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

Baileys_Babe

As well as the usual today I want to give our stairs a deep clean, they have our only carpet and it collects dust from everywhere so get disgusting very quickly.

Plans for today:
⭐ NSD  ✔
⭐ Update freezer inventory ✔
⭐ Make a loaf of bread ✔
⭐ Check bank accounts ✔
⭐ Wear appropriate clothes instead of putting the central heating on  ✔
⭐ Dry the washing inside on the airer  ✔
⭐ Put the dehumidifier on to help the washing to dry and to stop the house getting damp, it will also have the added bonus of drying out the shower room fully as the airer is close by  ✔
⭐ Light the multifuel stove later, so it is comfortable to sit in the living room ✖ it isn't cold enough 
⭐ Put the kettles on top of the stove for lots of free hot water ✖ see above

Daily:
🍄B/L/D from stores 👍👍👍👍👍
🍄Home educate the children 👍👍👍👍👍
🍄Pmp etc 👍👍👍👍👍
🍄Continue my email project 👍👍👍👍👍
🍄 Close the curtains before it gets to keep the heat in 👍👍👍👍👍
🍄 Open the curtains fully to make the most of the natural light 👍👍👍👍👍
🍄 Ongoing survey 👍👍👍👍👍

DawnW

Morning all

Early morning dog walk done, then spent far too much time faffing about with a water meter thingy sent by Ipsos for a survey on the fascinating topic of washing up. Anyway, it doesn't work, so have emailed them. They also haven't sent a link to an online diary for recording readings etc. Fast losing what little bit of enthusiasm I had.

Anyway, in other news, my new washing machine is being delivered today. We, or rather OH and my brother successfully disconnected the old one without too much mess and got it outside yesterday, and fortuitously the regular local scrap dealer called round to a neighbour who has a car repair business, so he took it away for us. Managed to get a refund from AO for the charge I had paid for them to remove the old machine    Scrap man took it away for free, and I have no worries about him fly tipping or anything, as he is well known, local and fully licensed. It is all a bit tricky as the numpties who installed our kitchen had made it as complicated as possible to get at the pipework and electrics, so no doubt we will be spending quite a bit of time getting the new machine fitted once it arrives.

I have / will also:

Had the last brown banana for breakfast - the ones that Icyland sent this week were past it when they arrived - so I made a Nigel Slater chocolate and banana muscovado cake yesterday, which used them all up except for this one. Will pop into Waitrose at some point to buy some decent ones (still wary of crowded indoor places and most of the supermarkets are manic, Mr W is the quietest one), or maybe a veg stall if I get to an outdoor market.

Check banks and update spreadsheet

Pick and cook some beetroot from the garden for dinner later

Make some coleslaw

Some housework / put the kitchen back together once we have hopefully installed the new washing machine

Dinner will be some of the steak and mushroom pie I made the other day, with a jacket potato and salad bits

Betharooni

Sorry about not updating this week - still having problems with my head, not sleeping properly and have had hospital and doctors appointments. Today will mainly be chauffeuring my mum and brother around as we all need to do different bits of shopping and then I have to drive my brother to a friends house and pick him up later (don’t want him to get taxis so we are in contact with as few people as possible or walking home at gone 10pm). I’m in Kent and currently there are no restrictions on visiting others beyond the rule of 6, but I’m trying to reduce our contact with others as much as possible.

Will go back on my post from Monday and see what’s outstanding and will put up a list for the remainder of this week in a little while. Hope everyone else is doing ok.

B x

determined_new_ms

Hi guys my mood is reflecting the gloomy day I've had a run in with dd, it's usually a sign she's not doing too well when I become the enemy. 

To counteract the misery that brings me I've spent the morning altering the bodice of my pattern piece and have sewn the toille with the new pieces and despite not feeling confident about what I was doing I've sewn it up and it looks good. Now to move on to the skirt and sleeves. I haven't ever put so much effort in to adapting a pattern. I hope it comes out well when it's all done!

I really need to get on now in the next couple of hours before picking up mada!

* soak in the bath and start a new book
* speed round the house because it's a bomb!
* organise a courier for a pair of shoes I've sold - send £7.50 I've made to mortgage op
* take dog for a run
* get things organised for work this weekend 

that's all

Betharooni

Ok, weekend plans are:

• Strip bed
• Remake bed
• Ask DB1 to get big blanket out of airing cupboard
• Mr S shopping/taking DB1 to Argos to pick up order
• Start writing out jobs to do to put garden plans into action
• Write revision cards for Ethics 
• Look into whether there are any more sittings of synoptic exam before the end of the year
• Swagbucks/Prolific/PMP
• Cross-stitch/knitting

B x

alt80

Goals W/C 12th Oct

1. Spend less than £50 entertainment probably not going to be hard this week. Still £0
2. £10 groceries spend (have everything we need so should not be spending anymore than a few quid on milk or loaf of bread). £5.40 total / £0 today
3. Check and update the Yolt app daily. Done.
4. Structured work days - 9am starts 5.45pm finishes, emails off in evening. Lunch with wife. Eat dinner with family rather than wife cooking twice. Working from home all week (lockdown) apart from fee earners booked. Not switched emails off but not looked since mid-afternoon was on hold to a call centre and anger levels were getting towards a 9. Yep I punched my desk after hanging up haha.
5. Train with wife 4x this week. Going to regret this I know haha. She’s already decided what we’re doing so no chance of backing out now. Day 3 - done, feeling it now.
6. Activity with son everyday - probably going to be dog walk not going to be allowed to do much else... Dog walk and bedtime story. Yep dog walk as a family and bedtime. Need to come up with something more creative lol.

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks

@DawnW - that sounds infuriating re the survey. I hope the new washing machine goes in easier than expected.
@determined_new_ms - big hugs to you and your dd. Hopefully it's just a blip with the current climate.
@alt80 - well done on keeping up with the training
@Betharooni - I hope you have a better day today
And hello to everyone else

I think there must have been something in the water yesterday - felt like the whole world was angry. I made a foray into the comments sections on the local council's facebook page that I instantly regretted. I also had a bad night's sleep and was in quite a lot of pain (the usual ladies' things, nothing amiss, but it was a 2 codeine job). I was super anxious all day (drugs come-down?!) and OH was really down.
But, on the plus side, I finished outlining my brother's christmas cross stitch, cast on m-i-l's second sock, went to 2(!) garden centres to buy onions and garlic respectively (a plant as a gift for OH might have accidentally fell into my arms), the postman knocked with my special seeds for next year (VERY excited), and a mystery pack of 3 skiens of hand dyed yarn that I'd treated myself to. All were lovely colours and OH helped me roll the into balls. Also did the shopping and ate a lovely slice of pecan pie so really it was a nice day - I just couldn't see it at the time

Today I determined to stay away from angry people. OH and I have planned a big allotment day. The onions and garlic will be going in. The plant will be going in, and I am sowing my first batch of special Reine des Glaces lettuces that are apparently nicely cold tolerant. 
Our coach has put up a home workout so I think we'll do that at some point. Luckily I get out of doing 75 burpees due to my vertigo issue so I have pledged 75 squats and 75 push ups. 

Depending on how tired we are, there may be some baking this afternoon. I want to make the "Annie's apple cake" that my mum makes. I have made it before. The recipe came from a local WI book and was submitted by my old swimming teacher. This lady practically taught everyone in the town to swim! Her name wasn't Annie though - I've often wondered who Annie was. 

I hope everyone is staying safe and well and as level as can be xxx

AdsWhoAdds

Afternoon all hope you’re having a good weekend. 

I agree @carrielovesfanta I was a little grumpy and OH was in a particularly foul mood. Did wonder if there was a full moon coming as he is affected by the moon. 

Proud that I’ve achieved everything I wanted to this week. Made even more soup!! Today which works out at 30p a portion which I am a bit chuffed at. Plan is to get loads in the freezer for work etc. Also made bread which I shouldn’t eat but I do find therapeutic ☺️

Will think of my goals for next week tomorrow! 

DawnW

Evening all

Hope you managed to steer clear of angry people CLF, they bring you down, don't they? Life is too short.

Well, the survey people haven't responded, and I have given up on it. It sounded a bit of a pain anyway. And the washing machine saga is ongoing. Numpties who had put the kitchen in had plumbed the washing machine in before they (carelessly) installed the cupboards, and the pipes were squashed up against the wall, kinked badly, and joined without using proper joining thingies, and unsurprisingly had perished and leaked. The plumbing place in town didn't have any of the stuff we needed in stock, and OH ended up ordering it from Screwfix. Apparently it will be available tomorrow. We will see. In the meantime, I have the new washing machine stuck out almost to the middle of my small kitchen, and all the stuff from the cupboards all over the place. Oh well, worse things happen and it will get sorted eventually. At least we know that the dishwasher is likely to be similarly bodged, will need to sort that at some point. Hope there aren't any more problems though, as I really need to do some washing soon lol.

Did some baking today, spinach and feta pie, and used up the rest of the pack of filo pastry to make a quiche shell. Still had 3 sheets left, so layered them in a baking tin, spread the bottom with chutney and put slices of cheese over, then covered it with the pastry and baked, made a yummy thing for lunch. Used up lots of fridge leftovers too, as DD and the little ones came round They had great fun sorting out boxes of my sales stock in the loft, and picking out things to take home Not sure how delighted DD was with their new treasures though  

alt80

@carrielovesfanta I do struggle with anger levels. Worse thing is I learned the coping techniques but when I'm actually angry can't just step away, count down, do 3 min chill out app thing just doesn't even cross my mind. Something I really need to work on tbh.

Goals W/C 12th Oct

1. Spend less than £50 entertainment probably not going to be hard this week. £25 spent - lunch in cafe
2. £10 groceries spend (have everything we need so should not be spending anymore than a few quid on milk or loaf of bread). £5.40 total / £0 today
3. Check and update the Yolt app daily. Done.
4. Structured work days - 9am starts 5.45pm finishes, emails off in evening. Lunch with wife. Eat dinner with family rather than wife cooking twice. N/A
5. Train with wife 4x this week. Going to regret this I know haha. She’s already decided what we’re doing so no chance of backing out now. Rest day thankfully had Doms today lol
6. Activity with son everyday - probably going to be dog walk not going to be allowed to do much else... Dog walk and bedtime story. Family day.