What small DFW things will you do week 25th Feb 2020

PurpleFairy26

Morning ziggy and all who follow. My list today:
go to pals house for coffee instead of meeting out somewhere. 

Washing away, another load on and then out on airer
meals from stores
check banking update sheet
make pancakes later
more knitting tonight, got loads done yesterday 😃
quick tidy round to keep on top of things 

have a good day all. Purps. 

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks

@1LuckyLady - I hope your DS is ok

It's Pancake day! Yes it's Pancake day!  It's P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-Pancake day!

Feeling a bit ropey this morning. Might be the start of one of my tummy "episodes". It tends to start with me feeling very tired and kind of "feeble". 

Here's my list for today:
B/D from stores
L out with OH before he goes to Berlin - done. Nice bagel slightly soured by not-so-good pancakes!
Check PMP - done
Charge phone in work - done
Order compost for the allotment
Ring drs to get test results (I keep forgetting, and they wouldn't let me have them over the desk in Friday) - done. They are normal, which is good because I don't have something like Crohns! But bad because now I get written off as having IBS. 
Heating off
Nip to B&M on the way home for sealant
Very early night

Have a good one all

clf x

1LuckyLady

Thanks @carrielovesfanta I'm sure he'll be ok,  he's back to school and they're keeping an eye on him.  I swear I only thought about having a "baby" cute and cuddly and all that... I really didn't give any thought to them being 11+!  
Todays list 
Cheap but healthy porridge for all our breakfasts ✅ 
Went to the gym,  just walked on the treadmill as it was raining so hard.  Back to classes tomorrow once my 24hrs no strenuous exercise ban is lifted after the extraction yesterday  ✅ 
Popped into m&s to get dh's coffee,  paid for using a discounted gift card via his works perks site  ✅ 
Went to icyland,  to refill the 2nd freezer,  got lots of veggies, some fish and some mince - forgot to use the  2shop giftcard to pay for part of it though!  Have now moved it to a different part of my purse so that I remember next time!  ✅ 
  Check banking/update cashbook  ✅ 
  Check off Mr t credit card statement - didn't get round to this yesterday.    ✅ 
  Make families lunches for tomorrow  ✅ 
  Dinner tonight will be the leftover roast chicken, veg and mash  ✅ 
That's it,  hopefully this afternoon will be less stressful and I can get back to normal. 
Take care all. 

DawnW

Afternoon all

Thanks for the start DNMS

My sore throat at the end of last week turned into a horrible virus that wiped me out - only just feeling a bit more human this afternoon. So nothing much done at all, as I have barely left my bed (or rather the spare one so as not to disturb OH). Hoping normal service will start to be resumed tomorrow!

1LuckyLady

Get well soon @DawnW.  

DawnW

Morning all

I am feeling more human today so hope to make a bit more progress than i have over the last few days! Just lining up a few things that need doing, and if I manage more than that, it will be a bonus:

Triage fridge to see what needs using up / whether I need to start a shopping list Done, used up a few things for lunch and dinner

Meal plan for next few days following on from that Done

Update spending diary / spreadsheet after shopping trip the other day - also check banks Done

Bit of paperwork for business, just printing out some invoices etc really Done

Food will be from home, even though I don't know what it will be as yet Finished off pate and salad bits for lunch, and made a salmon stir fry for dinner - lots of odds and ends went into that, the end of the cucumber, a few leftover radishes, some chopped greens, half an onion from the bottom of the fridge etc

Did a load of washing and got it dry outside

Got outside this afternoon and did a little bit in the garden

PurpleFairy26

Glad you feel better Dawn 

my list for today:
washing, on airer and put away
Sort next stage of kombucha now it’s ‘brewed’ and start a new batch 
Meals from stores

Finish making soup (roasted BNS  earlier in the week) see if anything else in fridge needs adding to use up, will use half frozen stock cube to make the stock
check banking
start making budget notes for payday on Friday 
see if I can see payslip online
clean through 
see about selling a couple of items (need to disconnect them first, need to see how easy that is or if I need an electrician) 
get in loft and get some clothes down 

have a good day all. Purps. 

determined_new_ms

Morning guys no time to catch up on thread this morning but will do later.

I was due to go to dd's today but have decided I will postpone until tomorrow. I was getting stressed it would be a stressful day as had too much packed in. Feeling better now I've made that decision!

Today:
* going to my sewing lesson in a moment
* reminded myself I do not need to stop at the fabric store. I have more than enough fabric/projects to be getting on with!
* take dog for walk when I get back
* TOMM have fallen behnd this week....
* all meals from stores
* call dentist as they haven't returned my call...
* see if I can book in at a new dentist as I hear they are taking on nhs patients
* maybe do another 30 min stint in the garden

ok better go! Might add to my list if I get through these....

1LuckyLady

Afternoon all, 
Todays list 
* Cheap and healthy porridge for breakfasts ✅ 
* Gym - do a class,  some incline walking and refill water bottle to make the most of my membership ✅ ✅ ✅ 
* Check banking /update spreadsheet ✅ 
* Make families lunches for tomorrow
* Wash a load on the quick 30 degree setting and hang on the line if I can  Not enough for a load so didn't bother
* Make sure all sockets that can be off, are.  Inc microwave, oven, alarm clocks etc✅ 
* Make a chilli for tonights meal Made a fish pie topped with mash instead ✅ 
* Make leek and potato soup to use some of the lovely hm chicken stock
* Update the freezer inventory after yesterdays shopping✅  and start a meal plan ✅ 
* Go for a walk around the block to post a letter (and its free exercise!) ✅ 
* Empty the dehumidifier water into the toilet cistern ✅ 

That's quite enough to be going on with!  Take care all. 

TryingAgain2022

Hi all. Been ill with ?flu? who knows for a few days so am late.

This week:

Payday. It’s been another long month.

Immediately move the money I took out of savings pots (had to empty everything) back in

All washes are on 30 min cycles. Better for the planet too

Continue policy of not washing clothes til necessary. 

Plan what start of month treat I can do for myself and DD next week. Eg visit to the local indie bookshop

Meal plan - have v frugal plan for this week involving sausages, spag bol, baked potatoes, fishfingers, veggie risotto…

This month has shown me that I do not have enough money to do a half term set of activities (just 4 days’ worth of pretty minimal day trips, not even eating out in the evening like we used to!!) with the amount I had set aside. 

Certainly not in winter. It would be different in summer when you could walk on the beach/park etc for free. When it’s lashing down we need indoor things!

Still, small steps. Continue to put small bits into my various savings pots. Next big thing is car service (might just have to come out of March’s money) and Easter hols. Yikes.

Not added anything to credit cards. Probably the first time in years I’ve put nothing at all on not even a coffee (coffee is my biggest downfall!). So that’s a victory even if I am now at zero. It feels weirdly liberating to know I CAN'T add to my cc debt because I've reduced all the limits down to their current point. So long as nothing goes wrong...

Full disclosure - I have taken money out of the joint account this week, to cover food and the annoying last-week-of-month direct debits. Abut £120 in total. Obv I pay into that account as well but not a great deal as I do food and OH does mortgage etc. So I feel bad about that BUT it's not gone on total frivolity - or if I look at it the other way, it's helped pay for half term while my own money covered the bills. So I'm not going to beat myself up too much. I emptied everything I had before taking it.

That's it. Onwards.

-TA22