What Small Things Will You Do This Week? 15/11/21

Bagpuss741

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 😀

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  Washed cats blankets, washed and disinfected all bowls/mats
3.  Bought sweets in supermarket as going to Wales millennium centre tonight to see Everybody’s talking about Jamie.
4.  Meals from stores
5.  Duolingo
6.  Must remember to charge phone as need to show COVID pass tonight and tickets are on my phone.
7.  Paid all bills that needed to be paid today
8.  Fixed cat tree, just needed all screws tightened (was convinced she would end up going through window) and washed with carpet washer

EssexHebridean

Morning Bagpuss - you're on it early this week, thanks for the thread! Hope your show this evening is good!

My stuff for today:
- check banks
- charge phone at work
- WM & DW will go on overnight
- meals as per plan
- remind MrEH he needs to do his CC transfer

My "one small thing" today will be to tidy and dust my bedside table. 

Nothing much planned for the week this week until MrEH has an unusual Friday night rugby match - never seen them play under lights before - and far less photographed floodlit action, so this one might be interesting! Need to give some proper thought and really plan my camera kit and settings. 

carrielovesfanta

Evening folks

Been working like a trooper today - feeling quite pleased with my progress on this job. 

Here's my small things:
Heating set to 17.5 for abut 3 hours - just nice enough to take the cold edge off the air
B/L/D from stores. Decided to do a veggie shepherd's pie using our homegrown potatoes and squash.
Went to gym this morning
Should sort the budget sheet before SOM tomorrow
Bit of Christmas sock knitting this evening
Wash done at 30 deg - drying inside by the dehumidifier
OH working
Nipped to shop to buy OH's advent calendar fillers - that's my short walk for the day!

Have a good evening

clf x

carrielovesfanta

@EssexHebridean - thanks for all your thoughts re fitness and trackers I'll look into the Garmin ones

BlueJ94

carrielovesfanta said:

@EssexHebridean - thanks for all your thoughts re fitness and trackers I'll look into the Garmin ones

I was going to suggest the Garmin, I have the Viomove HR

Bagpuss741

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  Made and frozen cranberry sauce
3.  Teriyaki pineapple chicken in slow cooker
4.  Wash all cleaning cloths
5.  NSD
6.  Surveys
7.  Duolingo
8.  Put hanging baskets in greenhouse to dry out a bit as I am hoping to save the begonia bulbs for next year.  Any advice on this most welcome

EssexHebridean

Morning al! 

MrEH is wfh today (he does 3 days at home, 2 in the office currently) so I will cycle back to the car at lunchtime and shift it to closer to the office - then head straight to the gym as he has rugby training tonight so that works well. 
- banking checked and all OK
- meals from plan
- decision made as to what to do with my gym pass this month
- make time for some yoga tonight
- keep on top of OnePoll & Prolific
- "one small thing" = make a start on tidying my underwear drawer and sorting out "no longer required" bits.
- Load WM and set to run overnight

kippers

Bagpuss741 said:

Today I have/will:

1.  Checked online banking
2.  Made and frozen cranberry sauce
3.  Teriyaki pineapple chicken in slow cooker
4.  Wash all cleaning cloths
5.  NSD
6.  Surveys
7.  Duolingo
8.  Put hanging baskets in greenhouse to dry out a bit as I am hoping to save the begonia bulbs for next year.  Any advice on this most welcome

The RHS website tells you how to store begonia bulbs over winter here:  https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/begonias/outdoors  ( its about halfway down the page)

DawnW

Hello all

Thanks for starting the thread Bagpuss741

How is it Tuesday already??

Worked most of yesterday and this afternoon. Loads of boxes of stock to shift yesterday - I ought to be thinner than I am!

Apart from that I have done the following today (can't remember what I did yesterday other than wrangling boxes of tat!)

Dog walk

Kitchen clean up, using hot water from last night's stove kettles kept in flasks flasks overnight

Moved rest of boxes to top floor

Bit of sorting / freezer wrangling / dusting

Finished up some stuff for lunch

Spinach pie for dinner

Doesn't sound much - must do better tomorrow!

Bagpuss741

Thanks for the link @kippers