioned list
- Anything I can't get in Aldi I will pop to Sainsburys for...but NO SPENDING OUTSIDE OF THE LIST, regardless of "ooh, what a bargain..."
- Hoping to list a couple more things on eBay before the kidlets arrive home
- Night in tonight; film and home cookin'

Karb

Thanks everyone for their wishes. I'm not getting too carried away at the moment. As regular posters will know, I'm not really over my marriage break up yet, so I need to try to put that to one side, and there's a bit of an age gap to consider too (she's 8 years older than me).

But we'll see how it goes

allydowd

Pernicious wrote: »

Ally - Will that mould killer destroy paint/plasterboard/grout? We are unable to shift the mould left behind from the previous owners on certain areas!

I use Polycell 3-in-1 Mould Killer Spray (Link). The reviews are excellent and my previous experience of it in our old flat is fab too on windowsills, walls and tiles.

For a definitive answer to your questions you should contact Polycell using this Link.

However, my understanding is this: This product is designed to kill mould and prevent it regrowing. However, if the mould is really into your walls, paintwork, grout you should look at getting rid of as much of the damaged material as possible, treating the mould, then re-decorating. For our mouldy wooden windowframes with PVC windows this is what I did:

:www: I got an old screwdriver into all the wooden bits affected by mould and dragged out all the 'gunk' and got the area looking as sparkling clean as I could using lemon juice, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.
:www: Then sanded down the mouldy areas with sandpaper.
:www:Then treated the areas with mould killer twice and let them dry following the instructions on the bottle.
:www:Then gave the area a coat of PVA glue and let dry. (This bit's controversial; some people think PVAs a great sealant, other people say you shouldn't use it!).
:www:Then re-painted the frames with gloss paint and let dry.

There's a couple of tutorials here:

Mouldy bathrooms (Link)
Mouldy windowsills (Link)