What small DFW things will you do this week? w/c 13/02

Treadingonplaymobil

Morning!

A new list for today, including the forgotten bits from yesterday...

- Do a laundry and get it out on the line rather than clogging up the radiators and needing the dehumidifier to be on. NB: laundry needs to be brought in again before it gets damp overnight for this to count!
- Make bread (I make my own sourdough). Should be able to get two big/four small loaves out of the amount of starter I have currently.
- Bake banana loaf to use up manky loaves
- Have a scan of the fridge for any other perishables that aren't going to last and try to make something to use them up
- Go through next week's shop (already input into MySupermarket) and try to jiggle the menu plan to knock a tenner off it. We have lots of food in the house, so i'd like it to come in at £50 from Aldi/Lidl, it's currently almost £60.
- eBay listings
- social media for work - try to schedule a couple of posts for next week as well, so if I am busy at least something will go up.
- Wear more clothes, rather than give into the urge to keep the heating on all day (I often turn it back on when I'm working - need to aim for more clothes before more heating!)

DawnW

LuckyPenny wrote: »

Sorry what does FD stand for?

In case Bob doesn't see this, FD stands for First Direct bank. I have an account with them too

Treadingonplaymobil

Have just been through the cupboards to check for perishables, and in the baking cupboard I found a load of mixed peel, crystallised ginger, THREE tins of black treacle, a couple of bags of hazelnuts and pecans and a jar of coconut flour. Am now off to google for things to bake and freeze that might use up any of these things! DH takes packed lunch every day, I am at home with child 3 and the other two children take snacks to school, so ready made snacks are always in hot demand.

La_escocesa

Morning gang :wave:

Hi to the new posters! :beer:

We had a lovely night with our free theatre tickets. :T Spend about £45 between us in the end with snack beforehand as no time for dinner (£5), 4 drinks each (£32!! oooh the extravagance! ) and travel (£9). Glad we didn't have £25 tickets on top. We ended up with an extra drink because there were 2 intervals - bit odd I thought...

We've got pals coming over tonight so it's operation tidy the house! OH is cooking something in the slow cooker and we'll get cheese and crackers for afters (who needs an oven?!)

We're off to @ldi in a bit. Not much going on really - want to go to the skip but don't know if we'll have time/will be bothered.

Catch up soon!

determined_new_ms

Morning yesterday when we got back from our meal I was shattered as I woke up at 2 and stayed awake until 4am and then was up with madam at 6.30. I went and had a nap at 6 and slept through until 6 this morning :eek: must have needed it!

Today madam has a party and then we are meeting up with dd afterwards - although she hasn't confirmed which is unusual....

So far have:

* put a load of washing on
* tidied up the kitchen
* froze lo butter milk in ice tray
* got salmon out of freezer for tea & ys whole chicken for tomorrow
* wrote meal plan for week ahead & a tichy list (trying to run down stores, the never ending story!), relooked at the list and decided everything except milk, bread and eggs can be crossed off again :money:

Still to do:

* [STRIKE]hang up washing[/STRIKE]
* [STRIKE]housework[/STRIKE]
* plant some seeds
*[STRIKE] pick up said milk and bread - buy extra milk and freeze as I have a 50p off of a £4 spend MOC from coop as I'm passing I will get the bread in Mr T so I can use the app to pay and get a bonus 50 points and will get wombled receipts points added :money: [/STRIKE]
* make hm pizza and dough balls. will double up and freeze some for later in the week
* freeze some yogurt
* update spending diary

Might make a return to my masters prep when madam goes to sleep. Haven't done any all week due to being ill. Have lost a little motivation so need to get back on it!

Also need to plan out priorities for the week

Happy weekend guys x

angelpye

Morning all,

Hope everyone who is a little under the weather or sleep deprived manages to rest a little!

Yesterday the hospital appointment over ran quite a lot so didn't get much done but got practically the all clear so once consultant signs that off I should be fine for quite some time - may have to be monitored but its looking like it is definitely nothing sinister so all good!

As a treat in celebration I bought myself a little snack of sushi in W@itrose and got the free coffee with my card - felt like a real treat too!

I then picked up tickets and deposited cheque in my bank before rushing off on the school run.

Today:
*Pet related cleaning - overdue from yesterday
*Washing mountain - sunny so may put outside as I love the smell of washing when it comes in
*General tidy up
*Figure out if there is a way to enter debt into the YNAB system that won't freak me out i.e. show me as always in the red! I am not motivated by negativity.
*Deep clean of the house in prep for half term
*Check with hairdressers if there is a stand by appointment available as get a discount but still go where I feel pampered

Out tonight with some friends for a couple of beers - all budgeted for and will take cash only so I am not tempted to go dancing until 3am all the while slamming shots on my debit card...have a naughty streak in me sometimes that wants to party like its 1998! :rotfl::rotfl:

Have a great day all, I hope you are getting some of this glorious sunshine!

allydowd

Hi February Folks,

Quick check in.

Debt Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Year Two:

* Taking packed lunch to work.

* Despite acing my job interview I didn't get the promotion. Long story. Won't bore you. Move on.

* Going to start a free mental health blog for myself. It's not money-saving, as such, but it may save my sanity.



"Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck," Dalai Llama

crazy_cat_lady

Morning all :coffee: :wave: and welcome to all the new posters - lovely to see you here.
I made it to half term :j After such a busy week it feels surreal to be here. I didn't sleep well last night but I don't need to worry too much about that.
Today's plans are fairly minimal:
It won't be a nsd because I need to do a small top up shop. It will have to be small because I'm skint.
Meal plan and prep for the week ahead
Check banking and try to find a small PAD from somewhere
Minimal housework
Tutoring later on
Lots of tv and crochet time
Try not to stress (ds already making this quite difficult)
I might bake some scones. Surely I can't be so bad at baking that I couldn't even manage this???
Angelpye - pleased to hear that it was good news at the hospital.

La_escocesa

angelpye wrote: »

*Figure out if there is a way to enter debt into the YNAB system that won't freak me out i.e. show me as always in the red! I am not motivated by negativity.

I keep mine 'off budget' for that very reason. I just have a category group for debts and then list the amount with that...so the category is 'Credit Card £3000' and then make a payment to that just like any other bill. I then update the name every once in a while when it comes down. I don't use credit cards like the true YNAB way because I don't use them for general spending. HTH

determined_new_ms

ally may I direct your attention to the quote on your sig??? I honestly believe every job I didn't get was a blessing in disguise! Even now after the horrendous-ness of being sacked from my last job turned out to be the right thing for me. If I hadn't have been sacked and then getting told my mum had died 20 minutes later I wouldn't of had a year off and the time to re-evaluate my life, I probably would have slogged on in a job that caused me a lot of anxiety or got another similar job. But instead I took time out, took on a job at a lower level of responsibility and which is allowing me to fulfil my ambition of returning to academia. Things work out for the best, trust in life x