What small DFW things will you do this week? W/C 29th July

1LuckyLady

Afternoon all,

CCL, sorry to hear that your ds has been poorly, glad you enjoyed the holiday though. I hope he's feeling much better soon.

Todays list
gym session and refill water bottle done
ys bread and the end of the jam for the kids breakfasts done
take kids to the trampoline park - more then covered its membership fee already! done but I wasn't prepared properly, I took drinks for kids but not me so I treated myself to their coffee and cake deal and shared the muffin between the 3 of us
check banking/update spreadsheet - messed this up yesterday as I've lost a day somehow! cue text and emails coming through from the bank about insufficient funds! as I'd not moved money around :mad: done
Set up Augusts cashbook done
take back some carrots bought at aldee yesterday that have gone off done, by the time I'd got them back to them they smelt really bad!
take rm survey item to post office and post 2 parcels to cex, one to sell to them and the other a return as they sent the wrong version of the dvd dh had ordered done
meal plan for the weekend
dh working from home tomorrow so no packed lunch needs making but I do need to give the room a hoover and dust!
wash a load on the quick 30 degree wash if there is enough of a load not enough for a load
clean kitchen using stardrops and washable cloths

ordered the one item I need for back to school uniform and used the discount code that was available
kids finished off last nights curry and mash as part of our use up for lunch!
Thats my start, take care all.

DawnW

Afternoon all
Waiting for a shopping delivery - I was sent a 20% off code, and it seemed rude not to use it!
Other things:
Spent an hour on the phone (mostly on hold, it must be said) to both banks this morning as I had a phone call purporting to be from Visa telling me that my card had been used abroad in the last 15 minutes. Put it down as a scam and put the phone down, but used another phone to ring banks to check all was as it should be, just to be on the safe side. All fine, just a waste of time :mad:
Cleared up kitchen
Picked some beans, blueberries, raspberries and courgettes
Watered plants that needed it in the back garden - despite the rain the other day, it is really dry again.
No spending except for the supermarket delivery
Still need to do some ironing, some cleaning, check the front garden plant tubs and cook the dinner - not feeling very motivated though!

ziggy2407

Good Afternoon

Thanks for all your well wishes, feeling much better today and more like my normal self but I did give the gym a miss. Today we will:

Check Bank & made PAD - Done
Finish Ironing - Done
Donate bag of books to library - Done
Donate mugs to pay as you feel Caf! - Done
RM Survey - Done
Collect Library Book - Done
Repot and move a large plant - Done
Bake cake for DS - Done
Bake Banana Cake for mum -
Home Pamper session -
Swagbucks -
Purge a few emails -
Enter comps
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer -
Checked: Lucky Bob, PMP, WinaDinner -
Read -

Have a great day!

C x

crazy_cat_lady

Today definitely did not go according to plan. I have spent most of the day either upset, angry or stressed. It started fine but deteriorated when I spoke to my solictor and was told no further progress will happen on the house until we can prove that we have served ex with the court order. That has just about destroyed me because having to pay for someone to find him is now a real possibility.

Then got ds follow up scan today! With 90 mins notice. The problem is still there, with no sign of infection or stones - so we have been referred to a specialist. At least he is doing well health wise in the short term.

After all that I didn't feel like doing anything but have managed a couple of things.

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

[STRIKE]:p Hair appointment for me and ds[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:p Declutter a minimum of 31 items (doing foxgloves decluttering challenge in reverse)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:p Continue with my diet and only eating food that I already have in[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:p Write a list of essential holiday time buys (school uniform etc)[/STRIKE] dd has done hers but ds hasn't so it's an ongoing job
Another load of washing
[STRIKE]:p Hoover through[/STRIKE]
Nap if I need to
[STRIKE]:p Make sure ds takes his medication and stays hydrated[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]:p Look after ds bestie[/STRIKE] and allow them to play on Fortnite all day as I don't want ds out and about just yet.
[STRIKE]:p Contact my solicitor for an update[/STRIKE]

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allydowd

Hi August Austerity-Fans,



Been quite busy in the real world. I blinked and a fortnight had flown by. Did you miss me?! :rotfl:

Looks like DW is going to get a substantial tax refund. Something looks odd about the figure though. That's going to need further investigation.

Work's been busy and, well, work-shaped. Lots of developments.

Went to the cinema at the weekend and used company-organised discount as it wasn't a Meerkat-eligible day. Got stuck in traffic for an hour. Turned car enging off.




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 300/500. Done. This challenge is going really well. I'm ahead of schedule.

* Clear out In Tray. Done.

* Clear out wallet. Done.

* Clear emails. Done.



* Buy a big, cheap bag of crisps and divide into portions for work. Done.


* Buy a bag of rolls and freeze in portions for work. Done.


* Sourced cheap travel insurance. Done. Used MoneySupermarket.

* Have been approved for a new credit card for emergencies.Done. Should entitle me to £21 cashback. Once received I will close the old one.





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

PurpleFairy26

Morning all: hello:

Up early as we’re already out the door for a long road trip and we want to try and beat some of the traffic. Busy week but have managed some small things and some more today:

Did a wash overnight, hung on surer before we left
Triaged fridge, froze a couple of items
Emptied fruit bowl and fridge to bring away with us
Made hot drinks and refillable water bottles for the journey
Check banking
Moved interest to pennies account
Gifted present and card from stash
Picked raspberries from garden, they need to be staked but didn’t get time. Job for next week.

Have a good day all. Purps.

determined_new_ms

Morning purps have a lovely break! Me & madam are LOVING our stacation! Today we are going to the beach, taking a picnic and no doubt will spring madam an ice cream. We are lucky to live in a part of the world that has so many beaches within a short distance but also lots of country spaces

Other than that:

* quick tidy up - still need to vacuum & polish madam's room
* put away washing
* make picnic lunch to take
* water plants
* maybe a load of washing if there's a full load
* do some of my jumpsuit. I only have probably about 1 1/2hrs at most left and I'm putting it off! I've done the hard part of taking the seam apart and inserting a zip so not sure what is putting me off!
* pay cc - I called my 0% cc and despite paying it on the day due at 6pm on a Sunday the payment went through and I haven't lost my 0% deal
* pack up madam's overnight bag as she has a sleepover

That's my lot for today

ccl sorry you've been having a stressful time and hope that ds' health concerns turn out to be short lived x

determined_new_ms

trailingspouse I love your blog. Just read the new post - I feel quite inspired by you! Particularly your courage to venture out in to a new career (in case you missed it I work in a field that is no longer working for me, it's no longer a good fit with who I am, but I'm a little stuck with having the courage to break out in to something else. The loss of income and more status - I've slipped further and further down the career pole over the last few years - is a barrier for me at the moment)

crazy_cat_lady

Morning all :coffee:
I cannot explain how unmotivated I feel this morning. I didn't even want to open my eyes, never mind getting out of bed... It's just worry after yesterday but I am at least up and about for the moment. Really hoping for a better day.
DS has asked if his bestie can come over again today so I said yes - but there's no sign of ds this morning as yet. It will be a nice surprise for him once he's awake.
Not too many plans for the day - I notice ds has started his list of things we need to buy for him during the holidays so that's good.
Other than that...
Do a load of washing
Declutter a minimum of 30 items
All meals from stores
Get a bit of crochet done (I didn't do any yesterday)
Maybe take dd to buy her regulation school trousers
Try not to stress if I can possibly help it
Cancel home insurance renewal and find a better deal
Triage the veggies in the fridge (why do I even have watercress - I can't stand it!)
Have a good day all :wave: