What DFW small things will you do week 18/05?

Baileys_Babe

Hello Everyone

I'm missing the thanks button, I wonder where it has run off to.

Lovely to see you pop in @carrielovesfanta just seeing your name made me smile.

So far today:
Popped to Aldi with a list to buy fresh food (fruit, vegetables, milk), also checked if they had any flour my parents have used all theirs and we are nearly out, they had both plain and self-raising in stock, I haven't seen any for 4 weeks in there, possibly due to when I normally shop. Picked us each a bag of each.
Dropped 2 bags of flour off at my parents on my way home
Had a quick socially distanced catch up with my parents
All shopping unpacked and away (I for some reason dislike this job and would naturally put it off, I've been being strict with myself for about a year in trying to deal with as I come home, the children help and sometimes like today do the majority of it, whilst I made snacks)
2 loads of washing drying on the line, there is sunshine and a breeze today so it shouldn't take long
Updated the spending diary
Home educated the children

Still to do:
A few more lessons with the children
Update freezer inventory with the food we use today
Pmp etc
Continue working on tidying up my computer

Have a lovely day whatever you are doing.

La_escocesa

Hi gang 👋

I can still see the thanks button but I tend not to use it as much now (sorrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee!) because the site now tells you where you left off so it's so much easier to find unread messages. And also it's not as clear who you have thanked and who you haven't... 🤷‍♀️

Oh gosh DNMS - your chat about meeting someone who was with someone who'd been tested is stressing me out...😬
CLF - sounds fab about the job! Well done you! 

Here's me: 
- cheapo lunch - hm black bean burgers - whizzed up a can with shallots, garlic, bit of water and then added oats and fried 👍
- need to sort online shop coming at the weekend - only want to get the stuff we need 
- need to sort YNAB
- free walk round the park for a bit of exercise 
- free video call to ma and pa

Really boring tbh! 

Catch up soon peeps! 

DawnW

Afternoon everyone

The thanks button seems now to have miraculously reappeared. Not sure what heppened there for a while. Nice to 'see' you back CLF, congrats on the new job

Didn't post yesterday as I was feeling low. More positive today, and managed to get some things done:

Walked dog, not as far as our usual route today as it randomly started to rain. Not very hard, and not for long but huge drops and the dog was horrified

Folded and put away dry laundry

Updated spreadsheet

Picked some salad leaves and some radishes

Pulled out spinach and chard plants which were starting to bolt. I find the early sowings do this, but it is worth doing to have all the 'free' greens they produce. I will sow some more next month, and this next lot will most likely last right through the winter. Harvested all the leaves, composted plants along with weeds! Washed spinach and chard leaves, roughly chopped and froze. I got 2 big bags of washed, chopped greens. I didn't blanch them, as I only bother if I am intending to keep things for a reasonable length of time. As I tend to add spinach and chard to all kinds of dishes, I don't anticipate it hanging around for long. Left a little bit out to add to tonight's Spanish omelette thing.

Rounded up some sad root veg - a solitary potato, a few sweet potatoes, a parsnip, an ageing swede and a few carrots. Peeled, chopped, bolied and mashed. Added butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Now I have a big tub of mixed veg mash in the fridge to use over the next few days / freeze remains if I get bored of it.

Made 2 X 1lb loaf tin sized lemon drizzle cakes, to use a huge lemon that arrived in one of the farm shop deliveries over the last few weeks. Reused baking parchment that I had previously lined a quiche shell with for blind baking, to line the loaf tins.

Lunch was some crackers that had been lurking, with a bit of cheese and a small bowl of soup / leftovers from a huge chicken casserole I made earlier in the week. Must remember to finish the crackers tomorrow.

We now have veg and salad stuff starting to appear in the garden, so no longer need much in the way of veg deliveries, which is good. Also have enough bulk stuff for quite a while. I have been very grateful to the farm shops / wholesalers, specifically the 'pop up' ones that have offered delivery. But they weren't cheap, and my food budget has been much higher than usual, though this has balanced out by not really spending much on anything else.

Now intending to do some more weeding, water whatever needs it and pick some broad beans

rdone

Hello all!

Hope you're all good and that the sun has come out this afternoon for you all like it has here.  I'd put a wash on overnight ready to hang out this morning but had to delay it until this afternoon because of fear of rain.
We had the most incredible lightning and thunder storm last night, I find it so fascinating to watch.  It was right above out house at one point.

Today's list:
- check on veg that I repotted yesterday (DONE many times and the rain overnight seems to have helped it)
- all food from stores
- attend WW meeting online DONE
- exercise, I'd been doing really well at this but haven't at all this week
- update SS and accounts as DH got paid today DONE
- update diary with plan of attack for left over money this month DONE
- hang second load of washing
- finish pray painting hammock stand when washing is brought in
- wash hair and leave to air dry following CGM DONE
- check PMP and SB DONE

Hope you all have lovely evenings
R

rdone

Also, I noticed the thanks button had gone but it seems to be back now.  I'm not very good at using it, I tend to only use it if I literally need to say thanks to someone *smiling shrug*

Narola1976

Morning, an early start for me even though I have the day off today, yay! How do you all motivate yourselves, you are so productive, and all I want to is lie on the bed...

  Check banking and update YNAB - Done
  Update Snowball app now that minimum payment for Argos has been calculated - Done
  B/L/D from stores - freezer inventory done, running low, but should make it to pay day next Friday. 
  Clean kitchen (again) - never ending job
  Tidy lounge

Yesterday was boiling hot and I was hoping for the same today so DD and I could go for a walk. She has been working flat out on her college course as they changed the submission date for her portfolio from 5 weeks to less than 48 hours! So she needs a breather, as do I. But the weather is wet and grey today. Oh well, I still think we will go, if only to clear the cobwebs

Have a good day all

PurpleFairy26

Ouch narola that’s some reduction in deadline. Hope she manages to complete it. 

My list today: 
curently a bit windy and grey so going to leave washing off in the machine at the moment and see if it passes over
review meal plan once shopping has arrived 
plant on some seeds water seeds/ plants 
order item online I didn’t do yesterday 
measure up something else and possibly order
its payday so I’ve spent some time doing the money shuffle and getting money to correct pots. 

Some knitting later 
hoping for a nap at some point too! 

Have a good day. Purps. 

rdone

Morning all and happy Friday!

Hope DD gets the college work done @Narola1976, what a crazy deadline.

Today's list:
- all meals from stores (although swapping today and tomorrow around as it's too windy for a BBQ tonight)
- still haven't exercised so will get that done
- tidy office space
- order house warming gift that I didn't do the other day
- am going to a "gig" by one of my favourite bands tonight on zoom, might dig out an outfit that isn't scruffy and make up for it
- pmp and sb
- update ss

Hope today is good for you all
R

DawnW

Actually Narola, I just want to lie on the bed today as well! I'm not going to though, otherwise I won't sleep tonight. Thank goodness for coffee!

I was up at about 5, and walked the dog. Started to rain just after I got back (luckily, as dog doesn't 'do' rain, and under such circumstances I usually end up walking with a wet dog tucked into my coat - luckily he is very small!)  It didn't rain much, or for very long though. It is now grey and very windy, and feels thundery, not very nice at all - but at least the washing has dried due to the wind! We could really do with some proper rain, but all we get is a few drops and a horrible drying wind - obvs not horrible with regards to washing, but drying on your hands, face and the poor plants in the garden. Got some housework done today, OH helped by hoovering downstairs while I did upstairs, or the first floor anyway. He is now mending my poor old wheelbarrow, which was pulled out of a skip about 10 years ago, and the small holes, which is why it was thrown away, had got bigger over the years. Should now go on for a few more years and leak less compost onto the path!

I shall have to water the garden later, as it is so dry. I have put in some calendula and cosmos plants in a small gap where the chard and spinach came out yesterday - I have a jumbly sort of garden at the back, with veg, fruit and flowers grown together. Also did a bit of weeding and dead headed the climbing rose.

Finished off some leftovers for lunch, and dinner will be sausages with some of the mixed root veg mash I made yesterday, with broad beans and gravy.

1LuckyLady

Afternoon all,  I was sure I'd posted this morning but nothing here so I might be thinking of yesterday!!  All the days are a blur here. 
In the way of small things
* I've cancelled mine and dh's gym memberships.  
* I've moved a icyland delivery from tomorrow to Sunday and will use more freezer stuff tomorrow to make the most of it
* checked banking/updated spreadsheet
* triaged the fruit bowl,  need to stew 4 badly bruised apples
* lasagne chips and peas for tonights tea - yum! 
* we were given a basic exercise bike by some friends of my parents at the weekend.  We left it in the garage til today when I've given it a good wipe down and now ds2 is happily peddlng away whilst watching utube

Thats about it for today.  Take care all.