Wednesday 27thJan - What small DFW things will you do today? :)

determined_new_ms

Morning guys :wave: thanks for starting us off lego mum

Have come down with a cold so this morning woke up and my head was throbbing and had a sore throat. Have taken some pain meds and feeling much better. Will be an early night I think!

Going to visit my ds today and the weather isn't great so will take dgd to a soft play and have a coffee and a couple of hours with ds. Then this evening me & dgd going to visit my bff and my godson for tea and a catch up

Small things for today:

* checked banking - received ms money so put that in't regular savings pots (car, birthday's & Christmas) This is the first time I've put anything in savings since losing my job in June last year :T
* B/L
* take food & drinks out with us to keep costs as low as possible. * get a slice of frozen cake out of freezer
* go and pay money into bank account
* update frugal living ss
* hang up washing & do another load
* make dgd's packed lunch & clothes/bag ready for tomorrow morning - getting it all ready in the morning is too stressful!
* might check onepoll if I get time
* contact friend we are meeting up with on Friday for a playdate and see if we can go to her house to play rather than the play gym as we have been to soft play twice this week

That's all I can think of right now. Have a great day x

twiggy86

Morning all.

Debbie Debt - PAD means payment a day i.e. make a payment off your debts each day.

Hoping OH has a productive day as he's rained off but has promised to do some cleaning and DIY!

Today I have/will:-
* Check banks
* Load up washing machine and settings (30 degree ecowash) ready for OH to turn on as he's off work today so didn't want to disturb him
* Take lunch to work inc left over fruit salad from mums
* Eat breakfast! Seriously failing at this one!
* Charge phone in work
* Check FPL
* Read Martin's email
* Reply to instructor re free session
* Dinner from stores
* Tidy bedroom!
* Sort through fridge for anything which needs using/freezing
* Wash hair and let dry naturally
* Wipe down shower glass

Think that's everything for today, but hoping I can find some more bits as feel like I'm falling off the wagon although I'm not really sure why!

determined_new_ms

Morning guys :wave: thanks for starting us off lego mum

Have come down with a cold so this morning woke up and my head was throbbing and had a sore throat. Have taken some pain meds and feeling much better. Will be an early night I think!

Going to visit my ds today and the weather isn't great so will take dgd to a soft play and have a coffee and a couple of hours with ds. Then this evening me & dgd going to visit my bff and my godson for tea and a catch up

Small things for today:

* checked banking - received ms money so put that in't regular savings pots (car, birthday's & Christmas) This is the first time I've put anything in savings since losing my job in June last year :T
* B/L
* take food & drinks out with us to keep costs as low as possible. * get a slice of frozen cake out of freezer
* go and pay money into bank account
* update frugal living ss
* hang up washing & do another load
* make dgd's packed lunch & clothes/bag ready for tomorrow morning - getting it all ready in the morning is too stressful!
* might check onepoll if I get time
* contact friend we are meeting up with on Friday for a playdate and see if we can go to her house to play rather than the play gym as we have been to soft play twice this week

That's all I can think of right now. Have a great day x

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1. Checked online banking
2. Paid all bills
3. Posted forms back to M&S Bank (got accepted for bank account)
4. Meals from stores
5. Surveys
6. FPL
7. Update spreadsheet
8. Coursework

ziggy2407

Good Afternoon All

Legomum - 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.

Went back to bed after seeing the boy off to school, not feeling great today, so will be a quiet day (what's left of it )

Packed lunch for DH & DS - Done
Check Banks - Done
Bump all sale listings/freecycle/facebook -
Read -
Create my annoying list -
Continue purge on Emails -
Enter a few comps -
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Check https://www.freepostcodelottery.com - Remember there are now 5 chances to win -
Check Lucky Phone - Done

Have a good day! Love to you all!

C x

allydowd

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

Ally - I'm always in awe of how much you know about everything. It's fantastic...

Steady, I need my head to fit through the door to go out for work tonight. :A

allydowd

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Baileys_Babe

Thanks Lego mum for starting us off today.

Today is windy and wet and cooler than I was expecting.

Today didn't get off to the best start as when the alarm sounded this morning I turned it off and then went back to sleep for an hour and a half, thankfully we were not going anywhere today, when I awoke the children were still asleep!!

Today I have/plan to:
NSD
Use clothes brush
Post on this thread for support, motivation and inspiration
Open curtains fully
Close curtains before it gets dark
Turn off lights and appliances not in use
reusable sanitary ware
Stick to Meal plan
B/L/D from stores
Renew library books
PAD into saving £3.66 -1p
Soak porridge overnight
Set DW to run overnight
Set WM to run overnight
Freezer inventory, keep up to date
Check FPL
HWB for children’s beds instead of heating
Educate children for free
Entertain children and us for free
Wash hair and leave to dry naturally
Read Martin’s email
Dry washing on airier
Keep heating to a minimum, we have jumpers and blankets
Light the stove, burning free wood
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)
Cull 100 emails
10 minutes shredding

allydowd

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or..

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allydowd

Hi,

Greetings from a gale on the side of a mountain. Today will be an epic day: at the end of tonight's shift I'll have completed my four and a half month contract as an Agency Manager. Then I can have a fortnight off before switching to a different role. I'm proud of myself: not one day off sick and not one tear shed. That's quite something for me. Nervous about the change though.

* Free pizza slice at work last night.

* Checked OH's bank balances.

What about you folks?