March Forward Into Spring 2026

PennysIntoPounds

Repotted a plant and steamed the unwanted creases out of my work trousers

Soontobeoap

A couple more jobs done:-

We have weeded the front garden and tidied it up along with the path.

Trimmed all of the bushes and pruned roses in back garden.

Tip run with huge bag of garden greenery.

Done a big clean on all kitchen windows and surrounds. Still a long list which I will rewrite for June. I have definitely pushed forward knowing that I am making myself accountable on here

PennysIntoPounds

Bravo @Soontobeoap big tasks done there!

I did a couple of build admin tasks that could easily have been sacked off as everything is in a bit of a hiatus state at the moment, but bothered to chase to make sure we're being as efficient as we can be in this situation

Wednesday2000

I finally applied for my passport! I'm thinking of booking a holiday to Ibiza today. I might plan a trip to see my friend in Poole too and book my dog in at the kennel for both.

I need to finish my book group book today as I just bought the book for my other group so I need to make a start on that one too.

PennysIntoPounds

Have done a few vinted listings that I was not in the mood for, so pleased with that

Need to do some designated reading, I've crept back up to having 12 books on the go which is a tad daft

Cheery_Daff

You're all doing so well! 🏆🥳

I've been ignoring all my OATs 😬 But I'm off work for 3 weeks now so no excuses 😬 Keep getting a bit overwhelmed and not knowing where to start so I've been focusing on the garden while the weather is good, and just getting SOMETHING done rather than trying to find the perfect thing.

Maybe I need a giant spreadsheet and a random number generator, that's a great idea!

Come to think of it, I used to have a tiny set of four drawers with tasks written on little bits of paper depending on how long they'd take. If I had 15 mins, I'd open the 15 min drawer and take a random task - I had 15, 30, 60 mins, and a drawer for longer things I could chip away at. I bet they're all still in the drawer - wonder if I actually ever did any of them?? 😂😂

Anyway, this afternoon I'm outside, and I'm going to clear the veg patch of weeds and repot thr cabbages etc ready for planting out in a couple of weeks (although I might save that for tomorrow if the greenhouse is too hot)

greenbee

About to drag myself outside too - I need to move stuff off the bit of grass I want to mow later. And keep chipping away at the other things (moving grass clippings, getting the greenhouse ready, dead-heading pots, weeding etc… )

Rhyddid2026

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82010682#Comment_82010682

less of a criminal, so well done.

Unless you are a mastermind criminal who knows the rules and did so to make it harder for them to catch you?

😂

Rhyddid2026

I have no idea what RATs or OATs I ended up doing over the last ten days.

This weekend I asked my brother for some of his time as a late birthday present. He tackled some of my OATs today. He did the sink trap in the downstairs bathroom (truly gross), put the drainpipe back on that I took off a few weeks ago to unblock, and he put up a new security camera for me. His partner also came to visit with him, and we did some general sweeping and tidying of the patio and garden. We emptied the burn bin of ash and filled it back up with wood scraps. He took away some items that I had been struggling to dispose of.

I've cleaned the downstairs bathroom thoroughly, now that the ducklings are permanently outside. It's one of those jobs that will need to be done repeatedly though, until it actually looks clean and I stop finding bits of straw in nooks and crannies.

PennysIntoPounds

New summer thread, hope to see all your lovely faces there 😊

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6670643/summertime-2026/p1?new=1