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What small dfw things will you do this week beginning 07/09/20?
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Morning guys
bee up for an hour and had a cup of coffee in peace 
I've tidied up and run the dw this morning & also read the newsletter. I'm going to investigate the savings accounts & sims later on today. Have put the packed lunch I made yesterday and have put it all in her lunchbox
I also hope to:
* load of washing & dry on line
* TOMM hallway
* finish roller blind (for hallway)
* strip chicken I was given & cooked yesterday - will be dinner of some sorts tonight
* finish altering skirt. Just need shorten it a few inches
* start on the kitchen
* going to go to the allotment for a few hours in morning
* doing a sequin art set with madam after school
* process food from allotment yesterday
* water greenhouse plants and pick tomatoes
Ok that's all.Have a great day everyone
DF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2025: £87.12
NSD March: YTD: 35
Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
GC annual £449.80/£4500
Eating out budget: £55/£420
Extra cash earned 2025: £1955 -
Morning folks
@ditty1234 - oops!
@alt80 - how did it go?
Did a 6am gym session today and it was mean. I still feel sick a a dog. Managed to get a box of jam jars off one of the gym folks though.
Today's things:
B/L/D from stores
Eat well and don't snack on crackers, butter and cheese 
Stew up some figs that are on the turn - done
Cook up fruit for more jelly
Use the fact I'm at home to get some washing done and out on the line - done
Knitting - might finish shawl?
Have a good one all
clf xLBM 11/06/2010: DFD 30/04/2013Total repaid: £10,490.316 -
Update for Monday:Baileys_Babe said:Good morning everybody and a warm welcome to our new posters 👋
Plans for today:
NSD ✔️
B/L/D from stores ✔️
Meal plan, our current plan runs out tomorrow evening ✔️we did a weeks plan
Write a shopping list ✔️
Reduce the chicken stock we made overnight in the slow cooker ✔️ and frozen
Dry the laundry, ideally outside if the weather allows ✔️ it was overcast but the laundry dried
Check bank accounts ✔️
Pmp etc ✔️
Home educate the children ✔️
Process the windfalls
Pick apples from the tree for lunch, delicious variety but does not store well ✔️
Create, collate and print resources for future lessons ✔️
Make some progress on my email project ✔️ only a little, but some
Update freezer inventory ✔️
This week I would like to:
Rearrange dd bedroom furniture
Make a small repair to a cupboard that has been gifted to us
Put "new" cupboard in position and fill
Rearrange kitchen shelves, this is dependant on finding the right free boxes when I go shopping
Continue processing the windfall apples
I managed most things on my list except process the windfalls, but I did pick them up.
I also:
made a batch of rolls
made waffle batter
Soaked a batch of porridge
set the laundry to go on overnight
Set the dw to go on overnight
Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family4 -
Good Morning, we have sunshine today

Plans for today:
B/L/D from stores ✔️
Dry the laundry, ideally outside ✔️
Pmp etc ✔️
Home educate the children ✔️
Make packed lunch to take to training today ✔️
Go shopping ✔️
Stick to the shopping list ✔️
Put away ALL the shopping ✔️
Record spends in the diary ✔️
Wash hair with the long-lasting shampoo bar ✔️
Let my hair dry naturally ✔️
Pick apples from the tree for lunch, delicious variety but does not store well ✔️
Make some progress on my email project ✔️
Update freezer inventory ✔️
High priority as carried over:
Process the windfalls ✔️ enough for 2 crumbles
This week I would like to:
Rearrange dd bedroom furniture
Make a small repair to a cupboard that has been gifted to us
Put "new" cupboard in position and fill
Rearrange kitchen shelves, this is dependant on finding the right free boxes when I go shopping ✔️ some progress has happened, I wasn't able to get the type of box I was hoping for but I did manage to get 1 similar, more boxes are needed 
Continue processing the windfall apples
Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family4 -
Morning all,
carrielovesfanta - well done getting to the gym sorry you feel sick 🤢
Determined_new_ms - a good start to the day a quiet coffee ☕
I should have started college today, but postponed to tomorrow, so i have a day to catch up with things 😁
Pix
Xx🎄The most wonderful time of the year 🎄5 -
Afternoon all,
@Baileys_Babe I'm loving the layout of your lists
@determined_new_ms Hows the toothache?
Todays list
checked banking/updated spreadsheet
should have collected a mr T click and collect but last night decided to postpone it til tomorrow as I didn't actually need anything for today
walk with ds2 - back to school tomorrow and I'll miss our daily morning walk
checked veg/fruit to make sure nothing on the turn - tea tonight will be pesto pasta as that needs using up
dh's had a survey come through from work, which they all have 2 weeks to fill in... so that pushes back any talk of return to the office til October earliest. (current guidance in Wales is still to WFH if you can anyway)
lunch was a lovely cheese and onion toastie - yum yum yum
Ooo that's it for now as my folks have just arrived
Take care all
Sticking with the "Small things" thread to keep up us on the straight and narrow.
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@carrielovesfanta not too bad lol. Was never going to be amazing tho? 😂4
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Baileys_Babe said:Good Morning, we have sunshine today

Plans for today:
B/L/D from stores ✔️
Dry the laundry, ideally outside ✔️
Pmp etc ✔️
Home educate the children ✔️
Make packed lunch to take to training today ✔️
Go shopping ✔️
Stick to the shopping list ✔️
Put away ALL the shopping ✔️
Record spends in the diary ✔️
Wash hair with the long-lasting shampoo bar ✔️
Let my hair dry naturally ✔️
Pick apples from the tree for lunch, delicious variety but does not store well ✔️
Make some progress on my email project ✔️
Update freezer inventory ✔️
High priority as carried over:
Process the windfalls ✔️ enough for 2 crumbles
This week I would like to:
Rearrange dd bedroom furniture
Make a small repair to a cupboard that has been gifted to us
Put "new" cupboard in position and fill
Rearrange kitchen shelves, this is dependant on finding the right free boxes when I go shopping ✔️ some progress has happened, I wasn't able to get the type of box I was hoping for but I did manage to get 1 similar, more boxes are needed 
Continue processing the windfall apples
I also looked after my 2 dn for about 4 hours, their family is moving home and the 2 young children are bored and hampering everyone else's efforts. I enjoy their company and we haven't been able to see them much during lockdown, so it is good to spend time with them and they make me thankful that my children are older 🤣
Used the Lidl app and saved over £7 on the shopping
did a second quick wash and dried it on the line in the sunshine
@1luckylady I thought I would try a different format to see if it helps me actually do the things I plan. I happy with how it is going so far, I just need it to continue.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family4 -
I'm glad it wasn't too bad. I've had a nose at your other thread and your wife sounds like a really fab ladyalt80 said:@carrielovesfanta not too bad lol. Was never going to be amazing tho? 😂
I reckon with her on-side, things will really start clicking into place for you both. LBM 11/06/2010: DFD 30/04/2013Total repaid: £10,490.315 -
Morning folks
Phew, in the office today. Glad I'm not at home because I just cannot focus as the house looks like one long to-do list! I did cook up the fruit for jelly and strained it overnight. I will boil it up this evening. Must must must concentrate today!
B/L/D from stores
Boil up jelly
Check PMP
Given OH a few household instructions for the day!
Unpick shirt for the fabric
C/O the shawl and block
Have a good one all
clf xLBM 11/06/2010: DFD 30/04/2013Total repaid: £10,490.313
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