What small DFW things will you do w/c 10/02?

ditty1234

carrielovesfanta said:

Ditty - I had a radical thought re Ry4n poop air. Knowing them, would it actually be cheaper to buy new tickets than to change the names?

Hi CLF trip is done and dusted, it was Christmas tickets so it would have cost more to get new tickets, but yes I will make more of an effort not to use their services in the future :-)

PurpleFairy26

Afternoon all! 

Weather not great here here today but did manage a decent walk with pal earlier and she treated me to a brew 😃 other things:

shopped at l1dl- so much cheaper than mr t. Stuck to list. Only 1 thing I couldn’t get. 
Check for surveys
small to a free trial session of something and she got treated to lunch by someone
relaxing this afternoon under blankets
dh has cleaned all of upstairs and done beds whilst I have been out
deal with washing that is generated from ^^^
made broccoli and Stilton soup for lunch using some aged Stilton I found whilst triaging the fridge this week 
tea from stores 
one small had gnocchi for lunch which I had previously frozen a part packet
Got some meat out of freezer for lunch tomorrow. Another ‘free’ roast with left over Christmas meat. 

Stay safe folks, hope you don’t catch the lergy @carrielovesfanta

La_escocesa

Hi everyone👋

Hope your OH gets better soon CLF and fingers crossed it misses you! 

Anyone know what are the best sites for surveys? I kinda got out of the habit of them but they could be good now I'm not working... 🤔

I sold something I got for free for £5 👏

Online shop with meal plan done and dusted, coming tomorrow👌

Going through konmari again as felt like I needed it. On the never-ending 'komono'😅

allydowd

La_escocesa said:

Anyone know what are the best sites for surveys? I kinda got out of the habit of them but they could be good now I'm not working... 🤔

I think @foxgloves is the Survey Guru round here...

Here's links to 22 survey sites to get you started. (Link)

crazy_cat_lady

Morning - hope everyone is safe and warm in this awful weather. We have been exceptionally lucky so far in that the worst of the weather has missed us for both weekends although it has been very rainy - much to the disgust of my feline friends who desperately want to be out and about and seem to be under the impression that if it's raining out back it may not be raining out front so they had better check both doors every time.  
Bagged a nsd yesterday where I went a bit domestic goddess and spent the day, cleaning, cooking and making blankets. It would be lovely to do more of that, but I do really love my job (much more than baking cookies).
Doing my daily habit tracker to make sure I eat well, stay hydrated, check the budget and don't spend mindlessly. Debt payment was going well, but I'm expecting another costly trip to the vet tomorrow with the uninsured naughty tortie. Nothing I can do about that though, it's part of the responsibility of being a pet owner - but the amount of cash she has cost me over the years is well into the thousands - good job I love her so much.
Today I'm off to visit my mam for our fortnightly catch up. Looking forward to that. Also looking forward to not having to get up for school in the morning. I have replaced one unpleasant experience with a much worse one as me and the kids will be at the dentist first thing  

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks!

Thanks for the well wishes for OH. He started getting himself quite distressed yesterday afternoon and he was that unwell that despite my opinion that it was bad flu, I rang 111 for him. They wanted him to go up to the walk in centre at one of the local hospitals so we had to get a cab up there (I really should start driving again. Would have saved us over £30). Poor chap was lying shivering (with a temperature) on a bed in one of the consulting rooms for 3 hours before being seen. I really felt for the staff though. The lady on the desk said she'd never seen it so packed. They also let me use the phone at reception because I forgot my mobile in the rush.
Upshot is that he probably has flu, but def has a throat infection and has been given a 10 day course of penicillin. His fever broke in the night finally so I'm hoping he'll start feeling a bit better. Can't say much for myself though as I've had 2 bad night's sleep! I've stayed off work today to look after him (and me!)

Have a good one all

clf x

DawnW

Morning all

It is still raining heavily here, though without the frighteningly high winds we had yesterday. Just wish it would stop for a while! No point trying to take the dog out until it stops, but I ought to get off my behind and find something productive to do I suppose! Only breakfast, coffee, and a bit of tidying so far, but hey, it is Sunday. I would like to have a go at tidying the garage, but don't fancy getting drenched walking down there. Will have a go at the conservatory instead!

I will also:

Continue eating up bits from the fridge. I have ham, tomato and grated cheese for a toastie for lunch, and beef stew for dinner

Find more breakfast fruit in the freezer, I think there is a little more in there.

Work on shopping list, though I won't be going today

Sort out some items to take to my sales unit tomorrow

List a couple more things on ebay

Look for a clothes brush online - not sure what happened to mine - I suspect OH used it for something non clothes related!

Walk dog when it stops raining, whenever that is!

Light the stove later, and I will be keeping a kettle on top for 'free' hot water

Check banks and update spreadsheet

Continue using up a small bottle of strangely scented herbal bath product that DD gave me, only a little bit left now. OH and I usually share the same bath water (with me going in first, obviously) and he likes bubbly baths, so I usually add bath foam instead of this stuff that just turns the water blue and smells odd. However, as there is just me atm, I am using up the blue stuff to get rid of the bottle from the bathroom shelf!

Happy_Kitties

Morning everyone
Haven't had chance to get on all week and just had a catch up.
DNMS- congratulations!
CLF- i hope Mr Fanta is feeling better
CCL- naughty tortie again!! There is always one cat that costs a fortune, but they are worth every penny for sure
Ally-many thanks for all of the guidance tips u put up about the new site. They have come in very handy
The weather here is settled at the minute so i will pop out in a minute to get a couple of bits including t-bags which i will not forget again
DD brought some chicken home with her, big packs of fillets she had picked up reduced and shoved in her freezer back at uni. The 2 packs she brought home were still frozen solid, but decided to use one pack. Along with left over bendy veges and other reduced bits, the chicken fillets have been put to very good use so apart from cat food and t bags nothing else will be needed.
Have had extra spends. DD has a landmark birthday coming up. Gave no ideas of what she wanted. Had bought presents but have bought some extra ones as she has mentioned them (using discount codes where possible i think DD would be disappointed if i didnt. I thought i was a bargain hunter but DD is even worse and monitors her pennies very carefully)
Still amazingly up to date with paperwork and have just took on an increased workload bec of specialised knowledge in one area. Feel like years of studying and courses have paid off with the knowledge and i actually know what im talking about for a change
Banking checked all week-everything good. Must make some phonecalls to do some d.debit switching tomorrow.
Rm surveys have been completed.
Have been picking up bits to do some 'bags of education' and Christmas shoeboxes. It looks like we might lose another shop in town- The W@rks. It the cheapest place to get things for my boxes and the bags. Our town will resemble  ghost town at this rate.
Hve a great day everyone and stay safe x

ditty1234

Hi thankful for ds(17) who went to a b'day party last night, had 1 beer, I picked him up at 12, and by 7.30 he had disappeared again as he was off to his training session. As we discussed yesterday - the money I pay for his sport is the best ever, as I rarely have to tell him off - he's too busy doing sport to get into trouble (and th really help at home or do much homework!) 
Also grateful for french teacher coming tonight to stay for 4 nights, as will be interesting and pay a little contribution to holiday fund. Later I will pick up other ds from train to save him money and to see a free exhibition. Only cost will be driving and possibly parking. 
Had long conversation w sister and Easter trip is now converted to day trips, one will be mountain biking, hiking and a day trip to London. So all is good and all is getting closer to staying on budget.  
Have a lovely Sunday, weather should calm down by midday, and we don't seem to have had any damage around here this time. 

allydowd

ditty1234 said:

• Car cambelt £300-£400 N - Urgent

@ditty1234 That sounds expensive to me, I would say no more than £275-£325 for sure. I have used WhoCanFixMyCar.Com a few times. You type in your registration number, 'cambelt', your postcode and contact details local garages will email you with quotes. (Link) (Link2)

You could also look for coupons for money off garage chains. (Link) (Link2) (Link3)

Or you could buy the cambelt yourself and then find a garage to fix it. Some garages make a profit on selling you the parts. EuroCarParts will give you up to 45% off your first purchase of some parts with the code LOVE50. (Link)

Also this is assuming that you definitely need a new cambelt. Is it definitely that bad? Some garages will recommend replacing it after x-number of miles regardless of its condition. Halfords will check for you for free. (Link)