What small DFW things will you do this week? W/C 8 May

Happy_Kitties

Forgot to say a brilliant well done Lottebear on becoming debt free. I've got 19 days and then my IVA is finished......I can't wait!

ziggy2407

Good Afternoon All

Had a lovely time at DS's football presentation night - he came away with most improved player and a team trophy and we won a bottle of wine (as I don't drink it'll mean we don't have to buy a prize when it's our week to supply matchday raffle prize. Have woke up today in a really grump - not helped by waking up with the same headache I've had since Thursday - have taken painkillers, steamed with menthol crystals and used eyedrops already today but its not budging. Did have towels on the line but its started raining so had to bring those and tumble. Today I still need to

Check Bank & make PAD - Done
Washing & line dry -
Ironing -
Mum's Ironing -
Continue purge on emails -
Enter a few comps -
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Check: Lucky Phone, Ashleigh, Numberplatelotto, FPL -

Have a great day all!

C x

crazy_cat_lady

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

CCL things have been bad for me too just lately. Lots of anxiety, lots of feelings of "I hate myself, I hate my life, how did I make such a mess of things". On the face of it I look OK so I guess its hard for people close to you to understanding that you feel really terrible. However, a tiny bit of support goes a long way.

Anyhow, been flat out with both jobs so everything else has taken a back seat, including keeping an eye on the finances. So todays plans are 1) to get the finances sorted, 2) to get the housework up to date and 3) to have some time for myself before the madness starts again tomorrow!

Sounds as though we're leading parallel lives at the moment Yorkshire. You're totally right - to everyone around me I just manage with whatever life chucks in my general direction. I don't think people know how to react when I say I'm struggling or I ask for help - because it's not what they see.
Hope you're on the up soon - it's rubbish feeling rubbish.

crazy_cat_lady

Hi HK
Yes, naughty tortie is the one that is at the vet more often than the others. She's an old lady, and she has a digestive condition that we treat with vitamins and steroid injections every couple of months. We can't get her insured but she's worth every penny I've spent on her. Including the £500+ dental treatment and almost £2k getting her busted knee fixed when I first posted on here. We have another, younger tortie who is just gorgeous and very little trouble.
I am shattered with Ofsted/marking/exam season - bring on July! :rotfl:

DawnW

Afternoon all
Bleurrgh, I got hardly any sleep, so feel shattered today Combination of indigestion, noisy traffic outside, an ebay buyer (serves me right for taking my phone upstairs and checking it when I couldn't sleep) and RL stuff preying on my mind :mad: Anyway, onwards and upwards as they say!

Lottebear and HK (almost), congratulations on becoming debt free - I remember that! :j:j:j

Yorkshire Lass and CCL, sending ((hugs))

Anyway, today's (very small) list of small things:
Sorted out a refund for an ebay buyer who 'changed her mind' :mad: As a business seller, I have to accept returns on any basis, which, when you are as small a business as I am, really hits you, as outgoing postage costs also have to be refunded, even though the item has been posted and the postage paid for. As often as not, ebay sends them a paid return label as well (yep, paid by me again ). Thankfully, most people have more to do with their lives than 'change their minds' about low value purchases and expect me to deal with it at 1am :mad: so this rarely happens. Needless to say I have blocked the buyer despite her generosity in telling me she would 'give me positive feedback for dealing with it promptly'. As if I care about that! Grrr
Pack 3 ebay sales, 1 down, 2 to go, but I am struggling with motivation today!
HM meals from stores
Tie up rather leggy tomatoes which were only put out a couple of days ago and don't know what is going on with the rain and wind that seem to have returned
Bit of housework
OH can walk the dog today!
Better get on with this packing :cool:

allydowd

Hi May Marvelousos,

It's my day off. :heartpuls And it's raining hard.


Debt Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Year Three:

* Going for a swim at the Open Air Pool to test out my ankle. DW will drop me off and go hunt for cheap sandpaper. If the ankle is behaving I may walk home. Lovely swim. Long shower at the pool. Ankle behaved fine for 2km of the walk home and then demanded rest. At this exact moment the heavens opened and I dived for the safety of a bus shelter having left my coat at home. :doh: DW came and picked me up half way home. At least I know now that I can walk, so hopefully I'll be running and climbing again eventually.

* DW's mini greenhouse has arrived. She has to assemble, treat and paint it herself. We managed to order it from a supplier a bit cheaper than Homebase. It's components currently in the kitchen as three days of rain are forecast. And she has seedlings in the Study, obviously.

* Checked the Broadband allowance. I'm quite excited: Because we live near in Timbukto to get internet at home I have to have a 10MB and a 15MB contract and switch SIM cards part way through the month. This costs £31 and has really been our only option. Last night I was reading I might be now able to get 40MB per month for £24 and get a new, free "box of tricks" to make it work into the bargain. Have been trying to get onto the online chat system to discuss it but the queue is very long so I think we'll go into the Store when it opens at noon. New "box of tricks" installed. £84 per year saved.

* Clear out an shred unnecessary paperwork from our home admin archive. The briefcase/folder we use is bulging. Done.

* Didn't go to local Highland Games. We drove passed it and it looks identical to last year's event so that's a small saving.


Onwards and upwards.

PurpleFairy26

PurpleFairy26 wrote: »

Hope you manage some sleep later cat and make being kind to yourself a priority

Up early as predicted, but small got 12 hours so that should hopefully make her feel better. She did intentionally wake her sister though which is not ideal :mad:

My list for today:
Check seedlings, see if there is some rhubarb I can cut
Move furniture upstairs, sort books
Check fleabay listings
Clean bathroom
Vacuum rest of upstairs
Something from freezer for tea
Make something for breakfast - waffles I think, have ingredients in
Small shop later, have done a list
Some exercise, hopefully a run
Get ready for week ahead, bags, lunches etc... will batch cook some soup and maybe a cake of some description.

Right off to drink coffee and then I'll get started. PF.

Evening frugal pals. :mad: to annoying fleabay returners Dawn I would never dreaming if a asking for a refund unless it was broken. The cheek of some people.

Have been mega busy today. Upstairs furniture moved turned into a mega sort out and clean :T I have also:
Cleaned a pair of tap shoes eldest DD has grown out of and put away for DD 2
2 loads of washing done and dried outside, including a cath k1dston bag I found whilst clearing that I haven't used for ages, may look on fleabay to see what they're going for. Put the 3 tubs of body spray and one roll of sellotape I randomly found inside it away
Got a stain out of one of my favourite work shirts (I.e. Don't need to iron it )
Put all washing away
Sprayed mould cleaner round spare room and bathroom window and behind kitchen door. Worked a treat burned a candle to mask the smell
Ran 5.5k which considering I wasn't feeling great was really good
Resisted going out for lunch and just went shopping a bit earlier and bought a French stick as a 'treat' :rotfl:
Girls loved playing with lots of 'new' books they found whilst I was sorting
Sorted a bag of toys/books for selling
Removed a toy box I'll list on local faceb00k page
Cleaned bathroom and vacuumed spare room and hall
DH discount had been increased to 15% so an extra 5% off was weekly shop
Tea deferred until to tomorrow as one small wanted a toastie and DH in bed as working so I'll just have some bits from fridge
Hair drying naturally after shower, used some potions :A

FatVonD

You know in cartoons when the animal runs off the top of the cliff but doesn't fall until they look down? That's me right now. I've not stopped doing/sorting stuff all weekend but then I took tea round to my mums and once I sat down I felt totally drained, I'm going to take a nap shortly.

Everything I've done has been done in a totally chaotic manner though so it's hard to actually say what I have done this weekend but I'll try:

I finished the ironing yesterday, I think I may have said

Sittings room floor swept and furniture rearranged to accommodate currently having two sofas.

Kitchen work tops and windowsills cleaned, all washing up put away.

Culled clothes now that in a bin liner ready for a boot sale.

Moved cupboard from the teens room into mine to set up fish tank on so it doesn't have to be carried when we swap rooms. Cleaned out one wardrobe in readiness for them.

Swept up gutter droppings in back garden, potted up new herbs (once paint had dried.) Watered plants and tied in new climbing roses.

Took some lights back to a Homebase and exchanged for a planter (no receipt so couldn't get a refund.) Took back some fish tank stones to pet shop and got a refund.

Tidied and swept the garden store.

Did a small shop for fridge stuff for the teens during the week.

Cooked jacket potatoes and took them round for tea at my mums.

I need to go back to work for a rest!

La_escocesa

Hi everyone :wave:

Not much to report tbh...

Got through some washing and most is on the airer - only put one load in the TD.

Got 4% cashback on take away - still not done a decent shop since getting the kitchen done. That covered dinner last night and lunch today.

Been out in the garden today planting my veggies - exciting times.

xxx

allydowd

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