What small dfw things will you do this week 12/10/20?

determined_new_ms

When we start out on the DFW trail we do loads of "big stuff" that makes quite a difference to our situation. These include having our lightbulb moment, cutting up the credit cards and cancelling Sky and the gym.

But once we have done the bigger stuff, we often feel that we are not making the same amount of progress, when in fact the small steps are helping us form good financial habits and helping us get closer everyday to staying in control and becoming debt free, or staying debt free.

Examples could be hanging washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending.  

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important 😀

determined_new_ms

Morning another week  

Today I have appointments in the morning and afternoon, so my day will be punctuated by those. I want to do the filling in the hallway and do some sewing

I will take pup for walk straight after school run.
Meals will be from stores
list 3 things for sale
that's all! 

DawnW

Morning all

Thanks for starting the thread DNMS, hope you have a nice day

Been out for a dog walk, and OH is getting ready to go away for a couple of days. My plans for today include:

Dusting and tidying downstairs - I swerved this over the weekend and did lots of gardening instead 

Take some oddments out of the freezer for lunch (there is an odd panini roll floating about, and some bits of mozzarella), and make a veggie curry for dinner

Think about changing the curtains in the living room.

Wrap a couple of items sold on ebay over the weekend, and think about listing a few more

Walk dog again later

Light the stove late afternoon / early evening instead of putting the heating on

Phone my brother this evening and ask him to disconnect the old washing machine sometime this week, and connect the new one when it arrives. It is wired in so not simply a matter of unplugging / plugging in   Brother trained as an electrician, so best that he does it.

Betharooni

Morning all

Thanks for starting us off determined_new_ms.

Have had a rough last few days with my head so plans very much subject to change but today I’m hoping to:

• Have shower✅
• Strip bed
• Remake bed
• Ask DB1 to get big blanket out of airing cupboard for me
• Stocktake fridge
• Meal plan for this week
• Help mum sort out shopping lists and do online orders
• Prepare a couple of days worth of overnight oats 
• Write out a couple more recipes in yellow SW recipes exercise book
• Print out PON recipes ✅
• Have a look on laptop and see if I have issues printing SW recipes (not working on iPad)✅
• Put pictures and videos from iPads and phones onto computer
• Start planning deposit and other house cost savings tracker✅
• Send another 3 or 4 slimming friendly recipes to DB2 & DSIL
• Swagbucks/Prolific/PMP✅
• Cross-stitch/knitting✅

B x

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks

@Betharooni - I hope today is a better day for you

Was hoping to start the week with a bang but felt quite off all night. Too warm and waking up but shattered now and tummy a bit off. I don't think I have a temperature. This has happened a few times now and the culprit seems to be pizza-related. We had home made pizza last night. I don't seem to have a wheat issue and I'm wondering if maybe I'm not happy with large-ish amounts of yeast? If it's like before, I'll likely feel better about lunchtime-ish. Felt really guilty about the gym though as cancelled in the middle of the night which meant that no one managed to get my spot and the 6am class is always oversubscribed.

So small things today:
WFH
Await to see our region's fate from Boris the all-knowing
B/L/D from stores
Wash on and out
Assuming that stomach takes it's normal course, prep things for gym tomorrow
See about stitching an outline round brother's present

Have a good one all

clf x

AdsWhoAdds

Morning all.
Not been feeling great recently so have been mini hibernating, also had low self esteem which has put me in a downward spiral of eating more unhealthy junk. Will post more regularly this week as left it for last.
I'm tired today but trying to stay positive and start the week off good. Got SW tonight and I'm hoping I maintain at the very least, then going to meal prep. I'm wanting to order Feed your Family on a £20 a week book, as I would like to shave a bit off the food bill. There only two of us. Anyone tried the book and got any feedback?
This week to do list so far:

• Make packups for rest of week
• Pay old but small debt that's been lingering around for a year now...
• Pay Klarna for small clothes shop I did couple of weeks ago

Working from home tomorrow which I cannot wait for! Now lets all keep our fingers crossed my car passes its MOT tomorrow too
Keep safe & try keep smiling everyone. 

Baileys_Babe

Thank you @determined_new_ms for starting the thread this week ⭐

The last few Mondays haven't worked particularly well, so I have made some changes to when we do things to see if that has a positive impact 🤞 We prepared most of our packed lunch, we find filled flatbreads are not good the next day but only take a couple of minutes to do on the day especially now everyone can make their own.

The second change we are trying is doing a lesson with ds whilst dd trains, I don't think I will try dd having a lesson whilst ds trains as she would struggle to concentrate, I have packed something just in case though.

Plans for today:
⭐Record spends (only training costs) ✔️
⭐Bring packed lunch and water out with us ✔️
⭐Update freezer inventory ✔️
⭐ Make bolognese for later in the week ✔️

Daily:
🍄B/L/D from stores 👍
🍄Home educate the children 👍
🍄Pmp etc 👍
🍄Continue my email project 👍

determined_new_ms

@AdsWhoAdds I have got that book - on loan from library. I liked the recipes and the ones I tried were good. I thought her portion sizes were massive and some of the dishes can lend to being unhealthy but overall I'd give it a good rating 
 

carrielovesfanta

The gym will be shut again

little_pink_purse

thanks for starting the post this week @determined_new_ms 

hello hello hello 
sorry been missing again 
I have been busy with work etc 
 things are just starting to settle down
still clearing the debt and looking at ways to save some pennies and finish the house 
I have also been busy trying to get the garden ready for the winter needed a skip so used my old bags for life to put wood  paper etc into the to take to the recycle centre it only cost me £5.50 for new shopping bags.

stay save defo talk soon xxlppxxx

determined_new_ms

carrielovesfanta said:

The gym will be shut again

sorry to hear that hon, I know how important it is to you. Can you do home exercising instead while it's shut?