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What small DFW things will you do w/c 25th June?
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ahhhhhhh today is one of those rare mornings where time seems to stretch in front of you and you have ample time to do all the things you need to do and then some!
So far this morning I have:
read newsletter
make madam's packed lunch
cleaned bathroom (only bath left to do so only a 5 minute job)
done some research on adding darts to my top
replied to 2 emails
put the wm on timer so the washing will finish when I get back from school run
and I still have an hour before I need to leave!DF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2026: £25.70
Grocery spend challenge Feb £285.11/£250
GC annual £389.25/£2700
Eating out budget: £ 48.87/£300
Extra cash earned 2026: £1850 -
Morning everyone
Didn't get much housework done yesterday so will do a bit today.
Another meeting tonight which I am really not in the mood for:(
Dishwasher to go on
More washing to do
DD is doing a great job of hoovering up left overs and the freezer bits have slowly been used up which is great for the stock up ready for when DD BF comes back at the end of the week. One locust in the house I can cope with, two locusts becomes a nightmare:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:especially when DD needs to maintain a very high calorie diet otherwise she just keeps losing weight.
Banking all checked and everything good,, everything is balancing
Just about to do the cat muck out
Need to pop out this morning to do a few things including a RM survey. Also need to pick up a reduced quilt cover I bought in Asd@ sale ready for when DD goes back to uni. Have decided that even when they get older children are still expensive to run-they don't get any cheaper:rotfl::D:eek:
Think that's about it from me, have a great day everyone xDecluttering challenge 2023🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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determined_new_ms wrote: »ahhhhhhh today is one of those rare mornings where time seems to stretch in front of you and you have ample time to do all the things you need to do and then some!
I love that feeling. It's often my Thursday morning feeling. Or first day of my holiday feeling.LBM 11/06/2010: DFD 30/04/2013Total repaid: £10,490.310 -
Morning all
I'm feeling fairly bright today, which after being panicky/anxious/scared for the past week or so, is a welcome feeling. My stomach appears to be completely back to normality too which is good.
M-I-L has raised the family holiday from the ashes again. OH and I think we have found a really good villa in Portugal. Just needs approval on 2 fronts now. 1: are the pavements suitable for FIL's mobility scooter. 2: is it too far from the town (15 in walk) for my lazy BIL.
Today's mission not very exciting as usual:- B/L/D from stores
- Charge phone in work - done
- Gym at lunchtime - done
- Bit of a tidy round the house
- Write a to-do list for the "weekend" to plan my time better. It seems to run away with me. I really need to crack on with finishing the sock commission!
- Water garden
Have a good one all
clf xLBM 11/06/2010: DFD 30/04/2013Total repaid: £10,490.310 -
Another busy day today. Today will mainly be spent going to a Home Ed group and fitting everything else in around it.
My plans for today are:
Read and post on this thread for inspiration and motivation
Dry washing on the line
Keep blinds closed to keep the cooler
Home Educate children mainly for free
Read weekly email
Turn off lights when not in use - downstairs toilet light still being troublesome
Turn off appliances when not in use
Make packed lunches
Take lunch & drinks with us
Take hot drink in thermal mug, this mug has saved me a fortune over the years
Stick to meal plan
RM survey
Correctly delivered survey
Set dw to run overnight
Set wm to run overnight
B/L/D from stores
Collect library reservations
Keep up to date with 3 email accounts
Deal with at least 10% from 1 of my other 3 email accounts
Unpack bags, when we get home so nothing is lost, damaged or allowed to go off
CLF Glad you are feeling betterFashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
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:money:We are in the weekly email :money:Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
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1 Use up some forgotten food from the back of my bulging store cupboard
2 Sort out the fridge and freeze a few things with short dates
3 Switch my hubby's bank account to Halifax for a £75 bonus -
a bit more for the family holiday kitty.
(Thanks to the weekly email)0 -
Baileys_Babe wrote: »:money:We are in the weekly email :money:
ha ha I might have been efficient this morning, but clearly I wasn't thorough! :rotfl:DF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2026: £25.70
Grocery spend challenge Feb £285.11/£250
GC annual £389.25/£2700
Eating out budget: £ 48.87/£300
Extra cash earned 2026: £1850 -
Afternoon all

Woke up feeling a bit yucky this morning, so went back to bed for a couple of hours - feel a bit more human now, so hope it is just the heat!
Not much done, but on the other hand nothing spent! Well, that changed, as the camper van came back, and with it a ginormous bill :eek: What with that, having to tax the car and lend my brother money to get his car fixed so he can get to work, I am going to have to really work hard on the small things front to get some money put back in savings / emergency fund! It is great to have the camper van back though :j
Food from home - easy dinner tonight, filled supermarket pasta with HM tomato sauce from freezer
Done, had HG leaves and spring onions as side salad 
A few surveys (Done)
Claimed another £2 Amazon gift card from a survey company :j
A bit of ironing (Done!)
Picked some broad beans
And mangetout
Sold an item on ebay, and an earlier buyer paid up
Check banks and update spreadsheet etc Done
Water garden later when it is cooler Done
Must check out the weekly email now!
DNMS, you are making me feel very inadequate with your sewing, especially after my putting off patching my old jeans for about 2 months :rotfl:0 -
Happy birthday 1LuckyLady :bdaycake:
Enjoy the rest of the day.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
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