Saturday 2nd Jan - What Small DFW-Style Things Will You Be Doing Today?

ClootiesMum

Morning all - I need to come back - will you have me?


Ally - I need your help. My smilies don't work - neither does the strikethrough or hyperlinks or things like that. I've not disabled smilies in the advanced section - do you have any ideas? They work on the iPad just not the laptop so I'm thinking a settings issue but can't fix it.


It's an "up and at 'em" day today as DH is back at work & the house looks like a tip.


So today's list is:-

• NSD
• All meals from stores (Mac & cheese for tea to use up cheese mountain and milk lake)
• Clean out fridge and note the food that has to be used up
• Menus plan for food that needs used up
• Washing and more washing
• Clean house using stardrops
• No heating on

The bad points:-

• Unfortunately I'll need to use the drier for the washing. There's another storm system on its way in (according to Windy Wilson) and that might mean power loss for us (overhead lines & all that) so I really want to get the ironing done tomorrow.
• There may be some food in the fridge that is way past its best & needs binned (I know - I'm ashamed)

So anyways - will finish coffee & then go & get started.


Have a good one y'all

La_escocesa

Well hello there my lovelies :wave:

Big hellos to Debbie and Cally :hello: and welcome back Clooties mum! :A

I'm at the in-laws - going home in a couple of hours - can't wait for the Christmas Roadtrip to be over and to get back to normal.

Have been looking at housey things online - need to get wardrobes - going to i kea - have also looked into new 'install yourself' blinds to save a small fortune.

Can I ask a Q re emergency funds... I've currently got about £300 saved up for insurances and future bills...Should I keep topping up these until I have enough for the expense or should I try to get an emergency fund saved up first (using the other £300 as a starting point) and then saving for future bills following that...? I hope that makes sense how I've explained it... I guess I'm just thinking that if I keep putting away '£15 to this, £30 to that...' then I'll never be in a position to save any sort of emergency fund...

One of my CCs came off 0% interest yesterday so I need to think about a bit of a re-jig.

xx

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1. Checked online banking
2. Beauty course
3. See if Gypsy in still on bbc iplayer (heard great things about it)
4. Meals from stores
5. Surveys
6. FPL
7. Sorted meal plan for week
8. Set budget for week

allydowd

ClootiesMum wrote: »

Ally - I need your help. My smilies don't work - neither does the strikethrough or hyperlinks or things like that. I've not disabled smilies in the advanced section - do you have any ideas? They work on the iPad just not the laptop so I'm thinking a settings issue but can't fix it.

I can't be sure as I can't see your laptop....but...

Are you viewing the web through Internet Explorer 11? If so check whether Enhanced Protected Mode is enabled in Internet Options/Advanced/Security. It is enabled by default in IE11 and prevents a lot of things working as expected on various websites.
Disabling the option may help.

Or go back to Internet Explorer 10. (Link)

Or better still ditch money-grabbing Microsoft altogether and switch to Firefox.

If this doesn't fix it let me know.

Baileys_Babe

As regular readers of this thread will know I am already a big fan of Ally's but I would just like to take a moment to say you are like the fairy godmother of this thread easing our problems by generously sharing knowledge and looking for solutions, thank you.

dizzyblnd

Morning all. I had a nsd/ no petrol/ no computer day yesterday. All meals from stores.

Today's plan:
Christmas decs down n away
Nsd
Meals from stores
Checked banking

Nice to see so many people on here early today.

Baileys_Babe

Dawn Thank you for starting the thread today.

A warm welcome to all the new posters, this is a very caring and supportive thread.
Today is grey and damp, not exactly the weather to motivate me.

Bob sounds like your little one is about to have a growth spurt, make sure you keep up your fluid intake.

We have friends coming round for a few hours later, which I'm looking forward to. This evening my family are off to the pantomime (oh yes we are :rotfl:) tickets bought with some of the Christmas money from my parents

Today:
NSD (IF we buy ice creams at the theatre tonight it will be coming out of our presents money)
Post on this thread for support, motivation and inspiration
Open curtains fully (don't know why I bothered, it is so dark out there)
Close curtains before it gets dark
Turn off lights and appliances not in use
Take meter readings
Submit metre readings
Eat from meal plan
B/L/D from stores
make bread
Check and reconcile bank accounts
Set DW to run overnight
Set WM to run overnight
Unpack bags when we get home tonight
Pack snacks
Check FPL
Educate children for free
Entertain children and us for free
Wash hair and leave to dry naturally
Dry washing on airier
Keep heating to a minimum, we have jumpers and blankets
Cull 100 emails

I must fly as I want to give the downstairs a quick once over before our friends arrive and we need to get lunch ready.

ziggy2407

Good Afternoon Everyone

Dawn - Thanks for starting us off today!

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.

Raining here today and very dull. We have been quite extravagant and hubby and I have been out for breakfast (first time in forever), was lovely - wouldn't want to do it every week but once in a while. Another quiet day planned, today I/we will:

Check Banks - Done
Watching DVD's from shelf - Done
Sort DVD's on shelf (and bag some for Grandkiddies) -
Work on my "vision board" -
List few bits on freegle/facebook etc - Done
Continue purge on Emails - WIP
Enter a few comps - Done a few
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer - Done
Check https://www.freepostcodelottery.com - Remember there are now 5 chances to win - Done
Check Lucky Phone - Done

Am sure there is more I could/should be doing, will update later. Have a good day! Love to you all!

C x

allydowd

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

As regular readers of this thread will know I am already a big fan of Ally's but I would just like to take a moment to say you are like the fairy godmother of this thread easing our problems by generously sharing knowledge and looking for solutions, thank you.

Hehehe. :rotfl: I'm not exactly fairy-shaped in real life! Unless fairies are this shaped. (Link)

"If I can help somebody, as I pass along, Then my living shall not be in vain."

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