The awesomely August NSD challenge

cw18

solventsoon wrote: »

Not surprised you're tired today, tbh, Cheryl and think it's wise to miss tonight's run (if you did that), you need to rest when you first start otherwise you can damage your knees and other joints. You're doing really well:T

I did skip running club tonight. Was easing up by work-time, and felt better after shift end, but decided it was best to give it a miss.

Hoping to get out tomorrow morning - if it doesn't rain overnight I'm thinking of doing the off-road one...... but minus the dog.

Ahh, thanks, but I'm not counting direct debits, so not a fair comparison really. I think you're doing brilliantly this month - well done:j

But none of my spend days have been Direct Debit only - I always top-up with groceries on those days as well.......

solventsoon

mrsinvisible wrote: »

. Today was not a NSD as today I paid ioff the balance of my loan and now I'm officially debt free and it feels good. I know I couldnt have done it without you guys supporting and understanding, so a great big thank you to all of you.

MrsI, that is fantastic news, well done:j:j:j

Really, really pleased for you:j:j:j

Hannah_10

Wooo, count me for 6/8- for real this time (never did go to the Spar in the end).

Hannah_10

solventsoon wrote: »

MrsI, that is fantastic news, well done:j:j:j

Really, really pleased for you:j:j:j

Well done! I second what Spoony said, fireworks and all!

solventsoon

Broken_hearted wrote: »

Reporting a fail on this months challenge sorry guys have spend days on friday sunday and tuesday coming up so not enough days left.

cw18 wrote: »

tut tut !!!! NOT a fail - NEVER a fail :eek:

You just haven't quite managed as many as you'd have liked

Well said, Cheryl:T:T

Broken hearted, you have done very well getting your 8 NSDs, that is something to be vey proud of and, by what you say above, you could get to 10 so that's even better:T:T

We don't ever fail on this challenge. You might not quite make the number you intended at the beginning of the month, but you have achieved a number of NSDs and you should be proud of them.:A

Well done
spoon x

solventsoon

Quote:
Originally Posted by katenut
We've got six bands playing in our garden on Saturday night, about 200 people coming, I'm terrified!!

cw18 wrote: »

Increase your guest list to include us NSDers (along with Hubert and the aliens), and it will all go swimmingly

It'd certainly be a talking point for your other guests for years to come :rotfl:

Now that could be interesting:rotfl::rotfl:

solventsoon

Quote:
Ahh, thanks, but I'm not counting direct debits, so not a fair comparison really. I think you're doing brilliantly this month - well done:j

cw18 wrote: »

But none of my spend days have been Direct Debit only - I always top-up with groceries on those days as well.......

OK, then, I'll accept the praise then - thanks:o:o

Quote:
Originally Posted by solventsoon
Not surprised you're tired today, tbh, Cheryl and think it's wise to miss tonight's run (if you did that), you need to rest when you first start otherwise you can damage your knees and other joints. You're doing really well:T

cw18 wrote: »

I did skip running club tonight. Was easing up by work-time, and felt better after shift end, but decided it was best to give it a miss.

Hoping to get out tomorrow morning - if it doesn't rain overnight I'm thinking of doing the off-road one...... but minus the dog.

Definitely best to give it a miss, you don't want to ruin your knees.

Good luck for tomorrow morning, leaving the dog behind is probably a wise move.

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
Sorry everyone, I appear to have been talking a lot again tonight, lots of posts:o:o....

Lots more targets falling today and more NSDs, keep going, nearly there now:j:j

And a big celebration for mrsinvisible - well done, fantastic news for you!:j:j

Targets met:
CraigLoans: :jwell done, 14 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant and well done for achieving this 2 months in a row.:j Panda is ambling his way over to you now (he’s a bit tired with all this somersaulting and tumbling but he should be with you by tomorrow morning;)).
Do you want to try for a small increase now or stick on 14?
Mainyasha: :jyay, well done, 22 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant. :j Panda is ambling his way over to you now (he’s very tired now so it will be tomorrow morning before he appears:p).
Hope the book swapping went well - good suggestion there - and well done for beating the impulsive spending.
And thanks, much appreciated:o:o...
Increasing your target to 24 now, good luck, the little penguin is waiting for you:)
elfen: :jwell done, 16 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant. :j Panda is making his way over to you now, but he’s definitely done with the somersaulting now, he needs a rest and some bamboo shoots.;)
Do you want to try for a small increase now or stick on 16?:)
mrsinvisible: :jwell done, 12 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant.:j And even more brilliantly, debt-free as of today. :j Panda is now yours and he might even manage a somersault for you to celebrate with you.;)
Increasing your target to 14 now, good luck with that, little penguin is waiting for you:)
candyapple: :jyay, well done, 16 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant. :j
Panda is on the way, but he needs some tlc (and bamboo shoots) now before he can manage another somersault;).
Increasing your target to 18 now, good luck with reaching that, your penguin is waiting.:)
Glad you had some good weather today:T
CatherineMM: :jwell done, 14 NSDs done and dusted and your target met, that’s brilliant. :j
Panda is on the way now, but I’m not sure he can manage a somersault for a couple of days, tlc and some bamboo shoots are definitely required.;)
Do you want me to increase your target to 16 now so that you can aim for the penguin as well?:)

Well done to:
:jchris81418: well done for no 17, nearly there now. Hope you resisted the Am@zon urge today!;)
:jLooloo: well done for resisting, definitely proud of you and your willpower - take it this is no 11 for you today then;)
:jBigMumma: well done for no 18, well on the way to your penguin now. Hope the interwebby gets fixed soon - not the same without your posts and observations:(
:jLuckyBiscuit: well done for no 21 today, you’re doing brilliantly, well established on the tropical island now:)
:jshoe_gal_84: hi, good to see you again. Well done for getting to no 7, brilliant considering your house move and the V Festival - hope you enjoyed it
Update: and well done for no 8, nearly there now, keep going:j
:jKeiss 21: well done for no 15, so close now, that’s brilliant.
Hope the bread making, stock-take and meal planning went OK today;)
:jwebitha: will increase your target to 17 now, the penguin should be yours
Well done for no 16 today, but really sorry you’re not feeling well. (((hugs))) and hope you feel better soon:)
:j3Dogs: well done for no 17, one more to go for your penguin.
Good luck with the car boot tomorrow, but 6.45 am:eek::eek:...........
:jhoney: well done for no 5, halfway there now, that’s brilliant:)
:jBabyJayne: well done for no 6, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going:)
:jNatty68: well done for getting to no 11, that’s brilliant. Good to see you again but no need to apologise, sometimes life just gets in the way.
Hoping you’re feeling better now:)
:jAngyles: well done for no 12, nearly there now, keep going:)
:jbeanielou: well done for no 10 (you’re right!), one more to get now, you can do it.
Not hopeless at all, and definitely not getting old (have a look at the front page if you’re not sure;))
:jkatenut: well done for getting to no 14, you can do it. Hope the festival on Saturday night goes well:)
:jHannah_10: you can do it, you’re not spineless at all
Update: And you did it, well done for no 6 - see, you’re definitely not spineless;)

And hello to:
jintyb: glad you had a lovely lunch and catch up yesterday. Hope the new knitting project is going OK - like the idea of HM gifts this year, I might give that a try. Good luck for today:)
ifwishes: great idea about the baby sitter for the aliens, Jeeves will definitely keep them under control:rotfl:. Thanks for the group hug, definitely required this week.:)
pure dead dopey: sorry no NSD today, flippin’ liquid gold, it’s a real pain:(. Glad the weather’s better today, still raining here unfortunately. Hope the spendy day tomorrow isn’t too painful, but definitely required, only one loo roll left:eek::eek:....
LfV: glad DD had a good holiday and DH is happy she’s back. Hope the grocery shopping wasn’t too painful.
Loving today’s lyrics, big Motorhead fan, and very appropriate for a lot of us:T
BL: only 2 more to get, you can do it:)
Nargle: oh dear to massive spendy day today, wouldn’t advise eating the cat food unless you want a shiny, glossy coat and the ability to lick your own bum:rotfl::rotfl:
cw18: wow.... those were some whoopsies today, and well done for getting half of the year to date as NSDs, that’s a great achievement:T
kerri gt: oh dear, poor Daisy:(, hope she isn’t in too much trouble for the whoopsie.
Small spendy day is OK, some good bargains there, I think, and much cheaper petrol as well. Fingers crossed for another couple of NSDs for you, but you have done very well this month so far:T

Still on no 19 here, grocery shop today but I managed to stick to my list, so pat on the back for spoony:T.... Should be no 20 and my target tomorrow.

Off to do the usual update now, see you all tomorrow.

‘night everyone
spoon
x

jintyb

Good morning all!
I thought I was going to manage a NSD yesterday, but I forgot about the Ringtons man coming, so LSD! It's going to be a close call this month!;)
Didnt but anything else though, got on with the knitting, slow but sure. I've not used mohair before, its lovely but its like knitting with a cobweb!
Today will be a spend. Need a grocery shop, but Im changing my allegience from A$d4 and Im going to Te$c0 instead. They sent me vouchers for £10 off a £30 shop for the next 4 weeks, so I may as well use them! Plus, not only did they send me vouchers, they also sent some for the people who used to live here before me. I'm going to use them towards buying the whisky I usally get for FIL and BIL for Xmas.Every Little Helps, as they say............!
Later Im going to the Book Festival in town, really looking forward to that!
Congrats to Mrs Invisible - well done paying off your loan:beer:

Have a lovely day everyone:)

butdoineedit?

Morning all :hello:

Fell asleep last night before i could report (the perils of too much ceiling painting!!), but it was number 12 for me :j

Am still accepting that i shouldn't be mad with myself if i don't make it, as all the extra spends have been DIY related, i've still only done one grocery shop per week (my problem before starting this challenge was that i would spend on foody bits almost every day) & sometimes i've had do the DIY bits over 2 days because the stuff's been so heavy (& i don't have a car so have to lug it all on the bus :eek:)

So i've decided that if i only buy the wallpaper & paste tonight then i will count it as a NSD as it's out of the decorating fund anyway & then as long as there's no treats over the weekend i might just scrape the panda.... do you reckon thats ok or is it cheating?

HUGE WELL DONE MRS I FOR GETTING DEBT FREE, FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!!