Tuesday 11th June - what DFW things will you do today?

hampsterpoo

Morning all,
well OH told me to set the alarm for 430am:eek:, then decided it was to early so reset for 530am ,:eek: then she needed me to programme the sat nav at 610am:mad: , so Im already knackered , so a slow but hopefully productive day today .

Things Im hoping to do
Read that book I didnt get to yesterday:(
[STRIKE]Back up the bank to transfer some money about [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Go to the post office to send the friends disc back:D[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Post a parcel to Afganistan.[/STRIKE]
Find more stuff for boot sale.
[STRIKE]Sort dinner for tonight [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort dinner for tomorrow. [/STRIKE] as back to work tomorrow so need it planned.
[STRIKE]More laundry.:cool: [/STRIKE]
Have a tidy up
[STRIKE]Check surveys - done[/STRIKE]
Have a nap.:A

Good luck everyone
update
I did spend money I wasnt planning on spending when I was out BUT , I did find out I won the bonus ball at work so that more than covers my £6+ spend.

Nottoobadyet

Hello everyone! Wow arent we a bunch of early birds.

Have been off the thread recently as Ive been a massive stress ball and feel totally overwhelmed by everything I need to do before I move. I cant even make a list without getting stressed out. I need to get back into it and on top of things so daily threads are a huge help.

Nettie thanks for starting us.
DNMS enjoy the lecture, aren't you cultured
Best of luck, Josie!
Well done on housework, Zigs.

Today I:
- Went to driving school before work and paid for everything, taking first lesson this afternoon at lunch time! Eek! I need this as I will have to be able to drive from day 1 in PNG, no bikes allowed there. Time is very short as i need it processed and everything before I leave.
- Work super hard today as loads on, and on lots of deadlines which is a rather rubbish way to spend my last few weeks at work
- go out to dinner with friend visiting from NBI, which isn't very MSE but she is giving me keys to a friends house that we are staying in when we visit next week and some money I stupidly left last time I was there
- Muck around with some numbers for next week's trip
- submit formal leave request for next week
- get papers for my bike sorted and harass my very incompetent fixer
- call and make an appointment on for all the medical exams I need (including chest X rays and HIV test) for my visa application
- Sort out what is happening with OH's health insurance - new job will pay for it from September but I need to work out what needs to be paid now
- gym after work and before dinner
- Sort out flights and safari payment for next week's trip
- make lists for the rest of the week

Hugs to all!

MinnieMousesMummy

Good morning everyone. After much consideration I have decided to do a list of 20 things for each day rather than stressing myself. I will see how this works out until I've at least had the baby (7.5 months now, where has the time gone)

Nattie - Thanks for starting the thread off this morning.

My list for today:

1. [STRIKE]Quick shower and get the kids dressed[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Check items that I listed on FB for sale[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]School/Childcare runs[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]Work 9-12[/STRIKE]
5. [STRIKE]Print paperwork and update company accounts[/STRIKE]
6. [STRIKE]Look for freelance work[/STRIKE]
7. [STRIKE]Complete surveys[/STRIKE]
8. [STRIKE]Check Postcode lottery and Birthday bingo[/STRIKE]
9. [STRIKE]Sort Avon paperwork[/STRIKE]
10. [STRIKE]Put Avon books out[/STRIKE]
11. [STRIKE]Sort stuff for Fathers Day[/STRIKE]
12. Do some course work
13. [STRIKE]Clean the dining table[/STRIKE]
14. [STRIKE]Spend 30 minutes decluttering the kitchen[/STRIKE]
15. Spend an hour working on ironing mountain
16. Laundry (3 loads) Hopefully get it hung outside1 load done but had to dry it indoors
17. Sort lunches, bags and clothes for Wednesday
18. [STRIKE]All meals from stores, although I will need to get some naan breads[/STRIKE]
19. Plant some seeds and water plants
20. [STRIKE]Sort list of 20 jobs for Wednesday[/STRIKE]

My first day of working on a list of 20 so will need to see how I get on. Hope everyone has a good Tuesday, hugs to those that want/need them x

foxgloves

Hi all,
Not a bad day today. So far, I have:
*Done laundry overnight on Economy 7 (30 degrees & stingy powder)
*Line drying......or rather it was....just had to whizz it in cos of rain, naturally now it's sunny again, so it'll be going back out there in a min).
*Listening to free audio download of a novel which I forgot I'd got.
*Surveys....in fact, so many today on Toluna that I've given up as it's eating too much into my sewing time. Onepoll just gone over £35......it's slow, but it's real money, & quicker than Yougov.....as would be the total circumnavigation of the globe by a small snail!!
*Watered all veggies & checked for problems.
*Cut more bunches of herbs now hanging from kitchen beam to dry.
*Cut another nice lettuce for a salad tonight.
*Economy dinner later....jacket potatoes.....mr f says he fancies cheese & beans, so that's a quick one, & I'm going to see what needs using & do salad with it.
*Back on the diet after a significant blip over the long festival weekend (actually, it's be more honest to say I've had almost a fortnight off & am avoiding the scales till the end of next week!)
*Earthed up mr f's potatoes as supposed to get bigger crop.....(Please no blight this year....trying a blight resistant variety after last year's rot-fest)
*Fed summer patio containers with free plant food (worm tea from our worm composter)
*Froze leftover lentil roast & onion gravy from last night as enough for another meal.
Still not done:
*Sort out budgets after festival spending. I have slightly got my head in the sand on this as it was on yesterday's list too. I WILL do it this week.
*See if the dreaded ebay parcel problem will sort itself out today.
*Carry on sewing new door curtain for soon to be re-decorated hall from the bargainmongous fabric I bought the other week.
Think that's everything, so out I go with the washing again......to be fair, if a moist cat had not suddenly presented himself, I wouldn't have even noticed it was raining!
Have a good day, everyone.......for anyone feeling a bit low, it happens to everyone at some time, best way of dealing with it is not to beat ourselves up & to keep saying 'This too will pass' & eventually it starts to lift.
Cheers,
forxgloves x

allydowd

Afternoon,

Hello everyone! Thanks for the starter nattiecake.

Not much today:

Jobseeking.

Spent whole morning filling out an important form which arrived so late I will have to make a 20 mile round trip to deliver it to Jobcentre before close of business today. Flippin' bureaucracy! I wouldn't have needed to do this if they hadn't messed up an earlier form I completed for them. This to to do with a whole random question on a form:

Jobcentre: "Did you do A or B?"
Me: "I did C."
Jobcentre: "You can only have done either A or B, there is no C. Was what you did closer to A or B?"
Me: "It wasn't closer to A or B, it was totally different. I did C."
Jobcentre: "You can only have done either A or B, there is no C. Was what you did closer to A or B?"
And so on! I feel like I'm in a Monty Python sketch.

More later if I have time.

Bobarella

Hi Everyone

Josie - Really hope you exchange today, how exciting!

So me today, feeling MUCH better now the white wine has left the system

1) Up earlyish, packed away all washing from day before.
2) Tidyed DS's clothes cupboard. Bless him, he is independent for a 4 yr old, but every few days his cupboard looks like its been ransacked.
3) Planned tonights dinner. We have some stale tortilla wraps in the fridge so going to do Enchiladas http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/enchiladas/
4) Trip to Lidl, first proper shop in at least a fortnight. Managed to get a lot of food for £50, certainly enough for another fortnight. Was out of Cat food so got a huge sack for £4, stocked up on tins, multibags of crisps, lots of meat. Anyone looking for bargains, they have 2 packs of 4 scotch beef burgers for £5, excellent value. I also got 2 Aubergines at a stunning 40p per unit, that is a huge saving as they can retail at 99p each. Likewise a huge Butternut squash for only £1. So the fridge is looking happy again.
5) DS has his swimming lesson later, all prepaid, but will pack snacks for afterwards (saving a couple of pounds on vending machine temptations)

Think thats it for me. Its nice to have these 2 days off. I feel like the house is cleanish, tidyish, and we will know what we have to eat for the next week at least. Good times.

Bob

- Ally & Foxgloves - We all posted at the same time it would appear, hello both

determined_new_ms

Gosh I want to reply to so many of you! I will do my best...

nattiecake wrote: »

I'm not sure I'm up to the pressure to do it again, lol, will have to write my to do list elsewhere if I do it early and paste it in after the thread gets started

nattie don't take what Josie said personally, she is just expressing her feelings and its not a criticism of you! Please do start the thread for the day, but as a general rule it is done early each morning

hampsterpoo wrote: »

Morning all,
well OH told me to set the alarm for 430am:eek:, then decided it was to early so reset for 530am ,:eek: then she needed me to programme the sat nav at 610am:mad: , so Im already knackered , so a slow but hopefully productive day today .

really do have a quiet word with that oh of yours hampsterpoo. I would not be able to deal with that!

[QUOTE=Nottoobadyet;61785879DNMS enjoy the lecture, aren't you cultured
[/QUOTE]

ha ha I do try!

Hope the move is going along well. Lots to do but I am so very envious of your globe trotting lifestyle x

Josie that's amazing! :j so you'll be moving in the very near future :beer:

MinnieMousesMummy OMG that's so many things to do! Put your feet up lovely and have a cuppa!

Anyone else watch The Returned on Sunday? I LOVED it! Cannot wait for next Sunday

Pernicious

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Perni I hope you're ok love. I wonder if its the midway blues you're suffering from? I know I & others suffered from it at around the halfway point. You've done so well though lovely. How's that holiday looking?

More than likely, I just feel like progression is so slow right now despite having so few treats, & I think the fact we have decided not to do any festivals this year as we can't afford to is a big factor. The one I really want to go to is this weekend & the weather is looking good, when we went last year it was a mudbath so I'm a bit annoyed & sad but I just need to remember it'll be worth it next year when we're debt free. The holiday is on hold as I can't find anything cheap enough & am not prepared to spend more! I think we may just be booking a night by the seaside or Warwickshire at this rate but it should still be nice.

josiebabie wrote: »

Woah this is a bit odd, not sure how I feel about the thread being started the night before?! We are sticklers for routine here...hence our repetetive lists etc....!

Hopefully today is exchange day

Haha Josie I know what you mean, I think we have issues!! Fingers crossed today is exchange day

Pernicious

Hi everyone,

Thanks for starting us Nattie!


Today I have/will:-

• Making use of free water at work
• Food from stores - Leftovers for lunch
• Dinner from meal plan - Macaroni Peas
• 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
• Pre-paid pole class this evening
• Get a couple more home insurance quotes, used 2 comparison sites yesterday but just want to double check before buying

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

allydowd

Pernicious wrote: »

I think the fact we have decided not to do any festivals this year as we can't afford to is a big factor.

I used to work as a Steward at festivals. A couple of hours work each day in return for free entry and, often, food vouchers.

Just a thought.