NST March: Marching to a different beat

Debtfreewannabme wrote: »

Smoke alarm started beeping so we've just spent £16.99 ( landlord fitted them so we have to replace with same one, 10 year life on it so fingers crossed we wont have to spend on this again) 0.85p also spent in Sainsburys on the way out. I forgot the chopped tomatoes for the childrens dinner so 0.60p spent and 25p for a freddo for DH. He asked for a Dairy milk (50p!) so I got him a cheaper choc instead haha!

Smoke alarms beep when they need a new battery so you could probably just have changed that.

Rare day, today.
Baked all the things. Sausage Rolls for the kids packed lunches, pie for tomorrow. Batch baked yorkie-puds, and then there's quiche for our lunch.
I dare anyone to say there's nothing in to eat now.
Made it to gym - Read while at gym. Two birds -one stone.

Dealt with everything on my toady-frog list too.
Now if I can just get a handle on "eating all the things" all's good! Weight loss has stalled, so I joined the MSE SW thread with hope it will help me focus. I don't know I'll keep up with the banter like I can here.

Knackered though now
Oh.. yes, NSD2

Gratitudes:
Kindle resize text facility allowing me to read while "treading the mill"
DD2 making me pretty jewellery.
Rare days.

• · for the plodders: 15 NSDs 2/15 so far... Not one today
• · Set your budgets before the challenge starts
  * Food - 67.27/420 - small spend of less than £10 today
  * Fuel (me) 0/65
  * School 0/25
  * Social 0/50
  * Clothes 0/75
  * Toiletries 3.98/10
• · Be generous !!! Do not forget to give to your choice of charity. - monthly DD. Will also donate to foodbank/ animal foodbank collection at supermarket
• · [FONT=&quot]Pay towards your debt first! .[/FONT] 'General' CCs always paid off in full. Car and min pyments to 0% CCs paid by DD. Extra monies then go to OH's 0% CC. £65 extra paid to CC so far
• · Plan. Have sent DD off with some food for her student flat. Will be batch baking and cooking once new oven arrives and is installed later this week.

Sadly our snow is almost all gone I have enjoyed the enforced slowing down and the family time

Today I am thankful for:
* OH nipping to shops for rolls for packed lunches and some salad bits
* planning ahead and sending DD back with some easy food & household supplies
* catch up tv to iron to
* my children's sense of humour

Evening everyone!

So, yesterday was a planned spend day as out with the parents. They bought lunch and coffees so I bought us some cakes as my contribution. Extortionate - yes... but they look forward to it a day out.

Also had my first night out (also planned) last night in a bid to try and make friends in Manchester. A work colleague said she knew a lot of gay guys too so we hit town. Boy have things changed!!! I over compensated by buying 3 rounds and I was the only one not drinking lol) so the entire night cost me £45 and £6.50 parking!!! That's a whole week's spends gone in one night!!! I'm both mad at myself - but also glad I actually went out as would have been too easy not to even try. I've turned into a recluse.

Reflection: Not the best way for me to make friends. People were off their faces and pretentious?!?! Oh god. Don't get me started. I know in my younger days I could have blown through nearly twice that... I loved a good dance (that counts as my HIIT workout lol) but need to find my own 'pack' of people to run with... So - next up - I'm going to look into social groups...

So budgets adjusted, all my chores done ready for work. Diet still very much on track - wasn't even tempted by a greasy takeaway post clubbing! Onwards and upwards...

As I was technically out in the early hours of today... I won't count today as a NSD. Darn! Next time buy rounds pre-midnight haha! So... still stuck on 2.

Great to hear about all the energy and money saving hints. The one plus to living in rented accommodation is someone else worries about that... but - the time will come soon I hope, when I have my own place and all this will be invaluable.

Enjoy your evening folks.. x