What small DFW things will you do w/c 15th October?

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks!

BB - sorry things are a stressful atm

ccl - I hope you feel better soon

Not quite as much done as I'd hoped but I got home late last night as had to finish my gym stuff off after work.

Not much news on mum - she's not had her op yet. Apparently she's 3rd on the list for today.

Today's mission:

• B/L/D from stores - done
• Gym at lunchtime - done
• Heating still off - done
• Charge phone in work - done
• Try to be frugal with elec - might scope out the LED bulbs in B&M on the way home.. - not done yet
• Reconcile budget sheet - done
• Bit of a tidy round - done
• Knit sock if not too tired - done
• No sugary stuff - ooooops
• No alcohol - done
• Send mum some flowers but found a 10% off code - done
• OH to do housework. Asked him to be thorough as he has time today - done
• Am going to check out this Asda card - essentially it's £6 for free. Not a lot but something. We shop in Asda anyway so I was thinking of just putting the monthly food budget onto it and getting the free money! I guess technically I could get more than one? I wonder when it would expire? https://cards.asda.com/card/ChristmasSaving

Have a good one all

clf x

Baileys_Babe

Woke up this morning to day light, the first we have had since Thursday. It has been so dark all the time, it was as if any light you had inside was being swallowed up by bleakness outside.

I am hoping the flags paths dry out, then we can put the washing outside to dry. Currently no room inside for an airer.

Today's plans:
NSD, except parking
Check bank accounts
Renew library loans
Set wm to run overnight
Set dw to run overnight
Stick to meal plan
B/L/D from stores
PAD
Turn off lights and appliances not in use
Freeze hm soup, carrot and cumin
RM survey
Home educate children for free
15 minutes sorting out study (this needs a mega reorganise, as previously things were in many different parts of the house and we have now brought them together in one room, next stage is sorting them, so everything is easy to find)

PurpleFairy26

Morning all :hello: quick post from me before I am away out the door. BB hope your wider family issues are soon resolved. Cat hope you slept well.

My short list today as I’m at work:
Check banking
Post fleabay item, move money to savings account
Lasagne I made on Sunday for tea
Hot drink for commute
Stir fry I made on Sunday for lunch
Cancel my utilities DD, I’m leaving them on Thursday when my fix is up and they haven’t sent me a bill for 2 months and when I called blamed it on me getting a smart meter fitted 18 months ago (eye roll) as I’m in credit they aren’t getting any more cash until they provide a bill

Check back later. Purps.

determined_new_ms

Morning BB & purps day 3/5 off. Have taken the pup for his (and my) early morning walk feels good getting some air & exercise 1st thing in the morning!

Am again imposing my online break for the day. Any time I think I will go online I will do knitting/quilting Think I'll finish the 1st sock today or tomorrow

Have my £1.99 MOT later Will loaf about with madam but if looks like car needs work then catch bus home. Text my mechanic and see if he can do work on my car & service it (much cheaper than garages! )

Need to talk to co pup owner about flea treatment & worming

B/L/D from stores (except me as I am going out to eat with friends as one is leaving the area imminently )

load of washing & line dry

crafting/park visit/bake muffins for activities for madam

clean & tidy as ever!

listen to music while pottering around throughout the day

That'll do me! Happy Tuesday guys

allydowd

Hi October Overthrowers,

Morning!:coffee:Day off. :j Feeeling a bit 'flat' today; it was a real effort to get out of bed.


Debt-Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Year Four:

* Check online banking. Done.

* Get some exercise. Avoiding this...will just do some stretches as I walked 11 miles yesterday.

* Omelette and fridge shrapnel for breakfast. Done.

* Pick up parcels. Done.

* Go to Post Office and post parcel. Done.

* Get groceries with DW. Done.

* Bake banana bread. In the oven.

* Sort out post-it notes on which I record my long-term to do list. Done.

* House work with Stardrops and washable cloths. Avoiding this....DW can do tomorrow.



To be continued....

Things don't have to be perfect to be wonderful.

merida88

merida88 wrote: »

Update from yesterday:
- bike to work am done, in the pouring rain!
- continue quest for dog cover continued still unsuccessful
- food shop for OH coming home tomorrow :j (STICK TO THE LIST) I went off list getting welcome home treats. Not too wild though, I spent about £2 extra.
- walk dog done, in the fine misty rain by that point
- hoover round & wipe round bathroom etc done
- next online study topic not done, don't know when I'm going to fit it all in this week tbh
- phone garage to check progress of my car done. It's behaved beautifully for them, no evidence of fault. So I picked it up this morning and they're kindly not charging me for their trouble.

Today is a very short list:
- collect car
- meals and snacks from supplies (shouldn't be too hard)
- text friend re dog
- enjoy a relaxed evening at home with OH :D:D

Hope everyone is having a good day

ziggy2407

Good Afternoon All

Checked Bank & made PAD - Done
Gym/Rehab - Done
Wash towels & line dry -
Enter a few comps -
Purge a few emails -
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Checked: Tombola Stars, Lucky Bob, FPL, WinaDinner -
Read book (from shelf) -

Have a great day!

C x

1LuckyLady

Afternoon all,

Clf, I hope your mums op goes well.
Baileysbabe, hope things settle down soon.

Todays list
* ys bread used by ds1 for eggs on toast for his breakfast
* ds2 to free school breakfast club
* gym session done and refilled water bottle twice
* its our garden waste collection tomorrow so spent an hour or so in the light drizzle blowing and bagging up the leaves. We have several TPO trees which are massive and lovely but we get a lot of mess from them!
* sis and dad called in for a brunch, used up odds and ends from the fridge, had lots of coffee and a great catch up
* sis is taking the tip stuff for me on her way home which saves me a job
* clean kitchen using stardrops/ microfibre cloths
* check banking/update spreadsheets
-move money into a savings account I've opened moved some, still some more to do but their system was down
-move some direct debits to a different account which will give me cashback for them made a start but now the kids are home I can't concentrate so will finish tomorrow
-set dh & I up a couple of regular savers
* ring hairdressers as I've still not done this!
* leftovers for meals tonight but need to make a batch of mashed potato to have with the stew or it will be dumplings again and I'll turn into a dumpling!
* stew a badly bruised apple from the fruit bowl, will give to the kids tonight with a bit of yogurt for dessert
* check fridge as I think some veggies might be getting bendy, if so will dice and freeze
* make families lunches for tomorrow
* share bath water and continue use up of lotions and potions


Thats my starter. Have a good day all.
** rm surveys done
** renewed library books loan - thanks for the reminder BB!
** emailed to complain about a missing item from a delivery
** signed up for another rm unaddressed survey for later in the year

DawnW

Evening all
Bad night's sleep again due to coughing :mad:, but I was determined not to waste the day, so I have:
Tidied up downstairs, put some stuff away and hoovered round
Sourced and ordered a new filter for the dishwasher one thing breaking after another atm, yesterday I had to replace a shower hose. At least they aren't very expensive items and we can replace them ourselves - so far!
Lots of washing up as couldn't use the dishwasher :cool:

Checked banks, must update my spreadsheet
RM surveys stuff
Tiny bit of paperwork for business
Still no heating, although it has been a horrible, rainy, murky day, it isn't actually cold. Haven't lit the stove for a couple of nights either, just no need!
Made Nigel Slater's pot roast pheasant with celery and sage for dinner. Used food I already have - no shopping today (except blimmin DW filter). Pheasant carcase now in sc for stock
Going to get an early night as I am babysitting tomorrow.

Chandelier.

Evening, a bit of a late start to the thread this week! Better late then never

I had a great time at my sisters wedding on Saturday- all went well and it was a beautiful day overall. I have only just about recovered from it all as there were plenty of late nights/early rises which messed with my body clock. I managed to stick to the budget I had set and now have some cash leftover which can go towards other things.

The only downside of the weekend was when I was leaving the venue on Sunday. I reversed into parking area behind me to turn around when a upcoming car which was behind started beeping their horn indicating to me to hurry. I ended up pulling out too quickly and scratched all down the side of my car against a wall. I was absolutely gutted when I got out to look at the damage. It was a total moment of panic which will now result in me shelling out for the body repair work. I have contacted someone we know who is coming to look at it on Thursday and will give me a quote. Due to the damage, I am expecting it to be quite eye-watering costly but I don't want to leave it as it is. I have some money set aside in my 'car fund' to cover this and will use other savings if needed.

Yesterday was a NSD, as I was working most of it. I then came home and had dinner with my uncle before having an early night.

Today, I have just spent the day chilling out and catching up on any missed sleep. I am not feeling too well and suspect I have a chest infection. If my symptoms don't improve by Thursday, I will get myself booked in at the doctors. I only recently completed a course of antibiotics last month for a chest infection- it seems I am susceptible to them especially due to my nature of work. I seem to pick up everything that is going and the slightest cold/cough goes straight to my chest making me wheezy and rattely. I should probably book a seperate appointment to discuss this and see if it's worth ruling out anything such as asthma. I have never had issues before but in recent years I always end up with at least one bad chest infection- last year it was pneumonia and pleurisy. I need to be careful that it does not develop into this again.

So with feeling sorry for myself today, I have ended up having a bit of a spend day. I have an obsession with pretty stationary and saw some things I liked. They were all low prices so I have justified it somehow. It means I now have enough pens to last me a while! Everyone always laughs at my pen collections- I guess its cheaper then a shoe obsession! I like the novelty of them all and I am always on the lookout.

I also bought my friend a present for Christmas which I think she will like and most definitely will use. It has come under what I had budgeted for her so I am happy with that and it is one less person to buy for. Once my online banking has updated it, I will transfer funds across to cover the costs. I really need to start brainstorming ideas for others now.

I am not going mad this year on christmas presents and have really dwindled down my list of who I am buying for. I have bought some token gifts for others- if anything,more so to show my appreciation to wards them for what they do.

I do not have much else planned for the rest of the night.

I have filled in some registration forms that I had been putting off, for another sport activity the boy would like to pursue and that will start next week. I will rejig the budget to cover this.

I might have a sort out through one of the shelves in my bedroom and clear out what is not wanted or needed. I seem to accumulate all sorts of rubbish/tat and it all builds up until I have no idea what to do with it. My overall aim is to totally declutter my room with the hope to redecorate next year. I also need to sort out through my piles of letters that I have pushed to one side.

Anyway, I best get on. I aim to have an early night, ready for work again tomorrow.