Sat 27/Sun 28th June - What small DFW things will you do this weekend?

Good morning DFW-Devotees,

Thanks Ziggy.

Quick post because I've again already spent twenty minutes procrastinating and I'm off to a free 5km ParkRun event this morning.

New Era Week 7:

:grinheart Turn off electric alarm clock at the wall til tonight. Done.

:grinheart Clear out emails.

:grinheart Check out how much broadband data we've used.

:grinheart Finish housework with Stardrops and washable microfibre cloths.

:grinheart Reconcile finances spreadsheet.

:grinheart Do Royal Mail Surveys.

:grinheart Talk to OH about what we're going to do this weekend, within budget. Hoping to pop over to the Isle of Arran tomorrow now that ferry tickets have come down in price. Will take a packed lunch.

:grinheart Check Tesco Clubcard points, Nectar point, Quidco and TopCashBack.

:grinheart Buy cheap HDMI cable.

:grinheart Sell OH's old laptop on eBay. We've bought a new one in a sale using money from selling 'junk' from around the house and adding £20 to it.

Good luck with your Devotions, Devotees.

Morning all
Nice and sunny here today, if a bit windy.

List for today:
Move some money around (done)
Bit of business paperwork not done this yet
Finish clearing and tidying front garden and move in some new pots of flowers (got rained off yesterday). These aren't new as in 'bought' :eek: - just moving some old unused plastic bucket things from the back, having filled them with some bedding plants that I had elsewhere. They will still look bright though Done, looks nice out there now
Washing drying on line Done
Pick any produce that is ready More mangetout and strawberries today
Grocery delivery this evening, will need to top up with one or two things that are cheaper at Lidls, probably tomorrow.
All HM meals Done, had a BBQ this evening, with salad from the garden and meat from the freezer
Water anything that needs it later Done
Any surveys that are available None today
Stick to diet! Seeing your post yesterday, I don't fancy tablets that might have nasty side effects either Foxgloves :eek: Done ok today

Hope everyone has a good day

Morning all,

Thanks for the start Ziggy. Hope that your fb friend buys the pic.

Maria, great news about the warranty!

Ally, enjoy your run

Dawn/foxgloves, it makes scary reading :eek: however the scales say I have lost 2lb since Wednesday when I was given the tablets (and thats just the thought of taking them!!)

Hello to everyone else who follows.

Bit of a mixed bag for me today, as its my birthday and we have my parents/sis/niece coming over for the day. My parents were due to fly out to the Imperial hotel in Tunisia tomorrow where yesterdays shootings were around. Obviously they aren't going now but they have been going to the same hotel at least 3 times a year for many years and they feel devasted for the families who've lost loved ones obviously but also for the staff etc of the hotel who they know/and who know them and whose lives centre around tourisim. So there is a sadness hanging around
Little list from me as I'm taking it easy today!
Swagbucks apps running
free entertainment in the form of darts in the garden, board games, play with the kids etc
Staying home so a nsd

Better go as sounds like a car arriving

Hi Everyone

It's been a nice relaxing day so far. Some money saving actions today
- took bike lock back to Decathlon for a replacement. Zero cost. Also got them to look at my brake which wasn't quite right. Also free.
- Popped into library. Took out 1 children's book to qualify for the loyalty points so then had enough for a free movie hire. We've gone for one of the Penguins of Madagascar films.
- Used £2.50 off of our small top up shop in nectar points. Have another £2 on there so that will soon be another reward off.
- Got paid £35 for my work last weekend so I've used that straight towards my stretch target of another £150 I want to pay by end of July. CC1 is now very close to another milestone number (£4,000)
- Went to support another cafe we like whilst son was at his dance class. Spent £9.20 in there on 2 coffees and 2 cakes but went to Mr T for a pack of cheap pitta, tub of hummus and £1 pack of sliced cheese for us to make a cheap picnic for lunch. The sandwiches are really good in the cafe but I can't justify £5 for 2 of us plus coffee.
- We cycled all our journies except 1 as we had to use the tube to get to Decathlon so spent £2 on travel but saved another £10 in total for neither of us using public transport all day.
- Will be making pasta sauce from scratch later and offering if anyone would like to eat up the last two portions of home made lasagne or making pasta with sauce from items we already have. Cheap tea
- We sat by the river in our local park and had lollies from a multi pack purchased with the free nectar rewards. Must cheaper than buying 1 individual lolly in the shops.


Hannah - Happy birthday! how scary that your parents may have been at the exact spot the terrible incident happened in. I am sure it will take a while for the shock to go away. How wonderful they are safe though and not over there worrying you at home.

Maria - really glad your washing machine was covered.

Hello to everyone else:)

Bob