NST Joyful July

abundant1972 · 3 July 2017 at 9:27PM

Evening all..

Great day today... NSD number 3
Also hit the gym after work too!

Today I am grateful for:

The peace and serenity I discovered this morning
For a spark of inspiration at work
For my gym, and the people I see who inspire me

Just a quick check in tonight. Hugs to those whose moths have had a less than great start (FurryBeastOz)... sending you support and hugs. See those challenges as pot holes in the road - but know the road will get smoother and easier at some point. Just take your time, and stay on track as best you can.

Night all. Love and light x

PlaysNicely · 3 July 2017 at 9:31PM

:wave:

Hope everyone's ok! Today's progress:

1) NSD 3 / 16 today (making the most of this run as I must make some budgeted spends tomorrow, not least food for the hounds)!

2) At least one store cupboard menu week this month - today's was from the freezer, fish and oven chips, greens & salad. Chickpeas soaking as prep for tomorrow.

3) Try to up my own income in some way (legally, of course)! Recent application for weekend work at local gallery looking promising

4) My NST health goal: 10,000 steps a day (as total of 70,000 across a week)! Currently today at 7,208 largely because I did dog walk with much older neighbour so not so many steps (this is usually where I make up my steps). Not likely to improve on this for the rest of the evening as I've been on my feet all day so pooped now! Nice to catch up with neighbour though! So 26,935 / 70,000.

5) No FleaBay shopping for the whole month - achieved today 3 / 31.

6) Frugal focus: sourcing instead of spending. Still working on the valance.

To support overall spending, have noticed a little rounding up tool with my bank card. I've got a current account and savings account with same bank & I've signed up to a rounding up tool which rounds up any debit card transactions from the current account and puts the extra into the savings account. I don't use the card much (especially now I'm fiscal fasting) but will be interesting to see if it's useful for the saving goals!

Simple pleasures:

Friendly neighbours

A glass of water when you're really thirsty

Line dried washing (without the garden birds having target practice on my sheets)!

Have a good evening, & belated congrats to Mrs Hubbard, PN x

greent · 3 July 2017 at 9:46PM

Haven't set my goals yet - feeling groggy today so off for an early night soon. Today I am grateful for DD making me a cup of tea when we all got back and a much needed doze/rest on the sofa for 30 mins. Also for YS bargains (had 2 muffins toasted for breakfast - cost 2.5p for the 2

), people's waste (DD's flatmates left lots of food behind when they left halls - we donated most of the unopened stuff to foodbank, but I brought back opened things like organic coconut sugar, various seeds, EVOO, sesame oil, dried fruits, honey) - made some lovely flapjacks with lots of acquired bits

, a working washing machine, warm weather.
x

swimminginaseaofdebt · 3 July 2017 at 9:50PM

Popped into the supermarket today to pick up a few ingredients for the little one’s meals and ended up over £30 lighter as I got tempted by the kids clothes sale. Forgot to buy envelopes in my excitement of grabbing some bargains, will pick some up on Wed as I want to have a NSD tomorrow and will be spending on Wed anyway as I’m meeting friends for lunch.

Have batch cooked the little one herby lamb mince with cous cous and salmon and broccoli pasta, 4 portions of each. The lamb mince turned out a bit tasteless but I’ll get away with it as he’s too young to notice just now :rotfl: Will cook a few more dishes some time this week.

Had a good day on Prolific Academic today, managing to complete 7 surveys. 3 have already been approved, fingers crossed the others will be too. A £5 Paypal from Swagbucks has been ordered as well.

Managed to read a few chapters of my book and drink a few cups of tea, that’s my pampering session done. Will try and grab a shower tomorrow if the little one goes down for a decent nap.

Tomorrow I have a dentist visit scheduled but it will be free as I started the treatment before the little one turned 1. There’s a charity shop right across the road from the dentist, so will have a quick de-clutter in the morning and drop stuff off while I’m that way.

indigowarrior glad you had a good day with the kids, hopefully it'll set the tone for the rest of the month.

misstara · 3 July 2017 at 10:01PM

Another spend day today, did a stock up of toiletries and bought a couple of things that I forgot to get yesterday. Need to get myself more organised as still on 0 for the month.

Today I'm grateful for a sunny day, my lovely neighbour taking in my washing when there was a heavy shower, salad from the garden for lunch

, chatting to some friends on whatsapp, a scented candle (summer scoop apparently!) and yummy sausage and mash for tea.

f0xh0les · 3 July 2017 at 10:34PM

Just wrote a post listing all my woes and then lost the lot.

NSD 0 still

If anyone has any ideas of how to tell in-laws and various elderly relatives (late70's) that they do not have the right to demand I visit them in the summer holidays. The kids don't want to go. I don't want to go, and I am not a free gardening / handy man / cleaner / carpentry service, without coming across as a total cow, please tell me how!!!! I thought I had got away with visiting them at Easter instead, but I was wrong.

I think I have an overactive guilt gland.
Just booked the ferry.
So cross with myself.
£500 down on the budget now. I am a weak fool.

mrshubbard · 3 July 2017 at 10:45PM

So nearly a spend free day but sent hubby out food shopping last week and forgot to put bread and nutter on the list so had to pop out for that this morning.

Got half my jobs planned done today. Ive dug out unwanted books/dvds to sell. Comes up just shy of a tenner ( I did a clear out not long back but was a bit more ruthless this time) hubby's going to go through his tomorrow and we can send them off.

Didn't list maternity clothes on facebook so will do that tomorrow, need to iron & photograph them. Realised my swimming costume I bought still has all tags on so need to find my online receipt and take that back to the shop so that'll be £22 back off the cc

I don't think I'll get much for the clothes but anythings better than nothing.

Did a couple of surveys today on yougov and ipsos. Cashed out £20 amazon voucher on ipsos which went towards baby monitor. Up to £14 on yougov - slow and steady. I stopped going on swagbucks so need to start that up again.

My joys for today:-

Inlaws coming to visit this morning then offering to take Little Man out for the day
Fluff piling on the weight - up to 5lbs 3 now from 4lbs 2

Homemade coffee and walnut cake

Jo_Blogs · 4 July 2017 at 7:47AM

f0xh0les wrote: »

Just wrote a post listing all my woes and then lost the lot.

NSD 0 still

If anyone has any ideas of how to tell in-laws and various elderly relatives (late70's) that they do not have the right to demand I visit them in the summer holidays. The kids don't want to go. I don't want to go, and I am not a free gardening / handy man / cleaner / carpentry service, without coming across as a total cow, please tell me how!!!! I thought I had got away with visiting them at Easter instead, but I was wrong.

Tell 'um you've got other things planned for the summer and the kids are really looking forward to it :rotfl:so won't be able to make it

Good morning all

Great posts as always :T:T

Another great day yesterday. Loved the uber furgal's e-mail about waiting 72 hours before purchasing something that you think you want........I tend to do this anyway. A 'wait and see policy', but it was nice to have it reiterated again

. It's surprising how many things you don't actually need when it comes to it

Today will be NSD No. 4 and ED No.4

Wishing you all a super NSDay!

thriftylass · 4 July 2017 at 8:57AM

Hello,

NSD number 2 today and wallet left at home. Got my HM lunch and snacks and will go for a run in the rain at lunch time today.

I ordered two books yesterday but used vouchers. That's my Rebus collection complete

. Thought he stopped writing them years back and not really had time to discover otherwise (kids came along) till FIL bought me one of the new ones.

Also signed up to the frugelwoods email and did the task of contemplating why things need to change. I used to just say to save more and pay off debt. But it was quite interesting to look into more specific goals. Not sure I manage the partner talk mentioned on her website though

.

Have a nice day

Calling14 · 4 July 2017 at 2:40PM

Happy Tuesday turtles.

SFD 2/16 in the bag. Okay it's not over yet but just going home and plan to chill out tonight.

Nothing much to report went to library and got some books, so curl up with them later.

Taking my lawnmower over to friends house after work, he sharpens the blade for me, save me buying a new one.

Will have a look at frugelwoods now seeing free 10 mins.

NST Joyful July

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