The “arrgggh it’s nearly Xmas” November NSD challenge

kerri_gt

Evening all! Hope you're all enjoying the 5th Nov - our kitty doesn't seem in the least bothered by fireworks, she did !!!!! her ears the other night and went to the windowsill for a good nosey out but after a cuddle tonight, she's curled up snoozing on the sofa and it's like being in the middle of Beirut (sorry, not very PC ) here, with various schools nearby all having displays tonight. I think it's because she was on the street at 18months old and I suspect she spent her first guy fawkes outside on her own (:() but has learned if they don't hurt her outside, she's deff safe n sound inside. :happyhear

BDINI - I've just caught up on your post about paying off you cc debt. firstly, well done, it must be great not to think about those bills every month. Secondly, I think there is lots of good advise on here, but at the end of the day you need to do what is going to work best for you - and if this is it, then there's nothing wrong with that.

Well, another NSD for me, that brings me to #4! :j We got lasagne at work for lunch which was yummy and means that I didn't have to cook tonight - double bonus. And now I'm tucking into my yummy apple, rhubarb and ginger crumble that I made in the week (think I am going to have to fight OH for the last piece..)

Did get a nice surprise after logging my petrol spend from last night - thought it was the second time I'd filled up this month and was therefore over budget, but actually it was only the first time since I'd been paid. :T

Spendy day tomorrow, hair cut in the morning, then have decided I'm going to hit a few shops and get some of the odds and ends I need for Xmas presents (panicking a bit as I've written lots of lists but feel I might be getting a bit behind) PLUS the shops are at last getting cranberries in, and according to the Ocado website, Waitrose have 300g frozen ones for £1.99 - much better than £4 in Mr S and £3 for 250g in Mr M for fresh ones. So I might make my chutney this weekend.

Have a good evening all x

karmachilovething

I'm declaring NSDs 2 and 3 form yesterday and today! :j quite pleased with myself as don't normally do that well at this challenge so I have high hopes for this month.

confused76

evening all! NSD no3 for me today have a lovely evening everyone xx

candyapple_2

Hi everyone, popping in to declare NSD 3.

Instead of going to (and paying for) a fireworks display, OH bought us takeaway and we sat and munched that on our third floor balcony and watched the many displays and had a fab free night! The dog isn't enjoying it so much, she has legged it to the bathroom, but our gerbils are stood up on their hind legs being nosy and wondering what all the racket is about! It sounds like a bliddy warzone but sky looks so pretty.

Jinty - its been said already by everyone else but I'm sorry to hear your news, I hope you and family are bearing up ok, sending you big hugs.

kdalwayskint

:j got my first NSD today! :T woop woop!!!

muffin_man_7

I'm finally of the mark wednesday Thursday no spend days today was a low spend saturday will be a spend too as i need to pick up my daughters birthday pressie she will be at work on monday so i'm thinking of giving it to her on sunday I usually get it early but it doesn't always work out as I end up either forgetting where i put it or move it a week or so before and then have trouble remembering where i moved it too so this year i decided to hope it would still be availabe in town it is on hold in a*g*s til saturday.

I WOULD LIKE TO TRY FOR 5 IN A ROW please spoon after the week i've had i need all the help i can get my no spends are my only chance of getting sorted enough to have a small xmas this year as long as i can do xmas dinner a spread for family and small pressie for kids and grandkids that will have to do this year i was hoping to make something for the younger ones and the newest arrivals as my granddaughter will be 6months and my grandson will only be 3 months

katholicos

Hi all, alas, not an NSD for me today. The garden fence got damaged and went to the DIY store to find something to repair it with...I actually found nothing to do the job with though but while out i decided to pop into a couple of other shops and ended up spending :-(

On the plus side, when i got home i looked through the storage shed thing and found chickenwire and nails and have patched the fence up with that, looks unsightly but it's holding the fence together for now! LOL!

cw18

NSD #3 for me

Tomorrow isn't likely to be though..... Spotted some jars of pasta sauce in the 'staff sales' area just before I came home, and they're down to 10p each.
As I'm in work tomorrow (having done a shift swap this week) I'm going to see if there's still any left (there were 11 there) and pick up what I can

kerri_gt

cw18 wrote: »

NSD #3 for me

Tomorrow isn't likely to be though..... Spotted some jars of pasta sauce in the 'staff sales' area just before I came home, and they're down to 10p each.
As I'm in work tomorrow (having done a shift swap this week) I'm going to see if there's still any left (there were 11 there) and pick up what I can

Cheryl, I cannot believe you can possibly have any more room in your house to store yet more food - are you keeping some if it in the Tardis? :rotfl::rotfl: (in which case i'd hide it from Hubert and the aliens when the next outing comes up :eek:)

cw18

:rotfl:

You'd be surprised at how many hidey-holes I can find

I've not started trying to squeeze anything into the loft yet, but that's pretty full of kids books, kids toys, an old single bed (blame DS1 for that one!! he dismantled it and shoved it up there while DH and I were at work ), and loads of Christmas decorations I've not used in years........

And I'm off work the week after next, so can (hopefully) get stuck into a serious de-junk of my non-food stuff which should - in theory - clear more space