What small DFW things will you be doing this week? WC 26/6

PurpleFairy26

determined_new_ms wrote: »

anyone else feel keeping their house clean and tidy is a full time job???!

Yep, definitely relate to that. I've been off this week and to be honest I don't know where I fit a full time job with a commute in :rotfl: at least parts of my house are tidy and clean although I do feel like it's a holey bucket I just will never get full. I do all the washing, turn my back and there's more etc...

Baileys_Babe

PurpleFairy26 wrote: »

Yep, definitely relate to that. I've been off this week and to be honest I don't know where I fit a full time job with a commute in :rotfl: at least parts of my house are tidy and clean although I do feel like it's a holey bucket I just will never get full. I do all the washing, turn my back and there's more etc...

I can also relate to that. Dd is generally to blame for the washing. Now if I could convince my family to give up food, drink and clothes for a few days whilst simultaneously helping to clean and tidy the house, I feel we may be able to get on top of the worst of it for a little while:rotfl:

Baileys_Babe

Today has been wet again. We spent it at home doing all our regular things.

B/L/D from stores
Nsd
PAD
Turing off lights and appliances not in use
Dried washing on the airier
Entertained us for free
Educated children for free
Renewed library books

This evening none of us were particularly hungry so we decide to have soup.

FatVonD

I did my big shop for all the non fresh stuff tonight and tried putting all the cat food cartons (three big ones at £13 each) through with nine other non reduced things to qualify for price matching and got £6 off :T I need to think about this a bit more but next time I may split my shopping into two parts as I'm going along, one part stuff that isn't reduced and is probably cheaper elsewhere, the other part stuff that is already reduced. I'm pretty sure that if you buy item A that is a pound cheaper at Asda and item B that is on special offer so is a pound cheaper than Asda then they cancel each other out if they are in the same basket.

determined_new_ms

Morning yay to Friday and my last day of work until next Thursday I've been up an hour and have been researching party games for Sunday - having a freak out about deciding to do a home party! At the very worst it's only for 2 hours!

Today:

* check banking
* make mine & madam's lunch - I'll have humus, hg salad and sweet chilli sauce & fruit mmmmm
* up date mileage/expenses
* hang [STRIKE]out[/STRIKE] up washing (just checked forecast and it's going to rain!)
* work hard and get things outstanding done
* going to a party on the beach after work

PurpleFairy26

Morning all :hello: hope those of you not having time to post are busy doing amazing things and are ok foxgloves, lucky lady et al

My day has started off well. Logged on to internet banking to find £30 of dividends due in on Monday :T and sold my bike on local book of face for £25. Lady collected and paid first thing :T lady at school drop off paid me for order I delivered yesterday :T

Other things for today:
Go for a run when DH gets back
Put washing I dried inside away, possibly put another small load on and hang up inside
Check for surveys
Use product for testing
Afternoon tea out. Birthday treat from ages ago form friend :T
DD going to party, card and present from stash

Enjoy your Friday peeps.

FatVonD

Party on the beach sounds wonderful, DNMS

I have called in sick today, I can't really afford to lose a days money so will be looking for ways to recoup it but I feel like I've been treated like shoite and I need a bit of head space.

Things to do today :

Clean wheelie bin Done, the infestation wasn't as bad as I thought but all new rubbish going in has been double bagged
Take off and clean u bend on bathroom sink Couldn't get it off but I have unscrewed the pop-up plug and the blockage was there, I have removed the trimmings from DS's home haircut and the sink is flowing freely again. I've also cleaned the bathroom while I was about it
Drop prescription to GPDone
Clothes washing In
Hoover and scrub some stains on landing carpet
Cut enormous courgette before it turns into a marrow Done
Cook said courgette for dinner tonight
Iron tablecloth to go on eBay while it's still slightly damp
List two things on eBay
Sweep gardenIve watered the garden so am waiting for the floor to dry before sweeping up. More rose sawfly larvae removed
Tidy garden store a little before it gets out of hand

STOPPRESS! I can see the first aubergine developing on Auby!

foxgloves

Hello Friday Friends,
Thanks for asking Purplefairy. I'm ok...just feeling a bit achey & low. Hospital appt this week rather points to new drug treatment I was given not really working so I am probably looking at putting up with it or big surgery. Booo. And bah! And also some unprintable things.
This week on the MSE front however has been pretty good. Here's a round-up:
All laundry dried for free on line, June's budget reconciled, July's budget set, first grocery shop of the month on target, meal planned making use of what's in freezer, baked bread....rolls, a wholemeal rye loaf & a sourdough loaf, picnic & snacks packed for day out tomorrow, transferred money from savings to pay for new washing machine & clear outstanding bit on a CC (annoyed to use savings but better than paying interest), posted an ebay item & sold another, caught up with some surveys, checked Holiday Piggy to see when we can pay off holiday cottage balance, did some sums to see if we can afford a few nights away in our tent, rediscovered mushroom dopiaza recipe....v tasty, healthy & cheap...esp if you find ys mushrooms, did rubber chicken duties, watered & fed veg as necessary, free bunch of flowers from garden to cheer up lounge windowsill, nearly finished socks for present box, no food waste at all this week, 2 jugs full of free plant food from worm composter after all the rain & a £1 'green' delivery slot for tonight's online grocery delivery.
Feeling pretty motivated with money saving at the moment. Just as well as we have effectively had no payrise since about 2008 & the rise in food prices etc is becoming very noticeable now. I'm glad for the skills I have in the cooking from scratch, growing food & make do & mend department as I feel certain we are in for another recession.......actually I don't think the previous one ever ended.
On that cheery note, I'm off to make a cup of tea!
F xx

Lottebear

Hello all,

I have had a reasonable MSE week, there are always room for improvements!

- Booked trains for wedding in Sep, the fare was £500 and now £130 and less stress than driving.

- I need to review grocery costs as I think these could do with looking at. Meal planning etc... The cupboards are full so maybe a couple of cheaper weeks she says hopefully?!

- DD has another birthday party this weekend so no entertainment to arrange, I have bought some gifts for the cupboard from the 2 for £15 sale, I think I will use my nectar points in the Sainbury's toy sale in Oct and restock.

- Water bills have been reduced and a refund on the way it has been a real difference to the bills. I would say it worth checking as each scheme seems have different income amounts.

DawnW

Evening all
Today's list:
Dog walks x 2
Went to sales unit this morning and restocked, unloaded car and put away (almost) all of the bits I brought back (there weren't many)
Ordered a mattress topper to try and make our saggy mattress last a bit longer :cool:
Cut back strawberries in troughs and hanging baskets now they have finished flowering
Pricked out chard and black kale seedlings
Fed French beans, tomatoes, courgettes and quince tree
OH dug the rest of the potatoes, and we reseeded the vacant patch with carrots and beetroot
Picked some French beans, and had them for dinner
Opened a new regular saver account with First Direct, as my previous one has matured
A few surveys
All food from home
Did a load of washing
Claimed a £5 Amazon gift card from Ipsos I-say :T

Shattered.com - won't be late to bed tonight