Sat/Sun 4th/5th April - What small DFW-things will you do today?

supermum1988

I really don't seem to be able to keep up with you all on the little things. This weekend I have:

Checked FPL

Checked banking

Done a bank skim and made extra payment to store card

Didn't use the heating at all yesterday. Unfortunately I've had to put it on today as I have my uniform to was for work. Will switch it off as soon as its done.

Bought my son 1 Easter egg. Seen friends buying 5 or 6. Maybe I'm just tight.

We went out in the garden this morning and did some much needed maintainence. Saved us spending though.

Getting ready to do an extra shift at work paid at time and a half. Did a few hours yesterday too. So prepping for a nice April wage. Yay.

That's about it. I'm not very savvy with all this but I keep checking for inspiration.

carrielovesfanta

Good morning everyone and happy Easter!

Thanks to Ally for starting off the thread. It looks like everyone is having a busy weekend. I hope that your weekend is full of happy things, sunshine and choccies!

I just didn't get round to posting yesterday but I had such a lovely day. Had a really long sleep, then got out into the garden in the sunshine with OH. Did more planting - including our two new apple trees - I hope they live ok! Reading things on the internet makes me nervous about their welfare! Then had the best shower ever and walked in the lovely late afternoon sunshine to our favourite pub and had a well deserved pint. Then home to get ready for the meal with the in laws. Tasty dinner and much hilarious conversation. (plus lovely to see OH in waistcoat, shirt, pocket watch etc. Big contrast to his brother who was in t-shirt and jeans) Then home with OH and cuddles, dvd and bed

Today we had another lovely long sleep and a tasty full english brekkie (FatVonD - hope your DS leaves your alone this time!). OH is having a soak in the bath and I've been pottering around the garden again. The weekend has been VERY spendy - probably the most spendy weekend in months, but I have enjoyed myself so much that I don't care and it's all real money, not cc. Plus some of the spends were "investment" spends, like the pots for the apple trees.

Today's little list:

• B/L/D from stores (lots of food in the house. Freezer is full to bursting. Probably should eat some of it!
• Potter in garden
• Crochet while OH out later. Fiddly pattern and yarn so need to concentrate.
• Washing on line
• Possibly eat ridiculous One Direction Easter egg that we won in the pub raffle on Thursday!
• Have a look at my Amazon account to see if refund has come through. - done and it has
  
• Possibly order some grass seed
• Maybe declutter some bits
• Idly think about making a water feature for the garden

Have a wonderful Easter


clf x

1HANNAH

supermum1988 wrote: »

Bought my son 1 Easter egg. Seen friends buying 5 or 6. Maybe I'm just tight.

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We don't buy the boys any easter eggs!! They both came home with 2 from school, 1 from karate, hubby was given 2 at work and our lovely neighbour always buys them one so we never bother. This year we bought them both a lego Ninjago book which they both loved (and mummy can't eat )

Bobarella

Hi All
Hannah -snap. On journies. Their loss..The lovely little park cafe you mentioned can't be the same as crystal palace park where I was ashamed to say I paid £3.80 for a bog standard cheese and pickle sandwich in a box today. Some of their prices are eye watering. £7.20 for very ropey looking ham egg and chips. £1.20 for a Mars bar. And you know what? Packed!

Have done loads of little things today other than the above.
1. Son and I went for a womble whilst we waited for the bus to the park. Found a 4p and a 75p brand match coupon and two reciepts with over 300 points to claim on them.
2. Found 3p
3. Used a free tea and a free mc flurry coupon in mcdonalds from their monopoly give away.
4. Used a 30p coupon for money off pork pies
5. Was delighted to see that paypal pays you even on the weekend so my business account has almost every penny I made this week sitting in it. 1 day missing which is Friday and will get that tommorow. Absolutely brilliant. With streamline used to wait 3 working days so Fridays money would normally come in on a Wednesday! I'm so happy with my decision not to go back to that old ball and chain.
6. Researched cheapest food processors for the business. Can get a bog standard one in argos for £15. As I just want it to do hummus and grate carrot that is fine for me. I have a £15 argos voucher as well so almost zero spend. Can upgrade as things pick up.
7. Did lots of cleaning and organisation today which will hopefully make the week ahead easier.
8. I have one days free childcare tommorow as OH has the bank holiday so it means less stress and whizzing about for me. Which in turn means I can be more MS
9. Cooked up some baguettes for tea now with cold meats, buffet etc and OH will make him and son a picnic to take out tommorow with them.
10. Used up all my roadkill in the self service machine today. I found 50p yesterday so was very pleased with that.

Have a good evening and to all those off tommorow a lovely relaxing day.

bob

xJOJOx_2

Evening all, first chance I've to make a brew and sit for a few minutes!

So today I have

~ walked to and from work regardless of achey legs
~ checked banking and emails
~ confirmed bank details with music magpie, so should get a payment to pay off cc
~ pay use off free drinks at work and charged iPad there
~ £5 in tips last night, £7 tips today into holiday pot, I think I'm going to see this grow quick quickly and be motivated to earn more tips as I see it grow. Set myself a target of £5 a week but two weeks in and completly smashing it
~ nipped into local garage to see if any yellow stickers - 2 packs of bacon 50p each, pork pie 10p, mushrooms 25p, small microwave potatoes 15p and a big bag of veg for stew 25p so not bad. Handy as its on the way home from work and always lots of reductions
~sent availability for next weeks hours (what I can for around booked worked hours)
~ daughter has found some small white stones and is so excited that the tooth fairy is going to come....looks like I'll have to find some pennies for her.....
~got wages today, but overtime been missed off so will have to send a message to payroll tonight so I receive it in next week wages
~ planning on making a pinic tomorrow and walking somewhere nice with the little ones. Just will try and get creative with what's already in :-D
~ will update my signature in a mo
~ house is in a semi mess, ironing to be done, sink full of dishes, recycling still needs to be taken out....not as on top as normal but I'm going to put my pjs on now and watch a film. Will do some bits afterwards but I think it be manly as I walk pass it try and do a little bit until tomorrow anyways :-D
~ just realised its bank holiday so will have to spy and see if anyone's put anything out for collection
~ oh a few bids on a lot on ebay and five watchers so hopefully some pennies there on money, again straight to cc. Trying to de clutter the ebay way but not getting much time to do it at mo but hey even one lot a week something whilst I'm so busy

Think that's it, night night all x

xJOJOx_2

Bob yes the very expensive places do seam to get packed out...a lot of them are merely down to good location (but I bet there paying loads in rent)