Bonfires and fireworks - NST November challenge

Hi all turtles :j

Checking in: 6/30

NSDs: 4/15 now..won't be many more this week as CS duty & shopping tomorrow, also hair appt & shopping Wednesday....

Organise: Need to get to grips with this, today hasn't been too productive tbh. Just realised that the dining room which is having the carpet replaced on the 15th, could do with painting. Not a full redecoration but the walls need doing. It would make sense to paint it before the carpet comes...so the focus now really should be on that. Must. Do. Better..

Value for money - Made DD buns to take in for night shift tonight as they had such a difficult few days over Bonfire night. Made 18 buns & all from stores, now have no butter, milk and only one egg (!) left. Also made do with what we had in for meals, made spag bol - garlic bread crusts anyone? Surprisingly nice tbh.

Exercise - No only usual pottering

Mental health - Not too bad even though didn't get out really. Hard frost but lovely sunshine, got washing out. Animals loved it.


Be Christmas ready - Collected together a few gifts that were stashed, need to make list urgently now.

Eat well - Ok but not great, not too much sweet stuff as sent all buns made in. Only had one left which I cut in half.

Report - Gratitudes - Horrified to find one of the pooches had entertained himself by taking a pair of DDs favourite pale grey suede trainers off the shoe console & removing the furry pom-poms...at first I thought he had killed a couple of rodents :rotfl: DH to the rescue with super glue & none the wiser...whew. Managed to finish another pair of HM socks & actually am wearing them - can confirm that as DD says they are incredibly warm & comfy. Despite making several pairs, these are they first I've managed to claim for myself..

I'm a bit late but waited till I had something to report. Mum and I went to the chair based exercise class and it was really good, the emphasis is on improving circulation, strengthening muscles and building heart and lung resilience. Mum did really well - one of the other participants was envious (she had fibromyalgia, a fused vertibrae in her pelvis and another problem in the upper half of her spine). Very sensible and useful. the course runs for 10 weeks but we miss out Day and New Year's Day so it will run into January.

Did not sleep last night and am still awake today (Monday into Tuesday - think I might have had 4 hours sleep maximum, 2 little naps, in the last 47 hours.

Mum dropped me off at home after the exercise class as I had quite a lot to do. So fed up of the mess in my room so have made a start (well a restart because lots of trays/ boxes are sorted or part sorted already).

Concentrated on things I don't need for now and stashed them in the bottom of the wardrobe (should have drawers in but can't be used because of where the wardrobe is). So big pile of craft magazines (going to leave them until the ones I have already cut up into pictures, card toppers, templates, ideas and greetings are getting low. Ditto with Christmas and halloweeen stuff - have enough for this year, save these for next year. Then photo album, my old tax stuff, mum's old tax stuff, deeds and purchase details (+ improvements) to all 3 houses (mine, mum's old house prviously my grandma's and the bungalow), dad file, brother file (both deceased) and the padded envelopes are tucked in behind my boots. Think I can probably extract another tray full of non-urgent paperwork, maybe 2. Then I should only have the things I need to be able to refer to frequently in my room.

Have nested 3 square boxes and two small oblong ones - square ones are posssibly strong enough to make into a shelving/ storage unit (have decided I need to be super frugal). Some of the cardboard (I only realised the other day that I left a stack of card in their room) is going to be cut to fit one of mum's cupboards (think single wardrobe) and she is going to have a stash of tinned goods stacked up neatly in there (in case of bad weather or us both being poorly). I also want to cut some circles, hearts and stars to use as the base for some wreaths at crafts.

Several of my smaller boxes are now in use, the sewing stuff (normal sewing not embroidery) are in one of the sets of cardboard drawers although I think there are lots more buttons and maybe some other bits hanging around (box they were in fell over and some went under the bed).

I have also sewn the buttons on DS2's winter coat as they were loose. Saw laminate man whilst I was waiting for my taxi, so shouted after him and talked to him about doing the flooring at DS1's and his fiancee's new house (as in not yet fully built - it's their first house). He has promised to drop off his new phone number.

Today I am grateful for good weather, easy food from stores, the exercise class being lovely and getting somewhere with my room. Going to try sleeping for a bit now, the painkillers have kicked in (lots of bending and lifting).

Quick check in

Yesterday was SFD number 2.

Work was manic and today will be more so. I’m currently in bed and wishing I didn’t have to go in.

NSDs - Shopping being delivered today, so not a NSD.

Organise - Groceries £137.98/£200
Petrol £0/£150 (I can't believe DH hasn't put petrol in yet so will check the banks today).

Value for money - used a few T£sco vouchers to get £5 off the delivery saver, so only paying £2.66 a month. Considering I usually get the £5 or £6 slot, even if I only have one delivery a month I'm saving money!

Exercise - only housework yesterday, and same today I expect.
Week 1 3/4

Mental health - Feeling alright this morning, although slept a bit weird and had intense dreams which always unsettles me for a while.

Be Christmas ready - more presents arrived yesterday, and my family have sent their lists over. I need to do mine - what are you all asking for this year?

Eat well - I think I've planned this week's meals well enough that we should eat fairly healthily.

Report - I'm grateful that my new WM should arrive today as we have dirty nappies piling up now, and that DS seems a bit brighter this morning. I'm grateful that my CB got paid yesterday because I always forget about it when I plan for the month, so it's like spare money every month.

Edit: checking the banks has led me to have to add *loads* more into our grocery spends as DH is rubbish at taking his lunches to work :wall:

Hi All-

Just checking in-

Today in NSD #3 - aiming for one tomorrow and to be at 6 by Sunday! Fingers crossed.

Organise- got up early, put tea in the slow cooker, peeled and covered potatoes. Arrived at work in time to look at some paperwork I needed to sort for my pension, that is another thing off the list. I will call sky on my lunch. I am on fire ha ha ha

Value & christmas- wont be spending so nothing to save again.

Excersize and healthy eating-off for a run tonight, bfast was Weetabix, chicken casserole for tea. so not too bad.

Mental health- feeling good for being on top on things! Nothing knocks my mental health more than feeling overwhelmed and I always do when i feel like I am behind with things.

Have a good day everyone, I will do gratitudes later