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

carrielovesfanta

Afternoon folks!
Aww that's very sweet of you BB  and thank for welcoming me back all!

Posting on my phone (hate this) as OH hogging the PC all day. Some teaching and some recording.

Today I/we have:
*tidied round - done
*finished sewing the masks. Dropping a couple off to the neighbours - done
*wash on and drying in the GALE - done
*picked up click and collect shopping amd went to butchers - done
*cook chicken.  - done Persuade OH to strip it (for some reason, I hate this job)
*put beef in sc to stew. Freeze for next week - done
*make dinner using pork that mil brought round - done
*sewed up thigh holes in second hand linen trousers using saved fabric from a shirt that we shortened the sleeves  - done
*hemmed tablecloth - done

Tonight we are going to chill out with a glass of prosecco and some strawberries and clotted cream as it's our 10th wedding anniversary tomorrow!! - done

Have a good one all

Clf x

Narola1976

Morning everyone. Have enjoyed a quiet early start to the day. A coffee in hand, no noise, pure bliss. I didn’t get to go out yesterday. But had a relatively good day anyway. I managed to tidy the lounge, but not so much the kitchen. Still pleased I did something constructive. I made a lovely mayonnaise and paprika chicken which went down well. And for the first time in my life, I made biscuits. Granted it was only the easy 123 ingredient ones, but I added cranberries, walnuts and pistachio nuts to the mixture. They turned out amazing. I am no domestic goddess and usually I mess up recipes, but these biscuits came out so well. I was incredibly proud of them. So much so I shall make some more today or tomorrow. 

  B/L/D from stores - although lunch is left over chicken from yesterday 
  Clean kitchen 
  Check bank and update YNAB - Done
  Read a chapter of my book
  Pack washing away

That’s enough for me - I need to have only a couple of jobs because I inevitability never end up finishing the list. I figure if I keep it small, I will actually do them. 

Oh yes, DD did hand in her portfolio, although wasn’t able to finish all of her work, so not sure how that is going to go. Let’s hope the tutor is kind, given the change in deadline...

Have a good day all

PurpleFairy26

Narola well done on the biscuits and enjoy your coffee in the peace and quiet. 

My list today:
windy again today so no planting out in the garden but have painting inside to do instead that I can be getting along with. Just one more piece of skirting to do and we can start building furniture 
re think tea - was planning a BBQ but think we’ll defer until tomorrow or Monday. 

Wrap a present and write a couple of cards and get them in the post
housework day but may defer the beds until tomorrow so I can wash, dry and put straight back on the beds 😂
update YN AB and pay some spends off just for points CC that I reconciled
Watch a film later as a family. 

Make a cake or biscuits for snacks, have some pastry to use up from the other day so it may be jam tarts! 

Have a good day all. Purps. 

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks!
@Narola1976 - well done on the biccies. It's lovely when something turns out great
Morning Purps - all fires including bbqs have been banned by our council dt the covid situation. I think it's the first year that we would have been actually able to do several too! Having said that, we could really do with some rain now.

Not sure what my plans are for today. Unfortunately OH is teaching (via Skype) so can't really fully celebrate our anniversary!
B/L/D from stores - done 
Tackle washing up mountain in the kitchen that we didn't fancy last night - made a valiant start
Towels in the wash - done and out to dry - done 
Put pumpkins into mini greenhouse to harden off - done
No sugar, no alcohol. Need to eat healthy as my stomach is a bit iffy from recent indulgences! - done 
Tackle the washing mountain to put away. - done 

Hmm... will have to add more when my brain has woken up a bit!

Have a good one all

clf x

Baileys_Babe

I'm not sure of our plans, both OH and myself have woken with our brains not fully functioning, his due to finally having a proper nights sleep after weeks of waking up stressing about a project at work, mine possibly hormones who knows.

It is windy again here today but unlike yesterday the sky is dark grey and occasionally the sun finds a tiny gap to shine for a couple of seconds. 

Today we plan to make feel different from the rest of the week and include plenty of family time entertainment.

Today's plan:
teach ds to make pita bread, he asked us to show him
Use pita bread and other food we have in to make meze inspired platter for dinner, olives, humous, taramasalata, salad, falafel etc
Make a loaf of bread
Play board games
Watch a film, probably by studio ghibli 
quick tidy of the living room
update freezer inventory
give the washing machine the day off as we are up to date with the washing thanks to the last few days being good days for  drying
read my book
prepare some resources for next weeks lessons 
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ziggy2407

Good Morning

Sun's shining and no big plans (again),  so far

Checked Bank & made PAD
Washing & Line Dry (load of towels)
Spoke to mum (and will again later)
Blanche/freeze cauli we were gifted

Still to do

Knit
Pamper session (pedicure & face mask)
Purge a few emails 
Enter a few comps 
All meals from cupboards/fridge/freezer 
Check: Lucky Bob, PMP, WinaDinner 
Mr T delivery tonight

Have a great day everyone!

C x 

DawnW

Afternoon all (just!)

Wrote a long post earlier and it disappeared!

Anyway, Happy Anniversary to CLF

Narola, those biscuits sound good

OH decided to get up with me and come for the usual 5am dog walk. Not sure what caused that!

Made sausage sandwiches for breakfast with a couple of sausages left over from last night

Kitchen clean up

Loaf in the BM

Sorted camper van insurance once the call centre opened. We hadn't been sent a renewal quote / documents, and it is due next week. All done now. The company we use is not the absolute cheapest (though always one of the cheapest when I do a comparison) but the small saving wouldn't make it worth leaving imho, because their customer service is very good. Don't mind paying a few pounds extra for that - last thing you need if you have to make a claim is a load of hassle. I had to do exactly that a few years ago, and they were excellent.

We seem to have all kinds of weather today. It is sunny atm, and very windy. Earlier we had 2 really heavy hail and rain showers though. Pleased about that, as the garden needs the rain, but I wouldn't have liked to be out in it!

No great plans for the rest of the day, but I must fold up and put away the clean washing, and make a shepherds pie base for dinner. I will add lentils to make the mince go further (almost undetectable - some people prefer to add oats, but I find that a bit porridgey) and use the mixed root veg mash I made the other day for a topping, with some grated cheese

I will need to check to see what wants watering outside - greenhouse stuff will, at least.

And put some stuff away, as it looks untidy in here (again).

Baileys_Babe

I prefer to add lentils to eke out the meat ration. I have occasionally added oats (just a small amount) but in addition to the lentils to help the sauce thicken.

carrielovesfanta

Dawn - I'm a big fan of using lentils instead. I also find that black beans go well in a shepherd's pie 

ditty1234

Hi just dropping by to say that I'm full of half done to do lists but today I did manage to go shopping, run some laundry, walk 15000 steps w a friend I haven't seen for a very long time, eat melon, sit on the couch, wash some windows, water plants and in a bit I will go and do more tidy jobs around the house, vacuum something, clean bathroom, have a beauty bath legs, eyebrows, maybe hair etc, ds will cook me dinner so a proper bank holiday weekend day after weeks on the screen!
Have a lovely weekend. 
And I have lost a pound this week, and am now officially over 2 kg down since I started tracking. So am 17% done. Love percentages)