The octosyllabic October NSD challenge

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Number 4 today, had a little go at trying to put the skirting boards in today even though i didn't really feel up to it. Definitely not one of my better DIY efforts :mad: & wiped me out so i spent most of the afternoon asleep.
Must do nothing tomorrow as i promised i would try to be well enough for my friends birthday on Saturday & i have already promised she can stay here before her big night out. Think i will have to arm her with a key & then i can pop out for a quick soft drink before leaving her to it, really don't think i'll be up to much else.

:mad::mad::mad: to the fact that i spoke to a work friend not long ago to find out that our manager is leaving (she's not brilliant, but a fairly nice woman & pretty fair) & being replaced by a guy that has a HUGE problem with me after i asked him what he termed "difficult questions" during a training course (excuse me for thinking that training was designed to learn something new!!). Think that might make work fairly impossible, so just spent the last hour looking for jobs to apply for & there is only one that's even close to being suitable wonder if i can get a transfer?????

Tixy - well done for the refunds, thats mega willpower!!!

3Dogs

Right, time to catch up with my NSDs. I had already reported No 1 for Saturday

NSD NUMBER 2 - Sunday - I didn't manage to get my fruit at the car boot as normal as I got back down there too late and they had already packed up :mad: - so my normal spend day became a NSD :j

Renewed my pre-payment on my slimming class fee on Monday, so, as this was a spend day, we popped to Mr A after class for some yoghurts which are on offer (and a bottle of whisky for our treat that night - not the whole bottle I hasten to add - we had 3 measures each

NSD NUMBER 3 - Tuesday - nothing spent, even though we did go out :j

NSD NUMBER 4 - Wedesday - at auction in morning and car boot to offload in afternoon, so nothing spent other than carboot money

Thursday's are normally NSD's but Mr 3Dogs popped down to storage unit to sort some things out and called at Al*i on his way back for much needed apples, bananas and a melon as we had run out of fruit which is an emergency for us :eek: :eek:

Mr 3Dogs is doing his car boot tomorrow from 7 am but I have to pop home about 9 am as I have appointment at vets at 9.50 am. Eldest doggie Bonnie had a skin problem about a month ago and it cleared with cream from vets but it has come back and is now worst, moving from her feet up her legs so it needs looked at again. This won't be a spend as she is covered under PDSA PetAid, but I will be doing my food shop tomorrow, so it will be a spend day anyway. Next NSD should be on Saturday so will be back then to report

confused76

evening all, i'm rather late again! logging off now for a read...

managed NSD no5 today! i'm on a roll this month......

night all spoony don't work too hard, hope all is well with you xxx

solventsoon

3Dogs wrote: »

Spoon - Ochi Day is when Greece refused to allow the Axis (Germany/Italy) army to cross their borders after their request to do so and thus when they came into WWII - Ochi actually means NO which is very appropriate for NO Spend Days !!

Ahhh.. thanks 3Dogs, that's good to know:T:T

3Dogs wrote: »

And I thought that Freethought Day was when you couldn't say Penny for your Thoughts as all thoughts were free

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

solventsoon

Hi lovely NSD gang :A
Lots of NSDs rolling in today and some very strong resisting and returning items going on. Well done everyone, keep ‘em rolling in:j:j

Well done for NSDs rolling in today:
:jskaps: yay to no 3 , you’re doing brilliantly. Hope you enjoyed the fish and chips:D
:jchris81418: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly, the roll is definitely growing. Fingers crossed for no 5 today:)
:jjintyb: yay to no 5, that’s brilliant, only one more now for your special prize - it’s waiting;).
Well done for locking all your stuff away on your desk, shouldn’t have to do it really, people should have more respect:mad:.
Hope the Ama$on listing went well and that you had a relaxing day
:jelf06: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, you’ll get there, keep posting.
Glad you had a good day yesterday and that all your problems (work and “man”) are being sorted out, onwards and upwards:T....
:jcannp123165: well done for getting to no 1, off the starting blocks now. There’s nothing wrong with 1 NSD, it’s 100% better than none:T. Keep going, you can do it
:jSoma: yay to no 1, off the starting blocks now, woohoo indeed. Keep going now:)
:jd3mon4ngel : yay to no 5, you’re doing brillantly, keep going. Halfway there now:T..
:jifwishes: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going:)
:jtashmartin: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly, and fingers crossed for no 5 tomorrow. Keep going:)
:jelfen: yay to no 5, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going. Great resisting of the Doc Martens, if they are meant for you they’ll still be there next week :T
:jkatholicos: yay to no 4, that’s brilliant, keep going. Well done for resisting the book:T
:jregan.lottie: yay to no 3 - you’re doing brilliantly for your first month.
Very organised spending today, well done. Hope your ear gets better soon:)
:jbex2002: yay to no 4 today - you’re doing brilliantly, keep going. Fingers crossed for tomorrow as well:)
:jDiana Prince: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going. Unexpected NSDs are always the best.:T
:jBlimusOreilly: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly, three in a row - yay!!
Have a great time in the Yorkshire Dales, hope you get some good weather:)
:jNargle: fingers crossed for today, hope you managed lots of free fresh air and exercise as well
Yay.. and you made it, no 3 is now yours and fingers crossed for no 4 tomorrow.:)
Hmm.. think it’s still quite warm in New York, maybe inbetween wear?;)
:jcandyapple: yay to no 3, you’re on a roll now, keep going
:jcw18: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly. Fingers crossed for tomorrow and the weekend as well:A
:jhooby: yay to no 3, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going. Oooh, sorry you were feeling poorly today, hope you’re OK now?
And, yes, this thread does move at quite a pace - thanks for the hug:A
:jslowlyfading: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going.:)
:jkarma-chi: yay to no 2, that’s brilliant, keep going. Unexpected NSDs are always the best.:T
Hope the car gets sorted eventually
:jBDINI: yay to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly, keep going.
Don’t overdo it, you clearly need the rest now, take care of yourself.:A
What a pain about work though:mad::mad:..... maybe things will be different if he’s the boss - he may treat you better?
Thinking about you ((((hugs))))
:j3Dogs: welcome back, missed your updates
Well done for getting to no 4, you’re doing brilliantly:T. Hope you enjoyed the whisky on Monday, how did you get on at SW?
Hope Bonnie is OK:)
:jconf: yay to no 5, you’re doing brilliantly and definitely on a roll - keep it going!:T
I’m fine thanks, hope you are too? Will pop over and say hi one evening when I get 5 minutes;)

Hello to:
chrisf: hope you enjoyed the takeaway, I think you deserved it with all the overtime you’ve been doing. Well done again on the debt-busting:T
boultdj: hope today’s spendy day wasn’t too bad:)
Keiss 21: another busy day for you, hope you have a lovely day tomorrow and meal out tomorrow evening - 27 years, ahhhhh:):)
teenyweenyspender: hope the spendy day wasn’t too serious and the chiro appointment went OK:)
greent: sorry about the spendy day yesterday, but well done on the harvest festival thinking, that’s great:T
ashbash11: fingers crossed for today and tomorrow, you can do it.
Glad we’re helping, keep posting, you’ll get loads of encouragement (and maybe the odd kick up the bum if you need it:D)
Oops... oh dear, sorry about the loo roll ruining your NSD:(
muffin man 7: oh no, your poor daughter, hope her knees are OK, sounds painful:(. Keep posting, you’ll get loads of encouragement here, glad we’re helping. You may find you spend a bit more on spend days to start with but it really does cut down your spending once you get into a routine - give it a bit of time:)
honey: oh dear, sorry about the unplanned spend yesterday:(, but don’t lose heart you’re doing really well. Great news about the food shopping and sticking to your budget - progress indeed:T
PerfectPeaches: oh dear to spendy day, but glad it was worth it. Fingers crossed for the next 4 days:)
Tixy: well done for your LSD and really well done on the refunds, that’s brilliant - you’re getting the hand of this NSD lark now... yay!!:T:T

Well a mega-shop day for me today, so definitely no NSD here. Should be one tomorrow though, fingers crossed:)

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

‘night everyone
spoon
x

kerri_gt

Hi All, I haven't desserted you or fallen off the NSD wagon but I'm currently in JAPAN! :j sadly for business not holiday but the weather is glorious and I'm clocking up the NSD's since I get to expense essentials like FOOD! Haven't had time to catch up on the 10 pages since I flew out (darn work getting in the way) but Spoony i can report I'm up to 5 NSD now :j

See you all when I get back ....bye for now...or should I say Sayounara!!

jintyb

Good morning everyone!
Delighted and thrilled to report NSD #6 ! First time ever Ive managed 6 in a row! I tell you that was quite a challenge but interesting to note the amount of times I had to suppress the urge to buy - not as many as I had anticipated.
I've introduced a jar system - one for window cleaner/ bin cleaner, one for bus fares and one for small emergencies like milk. Once a wee( on a spend day) I put the appropriate amount in and that helps me not to keep plundering my purse!
Anyhoo today IS a spend day, need groceries - for the the first time in a long time I have run out of stuff - butter, dog biscuits, biscuits so a reasonably big shop needed, but I'll be sticking to my budget.

I also need bird food and a couple of bits for my shoebox. Im doing one for a young girl of 4. So far I've got knitted hat, scarf and mitts, colouring book & crayons, soap and wipes, toothbrush& paste, sweets and a knitted teddy. Just need to get some cosy tights and some vests and I'll be done.;)
Sold 2 of my 3 items on Amazon, so Im chuffed with that plus I've got a Mystery Shop to do today ( I could end up money neutral today:rotfl:)

Thanks Spoon for the motivation - you really kept me on track!:A
Have a lovely day everyone:)

meersy22

Yeah I've had 3 NSDs so far. Off to Alton towers tmw so pretty sure that won't be free.

chris81418

Yay - yesterday took me up to NSD number 5! That's 5 in a row, so today I'm going to reward myself with a Euromillons ticket (today is spend day anyway, as I'm got subs to pay)!

Enjoy that Friday feeling everyone!

solventsoon

jintyb wrote: »

Good morning everyone!
Delighted and thrilled to report NSD #6 ! First time ever Ive managed 6 in a row! I tell you that was quite a challenge but interesting to note the amount of times I had to suppress the urge to buy - not as many as I had anticipated.
Thanks Spoon for the motivation - you really kept me on track!:A
Have a lovely day everyone:)

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6 in a row - wow... that's brilliant jinty, well done!!!

And, as promised, I have a little prize for you... so here she is ......



your very own knitting sheep:D:D. Hope you like her x