Thursday 3rd September - What small DFW things will you do today?

Bobarella

foxgloves wrote: »

Bob - People sometimes fail to think before they make personal comments...or just don't care! My Nan once said to me, "I see you haven't lost any weight", to which I replied, "And I see you haven't learned any manners". She wasn't very happy about that, but if you can't take it, you shouldn't give it out, should you?!
Cheers all,
f x

Amazing. Again laughing. A lot. I can just imagine how gob smacked your Nan would have been. Night!

lego_mum

lego_mum wrote: »

Hello again I've got time to post properly now whilst I have a cuppa

Thanks again Ziggy for the start
Bob Good to hear that the landlord is on the case.
That's awesome willpower Twiggy!
BaileysBabe Do you soak the porridge oats in milk? Can you please let me know the quantities you use
Dnms Cocktails and catchup sound lovely.
Great news about your puppy Dawn
Ccl Fingers crossed for the vets!

Hope I've not missed anyone.

My list for today (I'm not even attempting a small list!)
Hang washing on the line :T
Iron bedding, switching off before the last item to use residual heat :T
Check banks/update spreadsheet :T
Walk the boys to the bus :T
Check Fpl :T Must remember to check back tonight
Check luckyphone :T
Surveys :T 3 Isay surveys done
Swagbucks This is tonights job
Clean out inboxes :T
Try cleaning our stairs, not doing all in one go, just going to do a few a day :T 5 steps done 8 to go tomorrow
Don't take purse to swimming lessons tonight :T
Take snacks for boys before swimming :T grapes at the ready
All meals from stores (find something for tonight) :T kids will have left over turkey dinner, we will have salad, chicken & new potatoes
Tidy the fridge daily (means we don't waste stuff) saved 1/2 bag of radish, some cress mix together with a grated carot. cucumber & some diced peppers for tea tonight :T
Do rm survey :T
Make families lunches for tomorrow :T
Do at least 7000 steps to earn bounts points 10:50am at 6713 noon 7278 :T
Gym - :T 30 mins on treadmill again, chest still not clear so not pushing it

Maybe back with more in a bit, better get on as I've finished my cuppa

Have a good day all
:T Diced the top off the peppers for tea and added them to a bag in the freezer ready for making a spag bol next week. I like this idea of not using the full thing be it pepper/onion etc to be able to make another meal out of it in a few day :T

Pleased to have got my list done again today. Dunking the kids in the bath (and leaving the water for dh to follow them) & Feet up with a cuppa & watch something off amaz0n or netf!ix
Have a good evening all

maria3104

Bobarella wrote: »

Foxgloves - after my rude mother saying on the phone today, in all innocence ' have you put on as much weight with this baby as the last one?' which pretty much sums up our relationship i.e she'd know if she'd seen me.... I needed that brilliant story which made me laugh a lot!

But I am sorry for you. It's definately an only funny NOW story for you I am sure. Your landlord sounds like the guy from Rising Damp. Can't recall his name.

Hi, love this, when I used to tell my mother i was visiting, a 200 mile each way trip with 3 small children, she used to jauntily reply, Your sister will be thrilled to have you stay with her, and put the phone down. 20 years later I still am not sure whether to laugh or cry!

Can not remember where I got the picture, somewhere real, but was not taken by me.

M x

ziggy2407

ziggy2407 wrote: »

Good Morning All

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

Today's little list:

Walk to and from leisure centre - Done & another walk too
Physio - Done
Meet freegler - Done, managed to meet 2
Meet buyer - Done, son is £50 better off
Clean fish tank - Definitely tomorrow
Order DH's prescription (alarm set for 2.15) - Done (and funny thing is I actually remembered what I'd set the alarm for :rotfl:
Investigate "Bounts" (thank you Lego mum) - Tomorrow
Filing & Shredding - Done
Hope freeglers turn up - nope, better be tomorrow
Bump listings/stuff for sale - Done
Continue purge on Emails - wip
Surveys - Done a few
Check Banks - Done
Enter a few comps - Done a few
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer - Done
Read library book - wip
Check https://www.freepostcodelottery.com - Remember there are now 5 chances to win - Done, not me

Have a great day, love to you all

C x

Another good day and also remembered to

read meters and chart
all ironing away
watched "Eat well for less" :eek:

Supper now, then bed as am shattered, night all x

Bobarella

maria3104 wrote: »

Hi, love this, when I used to tell my mother i was visiting, a 200 mile each way trip with 3 small children, she used to jauntily reply, Your sister will be thrilled to have you stay with her, and put the phone down. 20 years later I still am not sure whether to laugh or cry!

Can not remember where I got the picture, somewhere real, but was not taken by me.

M x

Maria - I sympathise completely. Even though again that sounds just as funny as Foxgloves story. I just count my lucky stars OH'S side are pretty much lovely. Although I did go through a scratchy stage with my MIL just after our son was born. But she has since proven herself a pretty good gran.

crazy_cat_lady

I am SO tired, I feel like I could sleep for a week, but I have just been so busy there's been no time to stop. The good news from the vet is that the naughty tortie is now allowed out of the cage - not outside yet, but out of the cage and on the wander around the house. Of course she went straight for the closed window and attempted to jump up onto it and fell straight back down. :mad: Gah! She seems ok, fingers crossed but I was soooooo peeved with her. :mad:
Non ending business continues.

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

[STRIKE]:cool: check banking[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cool: all meals from stores[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cool: packed lunch for DD[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cool: free lunch for DS (Year 2)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cool: get milk (or persuade DH to get it)[/STRIKE]I had to get it in the end... £1.64
[STRIKE]:cool: take naughty tortie to the vet - please keep fingers crossed that she gets discharged from the vet and is allowed out of the cage. It's been a long and stressful few weeks. Never mind the fact that this vet is miles away.[/STRIKE]£17.95 vet bill and £3.20 for the tunnel, but if she needs further help I can go back to my own vet first.
[STRIKE]:cool: make sure I do plenty of wombling around school[/STRIKE]The kids are back - I wombled 11p already
[STRIKE]:cool: try not to put the heating on when I get home[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cool: monitor spending on YNAB[/STRIKE]

I have also
:shhh: cleaned out the cage the cat was in and put it in the loft
:shhh: hoovered my bedroom and top of the stairs
:shhh: changed all cat litter trays
:shhh: helped DS write out his party invitations
:shhh: load of washing
:shhh: washing up
:shhh: 2 bags of rubbish out

It is most definitely time for a rest - I don't want to burn out first week back. Sorry I'm a bit flaky at the moment - I will be on properly over the weekend.

Baileys_Babe

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

Today
[STRIKE]Open curtains fully to make the most of the natural light
Post on this thread for inspiration, motivation and support
Run all the updates on my tablet so I can get back into using it
NSD
Educate children for free
Entertain me and the children for free
Check FPL
Refill hand wash dispensers in bathroom, kitchen & downstairs toilet with basic hand wash
Soak porridge overnight
Run DW overnight
Run WM overnight
Turn off lights and appliances not in use[/STRIKE]
Pick blackberries if the weather improves, weather never improved enough for me to feel the need to stand outside getting rained on, hopefully we will manage a few hours sun tomorrow to ripen some more and then I can go out and pick lots
[STRIKE]Close curtains before it gets dark
Read library book
Dry washing on airer
Cull 100 emails
Start making shopping list
Clean DW
Empty toaster crumb tray
B/L/D from stores[/STRIKE]
Research price of lemoncello as OH needs it for a recipe I decided to research to see if I could find a recipe for a HM version, I have and we have everything needed already, I'm particularly pleased as OH's recipe only calls for a small amount and this way I can make the quantity he needs and not spend lots of money on something that will sit in the cupboard for years

Now to go and read what everybody else has been up to today.

Baileys_Babe

lego_mum wrote: »

BaileysBabe Do you soak the porridge oats in milk? Can you please let me know the quantities you use

Lego mum Yes I soak my oats in milk, as I find it makes creamier porridge, saves me time in the morning making breakfast as the porridge cooks quicker and as I make my porridge in a pyrex dish in the microwave it is also easier to wash up afterwards. Now anybody who likes proper Scots porridge look away now as I do not want to cause offence, my Grandfather would be spinning in his grave if he could see what I serve as porridge .
The porridge I've been making recently is oats, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and some sultanas to sweeten it slightly as well as milk, I then put it in the fridge overnight or leave on the side if the kitchen is cool and in the morning give it a stir and add a bit more milk if it needs it and then bung in the microwave for a couple of minutes stir again and repeat the microwaving and stiring until you have the consistency right and the time to eat it, about once a fortnight I end up reheating my porridge a few hours after it is ready as other things have come up (usually situations created by the children ).
Sorry I can't help you with the timing as I do it by eye and people like their porridge at different consistencies.
OH doesn't like seeds in porridge so if he is also planning on having porridge for breakfast we have oats, milk, sultanas, with finely chopped crystallized ginger, and chopped dried pear and chopped dried apple, delicious especially on a winters morning.