Thursday 7th January - What small DFW things will you do today?

debbie_debt

allydowd wrote: »

They do small repairs free of charge. (Link)

Ahhhh thank you - that makes me feel a bit better about going to collect them! I was feeling guilty for not speaking up and saying "you should have charged me!" :rotfl:

twiggy86

Ok so I finally did my money shuffle and its amazing that I instantly feel back in control! Why did I not do this on Monday?
Problem was that over xmas I didn't have my spreadsheet so was a bit confused what had gone/should have gone from each of my pots (xmas, clothes etc). Note for next xmas - note categories in diary before I break up for xmas!

YORKSHIRELASS

Oh dear sorry I confused everyone by not knowing what day it was this morning, where did that come from?

Foxgloves hope you are feeling better.

My brain hurts. DS2 sold something on ebay which went into my paypal account. I posted it for him and paid cash out of my own money. DS1 bought something on ebay using part of my paypal balance and gave me the cash for it. Oh and he didnt have the right money so I gave him change. It really shouldnt be that complicated but seeing as I thought it was Monday earlier maybe now is not the best time to sort this out!

foxgloves

Thanks for the kind wishes. I spent most of the day taking it easy but did perk up sufficiently mid-afternoon to clear out 2 more cupboards from my Annoying Things list. Also made a loaf in the BM, did next week's meal plans, finished library book & made tomorrow's packed lunch. Hopefully I shall get off to a better start tomorrow x

Baileys_Babe

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

Today I have/will:
NSD Done 6/7
No shopping, last shopping done 24th December, 14 days without shopping :jDone
Post on this thread for support, motivation and inspiration Done
Open curtains fully Done
Close curtains before it gets dark Done
Turn off lights and appliances not in use Done
Stick to meal plan Nobody that hungry so we have choosen to have another lunch (from stores) and save tonight dinner for another day.
B/L/D from stores Done
Renew library books Done
Check and reconcile bank accounts Done
PAD into saving £3.66 -1p Done
Soak porridge overnight Done
Set DW to run overnight Done
Set WM to run overnight Done
Check FPL WIP
Educate children for free Done
Entertain children and us for free Done
Walk everywhere Done
Read Martin’s email Done
Dry washing on airier Done
Keep heating to a minimum, we have jumpers and blankets Done
Light the stove, burning free wood We weren't using the living room and the house is remarkably warm, espcially considering how cold it is outside
put kettle on stove for free hot water, put water in flasks if boiled before ready to use and refill kettle, water used for making hot drinks (we drink plenty of these, cooking rice, pasta etc, washing up etc) Stove not lit so no hot water, full kettle in place for when we do light the stove, probably tomorrow as OH is around and he wants to light all the time, I think it is because we can
Cull 100 emails Done
Research this years maths curriculum for ds Done, looks as if will be easier for me and ds will get much more out of it even though it is more challenging and it's free http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mep/ :money:

Ally & Crazy cat thank you for your suggestions will be very useful particularly as we are doing an in depth study of the periodic table this year, any ideas for resources, activities, reading lists gratefully accepted.

princess_pea

Debbie the Crazy Clothes Challenge is one of the DFW challenges - you set an amount which is the limit you will spend on clothes over the year. I feel like I'm cheating a bit as mine doesn't include my wedding dress but that'll cost less than £500 and I plan to sell it after the big day

princess_pea

Foxgloves glad you're feeling a bit better x

allydowd

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

Ally & Crazy cat thank you for your suggestions will be very useful particularly as we are doing an in depth study of the periodic table this year, any ideas for resources, activities, reading lists gratefully accepted.

You really must try a game of Castle Mendeleev. You explore the 18-room castle where each room in entirely made of one of the elements in the first three rows of the periodic table and you have to guess which element is in each room from the clues. (Link)

And remember three, or was it four, new elements are being added to the table this year and there is, as always, a sort of competition to decide on the new names for them. (Link) They are usually names after famous people but you could get you wee one to write a submission outlining why your surname should be chosen to represent the element. I propose "Baileysium".

The Royal Society of Chemistry website has videos and podcasts for every one of the elements too. And there is a link to the Table and art on there too. Someone has designed a logo for each element too, based on its properties. You could try this. The artwork is here (Link) and click on Visual. eg Beryllium is used in gears and cogs particularly in the aviation industry so the logo is a cog in front of a grey fusilage.

You could go in search of the elements with the aid of the RSC page and see how many you can find. Sodium will be found easily at home...and Silicon...and there's a good excuse to explore Helium...Uranium you'll probably find harder to source locally. :rotfl:

allydowd

I'm on a roll today. I managed to get some sleep and then:

* Paid the rent a day early on 0% credit card to get loyalty points and then paid off credit card immediately.

* Having a little alcohol gifted at Decemberfest.

* Checked all account balances.

* Make a shopping list for tomorrow. I have to go for medical tests so I'll shop while I'm in town.

* Did RoyalMail surveys.

* Need to buy low price, low Wattage, high lumen lightbulbs. Maximum brightness for minimum cost. No sooner had we cleaned the house making the most of the ladder to clean the high places and then storing it away again...than the lightbulb blew. Thank you Sky God.

* OH used up some frozen lamb from New Year to make stew and dumplings.

* Cleared out my letter rack. Lots of recycling from there.

crazy_cat_lady

Evening all
Later check in than planned, so it'll be a quick one as I want to get to bed and hopefully to sleep before midnight tonight.
Meetings were LONG - almost 3 hours... and we have to go back again on Saturday, then we have to meet the community team. I'm not complaining though - we need the help and support.
Foxgloves - glad to hear you're feeling a bit better.
BB - Ally has some fantastic ideas there. I don't know how old your kids are but there's a fantastic periodic table colouring book that I often use with lower set year 8. If you're doing periodic table, that leads on nicely to the differences between elements and compounds and chemical reactions They're all a bit linked.
I have a worksheet I often use called Cartoon Elements, where you find the symbol for the elements listed and get the names of various cartoon characters. And if you want any of the stuff I use at school (for any of the sciences actually) then just send me a pm and I'll send whatever I can help with.

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

[STRIKE]:cheesy: check banking and PAD[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cheesy: today is definitely a spend day as it's grocery day and we'll need to pay for parking at the hospital. I need to plan my other spends like petrol and butcher so that I can bag more spend days.[/STRIKE] I've spent a fortune today, but that will be it for a while.
[STRIKE]:cheesy: make a list of questions to ask at our big meeting[/STRIKE]
:cheesy: find something for me and dh to do with our unexpected couple time if he's up to it we didn't get any time
:cheesy: pick up my prescription but the money is put to one side to pay for it
[STRIKE]:cheesy: steal Foxgloves idea of annoying list and getting stuff done from it[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cheesy: plan my lessons for next week (can't mark as I didn't bring any books home)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cheesy: try to be assertive at this meeting[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cheesy: speak to the kids school about the current situation[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cheesy: make time for exercise[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:cheesy: make time for crochet[/STRIKE]