Thursday 21st February 2013 - what small things.......

winsones

zepsgal wrote: »

Gooooood morning!!

Feeling a bit better today, it's amazing what a snuggle with my two dogs and DH does to lift my mood

Today I will try and not quit my job!
Check banking, one DD left to come out
LSD, need something for lunch. And possibly dinner, but there is money left in the food budget to cover
Do swagbucks, onepoll, check competitions board and freebies
Tonight I will cut out the remainder of my patchwork squares, going to make http://dsquilts.com/fabric_and_patterns.asp?PageID=187 this for my niece. For her birthday on Sunday, :eek:

Need to make a start on next months budget as well, I seem to work well if it's all written down, just need to get it written down

I will try and be more positive today. Only I can help myself to feel better, to be better. I need to make more of an effort with everything in my life!

Have a good day y'all! x

That patchwork dog is lovely! (bookmarked it for myself)

mummybearx

winsones wrote: »

That patchwork dog is lovely! (bookmarked it for myself)

I have never managed to do a patchwork before, there is far too much measuring for my liking And I don't do straight lines lol!

Wish me luck!

The_Boss

Off grocery shopping today. Will be taking a large number of 2p coins from a jar that has been accumulating and will be putting as many of them as possible into the self checkout machine.

Also will be making a list beforehand and sticking to it.

Not so moneysaving is that I am driving to a store that is 18 miles away as opposed to our local ones (3 within a few miles of here).

ziggy2407

Good Afternoon my Lovelies

Candy - Thanks for starting us off
zepsgal - Love the patchwork dog, wish I could make something like that, lol, but dont stand a chance as hopeless at sewing

Hi :wave:to all the regulars and lurkers and a BIG welcome to all the newbies, this is a really FAB thread with so many lovely, caring, considerate and supportive people.

Still feeling really argh :eek::eek::eek:, so am spending today with Daniel Craig (only on DVD). Another feeble list for today

Check Banks - Done
Check swapits - Done
Check www.freepostcodelottery.com - Done
Coke zone codes - Done
Bake Buns - Done
Investigate how to use up wrinkly apples - Done, found some lovely recipes and have made apple scones today - delish
Sort calendar/diaries - Done
Filing & Shredding - Done
Surveys - Done
General Tidy Round - Done
Meals from stores - Done
Read or Knit - 75% cushion complete
Enter a few comps -

Have a great day, love to you all

C xx

winsones

ziggy2407 wrote: »

Good Afternoon my Lovelies

Investigate how to use up wrinkly apples -

C xx

I throw the apples to my chickens - they love them

Pernicious

Hi everyone,

I'm looking forward to going to the cinema with one of my closest friends tonight, will have a good catch up afterwards Not really DFW as the cinema is hardly cheap these days but think it'll do me the world of good!

Thanks for starting us off Candy, another early start for you.
bt1 - Great news about the rating & paying things off a month sooner
mrsdee - What's your meatfree dinner tonight? I'm always on the look out for new veggie recipes. Congrats on the weight loss.
Zepsgal - Hope work is better for you today, I know what you mean about only you can make yourself feel better but I can't seem to bring myself to do anything about it at the moment! That patchwork dog is cute
Ziggy - Big hugs to you, hope Daniel Craig cheers you up :rotfl:


Today I have/will:-

• Made use of free water & milk at work
• B/L/D from stores
• Leftovers for lunch for me & DH
• Staying in for my lunch break to avoid spending
• Dinner from meal plan - Fish fingers, steamed veg & either some HM wedges from the freezer or a baked potato
• Log calories using free app
• Check postcode lottery
• Charge phone at work
• Heating off as long as possible & on low when needed
• Check online banking
• Check for new mystery shopping opportunities
• Enter some comps
• Check DH's fleabay
• Declutter & flylady
• Dentist appointments later for me & DH, NHS clean only & fingers crossed that once again they will not want to see me for another year thus saving money!
• Unblock drain using household ingredients (bicarbonate of soda, vinegar & boiling hot water) instead of buying expensive drain cleaner that is tested on animals!
• Pay only for the cinema ticket tonight, no snacks etc

Hope everyone has a great, MSE day x

foxgloves

Afternoon all,
Quite a good day so far, though it's soooooo cold! (Am FAR to stingy these days to put extra heating on!)
So far, I've:
*Done a few surveys. (Could cash in Toluna points but will carry on to £30 Debenhams giftcard level)
*Updated budgets & re-embursed the money I owed the grocery fund with 2 big bags of onions, lol)
*Bought local paper as am reseaching local bathroom suppliers/fitters/good offers as need new bathroom but determined to get best price we can.
*Parked at edge of town & walked in (free). Parked up at local park on way home (free) & walked one circuit. Pedometer said 2.5 miles in all, so no need for exercise dvd to come out today....yay!
*Had free coffee at Waitrose ('My Waitrose' card) & had little healthy snack in my bag thus avoided cake temptation. (Only lost a lb in last fortnight....been dieting so long, think will have to drop calorie level, so am trying to be squeaky-good...... :-/)
*Tried a totally GORGEOUS top on in 'Monsoon', then realised I didn't have my gift voucher with me!!!! Nooooo!!!!! Put the top back. The old naughty foxgloves would have bought the top then come back & spent the voucher as well on something else. Am reformed character!
*Browsed flea market. Did not buy anything. Another big source of spending for me in the past as I love the vintage, shabby chic look.
*Dinner tonight turkey chilli (from my big post-Christmas batch cook) & jacket potatoes.
*Entered 7 competitions - 4 more to do.
That's it for me today.
Love to all,
foxgloves x Oh, I forgot.....Ziggy & the wrinkly apples. I often often use these in sage & onion stuffing and in muffins.

allydowd

zepsgal wrote: »

I will try and be more positive today. Only I can help myself to feel better, to be better. I need to make more of an effort with everything in my life!

I've been thinking that (of myself) all week! All week I have been saying to myself:

• It is normal to hate mornings. Get up and get on with it!

• Only I can do this. Self-pity won't help.

• Telling my work colleagues how I feel won't help. They're not mature enough to understand. Just get on with it!

And, ta da(!) I have made it to the end of my week. At the beginning of the week I was all for giving up on everything, but I'm over the worst now, I think. I can't give up, not now I've come this far and paid off 82% of my debt.

C'mon, zepsgal, you can do it.

allydowd

:hello: Today I've:

:www: Been to work.

:www: Done Nectar AdPoints.

:www: Found cheap cold remedies in storage box before OH rushes out and needlessly buys more.

:www: Took cup-a-soup and bread to work for lunch. Free drinks from vendy. Free cupcake from colleague.

OFFERS:

Free micro-chipping at the Dogs Trust. (Link)

£5 off £50 spend online at Tesco for existing customers or £17 off £60 spend for new customers. (Link)

Three ice-lollies 50p in Tesco. Read the whole thread! (Link)

This week's Lidl offers. (Link)

Free 6 pack of crisps through Asda and TopCashback (Link)

Free Kindle books. (Link)

6 Free rail tickets and two-month season ticket for Jobseekers in Eastern England. (Link)

Heads up, free National Trust weekend. Coupon coming soon. (Link)

25p off Sudocrem via Facebook. (Link)

Kettle chips 35p at BP petrol stations. ([URL="s://offers.bp.co.uk/Offers/323"]Link[/URL])

J20 competition via Facebook. (Link)

allydowd

Pernicious wrote: »

• Unblock drain using household ingredients (bicarbonate of soda, vinegar & boiling hot water) instead of buying expensive drain cleaner that is tested on animals!

Our local pound shop sells a drain snake. Comes in handy now and again and is chemical free. Something like this: (Link)

Now and again we put a crushed egg shell down the sink. OH swears it helps prevent fat build up.