What small DFW things will you do w/c 24th June?

PurpleFairy26

Morning all :hello:

My list for the weekend:
Smalls to prepaid activity
Load of washing done overnight outside
Cook a big batch of chickpeas I soaked overnight
Long walk with friend
Meals from stores
Use shampoo and conditioner bar to wash hair
Spend some quality time with family preferably outdoors

Have a good day everyone. Purps.

Happy_Kitties

Morning everyone

Just had a catch up.

DawnW glad to hear the surgery went okay. I hope you are behaving ur self and not overdoing it (I'm a fine one to talk!!)
I'm back and forth to the docs dropping samples in for extra pre op monitoring as they are operating with infection. I go in a week on Monday. I'm very cranky at the minute as once this starts it will be a long process but I don't have a choice unfortunately.

1LL belated birthday wishes. Sounds like it was a busy day. Mine was on Monday the same as Deni DD1. I had a quiet day but DD had pre booked to go for a meal and I was spoilt. Still have a happy birthday balloon floating in the kitchen

Welcome to the newbies, it is a brilliant thread that keeps me on the straight and narrow.

Seem to just be spending money at the minute,have had to buy a strimmer and an extra fan (used a discount code for this)
Also need to sort out another vacuum.....again
I have paperwork to finish off. Have been tying up lots of loose ends and spending time dodging the paperwork. Just about to start a piece that needed to be completed a few days ago.

I have been happily doing my Christmas charity shoeboxes. I'm conscious I will struggle to do these after, had lots left over from last year and they have been a welcome distraction
Have picked up some cracking bargains in the Arg@s clearance to pop away for presents.used some of my RM vouchers for these

Have been trying to do some decluttering but don't seem to be getting very far.
Weather has been very very hot but cooler and very overcast today. Have been getting alot of washing dry outside.
Eating out of cupboards and freezer. DD will go out to Tesc@ of an evening and has picked up some great YS veg cheap. Have been making the most of this.

Sorted out fridge yesterday. *hangs head in shame* I did have to throw away some items.
Need to pop to Tesc@ today for a few bits-will stick to my list.
Kept my spends book up to date and banking checked everyday


Can't think of anything else for now.
Have a great day everyone

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

Morning everyone
I've been doing loads of washing and line drying, still ploughing through DD2's uni stuff as I missed a large bag of laundry when I unpacked my car! Had a spendy day on Thursday as car in for repair - cost £175 which I suppose isn't too expensive for a garage bill. I charged my phone up in work yesterday. Also took loads of personal shredding to put in the big work shredder over lunch. Been eating from stores. Today need to do some of my self employment role and do some tidying. Make something healthy for tea. DD1 got loads of birthday sweets and choccys so DD2 and I are helping her get through them
Have a good day everyone
Deni xx

La_escocesa

Hi everyone :wave:

I've worked through July's budget, now we're down over £2k a month... :eek: We've got enough to cover our immediate expenses but can't top up any categories for upcoming spends later in the year - we've got over £6k saved but I am like a crazy lady trying not to dip into savings, but I think we'll probably need to each month (I did save it for mat leave so I shouldn't feel bad about this... :rotfl: ) Wish us luck!

Batch cooked chicken yesterday - going to use leftover chicken for HM pizzas later.

Hung washing up on this gorgeous day. :dance:

Printed off postage for stuff I sold and may walk to the post box later - bit of free exercise and all that. :cool:

Got some free samples of shampoo and conditioner to use up.

Going to bake bread and make pizza dough later

Tidy/clean round - I use a cloth I crocheted - has lasted forever!!

Have fun out there everyone! :cool:

DawnW

Happy_Kitties wrote: »

DawnW glad to hear the surgery went okay. I hope you are behaving ur self and not overdoing it (I'm a fine one to talk!!)

Lol HK, I haven't been and am a bit the worse for wear. I am so bored though, and just want to do things! OH is quite good, but I have to tell him every little thing - he doesn't offer to do anything much, and there is a bit of eye rolling too :rotfl:
Got up really early this morning - before 5am - as my tummy hurt. I took some painkillers, had a bit of breakfast because I was hungry, and went back to bed for a few hours! It is really hot today, and I am staying indoors where it is relatively cool (old houses really come into their own in hot weather, even if not so good in the winter). Haven't done anything much apart from clean up the kitchen a bit and clean the bbq (a small one whose parts fit into my big white sink). That is something useful at least, as the BBQ has been sat outside the back door since we came back from a festival at the end of last month.I will reassemble it and put it away when it is dry.

Hope you get your surgery soon, as having ages to think about it doesn't help I really hope you recover from it quickly and it makes a big difference to you. Mine was much more minor (and hopefully the results will be too) than yours sounds,and all went well this time so no lengthy hospital stays! I am just missing a few more internal workings :rotfl:

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Didn't post yesterday - it was the last day of term and after a very stressful run up to it, I just came home and spent the afternoon reading my book.


Today so far I have:

Babysat my 2 nieces while their Mum gets her hair cut/coloured. As agreed they did some chores round the garden for me in return for some spending money for their holidays. Not so frugal but I would have given them the money anyhow and they did really well.

More frugal efforts:
1. No plans to leave the house today so no car use
2. HM lunch made for niece and my sis
3. HM Choc cheesecake made
4. Budget done for July and actioned
5. Once nieces leave do a quick tidy of the house
6. Send the afternoon reading again. I am working my way through a series of 15 books. Just about to start book 3.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend.

1LuckyLady

Afternoon all,
HK, sounds like you had a great birthday too. Not long til your op now, hoping everything goes well for you.

Today's been a nice day, we've been into town but had breakfast at home before we went out. In the spendy years we'd have probably had breakfast and lunch in town and spent a fortune. Ds1 had a planned spend in CEX, he'd researched prices and looked at the options before going and had decided to buy the game he wanted 2nd hand rather then new.
Dh went to the opticians and has bought a pair of reading glasses from the £25 range rather then a designer pair that they were saying really suited him, he just wanted these glasses for reading on a night in bed instead of his varifocals so no need to spend a lot on them!
Then onto my parents for my belated birthday lunch, it was nice to have a catch up and the lasagne was lovely. On the way home we popped into the co-0p and got some ys bread (rarely pay full price for bread these days!)
Came home and had a little afternoon nap. Shortly be time for a pick and mix tea outside in the garden, we can have whatever we fancy from the cupboard/fridge/freezer so long as we help cook it.
Thats about it apart from a film from our stash to watch with the kids.

Take care all.

PurpleFairy26

Morning all. Hope you are all enjoying the lovely weather. Long may it continue. My list for today:

Run - which I’ll be doing shortly to avoid the heat
Wash on, will peg out
Quick tidy round
Make lunch boxes for tomorrow. Maybe a cake to go in. Made sausage rolls yesterday
Visiting family no doubt a long walk will be involved :T
Watch a film tonight with DH
Check tubs for watering

Have a good day all. Purps.

allydowd

Hi June Jollies,

Getting ready for a long 'weekend'. We are going to head (even further) North for a night tomorrow hoping to see Sea Eagles.


Debt-Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Year Five:

* Check online banking. Done.

* Continue my Challenge 500 miles challenge to travel 500 miles for free before the end of 2019: walking, hiking, climbing, cycling, running and swimming. I'm up to 247/500. Done. Nearly halfway there! :T

* Clear out In Tray. Done.

* Clear out wallet. Done.

* Clear emails. Done.

* Accommodation was almost the cheapest AirBnB had to offer but it has a kettle and a microwave which we intend to use to self cater. We will take a flask and coffee making supplies and buy snacks from the supermarket.

* Our only holiday entertainment expense will be a bit of sailing which is going to cost us £24 each.

* Taking my car which uses the least fuel.


* We put cardboard between our bed base and mattress to make the mattress feel harder. Replaced cardboard with boxes from local shops.


* Taking our usual 'emergency kit' of paracetamol etc to ensure that whatever happens we don't buy pharmaceuticals that we already have a home.


“Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.”

determined_new_ms

ally 2019 really is the year of travelling for you! Bon voyage x

Purps I went for a run at 11.00 yesterday :eek: it was way too hot and I really wished I'd gone earlier. Lesson to self!

HK belated birthday wishes lovely! Glad dd made it special for you :A

fudge, fudge, fudgerdy fudge! Tooth ache :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Hoping anti-biotics will take effect soon as pain relief is becoming less reliefy by the hour!

nipped to wilko and got generic pain relief for £1.50 a pack rather than £7 branded - this really pees me off! I bet lots of people don't know you can get it cheaper, and probably the people who can ill afford it!

Today I went and did 4 hours ot for £75

I am also about to finish alteration I've been doing so all in all today has net me an extra £100 :beer:

done a load of washing & line dried :money:

Will make a batch of vege (bottom of the fridge) chilli for work lunches

repotted a house plant

Gosh that's really all I can be bothered with!