What small DFW things will you do this week W/C 31st July

ziggy2407

Afternoon All

Slinking back in, been a busy few weeks with DH's recovery, hospital appointments for us both and school holidays, have been keeping the DFW faith and doing my regular "small things". We've managed lots of walks, a trip to the cinema, lots of decluttering and two days in hospital for me :eek: everything is fine now and am trying to stay positive - things can only get better. Today I will or have:

Minimum 7000 steps (my personal challenge for August)
DH to physio/rehab
Check Bank and make PAD
Few bits from supermarket (inc freebies on COS)
Upload receipts to COS
RM Surveys
Post ebay sale
Continue purge on emails
Enter a few comps
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer
Check: Luckyphone, Ashleigh, FPL, Numberplatelotto

Have a great day all.

Love
C x

La_escocesa

Thanks everyone OH is pretty chuffed with himself (although from listening to him he has already spent the wages he's not yet earned :eek:).

Ziggy - good to hear from you. :grouphug: One step at a time my lovely - you're doing great :A

I paid off my car debt today - £3282.80 less debt on my shoulders.

Night all!

FatVonD

Ziggy, hope you are okay and good to see you back

crazy_cat_lady

Hope your back is better soon Foxgloves.
Ziggy - lovely to see you back and I hope that you're doing ok now.
Huge congrats to you and dh LaE on lots of good fortune at the moment.

I'm just sneaking in to say I had a fabulous time at the theatre tonight. It was amazing and I'm so pleased I went...

determined_new_ms

Morning whoop another day off :j and only 5 working days until I'm off for 2 weeks _party_

I'm going to get ready in a minute and go to the lottie to do some more hoeing/weeding. Should be on top of it after today's session :money:

[STRIKE]Will take tubs with me to forage blackberries as want to make a batch of wine and also blackberry whiskey (xmas gift) :money:
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Will need to dig out my wine making kit and see what I need to get - probably yeast and nutrient

Continue with flylady ala "15 minute sessions" Think I can get each bedroom done in 15 mins and then a 3rd to stay on top of the rest of the house

list a few things on fleabay - I listed 3 things on facebay and 1 has sold for a fiver :j am enthused so have grabbed 2 bundles of clothes to iron, photo and list in a bit

[STRIKE]check meal plan and get anything out that's needed slice and freeze a bit of the cake so it lasts longer![/STRIKE] Bit of a shift around as have courgettes & chard to use up. Going to make courgette curry (ala Mrs F) and saag aloo and will use up some ys naans in the freezer

making a big batch of tomato sauce to freeze in portions so as not to waste any produce!

2 wraps and some falafels out of freezer for oh's lunch, soup for me

[STRIKE]Looks like it's going to be raining on and off today. Can see possibly a couple of hours where it's dry so might be able to partially get some washing dry[/STRIKE] mostly dry by the time the rain came.
Will air on the horse to finish

water greenhouse veg

might make a game of bathing all of madam's garden toys to clean them up and put them away

some maths and writing work with madam - only 10 mins each so as to not turn her off

bags, lunches, clothes ready for tomorrow

exercise bike/weights in garage and hot tub later

[STRIKE]read martin's email[/STRIKE] - not much happening today.

That's my lot!

La E whoop to all your good fortune

Cat glad you went to the show. You know I never get why people feel weird about doing stuff on their own. Lots of times I do stuff on my own, sometimes if no one I want to do it with is free, but lots of time I want to do it but cba with doing with others! :rotfl:

Happy_Kitties

CCL I'm glad u enjoyed the show, when in London u have to catch a show, it's a must:)
LaE it's great to hear about OH job and that things are going good, it's good when life runs in ur favour:T except for the dog-hope the dog is doing okay
littlemiss2017 welcome:j. This is a great thread, it keeps me on track
ziggy great to hear from you, hope OH continues to do good in his recovery.

Didn't get chance to get on here yesterday. Team managing at the weekend and boy did the paperwork fly yesterday. Trying to do as much as I can early as I want to go without any last minute rushes. It's a very tiring weekend so I want to enjoy and pace myself aswell, esp as DD is in hospital next tues for an operation.
Usual start to the day-banking all checked and any bits paid. I have one more week of paying for my Christmas vouchers and I'm all done. Christmas shopping is just about finished so if I don't need some of them for an early Christmas present for DD at uni, I'll save most of them again for the sales.
Sounds strange talking about the 'C' word, but it honestly felt like we were in autumn and speeding towards Christmas. Getting up it was dark, gloomy and colder this morning.
Want to get a banana and chocolate cake made hopefully today as I've got some bananas that really need using up and then it cut up slices for the freezer for DD.
DD has been told to increase her calorie intake from 3000 calories a day:eek:
Just about to start the usual cat cleaning and want to run the Hoover thru today, i will get some housework done today:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Have a great day everyone x

ziggy2407

Morning All

Today I will or have:

Minimum 7000 steps (my personal challenge for August)
DH to Dr's for blood pressure check - Done
Make appointment at Dr's for me - Done (30 Aug :eek:)
Check Bank and make PAD- Done
Make banana cake (added a few choc chips and oats) - Done
RM Surveys - Done
Empty shredder -
Collect freebies available on COS from Tesco -
Upload receipts to COS
Cinema with DH -
Continue purge on emails
Enter a few comps
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer
Check: Luckyphone, Ashleigh, FPL, Numberplatelotto

Have a great day all.

Love
C x

foxgloves

Hi all,
Thanks for good wishes re my back. Am just having a sit down with a hot water bottle on it but got to get moving in a bit as need to prepare for a meeting. Ziggy - nice to have you back. Hospital?? Hope you are now ok x
*Blanched & froze more home grown french beans.
*Picked tomatoes, courgettes & basil.
*Pasta bake tonight.....apart from mozzarella, pasta & anchovies, I think we'll have grown everything in it plus salad.
*Knitted more of current 2 projects, 1 of which is for the present box.
*Fed sourdough jar ready to bake loaf tomorrow.
*Updated grocery budget - £12 underspend which adds a little extra to remaining weeks.
*Did a survey.
*Messaged bank about anomaly on statement received this morning. It shows our account as having been overdrawn at the end of July when it definitely was not.
*Did the ironing. Big sort through first. Only TWO items required pressing!! Best ironing basket ever!!
*Make tomorrow's packed lunch.
That will be it for today, but I feel loads more in control having updated budgets. Far too early in the month for those to start getting away from me!
Cheers all,
F x

ziggy2407

foxgloves wrote: »

Hi all,
Thanks for good wishes re my back. Am just having a sit down with a hot water bottle on it but got to get moving in a bit as need to prepare for a meeting. Ziggy - nice to have you back. Hospital?? Hope you are now ok x

Chest pain is always a real worry and unfortunately it highlighted a couple more issues that will need resolving at some point but for the moment we know it wasn't another heart attack or a blood clot, so that's good news - but could be infection in the lining of my heart as white blood count is high (so there's infection somewhere in my body) and my ddimer levels are raised too Feel much better in myself just easily tired and breathless but determined each day will be a good day - life really is too short.

Rest up that back as much as you can.

FatVonD

Hope you get it under control soon, Ziggy

Evening all, it's been a busy day today so haven't had time to post. It's also been a bit of a spendy day as I had to order DS some safety shoes for work and also buy him some more work trousers. I opted to buy good quality ones as the cheap ones split too easily.

I finally got a reply from the train people to say that the trains from my station during the disruptions will be the old type with no air con, no first class and, more importantly (to me), no toilet. I haven't had to use the loo on the train in two years since taking my ADs (as my IBS seems to due to anxiety) but being stuck on a hot, crowded train and *knowing* there isn't a loo is just the sort of thing that would set it off. I have an appointment with my new GP tomorrow, maybe they can up my dose.

I went down for the YS run tonight and bagged three packs of pork stir fry for 38p each (down from £3.80) so I am well chuffed. I will cook one later for DS and the other two are in the freezer. I resisted the urge to buy fruit as I have lots of windfall plums to eat first.

Tonight is going to be mostly about putting clean washing away and then having a nice long bath.

Have a good evening all!