What small DFW things will you do this week 28.09.20?

ditty1234

Hi Long day, but I'm doing it ... too tired to leave work now!

alt80

promised myself I'd update this... had a bit too much to drink tbf so apologies in advance. wife gone to bed probably wants to get away from me haha.

This week: 
1. Stick with the budget. - I have put a few things in an online shopping bag, didn’t buy, left the tab open on my computer going to leave until Friday if I still want, I’ll buy then. First time in my life I’ve not just gone straight to the checkout haha. not bought and no budgets harmed today
2. Not spend my free time looking at cars / property rather than doing something with my family. win

3. Check yolt app everyday. did this earlier all pending though. 
4. 4 day working week for me done an hour this morning and will do another hour later today. Yes I count that a day off. Then Tuesday - Friday aim to finish work 6.30pm. lol no additional hour done.

5. 3x workouts, 1x 5km. 6 days exercise was completely  lol. actually did this 1x workout and walk with the dog to try to sober up a bit. Onto strong coffee now.unrealistic for me

1LuckyLady

Good morning all, 
Another day pottering at home so may add as I go. 
* check banking/udpate spreadsheet as its dh's payday ✅
* make kids lunches for tomorrow
* use a perfume (one my niece was given but didn't like - using it up as air freshner!!)✅
* cook - depending on if my dad manages to pick me up a cheap veg box from liddl this morning or not

Thats my start,  I'll be back in a bit.  Take care all. 

AdsWhoAdds

• Only go to the shops twice - once for a big shop, and once for a top up towards back end of the week already been once, realised I only had £2 in my bank account so needed to borrow OH bank card, can't see me only going a further one time before end of week
• Meal plan and spend less than £40 on the food shop Meals planned and i think i can get it under £40. Will keep you posted.
• Lose 3lbs because my meal plan as per above is going to be healthy  remains to be seen... weight has gone up however i've gone from drinking 0 to 3litres so will take a couple days to have an effect
• Go to the wholesalers and bulk buy for H's packups, we spend a fortune on chocolate and lucozade and i've had enough!!!!!! all planned for tomorrow!
• 4/7 NSD's - two for food shops and one on pay day when i pay off debt and move money around. 1/7 so far

Feeling ok about the week so far, got an exam result due tomorrow night/thursday AM though and would be very glad once that has been revealed, feel like i am in full on fight or flight mode atm being skittish, unsettled, monkey brain jumping from one thing to another with no rhyme or reason!

1LuckyLady

Afternoon all, 
Veg box was quite good today and I've made a roasted pepper/onion/tomato and garlic sauce to have with pasta tomorrow night. 
I've made a big bowl of coleslaw,  prepped lots of salad for tea (3 lettuces in the box!) will have with chicken that I cooked at the same time as I roasted the veg.  
I've cut open a bottle of salad cream to get the dregs.
I've cut open the bottle of shampoo,  at least a weeks worth left in the bottom! 
I've meal planned/edited click and collect shop for tomorrow based on the veg box.
Exercise for free today was a walk around the block and a bit of time in the garden filling up the garden waste bags as its their fortnightly collection tomorrow. 
@AdsWhoAdds Good luck for the exam results. 
Thats about it for today.  Take care all. 

alt80

Update. -
This week: 
1. Stick with the budget. Feel this is going generally well right now.
2. Not spend my free time looking at cars / property rather than doing something with my family. Been working late instead. Did read to my son though.

3. Check yolt app everyday. 2/7
4. Tuesday - Friday aim to finish work 6.30pm. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 need to work on this.

5. 3x workouts, 1x 5km. still 1/4

determined_new_ms

Morning last day of my stint of shifts - after today I am off for 5 days

I woke up just before 6 so have already imbibed coffee, read the newsletter, made oh & madam's lunches, and am cooking a chilli, bean & chocolate soup mmmm used lots of hg veg

I won't get a chance to do much. But I hope to:

* some time to tidy the kitchen, between visits and calls. Where I have been working at the dining table the kitchen is a mess!
* stick together and cut out pattern
* all meals from stores
* maybe list something 
* do 15 mins TOMM in my lunch break
* snack on ys baby water melon
* look at my sock I started. Might need to frog and start again
* investigate where to get photo prints for a gift for dd - am doing a collage of photos of madam and dg2

Ok that's all, and probably more, than I'll have time for 

DawnW

Morning all

Just been out with the dog, quite pleasant out atm but we are forecast to get heavy rain later.

1LL, isn't it annoying how the packaging of many products seems to be designed so that you can't get to use all of the contents? I cut open a container of moisturiser yesterday and there is enough for another fortnight's use in there

Didn't manage to post yesterday as I was rushing around in the morning and worked in the afternoon for a couple of hours. Felt a bit uncomfortable to be honest, in a mask, in a poorly ventilated little shop with low ceilings   I did manage to pickle a couple of jars of home grown jalapenos though. They look very pretty, don't know what they will taste like. Not done them before.

Today's ambitions:

OH's birthday, and he requested a batch of flapjacks, so I will need to make those - we don't really go in for presents much these days, apart from token things.

I also need to make soup to use up some chicken stock. Leek and potato I think!

Might make some scones as well.

Sounds like a cooking day - will report back later on progress

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1. Check online banking
2.  Paid bills
3.  Picked brother up from work as he had a car accident 8 weeks ago and his insurance company are being really slow in actioning repairs. Have to get up at 5.30am
4.  Update spreadsheet
5.  Meals from stores
6. Read free kindle book
7.  Set budget for next week

1LuckyLady

Morning all, 
@DawnW Yes the packaging thing really annoys me,  dh wouldn't cut them open even after seeing how much is left which baffles me even more! ah well.  Sorry to hear that you aren't feeling so comfortable in the shop.  is it worse as the weather has turned.. thinking less windows/doors open... or busier?  When you first mentioned about working in there you sounded much happier...

Today is a very wet, windy and wild day! 
So far I've...
* picked up mr t click and collect and dropped my parent shopping to their door
* rung mr t to complain about short dates on a couple of items and celery that shouldn't have been picked as its battered beyond belief!  Money for these things refunded and I will chop off the worst of the celery and hopefully be able to use whats left in stews if nothing else. 
* checked off my banking and updated spreadsheet,  just need one more piece of info before I can close off the September spreadsheet - I can't believe its October tomorrow (and my eldest turns 15 at the weekend!)_

Still to do today
* get last bit of financial stuff inputted
* last of the leek and potato soup for dh and I for lunch
* chicken dinner with loads of veg (all this is prepped) just need to make a big pot of mash to go with it again from the liddl veg box yesterday
* general potter around tidying as I go
* make sure dh re-books his flu jab - had to cancel at the end of last week as we were self isolating
* start looking at what our options are about selling dh's car - long standing members of this thread will know that we have a 2-3yearly battle with him changing cars.... this was due to happen around Easter but covid has changed all this.  Pretty certain that he is going to be wfh on a permanent basis so he's suggested going getting rid of the big car and keeping my small car (at one point he was thinking part ex both cars and get a medium car to share) The car is taxed/mot'd/insured til April so not in a great rush but want to see what we can do. 

Take care one and all.