Thursday 25th Feb - What small DFW things will you do today?

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DawnW

Morning all
Thanks for the start(s) CCL and Maria :rotfl:
Freezing again this morning :eek: but the sun appears to be coming out :T

List for today:
Cheapie porridge, yogurt and HG fruit for breakfast - my favourite thing, just like pudding, but you can have it for breakfast :T
Dog walks x 2
Go to sales unit at some point to tidy up / see if anything needed
Take dress to dry cleaners
Find a container to replace the plastic first aid box which I broke yesterday - bound to have something around here that I can repurpose
Sort out first aid box contents while it is out all over the dining table
Make a rhubarb crumble
Make soup
Find the little plastic measure thing that goes with the BM, which GD was playing with yesterday (must be here somewhere!)
Make a loaf in the BM
Get OH to help me move some big pots around in the garden
Buy ericaceous (sp?) compost for my blueberry which needs a bigger pot
Buy more play sand for GD
Also climbing French bean seeds if we end up at the garden centre
Have a go at unblocking wash basin drain in the main bathroom - water takes forever to disappear. I have some gunk in the cupboard bought when we first moved here, which may do the trick
Any surveys, check FPL etc
Minimal heating till it is time to light the wood burner (must find another jumper in a minute as it is bloomin freezing :eek:)
Wash cute little dog coat now outgrown by puppy, ready for ebay, as it was only worn a couple of times (as it has proved impossible to wear a coat and walk at the same time :rotfl:)
Rush around with hoover
Wash kitchen floor due to unfortunate doggy accident :eek:

Long list today, better get on with it!

make_the_change

Thanks ally and ziggy

A bad nights sleep for me. Went to bed early with a severe headache and neck pain only for DS2 to continue his misery throughout the night. Just screaming and not wanting anything. In the end had him in the bed between me and OH as wouldn't settle and then DS1 decides to creep in so I was trapped between two fidgets with no space. Shattered.

- school run DONE
- wash and quick dry for DS1 as he needs his football kit for tonight DONE
- rummage and see if can list anything on eBay LISTED 3 ITEMS
- nursery run with DD DONE
- will pop to mums so free lunch for me!! DONE
- school run and plan a meal for tonight, not sure what to have :huh: DONE although not eaten yet as feeling lazy and undecided
- Hoover and quick dust DONE
- soak in a hot bath (hopefully) and early night DONE nice hot bath

Thanks again all for your support

twiggy86

Morning all!

Not quite sure what happened last night - got home a couldn't be bothered to cook but ended up cooking dinner, plus made lasagne and cottage pie (splitting a pack of mince)! Then did all the washing up and so didn't sit down until 9pm!

Today I have/will:-
* Check banks
* Check FPL
* Load of washing on eco wash
* Take lunch to work
* Finalise budget
* Payday so do a money shuffle
* Update snowball, spreadsheet and signature
* Earn more on OnePoll
* Go to circuits
* Dinner from stores
* Wash hair and let dry naturally
* Sort out laundry
* NSD?

Think that's everything for today. Hope you all have a good day.

allydowd

So I thought up a plan for today. I am embarking on an adventure! The Great Big Canal Challenge.

This year I am going to walk and run the length of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals from Bowling on the West Coast of Scotland to Lochrin Basin on the East Coast. It's 100km/62 miles.

Some sections I can walk with my OH and other parts I will run alone. I may even cycle a bit of it...though friends will know I'm rubbish at cycling and I may end up IN the canal rather than BESIDE it.

I'm going to do this in stages on my days off starting today with a test walk.

It'll be done in MSE-style. I might even blog it on here. "Fun for free" or something.

If anyone wants me I'll be beside a Canal.

dinoboo

First time posting on this thread. Love lists so here goes!
Working from home today:

Send work emails done
Work phone calls (ongoing all day ) still doing these
Hoover downstairs done
Mop kitchen and hallway done
Clean bathroom done
List dress on ebay done
Take change to bank (£8) errm not today
Go to Dance Fit later this evening
Pasta for tea from fridge/cupboard
Brush the cats
Revise for driving test

Thanks everyone and have a good day

HelleBelle

Morning all!

I'm a long term lurker. Thought this thread would be an ideal first post!

Today I have/will:
> take lunch into work (leftovers from last night's dinner)
> minimal spend at work
> drink 1l of water in my attempt to become more healthy
> stay away from the vendos at work
> dinner from meal plan
> budget for March
> meal plan (am used to doing a one week meal plan but may try to do one for the whole month)

Have a great day all!

Baileys_Babe

Good Morning

CCL thanks for starting us off today.

Today we have no plans to go anywhere so I am going to make the most of this to get on top bits and pieces.

Today I plan to:
NSD
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
Meal plan, just need 2 more meals to get to the end on March
Stick to meal plan
B/L/D from stores
make bread
Check and reconcile bank accounts
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
Educate children for free
Entertain children and us for free
Do not wash hair
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
Apply for maps that Ally linked to, for use with local HE group

Baileys_Babe

Welcome dinoboo and HelleBelle :hello::hello:

HelleBelle do you keep previous meal plans? I often look over them for inspiration and discovering meals we love but have forgotten.

MTC Easier said than done, but try and get some rest.

Ally I like the idea of reading along with you adventures of walking/running/cycling along canals.

make_the_change

I will. DS2 has woken a grump again but it's the nursery run soon so some fresh air should do him good x