Aspirations of Frugality and Fun on the Road to Mortgage Freedom

DedicatedDFW

So... that to do list.. didn't get done :rotfl::rotfl: - i had grand plans and high hopes and then my Mr suggested a nice wee day out together - and very lovely it was too

Of course i m now behind on all my jobs :eek:

I have done some *important* financial planning :cool:

The loft and gutter targets should be reached early next month :T

I will then start savings for a new hoover £300 target will involve putting aside £30 a month +extras. And savings for a new gate target £100.

The other stuff was:-

5 mile run Tuesday
Complete and submit tax return Tuesday
print off program details from uni - put this and other print off into folder Today
Sort shoes Tuesday
list dress on bay of e Tuesday - its too dark now to get a decent pic
re-read article Wednesday
[STRIKE]work bag ready [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]cook tea[/STRIKE]
pot out 2 plants and re-pot 1 into a larger pot
clear top of drawers Delegated
[STRIKE]pots all washed and put away so monday starts off easier[/STRIKE]
washing all done, dried and moved As we speak
[STRIKE]watch a film & have a lovely evening with my Mr[/STRIKE]

Ah well its a plan though.

Returned all my stuff today and no sooner got a lovely refund in my sticky mitts than i was out blowing some of it on a new and very much needed piece of underwear - still tis a need and purchased at the best price.

Yesterday i did freeze up some peppers before they were on the turn :T

Stripped the second chicken and made more stock

Cheery_Daff

Excellent work there lass! :j :j

And how very vexing to be let down in that way, and yes, grrrrrr to pointless landfill. I think people sometimes chuck stuff because they don't know what else to do with it, but if they know someone is ready and willing to take it then there's really no excuse, is there??

Anyway, I have been encouraged and inspired by your decluttering lately and am currently in the middle of clearing out under the kitchen sink :eek: We have a stovetop kettle that takes FOREVER to boil (or is that just me usually being desperate for a cuppa?? :rotfl: ) Anyway, I read a flylady tweet thing earlier about today's 15 minute mission being to clean under the sink, so I figured I'd do it.

15 minutes in and I'm stopping for a rest! :eek: Kitchen floor is covered in carrier bags, dog poo bags (we don't even have a dog!), an entire carrier bag full of rubber gloves (why? I never use them!), ancient and manky dusters, 3 different types of tea bags, empty packets, loose batteries - and incidentally, just HOW do people get their dusters and washing up cloths not to go grey in the wash?!

(oops, sorry for taking over your thread, what I was actually going to say was how pleased I was that I'd done a car boot sale and actually took a bag of books and another of clothes to the charity shop today! :j )

DedicatedDFW

Ok, Just frozen some meat - still a few days in date but i seemed to have got confuzzled on dates and thought it was next week :eek: Still all securely packaged and in the freezer now - which is full again :eek:

Also put a few tins and jars in a bag - this is to give to a family member who is struggling a bit so should be a good help to them

Printing off uni stuff right now

last load of washing is drying *but* i have a washing basket full of handwashing - thinking i need to get my Mr to read the label before making any purchases in future

Oh and i nearly forgot my news - nothing too thrilling but i was asked again about my birthday and thanks to you all i asked for either a day out or perfume. Unfortunately we aren't doing the day out but to be honest between now and the end of the year we have 4 weekend aways / nights away planned as well as other things which we will go out to and come back. I *did* say we could wait until next year but it just wasn't agreeable. This left the perfume *but* i had asked for a perfume i love but my Mr very much dislikes it (he is the only 1 and it is a true favourite of mine) so he then asked was there anything else. So i will be off to the jewellers to try on a few pieces - the sad thing is the 1 item i've had my heart set on is just too dear - i hadn't realised the price until i checked and :eek::eek::eek: So if i can find the time i'll try on some jewellery and choose something - if not not to worry there is no rush and to be honest i am just so busy this next couple of weeks i do not think i'll find the time.

DedicatedDFW

Lovely to hear from you Cheery and it is always jolly to read one of your posts Sounds like you are having a well earned rest

:T to the carboot and charity shopping of 'stuff'

Hope you enjoyed the carboot?

Ok, if we're sharing under-sink news - my dusters, window cloths etc. probably don't go grey in the wash as they're not used enough to :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Under-sink space for us is not too big and is designated cleaning products and cloths and rubber gloves - i have very dry skin and use these when washing pots, i have thinner ones i use when cleaning windows and others for when using quite harsh cleaning products - just about never really! I have lots of cleaning products and i am guessing some have barely been used But i don't like to be wasteful so we are plodding on with what we have

We too have a cheery, whistly bright red stove top kettle - we have a plug-in one also due to my Mr being very frustrated over waiting so long for a cuppa :coffee:

I will honestly say i think the under-sink space for me is the one that takes the longest to sort out so i am ignoring it until at least 1 bottle is finished in there - so maybe 10 years or so then? :rotfl:

I enjoy decluttering as i like the sense of 'lightness' it gives me & have how much easier it is to store things properly and get to them easily.

You have reminded me i have designated a jacket to the declutter pile - it is now too big :eek: I will pop over to yours for other news

brizzledfw

So sorry about you being let down DDFW..I completely understand your reticence now. And agree you have to/one has to live your life being careful not to make empty promises..

Sounds like you're on a roll though and your birthday pressie sounds very promising

brizzledfw

How you doing DDFW?

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giblet1979

Hope you're well DDFW? x

DedicatedDFW

brizzledfw wrote: »

Sounds like you're on a roll though and your birthday pressie sounds very promising

Except that he asked me 3 times what i wanted and then forgot what i asked for :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

brizzledfw

:eek::eek:

Was the surprise present worth it then?;)

DedicatedDFW

Morning all!

I hope everyone is well - i cannot believe it has been over a week since i posted but i have been very busy - some of it good - going to events, making memories and some of it not so good.

Today I have had to take a day off work for one of those appointments where you need to wait in all day for them to come out :mad: They will only come out in the week and cannot give a time of day so a days holiday feels quite wasted really but no way around it. I do have *alot* of stuff to do at home too - some of it will be possible and some won't. I've been up an hour just in preparing the house for the visit. Stuff is everywhere that it usually isn't so there will be alot of re-organisation needed after they have been out too.

I have been screened out of several surveys this morning.

Next stop: banking.

Think i'll do 1 task at a time and then pop back on here - it is after all a day off