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What small DFW things will you do this week - 5 Sept.
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Good Afternoon All
Legomum - Very quiet isn't it? Hope everyone is busy enjoying any sunshine they may have. Forecast for next few days is not very good for your area is it?
After a fab day yesterday not much to do today but have had a good visit from the Plumber and he's checked my shopping list and everything is ok so now I just need to order. So today I will:
Packed lunch for DH & DS - Done
Stew in SC - Done
Check Bank - Done
Place order for bathroom - Done
Pick rhubarb - Done
Clear front yard/move pots around - Done
Declutter -
RM Surveys - Done
Bump sales posts -
Walk at least 7000 steps for bounts points - 14000+ today (managed 7500 whilst DS was training)
DS to Footie Training - Done
Write to friend -
Continue purge on emails - Done a few
Surveys -
Enter a few comps - Done a few
Check: Lucky Phone, Ashleigh, Numberplatelotto, FPL - Done
Have a great day. Love to you all.
C xx
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Hi All
Been a bit of a week so far. Had my phone stolen on Tuesday which was really upsetting.
Today have
* £3.50 refund on faulty kids shoes
* Free coffee from points
* Massive housecleaning session and lots of washing out on the line
* Loads of walking. Rewarded with £1.01 roadkill.
Off to work tonight.
Bob" Your vibe attracts your tribe":D
Debt neutral
27/03/17 from £40k:eek: in the hole 2012.
Roadkill 17 £56.58 2016-£62.28 2015- £84.20)
RYSAW17 £1900 2016 £2,535.16 2015 £1027.200 -
yay friends to play with!!


Ziggy, I've just looked at the forecast now and its showing cloudy, cloudy I can cope with
particularly if theres a bit of a wind to dry some more washing too: ) Did your ds get onto the footie team that he had trials for?
Haha, everytime the weather comes on the forecast is different:rotfl:
DS got into his football team and he's loving it, he's so active so this is perfect and it's bringing him out of his shell a bit too as he's making new friends too.
He's finding this first week back a little tough, one of his teachers died last week - she was putting a display up at school and fell and broke her leg, she died the next day due to complications - only 41, such a shock and I think it's preying on his mind and reminding him of my brothers death earlier this year. I hope your boys are settling in and enjoying their new classes.
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Hi All
Been a bit of a week so far. Had my phone stolen on Tuesday which was really upsetting.
Today have
* £3.50 refund on faulty kids shoes
* Free coffee from points
* Massive housecleaning session and lots of washing out on the line
* Loads of walking. Rewarded with £1.01 roadkill.
Off to work tonight.
Bob
Hope you're ok Bob and that haven't your phone stolen has knocked the wind out of you too much, thieving rat bags:eek: Are your kiddies well and is DS enjoying being back at school? What work are you doing in the evening?
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He's finding this first week back a little tough, one of his teachers died last week - she was putting a display up at school and fell and broke her leg, she died the next day due to complications - only 41, such a shock and I think it's preying on his mind and reminding him of my brothers death earlier this year.
That is awful Ziggy
I expect all the children are finding this difficult to deal with. And her poor family
Very sad! 0 -
Hi Guys
Thanks very much I'm fine now.
Sorry for short reply have to rush off in an hour.
Ziggy - so pleased for your son but how scary and awful about the poor teacher. I'm doing a few shifts in a pub kitchen. It's pretty full on. Last week I hand peeled 20kilos of potatoes!!
Back later
Bob" Your vibe attracts your tribe":D
Debt neutral
27/03/17 from £40k:eek: in the hole 2012.
Roadkill 17 £56.58 2016-£62.28 2015- £84.20)
RYSAW17 £1900 2016 £2,535.16 2015 £1027.200 -
Hello all :j
Been stupidly busy and 'missed' most of the week
Congratulations to Princess Pea and Mr Pea
Sorry to hear about your stolen phone Bob - there are some scumbags about :mad:
And desperate addicts too, I guess (a lot of the petty thefts round here are down to this, sadly, and we are just a little market town....)
Anyway, today I have / will:
Packed and posted 8 ebay sales
Had a haircut, not moneysaving, but pretty basic and it really needed doing :eek:
Made pizzas from stale loaf
Frittata for dinner, to use up eggs and lots of lurking veg as we are going away for a couple of days tomorrow
Load of washing dried on line
Watered pots in front garden
Made a batch of marmalade from frozen mixed citrus fruit
OH palmed off a load of courgettes on to various neighbours
Still got back garden (veg) to water...0 -
Jaysus ziggy! :eek: how horrific! And what kind of complications lead to death from a broken leg? Sorry you don't need to reply but I was so shocked reading that. I hope your ds is ok x
Bob how sucky... But if I know any girl with a stoic attitude it's you x
Not much to report
* went to work - is it too soon, after a year off, to be feeling like work is just such a massive ballache??? :rotfl:
* took lunch & snacks
* NSD :j
* investigate veg and what I'm going to do with it all...
* think bath, facial, pedi and bed is in order tonight
* water veggies
* get lunches & clothes ready for tomorrow
* prep veg to bung in the sc tomozza morning
That's all folks! Better go and start getting madam ready for bedDF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2025: £87.12
NSD March: YTD: 35
Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
GC annual £449.80/£4500
Eating out budget: £55/£420
Extra cash earned 2025: £1950 -
Ziggy, Sorry to hear about your son's teacher, I'd seen the headline on the Daily Mail online last week, how sad. Such good news about the football, I wish my two were into sport, there's still time though I guess!
DS has never stopped since he started walking at 9 months:rotfl:
Goodreads 2025 Challenge :16/75
Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
Goodreads 2023 Challenge: 77/520 -
Good Afternoon All
Legomum - Very quiet isn't it? Hope everyone is busy enjoying any sunshine they may have. Forecast for next few days is not very good for your area is it?
After a fab day yesterday not much to do today but have had a good visit from the Plumber and he's checked my shopping list and everything is ok so now I just need to order. So today I will:
Packed lunch for DH & DS - Done
Stew in SC - Done
Check Bank - Done
Place order for bathroom - Done
Pick rhubarb - Done
Clear front yard/move pots around - Done
Declutter -
RM Surveys - Done
Bump sales posts -
Walk at least 7000 steps for bounts points - 14000+ today (managed 7500 whilst DS was training)
DS to Footie Training - Done
Write to friend -
Continue purge on emails - Done a few
Surveys -
Enter a few comps - Done a few
Check: Lucky Phone, Ashleigh, Numberplatelotto, FPL - Done
Have a great day. Love to you all.
C xx
Another great day, at the moment I'm going through a really good patch and hope it continues - feeling happier and healthier than in a long time. Keep up the great "small things".
Night all xx
Goodreads 2025 Challenge :16/75
Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
Goodreads 2023 Challenge: 77/520
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