Madness, "May"hem & MoneySaving: Welcome to the NSD Challenge

LadyfromVenice

Firewalker wrote: »

I am right that spending on budgeted necessary things (like transport to work) does not count as spending for the NSD. If 'yes' today was my/ours second day for May. And yesterday was a LSD - just some batteries for a toy.
Firewalker

curlygirl1971 wrote: »

Meeeeeeee!!! You can do schmarvellous things with spreadsheets. You can work out your monthly budget, track spending against budget categories, monitor your account balances, forecast spending, assess the impact of mortgage Over-payments and work out any interest earned on your savings, work out your net worth............and then you can make a graph of EVERYTHINGGGGGGGGGGG!!!

Spreadsheets are good. Spreadsheets are friends.

Totally agree Curly. I :heart2: spreadsheets!

Just a quickie from me tonight NSD 4 today. Have been at work and had a very interesting (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) training session about 'Social Communication Problems in Children with ASD'. Actually it was more interesting than it sounds and I learnt lots. I hate it when people think working at a nursery is just about playing with children. The people I work with are definitely underpaid for what they do. I think I did less paperwork when I worked in insurance! Sorry.....Rant over.

Re: Star Wars theme. If someone wants to be Princess Amidala and wear that big headress thing they can then be very MSE and wear it for wit40iwtwan's wedding!

katenut

BigMummaF wrote: »

Welcome Back Kate! Such a shame [NOT!] you were forced to extend your honeymoon :rotfl:Have to say I remember having Sex on the Beach but your Slippery Nipple doesn't ring any bells..

And Spoon?..wot Nicca sez

solventsoon wrote: »

:wave:Hi katenut and welcome back
Think we all enjoyed the wedding - the tequila icecream definitely finished a few of us off - BigMumma and pure dead dopey haven't been the same since sampling its delights:rotfl:. The Slippery Nipple was a present from curlygirl (at least I think it was, can't remember as I had one of them as well!).

Had a great night out in Glasgow - missed you though, we were looking forward to seeing the pics, will have to wait until our next one now.

Yes, outing being planned for this month - we're thinking about Brighton and/or Livepool. Themes are varying from Star Wars (may the fourth be with you yesterday started that one!!:rotfl::rotfl:) or the 70's, currently deciding on outfits - pics on previous pages).

Happy catching up - might take you a while as we've been particularly talkative over the last four days:):):).

Will sign you up properly later but welcome back:):)

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Katenut - welcome back, glad the wedding was so fab, am not sure about the slippery nipple cos i think i stuck to the screaming orgasms... & very tasty they were too!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Aww thanks you guys!! I've missed you all - its rubbish being back to reality but I know there's always a bit of madness to be found in here to cheer me up!! :):)
I vote for Star Wars in Brighton - I'm off to find some Star Wars themed cocktails now - how about pre-party drinkies on the beach?! xx

Lollypop75

Have had my first NSD of the month today! I'll hopefully get another one before the week is up, but am not counting on it!

butdoineedit?

Have collected my karma coins & the old guy is doing really well yay!! :T

Had a very interesting walk down tonight, met 3 ladies in their 20's drinking cider in their PJ's at the bottom of the alley :eek:, followed by a bloke who asked me if i wanted to join him to sing hymns for the evening (well i like a good singsong, but i'm not sure it likes me!!!!), & then on the way home a very dilapidated environment destroying minibus with a pensioner leaning out of the window with a megafone imploring me to vote for the green party :eek::eek: if there had been a lightsabre in sight i would have thought you lot had organised a night out without me!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Have joined u curlygirl in a glass of wine as a reward for my good behaviour... well it was left over from the mother's visit, so no spend required :beer:

Am aiming for 2 NSD's on the trot now, not a penny will leave my purse till Saturday for next weeks grocery shop _pale_

katenut

Not sure if I can post links but hopefully these will work - I have most of the ingredients already in the back of the cupboard!

http://www.idrink.com/v.html?id=8051

xx

TheBees

NSD no 3 for the Bees. :j
Normally on a Wednesday while DD13 has a flute lesson I pop into MrW for odds and ends and this usually comes to around £10. This afternoon I left my purse at home and read the paper instead while DD tooted her flute!

Well done me!:T

katenut

Yay I can post links!!

Butdoineedit? - where on earth do you live?! Sounds much more interesting than our boring little village!! Enjoy your wine, you deserve it after your good deed for the day xx

niccatw

curlygirl1971 wrote: »

Noooooooo they're my lifeline!........I'd fall apart without my SS! (and the lever arch file with analysis of spending over the last 10 years)

Okay so am taking the glass of wine upstairs and sorting out the spare room..........now

Take the bottle curlygirl!!! It usually helps with both spreadsheets and decluttering .

LadyfromVenice wrote: »

Totally agree Curly. I :heart2: spreadsheets!

Just a quickie from me tonight NSD 4 today. Have been at work and had a very interesting (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) training session about 'Social Communication Problems in Children with ASD'. Actually it was more interesting than it sounds and I learnt lots. I hate it when people think working at a nursery is just about playing with children. The people I work with are definitely underpaid for what they do. I think I did less paperwork when I worked in insurance! Sorry.....Rant over.

Re: Star Wars theme. If someone wants to be Princess Amidala and wear that big headress thing they can then be very MSE and wear it for wit40iwtwan's wedding!

I'm a speechy... this is my kinda thing, not them ruddy spreadsheets! They send me right into a tizzy!

Checking in for NSD 4, my friend bought me lunch as an early birthday pressie (of which I seem to be getting lots, got an adopted elephant through the post today. Poor postie was not best chuffed! And I got my new phone. But I didn't win my bid on a Tailor's Dummy . Probably just as well I was out when it closed, it probably would have been less of a bargain if I'd got into abidding war!)

butdoineedit?

katenut wrote: »

Yay I can post links!!

Butdoineedit? - where on earth do you live?! Sounds much more interesting than our boring little village!! Enjoy you wine, you deserve it after your good deed for the day xx

Just outside Leeds, i have been told it's one of the worst areas but i find it hugely entertaining & not at all scary!!!!

Want one of your drinks now, funnily enough i probably have all of the ingredients too... pre MSE i bought them all back from hols, but don't think it would be a good idea with an 8am start!!!!

butdoineedit?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICCATW better say it now incase the wine makes me forget tomorrow!!!!

:bdaycake: