What small DFW things will you do w/c 23rd September?

foxgloves

Morning Money Savers,
No plans as such for today. It's pouring with rain again here, so I can see it's not going to be a gardening day.
*Sort huge clean laundry pile & expend electricity only on what really needs ironing.
*Stretch one smoked haddock fillet to two good portions of kedgeree.
*Make tomorrow's packed lunch.
*Start off making some sauerkraut.
*Knit Christmas presents
Then I have some non money saving tasks like writing a postcard & two letters plus getting at least a couple more tasks from the 'Annoying Jobs' list done.
Have a good day all,
F x

PurpleFairy26

Limited money saving here as working a longish day but I’m trying:

Checked banking
Check payment to cc has arrived
Packed lunches all round
Hot drink for commute
Claim free drink that expires today
Going to see pal later. Always good for a catch up and free tea
Leftovers for tea
Update present list with some gifts I bought yesterday at the wholesalers

Have a good day all. Purps.

Toni'sfriend

Bit dull here but lots of things to do today.

Banking checked
Tablet and phone charging
Plants checked. Still to ask neighbour to water them whilst we're away
Himself on the phone at the moment to make an appointment for when we get back
Take medication
Quick tidy
Defrost and tidy freezers
Tidy fridge
Freeze anything that needs frozen
Packing
Tell neighbours that we're away so they can keep an eye on things
Make sure I have some addresses and other details in my notebook.

That's quite a lot! Better get started.

DawnW

Mornng all
Ouch HK, hope you soon recover from your fall injuries, take care xx
((Hugs)) CCL, you are one of the strongest people I have come across xx
Toni's friend, enjoy your holiday
Didn't get to post yesterday as we were out all day, but visiting family so no cost involved other than the fuel to get there. Pity we stopped off for a portion of chips on the way back Not a vast expense, but bad for our waistlines, and it isn't as if we don't have food here at home!
Anyway, today:
Breakfast included HG fruit (raspberries and a pear)

Still getting to grips with my computer which has been mended but has a newer version of Windows installed and as a consequence all my programs, settings, bookmarks, logins etc have disappeared :cool: Anyway, it works great, and is much quicker, like a new machine despite being 4 or 5 years old
Need to check banks (will be a faff, see above)
Post an ebay parcel (already packed)

Sort out some stuff for sales unit
Pick garden veg if it stops raining for long enough!
All food from home, only spends will be postage (business cost and in any case the buyer pays) and a small bag of bulb fibre if the pound-ish shop has some.
Can't think of much else atm, but will be back later to update

twiggy86

Morning all.

CCL - I had been wondering where you were. You're so strong but be easy on yourself as all those things sound tough on their own, let alone all at once.

Today I have/will:
* Check banks
* Do washing up
* Transfer end of "old" milk into new one which OH has opened!
* Load of washing on 30 degree eco wash
* Take something out of freezer for dinner tonight
* Check OP and PA
* Cashout of OP!
* Eat cake which my colleague made me as my birthday tomorrow!
* Think of ideas for what to do with pears from our tree
* Go to gym at lunch for free class
* Read MSE newsletter
* Pop to post office to collect missed parcel on way home from work
* Hang washing on airer
* Do some more crochet so I can take to my mums with me tomorrow for a lesson on sewing the bits together!
* Dinner from stores
* Follow OH around the house turning lights off!

Think that's everything for today! Hope you all have a good day!

1LuckyLady

Morning all,

CCL, sorry to hear things are so stressful at the minute.
HK, hope you're taking it easy after your fall.

Todays list will be a grower as I'm at home and don't need to go out again other then to aldee late afternoon.

* 2 gym classes and refilled water bottle done
* washed a load on the quick 30 degree wash and have hung out (although it started to rain just as I had fniished hanging out! :mad: done Hoping the breeze will get it a bit drier!
* post rm survey done
* correctly delivered survey done
* sell kids games to cex, done print the postage label on reclaimed rm survey paper done and use a box kept from rm surveys too boxed up ready to go
* prep next lot of rm stuff done
* bake something for lunch bags for tomorrow
* check banking/update spreadsheet done and opened one of the reg saver accounts, still need to call into branch at the weekend to sort the other
* email the kids school for some support done, took all of two minutes I don't know why I kept putting it off!
* see if I can book a game of badminton at the local leisure centre
* print cex refund voucher and voucher from tcb on reclaimed paper done and done
* go to aldee with a list and stick to it

Thats my starter, I'd better get moving
Take care all.
Also
** texted guitar teacher to check on times
** booked table for a meal half way between us and the family in Yorkshire so that we can have a catch up for dh's birthday next month.
** renewed library books online, must remind ds1 that he has these ones as its unusual to keep renewing for him.

ditty1234

Hi look it's Wednesday afternoon past half way and now I need to get busy working out how not to spend the extra money I make ... I am struggling to want to make a meal plan this week.
I need other ingredients than what they have at alde.
XX
still to hang laundry
walk dog w friend
go for club run
do prep for tomorrow
Vacuum ... this point have slid down the list for over a week now. But then I'm not really using my living room at the moment so ...
- Buy swimming fins and buoy on ebay
Send boys suit I just sold
Keep the engine running.

trailingspouse

Good afternoon all.



CCL, chin up, you can do this. xx


Worked 7am to 12 noon today - breakfast beforehand, and lunch when I got home. I made myself some scrambled eggs on toast, as a change from the sandwiches that I take when my working day covers a mealtime.
In my afternoon 'off' I've
- hoovered and mopped as appropriate
- cleaned out the cat litter tray
- had an argument with edf energy about my smart meter
- done some proofreading (a long and very boring technical document related to the business I run with my ex, and some that I do as a volunteer, so sadly not a money-making exercise!!)
- done some homework for the course they've put me on at work (it's a free course, leads to a recognised qualification, and I get 2 - 3 hours a week during work time to do it, so a bit of extra homework to make sure I'm up to muster is perfectly reasonable, I think)


The edf saga is getting silly now - it's been going on since March. Basically my 2nd generation smart meter stopped working after I switched energy suppliers. This isn't supposed to happen. But they can't just give me another smart meter, because I've already got one... And yes, we've been going round that particular loop for 6 months now.

It's been escalated a couple of levels, I'll be looking for some compensation (more than the £40 they've offered me) - but at the end of the day, I just want a smart meter. Ironically, I'm still getting texts and emails from them, outlining all the benefits of a smart meter and asking me if I'd like to sign up to one.

I'm always polite - you don't get anywhere by being a d!€k to the people on the other end of the phone - but my patience is wearing thin.

twiggy86

trailingspouse wrote: »

I'm always polite - you don't get anywhere by being a d!€k to the people on the other end of the phone - but my patience is wearing thin.

Agree - it's never that individual's fault. So if I'm particularly peeved off and feel I might be abrupt or short with the person, I start the call by saying that and apologizing in advance! And am then possibly abrupt in setting out my complaint/ frustration but when actually discussing with that person it's fine!

crazy_cat_lady

Hello all :wave:
Thanks for all the well wishes - very much appreciated. You all know me well enough now though to know I'm always ok in the end. I just need a rest. Actually hoping for a bit of an earlier finish tonight. I have one more thing to do on the laptop then it's going off and I'm relaxing.
I have a lesson observation tomorrow (with the Head and Deputy Head) so have to finish preparing for that.
Other than that, operation use-up-what-we-have continues. Food from stores and crafts from stash. Hoping to get a bit of crochet done tonight. You never know.