Tightwad Tuesday

**AmyBoz** · 07-09-2002, 06:20 AM

Okay, I've got a lot to do today, and not a lot of time to do it!

work (6:45am-4:00 pm) *DONE*
take parents to the airport (at lunch) *DONE*
pick up dd *DONE*
make dinner *DONE*
I MUST finish everyone's laundry from our weekend at the shore (wash, dry, hang, iron, put away)
bathe dd *DONE*
organize coupons *DONE*
firm up August trip to Ohio *DONE*
clean up computer room
clean up kitchen *DONE*

Wish me luck!

*SO, 8 OUT OF 10 ISN'T BAD!*

**ImVickieB** · 07-09-2002, 07:55 AM

Morning ladies

Today's "jobs" include:

Orders
Clean downstairs bathroom (left over from yesterday)
Dust and vacuum family room (also left over from yesterday)
Clean out silverware drawer
Sort through tons of coupons
Declutter office desk (currently piles and piles of stuff everywhere!)

For meals:

B and L - what ever we can find
D - stuffed pork loin and green beans

Have a great day everyone!

**Mom23boys** · 07-09-2002, 09:02 AM

Happy Tightwad Tuesday!

Already done:
unload dishwasher
make DH's lunch
Fill water bottles

To do:
Take CPR class today for my job
Make beds
fold load of laundry

I will post later as I think of anything! BUT need to get going to class!

**justjenn** · 07-09-2002, 09:13 AM

Hi Ladies! Hopefully, I can start posting with all of you on this thread! I don't have much time, so maybe I can fit this thread in my schedule somehow. I am hoping it will motivate me.

Yesterday was my day off from work, so I cleaned like a mad woman to get the house back in shape, and today I will be going back to work, but trying to keep the house in order-if I can.

I have already;
swept and mopped
dusted
cleaned mirror
took my shower
ate breakfast here
made the bed
picked up

I still need to:
bring in laundry
write out bills
write down what I spend money on-trying so hard to keep this up
wash my hubby's uniforms
go to work

Have a great day ladies!

**mustang80** · 07-09-2002, 11:00 AM

Tightwad Tuesday! I can't drive too far, my minivan has a speed sensor problem. I'm waiting for my mechanic to get the part from Ford. Short errands, but no shore for me! I saw my neighbor heading to the shore today, made me jealous. It's a beautiful day for it.

So far I have done:

2 loads of laundry-one hung out and one in dryer
changed my sheets
ate breakfast
fed and changed baby
folded laundry from yesterday
gathered up unmatched socks and decluttered them!

watered grass
made my bed
got DD's to do most of their chores

To DO:

vacuum *DONE
dishes *DONE
make chicken croquettes *DONE
mail ebay stuff *DONE
put bag in donation bin *DONE
pay sewer bill *DONE
go through papers and coupons that have piled up *DONE
scrub small trashcans (they are soaking) *DONE
VBS again tonight! *DONE-WHEW!

Breakfast: coffee cake and tea

Lunch: Have to rough it, no mystery shop today

Dinner: Chicken Croquettes, mashed potatoes, corn or peas

Have a frugal day!

**CAGmomof2** · 07-09-2002, 11:00 AM

Tightwad Tuesday(Terriffic Tuesday)Hopefully not Hot and A Very Frugal Day!!
So Far I have washed about 3 loads of clothes!!
I have dried about 2 loads!!
Now I need to think of what I will cook for lunch!!
I need to fold up the clothes!!
I need to put up the clothes in there proper places!!
I need to make up the beds!!
I need to vacuum!!
I need to mop and or sweep!!
I also need to cut the coupons and organize them!!

**bmiltimore** · 07-09-2002, 11:35 AM

Happy Tightwad Tuesday! Today I am at work again from 7-4

I left chili out on kitchen counter last night!!! UGH!!! I hate when I forget to put my defrosting stuff in the
fridge! I pulled out more chili, but I may splurge and go with DH to In-n-Out for dinner. We didn’t make
it to Wal-mart last night so maybe we’ll go tonight.

I need to unload dishwasher when I get home, sort through mail, search grocery ads for deals, pack lunch
for Wednesday, make eye exam appt., and then RELAX!

Have a great day!

B - Strawberries, Smart Start Cereal w/milk
L - PB&J, Crackers, Cottage Double
D - Was Chili - now maybe going out!!!

**aylasmommy** · 07-09-2002, 05:35 PM

Was a busy day for me! But I even got a nap!

Made dh lunch

Fed/changed Ayla
Fed her again
Fed her again (She is HUNGRY lately) hmm growth spurt?

Took a nap for about 1 hr 30 min?
Started beans in crockpot
Covered my couch with the clean sofa cover

Played with Ayla
Fed her again
Fed her some broken up Cheerios~ Which she LOVES

Cooked rice/blended her some baby food for this week(w/ carrots and chicken and potatoes)
Made a potato/sourcream/cheese casserole

Making homemade pizza dough from scratch in the bread machine

Took a bath/got dressed/combed my hair

Still need to:

Curl my bangs/put on some makeup{done}
Get Ayla dressed for errands
Take out trash, and the bins too if the neighbor hasn't yet
Try to clip some of her nails
Cook the pizza dough/make some pizza{done}
Make refried beans with the cooked beans/then make burrito's
Return things to Target/Get hubby some new shoes
Refill a prescription! (I'm gonig to maybe try and get a 10$ gc at Safeway for transferring if I'm not too tired)
MAIL envies!!
Vacuum!
I forget what else..

Breakfast: cinnamon life with strawberries and soymilk
Lunch: more cereal
Dinner: Pizza most likely

**Hawkshop** · 07-09-2002, 06:34 PM

My day is going something like this:

So far I have:

Got out of bed (yes, sometimes that is a challenge!)
Went to Ralph's and did some shopping
Unloaded Groceries
Fed Cole, changed and dressed him
DD is still sick so I made her a doctor's appointment for tonight

Called housing 3 TIMES to try to reach someone

Unloaded dishwasher
Loaded dishwasher
Made lunch...DD wouldn't eat it

Took a shower got dressed
Picked up around the house
Learned Infant Massage with instructor who came to my house (Cole loved it!)

I still need to:

Vaccum
take DD to dr tonight
fold laundry in dryer
Feed Cody (the dog)
Organize coupons
Call housing again

I think that is it so far anyway

Jodi

**Tori** · 07-09-2002, 08:08 PM

today I didn't do much.

I worked out
washed sheets and put them back on beds
took the kids swimming
fixed dinner

The only money spent was at the pool.