Bridge the gap with the February NSD challenge

butdoineedit?

Elf - fab news on the sale, well done!!! :j

Hannah - have a fab holiday

Number 11 for me today & 4 in a row please Spoon :j my neighbour bought me a box of eggs as i really fancied an omlette for tea, i told a small white lie that i had no change in my purse & asked if i could drop it over tomorrow (to finally hit that 4 in a row, is that cheating????), but he insisted that he didn't want paying as it was the least he could do to pay me back for doing the wallpapering, bless him, so not even a cheat after all. Omlette was yummy & went really well with the bottle of wine i found in the cupboard! :beer:

& very good news, plumber's done me a really good deal & is doing all the work on the bathroom for £400 (& over the weekend) in return for me doing the labouring, which i don't mind at all as i'll quite enjoy it & i might even learn something!!! I know it still sounds like alot, but as i need loads of new pipes & am putting the bath sink & toilet in different places to now i'm chuffed as i think it's a really good deal!

Best hit the sack now, it's going to be a long day tomorrow as a plumbers mate!!

solventsoon

Nargleblast wrote: »

...always good at maths, I was, till I started doing this challenge......I think that Spoon person put a jinx on me this month when we got mixed up over my target.....

But what the heck! They say God loves a trier...and boy, am I trying.....(don't all agree at once!)

Sorry Nargle:o I didn't mean to put a jinx on you:o.. I could change it back to 10 and pretend it was always 10:D
x

solventsoon

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Number 11 for me today & 4 in a row please Spoon :j my neighbour bought me a box of eggs as i really fancied an omlette for tea, i told a small white lie that i had no change in my purse & asked if i could drop it over tomorrow (to finally hit that 4 in a row, is that cheating????), but he insisted that he didn't want paying as it was the least he could do to pay me back for doing the wallpapering, bless him, so not even a cheat after all. Omlette was yummy & went really well with the bottle of wine i found in the cupboard! :beer:

Nope, not cheating at all BDINI, it's called creative thinking:D. Glad you enjoyed the omelette and bottle of wine:D

butdoineedit? wrote: »

& very good news, plumber's done me a really good deal & is doing all the work on the bathroom for £400 (& over the weekend) in return for me doing the labouring, which i don't mind at all as i'll quite enjoy it & i might even learn something!!! I know it still sounds like alot, but as i need loads of new pipes & am putting the bath sink & toilet in different places to now i'm chuffed as i think it's a really good deal!

Best hit the sack now, it's going to be a long day tomorrow as a plumbers mate!!

That's a pretty good deal actually, you've done well there. And you're right, you'll learn a lot, plumbing isn't half as difficult as it looks. Have fun tomorrow

solventsoon

AlwaysHappy wrote: »

Morning, well I'm sorry I haven't visited for a few days, but I'm pleased to report that I haven't been spending (much!!!). I would like to report I had my NSD NO 10!! so really pleased with that. Hopefully might get a couple more in before the end of the month!.

:j:j:jYay, well done for making your target, AlwaysHappy, that's brilliant!!! :j:j:j You now have 10 NSDs under your belt, a prize and your name in lights on the front page:D.
Good luck with getting a few more NSDs this month:D

elf06 wrote: »

Well I am pleased to report that yesterday was NSD 10 so I have met my target (you can count that as my Friday wiggle aswell )

:j:j:jAnd well done to you elf, that's fantastic. :j:j:j 10 NSDs are now yours and you have the alien prize as well, what more could you want?:D
Increasing your target now, good luck with getting there

elf06 wrote: »

but even better than that...............................I HAD MY FIRST SALE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEAH!!! Sorry just a teeny bit chuffed

That's brilliant, elf, I'm delighted for you. Let's hope it's the first of many:T:T:T:T

solventsoon

Hi lovely gang:A

Well done to everyone getting an NSD today:j:j:j you're all stars:starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod::starmod:


(((((hugs))))) to suzie, beanie and holidayholic, hope you're all feeling better soon x


jaffacakegal - hope you get your car back, keeping my fingers crossed for you

Keiss - keep bouncing and wiggling

hannah - have a lovely holiday

kerri - :eek::eek::eek: to Tatco

jinty - like the sound of OH's present, I wouldn't mind one of them:D

boult - the kippers have been put away for now;)



Well done to everyone who's stuck to meal plans, avoided shopping and generally been well-behaved today:D:D


It's been a long day (and week) for me, back tomorrow with my normal roundup.

'night everyone
spoon xxx

chris81418

Hello everyone! :wave:

(((Hugs))) to those that need them.

Must be something in the air - Feeling a little frustrated at the mo, as I've got a couple of big spends coming up next month, so there won't be any extra money (which I've had in recent months) to pay off my debts more quickly :mad:.

I'd also really like a treat of a lil holiday and a lil purchase (or 2 ... :whistle:), but I've got my eyes fixed so firmly on the prize of hitting a couple of mini debt free targets this summer, that I'm determined to rake in as many pennies as possible - so much so, that recently, when I've had to spend money, I've done so very begrudingly! ... I feel that I'm turning into a miser!

At least I won't get landed with that kipper!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Anyway, where was I ... oh yes, checking in to report, that after Thursday's begruding spend day;), I managed to reign in one more NSD yesterday, so I'm now up to 15 NSDs! Yee haw!

Have a good weekend everyone and good luck catching more NSDs!

jintyb

butdoineedit? wrote: »

very good news, plumber's done me a really good deal & is doing all the work on the bathroom for £400 (& over the weekend) in return for me doing the labouring, which i don't mind at all as i'll quite enjoy it & i might even learn something!!! I know it still sounds like alot, but as i need loads of new pipes & am putting the bath sink & toilet in different places to now i'm chuffed as i think it's a really good deal!

Best hit the sack now, it's going to be a long day tomorrow as a plumbers mate!!

BDINI - are you sure it wasnt the sight of you wielding the sledgehammer that made him give you such a good deal?:rotfl::rotfl:Seriously, you did well there methinks! Have a great day, but dont disappear round the u-bend!

solventsoon wrote: »

Jinty - like the sound of OH's present, I wouldn't mind one of them:D

Thanks Spoon - he was delighted with it. When he opened it up, it turned out it contained 2 canvases, a bunch of paints and paint brushes. He said it was brilliant value for the money - great for anyone starting out a new hobby too!

chris81418 wrote: »

Hello everyone! :wave:

(((Hugs))) to those that need them.

Must be something in the air - Feeling a little frustrated at the mo, as I've got a couple of big spends coming up next month, so there won't be any extra money (which I've had in recent months) to pay off my debts more quickly :mad:.

I'd also really like a treat of a lil holiday and a lil purchase (or 2 ... :whistle:), but I've got my eyes fixed so firmly on the prize of hitting a couple of mini debt free targets this summer, that I'm determined to rake in as many pennies as possible - so much so, that recently, when I've had to spend money, I've done so very begrudingly! ... I feel that I'm turning into a miser!

At least I won't get landed with that kipper!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Anyway, where was I ... oh yes, checking in to report, that after Thursday's begruding spend day;), I managed to reign in one more NSD yesterday, so I'm now up to 15 NSDs! Yee haw!

Have a good weekend everyone and good luck catching more NSDs!

Chris, I can understand your frustration. When you're chucking everything at your debts, you get into the habit of not treating yourself at all. I would suggest choosing a couple of smallish things that you could treat yourself to to keep your morale up.
You are doing SO well - it's an old cliche, but remember " it's not how far you've got to go, it's how far you've come" HTH
BTW - love that kipper smilie, your smilies always make me giggle!

jintyb

Good morning all!
Up early as doglet is going for hairdo at 8am. We are dropping him off and then going to BANDQ to return the tiles we bought yesterday which just dont go as well with the rest of the kitchen as we thought they would. Of course, instead of just buying a sinlge box to take home to test, we bought the whole six boxes :doh:

Then this afternoon we are getting a sideboard,which is actually mine, but which has been on loan to my sis. It means clearing out and dismantling the existing units, so a busy day ahead.
We are re-jigging our living room in prep for the new suite which is on order.
Not sure about spends, I want to go to Co$tco for a rotisserie chicken for later but I put the money aside for it yesterday out of my grocery money.
Will report back!

Have a lovely day everyone!:)

butdoineedit?

solventsoon wrote: »

It's been a long day (and week) for me, back tomorrow with my normal roundup.

Hope you're taking care of yourself Spoon?

jintyb wrote: »

BDINI - are you sure it wasnt the sight of you wielding the sledgehammer that made him give you such a good deal?:rotfl::rotfl:Seriously, you did well there methinks! Have a great day, but dont disappear round the u-bend!

I didn't threaten him with the sledgehammer at all Jinty... promise!! :rotfl:

jintyb wrote: »

Good morning all!
Up early as doglet is going for hairdo at 8am. We are dropping him off and then going to BANDQ to return the tiles we bought yesterday which just dont go as well with the rest of the kitchen as we thought they would. Of course, instead of just buying a sinlge box to take home to test, we bought the whole six boxes :doh:

Then this afternoon we are getting a sideboard,which is actually mine, but which has been on loan to my sis. It means clearing out and dismantling the existing units, so a busy day ahead.
We are re-jigging our living room in prep for the new suite which is on order.
Not sure about spends, I want to go to Co$tco for a rotisserie chicken for later but I put the money aside for it yesterday out of my grocery money.
Will report back!

Have a lovely day everyone!:)

Oooh enjoy your haircut & your new sideboards.... i love to hear about other peoples DIY just as much as my own!!

tattooed_lady

A spendy day for me yesterday but I was careful with my grocery shopping and spent around half what I normally would , this weekend will be spendy as well but hopefully not a lot . Have a great weekend everyone :Txx