Monday 20 May - What small DFW things will you do today?

stacey2193

Morning all,

I am late posting today as I have been to meet a friend for a coffee (his treat ) and a FREE scone with our hot drink. Then he came over to fix a little job for me, I think the blank expression on my face when he tried to explain what I needed to do was a give away and he decided it was easier to do it himself !

I needed fuel again today, put £10 diesel in on Sunday but that only does me one trip to work and was on empty by the time I got home, I am also bad for driving around on fumes !

Put another £10 diesel in today, banking situation is dire, very tight and its half term next week so need to find things to do with teenage daughter that are not going to cost much!

I have a potential new lodger coming to look round tomorrow so I better do a bit of cleaning, and could do with a bunch of cheap flowers and maybe some tealights to brighten the room up a bit.

Off to visit my granddad for lunch with him soon and then another friend coming over for coffee at mine later.

The plan for tonight as a run as I feel tired, fat and bloated and generally yuck. Also better think about what to have for dinner, I have loads of food in but have not been organised enough to get anything out of the freezer !

Have a good day all

Much love

S x

determined_new_ms

Morning everyone :wave: thanks for starting us off NTBY, great to see you! Wowzer on the news, hurrah! Really happy for you, you are so brave in your career! :T

Bobarella excellent news re trading over the weekend :j glad it happened for you x

I had a lovely weekend away with oh at a blues festival (festival is a bit of a stretch!) we had a lovely time, laughed loads but over spent need to figure out where additional funds will come from!

Things for today:

* check banking
* rejig budget
* all meals from stores - dinner as per meal plan
* cycle to ex-mil's to do some chores for her shortly
* text friend I was going to be going to take to lunch and see if she'll be happy with a cuppa and possibly a walk....
* painting! Really need to get on and finish this today and tomorrow!
* tend to little seedlings

Ok that's all I plan to do! Have a great day x

hanb

I'd like to join in if that's ok? I've lurked for ages and plucked up the courage to say hello on the NSD challenge yesterday and so thought I'd come and do the same here.. Hello :wave:

Today I need to spendy in that when I finish work I need to fill up the car and do a food shop. But during my lunch i plan to:
- Earn some Swagbucks
- Phone Standard life to arrange for them to send me the £72 owed
- check my bank balance :eek:
- Eat my HM lunch and try to avoid the mountain of HM cake someone has brought in!

Bobarella

Hi Hanb

Nice to 'see' you here.

@DetermindednewMS - Thank you, and am glad you had a fun weekend too. Good luck reining in those pennies!

Pernicious

Hi everyone,

Thanks for starting us off NTBY & congratulations! It all sounds very exciting & once again I am envious of your travels.
Foxgloves - How big are the chickens you buy? The chicken I did yesterday did dinner for us both last night, has made 4 portions of soup with a generous amount of meat & I have a little left over which I think I will put in a salad for lunch this week. I'm just wondering how well I'm doing in comparison :rotfl:
DNMS - Glad you had a good weekend at the festival.

Today I have/will:-

• All food from stores - leftovers for lunch
• Dinner from meal plan - Marinaded chicken, veg & a little bit of rice
• Making use of free water at work
• Staying in for my lunch break to avoid spending
• Log calories & exercise on free apps
• Checked postcode lottery & birthday bingo
• Charging phone at work
• Heating off
• Check online banking
• Check for new mystery shopping opportunities
• Enter some comps
• Do some surveys
• Declutter & flylady
• Make use of TKD membership this evening
• Free exercise also - ab exercises as part of my 30 day challenge
• Find a ridiculously cheap deal to get out of this town for our first wedding anniversary next month, I know we shouldn't be spending & believe me I've held off booking a few things that were more than we should spend, but I need something to look forward to!

Hope everyone is ok & has a great, MSE day x

allybee101

Another lurker and very very occasional poster. However it's payday today and I'm busy getting things back on track after a very spendy month!

To Do
- Bring packed lunch - done
- Arrange 0% bal transfer for my credit card - £1300. - done

- hang washing outside when I get home - under cover so no worries about rain
- make dinner which will be leftovers for tomorrow's lunch and maybe Wednesday too
- sort out my Ebay/charity shop pile and decide what is likely to sell well and what can go straight in the charity shop bag

ziggy2407

Good Afternoon my lovelies

ntby - Thanks for starting us off, and congratulations on your promotion - exciting times ahead
stitchy - aww sorry to hear about your chicken
dnms - Glad to hear you had a great weekend

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.

Another strange day - busy, busy at work due to the assistant cook being suspended, gives me a chance to step-up and learn a few new skills and earn a few more pennies too. Todays little listy:

Check Banks - Done :eek: not much change (payday a long way off yet)
Check swapits - Done
Check www.freepostcodelottery.com - Done
Packed lunch for OH & LO- Done
Work (9.00-1.30) - Done
Order my prescription - Done
General Tidy up - Done
Ironing -
Clean patios doors & front door - Done
Catch up on emails - Done
Surveys -
Enter a few comps - Done a few
Cokezone Codes - Done
Filing & Shredding - Done
Quiet night with OH and LO -
Read Library Book - In progress
Meals from stores - Done
Update Food tracker - in progress

Have a great day, love to you all.

C xx

foxgloves

Hi Pernicious - The chickens we get are usually from Co-op, & are about 1.4 to 1.5 kilos. I think it helps that we are both on a long term weight loss plan.....we've almost lost 10 stones between us over the last couple of years (hey, that means we should be using less petrol, lol...... ) This means that I do weigh out everything to make sure it falls within our calorie allowance. So for the fajhitas tonight, I do a big onion/garlic/chilli/red & yellow pepper mix with the fajhita spice, etc, but only throw in about 125g chicken for the two of us. That's because the tortilla wrap sticks another 120 or so cals onto the total & I aim to come in at around 400 to 450 cals max per main meal or I go over my daily allowance. So, while I do get a lot of meals out of a pretty standard size chicken, the dieting means I possibly do smaller portions of meat than many people would do? My partner is a big guy with a huge appetite, so psychologically, he needs his plate to look really full, even if it's bulked out with non-meat items!

Bobarella

Wow just finished dinner, and I am so impressed with how tasty what was essentially a very basic and hardly meaty dish was. I made risotto with the following:

1 sausage
4 chicken wings
2 onions
1 green pepper
4 cloves of garlic
Salt & Pepper
Paprika
Basil
Water
A handful of cheddar to sprinkle.

Husband and I both ate two large platefuls, and it was really good. Probably less than 50g of meat in the whole thing (was a using up dinner) impressed!

Bob

katy_ann

Hey all! Wow well done NTBY! That sounds like a fantastic opportunity! Today I have;

- Checked online banking - :wall:
- Worked 2 hours overtime today
- I will do a bit of swagging/adpoints
- Try to sell my old mobile

Good evening all x