What small MSE things will you do w/c 5th March

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Dawn congrats on your db getting his place the most important thing is for him to get through the next year and get out of the temporary tenancy phase. If he loses his job he needs to get housing benefit set up asap! Enjoy the time with oh x

Temp tenancy would have actually been an improvement on his situation DNMS, he would ricochet between an ex partner, us, sleeping in his car, and has had periods on the streets, despite having good employable skills, and always trying to work. He has some kind of issue, DD2 thinks Asbergers / Autism spectrum - he has never had a diagnosis, tbh when we were kids these things weren't known about, but DD teaches teenagers with these conditions and says she recognises some of the behaviours. He has also had a gambling addiction (which worries me he might slip back into). As you say, if we get through a year, we might be getting there! I can so see how people with these problems end up homeless, but they are not easy to help by any means!

Anyway, plans for today:
Did a Yougov survey
Stripped spare bed and got washing machine on
Load of washing out on line It rained! Boo! Now on airer, and the woodstove is lit, so it will dry overnight
More to do Another load done and hoping for better weather tomorrow!
OH gone to the chiropractor this morning, so definitely a spend day! He had the car washed as well. It is sufficiently cold and rainy to make the prospect of doing it ourselves very unattractive
Thoroughly clean spare room and ensuite Done
Also washed main bathroom floor and hoovered both sets of stairs
Ebay and RM surveys parcels to post Done
Take some items to sales unit while I am out Done, managed to fit a whole boxful onto my shelves, so must have had some sales :T On the downside, I spent £10 on a new bathroom mirror from another dealer
Pop into Iceland for tomatoes, which I forgot to get at the market yesterday, bananas which they didn't have, and tuna which is way cheaper there than at Sainsburys. Will use some shopping vouchers from RM surveys to minimise spends £4.64 of actual money spent
Think what to do for dinner, will be something out of the freezer! Pork steak things, with chips and peas - not very diet friendly, but probably better (not to say cheaper) than a Friday night takeaway!)
Listed 2 more items on ebay
Freecycler coming round to pick up some strawberry plants later He came, despite the rain :T
Check banks Done
Update spreadsheet with spends, bank info etc Still to do
Look for more surveys later One for Ipsos so far - I was screened out, but got 10 points anyway. They add up!
Emptied cupboard in spare bedroom that is going into OH's den to replace the chest of drawers that he has promised DD2 for little ones' clothes. Fear not, I have something to replace the cupboard, a table currently wedged on the landing No shortage of furniture here :eek:

Hope everyone has a good day

Hello Friday Frugalistas,
Useful sort of day. These are the money saving bits:
*Free fitness with brisk walk to the post box followed by a pleasant morning of gardening.
*Sowed several trays of seeds, including 3 of 'edibles' - lettuce, basil & lemon basil. All the flower seeds I sowed were free packets from my Mum's gardening magazine habit.
*Cut the very last of my autumn sown rocket, as I need the space in my greenhouse. Have popped it in a container to serve with tomorrow's meal.
*Potted up my autumn sown lambs' lettuce plants into a trough. They are big enough now to be cutting a few leaves, so watered them & talked to them nicely.
*Topped up worm composter with more scraps as I want to maximise free worm compost this year, to boost a few plants which could do with a bit of help.
*Finished next week's meal plans.
*Write shopping list (am starting that in a minute)
*Did a couple of surveys.
*Finish knitting socks - I am nearly at toe-shaping so these could be finished tonight if I am in the mood.
*mr f saved his money by not doing his planned Friday night stop-off for beer-buying purposes. This change of heart, I hasten to add, was not financially driven, but due to gridlocked traffic in town & he cba to sit in it any longer! He did come in with a 'man with no beer' face, but I reminded him that he still had his money. What a little ray of joy I am, in his no-beer crisis.
Think that's it.
Take care, all.
F x

Hello Everyone

I have had a good week this what I have got up to

- 3 NSD days
- Food from Stores, Internet shopping was finally delivered after the snow 4 days later!
- Collected World book day book for DD
- Paid a little of the CC to round it down and make sure min payment is made on time
- Signed DD for holiday club not as expensive as I thought
- Went into town to buy cleaning stuff as cheaper than supermarket even with parking
- Put flyers up for charity day, as I promised to do

Tomorrow
Afternoon tea for mothering Sunday we never go out on the day as it too busy, so tend to go before the weekend afterwards.
- DD at dance class pre paid - Never got there as she is full of cold
Did a handful of surveys and competitions

Met lovely friends for dinner - Priceless :j