The octosyllabic October NSD challenge

solventsoon

Tixy wrote: »

Hi all

Do I want to order a people tree goody bag from the email? Is it worth losing a NSD for? Do I need anymore clothes? Am I just enticed by the idea of it being a lucky dip??

Of course nicca I remember planning to start making clothes myself like you are starting to. I got a sewing machine, I even bought a pattern or 2, but thats about it. Problem is I remembered I like my clothes with lycra in them and that seems like it would be very hard to sew.

Resist, Tixy, you can do it:D:D

Lycra's not hard to sew at all actually, it just looks it. Ballpoint needle and looser tension are the secret. Bit of practice first and you'd soon get the hang of it.

Oh and the swearing and pins are compulsory - thanks d3mon4ngel

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
Lots of NSDs rolling in today, well done everyone, keep ‘em rolling in:j

A very warm welcome to all our newbies signing up this month, new people are always welcome to join, we’re a a very friendly, if slightly insane, bunch and a surreal sense of humour definitely helps. We are, however, very serious in our aim to cut down on our spending and are happy to give advice/tips/hints so please ask if you’re not sure about anything. Everyone seems to have more success if they post regularly on here and join in the chat - not sure why, but it seems to work, so please feel free to join in:D

So welcome and good luck to:
regan.lottie: :hello: hi and welcome, of course you can join us, good to have you on board. Signing you up for 12 now, good luck. Keep posting, we’ll give you loads of encouragement to help you on your way.:D
Ouch to the ruptured ear drum, that sounds painful,:eek: hope it’s on the mend now

Welcome back to all the regulars and those returning to the NSD fold, good luck for this month:
chrisfreelander54: :hello: hi and welcome back, good to have you back again. Signing you up for 16 now, good luck and well done for being brave and increasing it:T
dmb: :hello:hi and welcome back, good to have you on board again again. Signing you up for 12 now, good luck and keep posting:)

Well done for NSDs rolling in today:
:jconf: yay to no 3 on Tuesday, that’s brilliant. Sorry I missed you, doesn’t happen often
:jAnd yay to no 4 today, you’re definitely getting the hang of this now, well done:)
:jjintyb: yay to no 4, that’s brilliant, only two more now for your special prize.
Sorry about work yesterday, that’s horrible, part-timer or not it’s your desk and they should treat your space with a bit of respect... :mad::mad:........
Oooh, thanks for the recipe, it looks scrummy, will try that next week, definitely:T
:jchris81418: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep the roll going:)
:jd3mon4ngel: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly, two in a row for you.
:jteenyweenyspender: yay to no 6, you’re doing fantastically 6/6 now. Hope the spending tomorrow isn’t too serious:)
:jLooloo : yay to no 4, you’re doing brillantly, keep going. Hope tomorrow’s spendy day isn’t too serious:)
:jregan.lottie: well done for getting to no 2, brilliant start for your on your first month. Keep going and don’t forget to keep posting, that’s the secret:)
:jBigMumma: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly... ooh roast dinner tonight, hope it was good:)
:jifwishes: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going
Strange weather here today as well:cool:
:jKeiss 21: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly and yes you can keep it up. Busy day for you as usual - good news on the printer as well :T
:jPerfectPeaches: yay to no 4, that’s brilliant, keep going. Glad you’re keeping busy, the scrapbook sounds like a lovely idea:T
:jhooby: hope the spendy day wasn’t too serious and fingers crossed for today. Hope you have a good day
And yay to no 2 - great news about the free lunch:T
:jTete en l’Air: well done for some very organised spending yesterday
And yay to no 2 today - you’re doing brilliantly - a born NSD-er:)
:jslowlyfading: yay to no 3, you’re doing great, keep going:)
:jfranby64: yay to no 2, you’re on a roll now, keep going
Well done for the unburnt cakes and hope the shopping tomorrow isn’t too serious
:jBlimusOreilly: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going.:)
:jdmb: well done for getting to no 2, that’s fantastic, keep going now:)
:jilovetea: well done for getting to no 4, that’s brilliant. Great news about the bread making today, that’s determination for you:)
:jnzseries1: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going. Well done for resisting the chocolate urge today:T
:jJAMIEDODGER: yay to no 1, off the starting blocks now, that’s brilliant. Keep going:)
:jelfen: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going:)
:jBDINI: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going. Oh dear, I’m sooo sorry you’re bored, you need to rest though to let yourself recover properly. Take care x:A
:jsistercas: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going. Hope tomorrow’s spendy day isn’t too serious
:jkezlou: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly. You are definitely on a roll now, keep rolling
:jswanny: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly. Keep going
:jTixy: yay to no 4, that’s brilliant, well done for resisting the online bargains
:jnicca: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going. Have a good time tomorrow night, sounds like fun
:jmandz1: well done for getting to no 2, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going

Hello to:
Nargle: ooh a tingly feeling, an NSD is definitely approaching then, fingers crossed:)
boultdj: oh dear, sorry about the car and the taxi spend. At least the car won’t cost you anything though, that’s something:)
Diana Prince: oh dear to spendy day yesterday and today, fingers crossed for Friday. You’re right about looking forward to NSDs, this challenge definitely changes your way of thinking:)
cw18: oh dear... I can see you were in rebellious mode today - some good bargains again though. And very organised as usual Cheryl:)

Very quick (and cheap) visit to the shops for me today, longer and more expensive trip to Tatco for me tomorrow, so still stuck on no 5 with my next NSD being Friday.

Had a long day today so will update front page tomorrow, if that’s OK. See you all then

‘night everyone
spoon
x

skaps

Up to 3 now would have been 4 but had fish and chips last night.

chrisfreelander54

Hi Spoony thanks for the add again.

Just letting you all know that unfortunantly today wasn't a NSD as I had a take-a-way last night at work (oh well, I will just call this a treat as I have been doing alot of overtime lately), and have also had to put fuel in the car, but not from my pocket as this was from grand parents for taking them to the airport so I imagine that don't count.

Also I managed to find another £120 today which managed to clear the overdraft (19.5% interest) we had on our bills account.

Thats it for now, signing off to go to bed ready for another 12hrs overtime 2 nite.

Nite, nite all see you all 2morrow, hope u all have a good day.

CF54...

chrisfreelander54

niccatw wrote: »

:j :j :j :T:T:T Well done!!!! That's fab! It's a great feeling, isn't it! Here's to many more months ike it!

Feels great, getting quite addictive too... LOL

Buffythedebtslayer

Hi,

I have done this challenge before but generally forget whenI have spent and when I haven't. However this month I am having some thoughts re debts and the like so instead of setting a target I just want to record the days I don't spend. I am also off sick so apologies if this makes no sense. I have a temp and am a bit all over the place

so far I haven't spent Tues, Wed. Probably won't spend today either.

Lady Venice I am so sorry for your situation, thinking of you xxx

cw18

solventsoon wrote: »

cw18: oh dear... I can see you were in rebellious mode today

Could have been a lot worse though..... feeling a tad sorry for myself as I've still heard nothing from (ex?)OH, even though he's been home since Saturday evening and I was hoping he'd maybe be coming over tonight due to me being off work tomorrow.

I am not going to be calling him - I clearly made that mistake before he went away (phoned to wish him a good holiday having heard nothing from him for three weeks) - and will use the time tonight/tomorrow to find all the stuff for the Breast Cancer fundraiser I'm going to at the weekend (24 hours of papercrafting from Saturday morning, and I'm not even sure where my paper trimmer is as I've done nothing in at least 6 months let alone sorted out any photos to take for my scrapbooking!!!)

In the past I'd have been consuming vast quantities of cakes, biscuits, sweets in general, and most definitely chocolate. So a quarter of a Whoopsied cake (of which a portion size is actually 1/6th) while still staying well with calorie limit and remaining close to nutritional balance (carbs/protein/fat) is pretty good going

And the cake was only 99p, so a lot cheaper than my 'old day' binges

chris81418

I'm on a roll - yesterday was NSD number 4! I should collect another one today (fingers crossed), which will get me back on track to reach my pledge/target.

Have a good day everyone!

boultdj

{{{Hugs}}} LFV and family. And it will be yet another spend day for me.

jintyb

sistercas wrote: »

3rd NSD today :j
Jinty how annoying , i hate people using my office ( i;m only part time so others use it on my day off )I often come back to missing pens , bits of paper all over - drives me mad !

Thanks - it's nice to know I'm not the only PT'er that suffers from this - yesterday I locked all my pens, staples, post-its etc in my drawer before leaving - feel like a right saddo but it's necessary!:o

chrisfreelander54 wrote: »

Also I managed to find another £120 today which managed to clear the overdraft (19.5% interest) we had on our bills account.

Chris - well done on the debt-busting, that's great!