Gentle Jump into June? Did we mention NOT spending...(well this is the NSD challenge)

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
Yay it’s Friday:j, the weekend is upon us finally - seems to have been a long week even with the bank holiday.

Everyone seems to be doing well with the NSDs - the numbers on the front page are looking good already.:j And another newbie joining us today as well.

Welcome to:
Queen.Bess: :wave:hi and welcome, it’s never to late to join us - you’re very welcome. Signing you up for 12 now. Look forward to lots of updates and feel free to join in with the general chat and lunacy on here.

Well done to all the following:
:jmz_grim: well done for no 2 - I like the optimistic attitude - keep going!!
:jAnd well done for no 3 as well - brilliant.
Good luck with the food and petrol shopping
:jmicron: well done for no 3 - brilliant start to the month for you. Sorry you’re having such a busy time at work, hope things calm down for you soon.
Thanks:A - I was really pleased with myself yesterday, not often I can manage to stick to a shopping list, I’m easily distracted
:jUpdate: and definitely well done for no 4 - you’re on a roll now!
Have a great weekend with god-daughter
:jAllieBallie: well done for no 2 - brilliant - you’ve got the hang of this now!! Hope the shopping tonight wasn’t too painful
:jdebtbegone: well done for no 2 - you’re doing brilliantly - keep going!
:jjwil: well done for no 2 - great start for you as well.
:jkarenccs67: yay... great day for you - well done for no 4. Brilliant news about the car, well done for standing up to your son and hope you enjoyed the very MSE BBQ.
:jfranby64: yay - well done for no 1, off the starting blocks now, that’s brilliant. Well done for resisting the fruit and, yes, a lot of spending really is just habit.
Please don’t ever feel left behind or left out, some people start the month with a rush and then peter off, others have a slow start and real spurt at the end - we’re all different..
:jslowlyfading: well done for no 3 - great progress so far this month
:jelfen: fingers crossed today for you... And it worked - well done for no 3 - brilliant!
Ooh, is your mum going to join us as well?
Good luck over the weekend
:jHerby: well done for no 5 - you’re doing brilliantly under very difficult circumstances for you.
Love the chilli boloridge:rotfl:.......
:jcw18: yay - well done for no 3 - brilliant start to the month.
I see the milk monster has been at work again!:mad: Good luck with your meal planning, I will say again that you are incredibly organised, puts me to shame..
:jMythi: that’s not bad for 2 pairs of glasses for your daughter, worth losing a spend day for that, and great prce for the cake tin and cookery book (like the cookery book btw). Good luck for Friday, keeping my fingers crossed for you
Yay .. and you got there.... well done for no 1 - brillliant. Off the starting blocks now and good luck for the weekend
:jGeebee: oh dear - but a loaf of bread isn’t too bad. You will do well, it’s all a question of being organised and getting yourself into a routine with things - you’ll get there
And you have - well done for no 1 - that’s brilliant.
:jTMVen: well done for no 3 - you’re doing brilliantly - keep going!
Good luck with the shopping tomorrow
:jCraigLoans: yay - no 1 - off the starting blocks now - well done!
Hope the spending tomorrow isn’t too serious
:j3Dogs: well done for no 3 - you’re doing brilliantly this month! Great to have you back again.
Good luck for tomorrow

And hello to everyone else:
jintyb: what lovely ladies in your knitting shop:T.... Will PM you with instructions on how to post a pic - coming up!! Hope you enjoyed your lunch today - sounds good - and you’re all organised for the weekend as well, I see, have a good time
katenut: I know, we have a busy month ahead of us:D... Hope the spend day today wasn’t too painful and good luck for the weekend
rachelmk: hope you managed an NSD today and good luck with the shopping tomorrow, hope it’s not too painful
Ah... LSD today, that’s not too bad then, hope you enjoyed the film;)
pure dead dopey: oh no:eek:... hope you manged to escape being roasted today and got some supplies in.
And you did - well done for coming in under budget - brilliant.
Ashamed of Bristol: brilliant news about the telly - that kind of thing restores your faith in human nature.:T There are some lovely people in the world
And good luck with being strong over the weekend - spending lots of time on here is a great distraction, hours just disappear
moneypenny2k: hmmm... tuna steak with rice pudding jus - could be on the menu at He$ton B’s restaurant, maybe you’ve invented something there.:rotfl: Hope the shopping trip went OK and not too painful...... arrggh to being overcharged, hope you get it sorted soon
boultdj: LSD not so bad, have a good weekend:)
Nargle: :jgreat news about your car and good luck with the cunning plan next week - you will get your 12 NSDs this month...
Not sure about the outings this month, need to check when NTBY is moving, will sort the dates out over the weekend and let everyone know

Another NSD for me today taking me up to no 3, I'm a pleased spoon now:j

Off to do my usual update, see all you lovely people tomorrow.
Have a great weekend everyone

'night
spoon
x

Geebee

solventsoon wrote: »

:jGeebee: oh dear - but a loaf of bread isn’t too bad. You will do well, it’s all a question of being organised and getting yourself into a routine with things - you’ll get there
And you have - well done for no 1 - that’s brilliant.

Hi Spoon, I guess a loaf of bread isn't too bad but i'm determined to make my NSD's totally free of spending. Nothing at all, except of course something in an emergency. If i allow myself to think that i can buy 'certain' things, then i can (believe me, I REALLY can) justify buying more!! :rotfl:

Well done to everyone for their NSD's and everybody else.... "keep trying and dont give up"

boultdj

Aaaaarrrrr!!! Interweb playing up again!OH playing up again! OH didn't tell me he need something when I went to the shop yesterday and so I'v got to go get it today and spoil a NSD. So plan of action:- Kick the 'putor,Kick OH,then go to work and call in shop on way back......

moneypenny2k

Herbaholic wrote: »

Just had a doh moment, decided to add some porridge oats to the chilli bolognese we're having for tea and the bag tipped out about twice as much as I needed, so we're having chilli boloridge, some salad and mozzarella on top and I'm hoping DH won't notice, could be worse I guess. Have a good night & weekend everyone!

Herby x

Just a thought Herbie, have you tried jumbo oats? They're bigger than porridge oats and totally indistinguishable from the mince once cooked. I've been doing this ever since my kids were in nappies I had no option back then. (My son is in his 30s now) and nobody has ever said yuk there's oats in here no matter how heavy handed I get.


BTW Herby how do you get 5 nsd in june when it was only the 4th yesterday???

Geebee wrote: »

Yaaay!!... My first ever NSD!!. :j:j

The weekend will be big spend days as have to buy new clothes:(
Plenty of time to get my other 4 in tho.. hopefully.

Geebee wrote: »

Hi Spoon, I guess a loaf of bread isn't too bad but i'm determined to make my NSD's totally free of spending. Nothing at all, except of course something in an emergency. If i allow myself to think that i can buy 'certain' things, then i can (believe me, I REALLY can) justify buying more!! :rotfl:

Well done to everyone for their NSD's and everybody else.... "keep trying and dont give up"

Well done Geebee, I understand totally. I don't include any DD or SO from my bank account I do count anything else so yes loaf of bread or a pint of milk would count in my book. Still this is my first month too so who am I to say what is right or wrong. We all make our own rules.

Anyhow, I am joining a gym today to help recuperate from my knee op so I'm going to count that as a DD (It will go out monthly) So I've got my water bottle in the fridge ready to go and a cereal bar from my store cupboard so I'm hoping I can resist and make today another nsd.

rentawitch

I would like to join in and wonder if I could manage 8 NSDs . I already had one yesterday.

I am very lucky as I only live a short bike ride from work and can come home to eat at lunchtime.

cw18

solventsoon wrote: »

:jcw18: yay - well done for no 3 - brilliant start to the month.
I see the milk monster has been at work again!:mad:

Well, it has been half-term, so he's been at home more (meaning reaching into the fridge more as well). And it's the only grocery item he does raid, so it could be a lot worse

Roll on Monday for college re-opening, but unfortunately I don't think he has to go in for many more lectures now (and only another 14 days or so until his last assignment has to be in). Then I've got him home F/T until early September :eek:

Good luck with your meal planning, I will say again that you are incredibly organised, puts me to shame..

Out of interest, I've just been through my stock-take spreadsheet counting up how many 'meat portions' I have in my freezer (roasts, pies, chops, fish, portions of sausages etc)...... and it's coming in at a staggering 285 !!!!!!

And that's before I even start on the tinned tuna etc in my cupboards, and allow for using scraps off things to make up other meals (like the bits from a gammon joint and a turkey joint to make up a rissotto) or the bacon for things like spaghetti carbonara, or the many packets of mushroom rissotto (courtesy of App F00ds).

With just 209 days left in the year (of which I don't expect to have DS2 here for more than 13 weeks/91 days, and very little of DS1 home on leave at all), I guess I [strike]should[/strike] need to stop buying ANY meat or pies for the rest of the year.........

Krisp_3

Hi all - well Friday I had to spend to travel to have a health screen done (all good - I'm apparently the healthiest person the screener had seen for months - 100/70 blood pressure, yay!) and today I have a guitar lesson and need to buy food, but Sunday should be a no spend day, all being well

cw18

moneypenny2k wrote: »

Well done Geebee, I understand totally. I don't include any DD or SO from my bank account I do count anything else so yes loaf of bread or a pint of milk would count in my book. Still this is my first month too so who am I to say what is right or wrong. We all make our own rules.

I don't currently count any DD or SO from my bank as a 'spend'. Within this category I also exclude some cash payment items (presents, petrol, dog expenses and vet bills, window cleaning) - but I'm considering including these from next month (certainly going to from October when I've only got myself to cater for, as I'm happy to eat whatever's in - even if it means chicken and fish for an entire week )

I also exclude expenses for my garden (tidying up in general, plus trying to start f&v production - so hopefully it'll pay back for itself in the long run), or my 'social life' (paid for with what I earn by working extra hours - I even track my pay by what I'd get on basic hours and what I actually get, so that I know where I'm fixed with this one).

pure_dead_dopey

cw18 wrote: »

Well, it has been half-term, so he's been at home more (meaning reaching into the fridge more as well). And it's the only grocery item he does raid, so it could be a lot worse

Roll on Monday for college re-opening, but unfortunately I don't think he has to go in for many more lectures now (and only another 14 days or so until his last assignment has to be in). Then I've got him home F/T until early September :eek:


Out of interest, I've just been through my stock-take spreadsheet counting up how many 'meat portions' I have in my freezer (roasts, pies, chops, fish, portions of sausages etc)...... and it's coming in at a staggering 285 !!!!!!

And that's before I even start on the tinned tuna etc in my cupboards, and allow for using scraps off things to make up other meals (like the bits from a gammon joint and a turkey joint to make up a rissotto) or the bacon for things like spaghetti carbonara, or the many packets of mushroom rissotto (courtesy of App F00ds).

With just 209 days left in the year (of which I don't expect to have DS2 here for more than 13 weeks/91 days, and very little of DS1 home on leave at all), I guess I [strike]should[/strike] need to stop buying ANY meat or pies for the rest of the year.........

aaargh CW you are soooooo organised, you put me to shame, I stagger from week to week occasionally cooking the remains of of the veg drawer and the fridge sweepings for flavour.:eek::eek::eek: Please come to my house and sort me out, pleeeese?:cool::cool:

cw18

:rotfl: I'm really NOT an organised person at all. This is just a case of having run out of freezer/cupboard space and grocery budget, so an essential 'chore'