The “how many paydays ‘til Xmas” November NSD challenge

solventsoon

Hi lovely gang:A

A quick catch up from Weds and Thurs before I do today's update.

myteeduck - yay to the new flat, hope everything goes smoothly:j

If - love the pictures, they always make me chuckle, especially today's:T

beanie - hope the funeral went OK and wasn't too hard to get through xx:A

BDINI - really sorry about the viewing being cancelled and your tumble down the stairs, that has to be the last of your bad luck, surely. Hope you're not too bruised? xx:A

Keiss - take it easy, it takes time to get over the anaesthetic, never mind the op itself. Try not to overdo it xx:A

jinty - oh dear, sorry about the weight plateau this week, fingers crossed it will drop off again next week. You're doing brilliantly:T:T

Sarahlou - eek to the car repairs, that's something you don't really need at this time of year:( (((hugs)))xx

Frodo - yay to the flight bargains, I bet you can't wait to go now:)

pipersky - target reduced to 15 now, go on, you can do it:T:T

rising - sending you a massive (((hug))). Firsts are always difficult when losing a loved one, pleased you found some peace at one of your favourite spots though. Be kind to yourself and give yourself time to grieve properly, one day you'll be able to look back at the happy memories and smile. Please feel free to post here anytime, no need to apologise I think most of us have been through similar experiences so we know how you're feeling now. Take care xxx:A

LMH - yay to your assignment, well done:T:T:T Hope the cold is improving and you're not feeling too awful xx

Back in a bit with today's update

spoon xx

solventsoon

Hi again lovely gang:A


Well done to everyone for nabbing lots of lovely NSDs today:T

:j:j:jchris81418 - for no 12, motoring along now, keep going!
Hope the liquid gold spends weren’t too alarming today

:j:j:jblindtoast - for no 8, nearly there now, keep going!
Well done for resisting all those takeaways this week!

:j:j:jlotti379 - for no 8, I love surprise NSDs, they’re definitely the best!
Love the NSD socialising. Hope you’re sorted with your NSD numbers now

:j:j:jJCG - for no 10, yay to double figures!
Sorry Dotty P’s was a waste of time, that’s a shame.

:j:j:jSarahlou51 - for no 9, well over halfway now, that’s fantastic. Keep going!

:j:j:jmarmite - for no 10, yay to double figures!

:j:j:jFrodo - for no 9, nearly there now, keep going!

:j:j:jbeanie - for no 11, nearly there now, keep going!

:j:j:jsf - for no 13, unlucky for some but not for you. Nearly there now!

:j:j:jfreebyfifty - fingers crossed
And it worked, no 13 in the bag now, nearly there, keep going!

:j:j:jflying_fresian - and for you as well
And it worked again, no 8 in the bag now, nearly there, keep going!

:j:j:jIf - for no 11, you’re on a roll. Keep going, you can do it!
Love today’s picture

:j:j:jButti - for no 4, halfway there now, keep going!
Well done for getting the questionnaires sent out. Hope you have a great day in York

:j:j:jNargle - for no 9, over halfway there now, keep going!
Great to see you again

:j:j:jRed - for no 14, nearly there now, keep going!

:j:j:jmyteeduck - for no 14, nearly there now, keep going!

:j:j:jkerri - for no 8, nearly there now, keep going!
Great news on the tickets, hope your mum enjoys the show

:j:j:jashleighsalem - for no 4 - you’re over halfway now and doing brilliantly. No need to beat yourself up about not doing well


And hello to:



jinty - your outfit sounds lovely and I’m sure it will look lovely with the new “bling”, new haircut and your newly slimline figure. Hope you all have a lovely time

wannabehermit - hope you enjoyed the takeaway and well done for being on budget this month

LMH - hope your niece enjoyed her cake by proxy - naughty mum!!!
Good planning on the cinema visit, hope they all enjoyed themselves and you enjoyed the peace

Keiss - yay to the new sewing machine, that’s brilliant. Hope you enjoy playing with it.
Glad you’re improving slowly, it takes time to get over an op, take care xx

his missus - fingers crossed for your next NSD

zafiro1984 - never mind, you’re doing brilliantly, we can forgive you a spend of £3.40


Two more in the bag for me, up to 14 now, woohoo!!

Front page updated from Weds and Thurs now, will do today’s update tomorrow morning.

‘night everyone
spoon xx

jintyb

beanielou wrote: »

Hey all :wave:
Thank crunchie its Friday.

Think Ive missed what you are up too tomorrow Jinty?

Hey Beanie - it's my niece's 21st today, so we are all off out tonight for a family dinner to a great restaurant in East Lothian. I'm really looking forward to it!;)

Thanks for the round-up Spoon and for the words of encouragement. Hope your week hasnt been too bad!

Hoping for a NSD today, having my hair cut this afternoon but money put aside!

Have a lovely day everyone:)

bottleofred

Good morning folks from a so far dry NI,

I am going out today, so don't anticipate an NSD, but there's always hope! I hope everyone enjoys the weekend and collects as many NSDs as possible.

Red

wannabehermit

:wave:Morning

We had a ridiculous amount of food from PH last night. No wonder our bellies are getting bigger! We had a 50% off text yesterday afternoon so was perfect timing for us.

myteeduck - I'd agree with everything kerri says. You've got until next year, I'd carry on paying what you can each month and keep hold of the savings, at least you have a buffer then if there are any unexpected costs.

DH is in work this morning and I have loads to do, hopefully DD will have a sleep and I can crack on with some things that she won't usually let me do. Then off out this afternoon to M@kro, hopefully there'll be no bargains whatsoever .

mooomin

Morning all

Now that payday has finally graced me with its presence it's going to be a spendy day in Fresian Towers today. I'm off to the supermarket to stock up but am going to write a good list first and inventory the freezer so I don't buy lots of stuff I don't need.

I'm also going to town to stock up on Fat Club snacks/soups in Poundland then meeting a friend from MSE for lunch which I'm very much looking forward to.

I'm going to treat myself to a quick and easy dinner of some kind then veg out in front of the X Factor :rotfl:

freebyfifty

Good Morning everyone


Won't be a NSD today as I am off to MR T's shortly for the weekly shop.
I have my list and after doing a freezer check last night (fish anyone?) I don't need very much at all........ well that's the plan anyway

Got high hopes for tomorrow though

Frodobaggins

Spendy day again today for food shopping as cupboards are empty!

cw18

** peeks round the door rather sheepishly **

Over a month since I was last on here (43 days to be precise), and I don't have a clue where I am with NSDs - or almost anything else :eek:

Going to take time out from all the various challenges until 2012 (I'll still be watching the pennies very carefully - and hopefully dropping in for a catch-up every now and then - but not recording anything), but then I need to hit them all running and stick to them religiously.......

Last time I posted I mentioned I wasn't sure about the chap I'd been out with the previous night - and the saying about "if something looks to good to be true it probably is" certainly proved to be accurate. About a week later he showed his true colours in a series of rather nasty text messages, and when it should have become clear that I wasn't going to respond to him any more he started to almost stalk me on the dating site (forever requesting IM chat if he saw me on-line, and leaving the request active for the entire time I was there - which sometimes meant a flashing panel on my screen for a couple of hours at a time!). Ended up having to blacklist him (stops him sending me messages or requesting IM sessions), but was then dreading him starting to text me again - and even had a panic about what if he turned up at work (knew where that was, but not where my house is). Haven't heard anything since doing that though, so hopefully he's now got the message.

The chap I was seeing prior to that wants us to give things another shot - and has been making a real effort to find time to spend time with me at least one evening a week, which is generally spent educating me in films (my taste is apparently pretty naff, and he can't believe how many films released in the last [strike]10[/strike] 20 years I've never even heard of). But he's still not prepared to make any kind of commitment (I'm not asking for a lot, as I've explained that even I don't know that I ever want to cohabit again), so I'm not currently seeing us as anything more than friends.

Met up with another chap a couple of weeks ago. Got on really well in emails, but I was concerned about the distance between our homes (well over a 2 hour drive). The meet went well enough - and I felt comfortable with him - but I got an email later that day saying he thought we 'live different lives' and that I'm 'a very busy person' (yeh, right! that's why I spend most evenings and weekends playing a game on FB!), so once we add the distance in to the equation he didn't think it was worth pursuing.

Went for a meal with someone else on Thursday evening. It was a nice evening, and I emailed to say 'thanks' yesterday morning. Only had one brief email back from him (saying he enjoyed it to), but I know he had his lads staying last night so won't have had much free time. As he's got them all today (and is out tonight), I guess it'll be at least tomorrow before I get any hint as to whether he wants to meet up again.

I've also been having some issues at work - not with people or the job, but with the working environment (the bakery cooling system to be precise). I spent most of last winter with stiff shoulders and a sore neck, which seriously impacted my home life, and nothing's changed with it since then. The Monday before last was really bad again, and it didn't make much of a light draught down my neck each day to set the pain off again all that week (and into the start of this one). Spoke to management on the Monday and Friday (and the bakery manager also spoke to them on the Friday), but it became clear that nothing was going to be done. I considered asking for a transfer to a different section, but that can take several weeks to process (during which time I'd still be in pain) and was likely to mean me working evenings/weekends which I really don't want to be doing. I could have continued to work in it whilst regularly visiting my GP and taking sick leave - and then try doing the company for not taking care of my health - which a lot of people seem to think I should have done, but I'm not that kind of person. So I ended up handing in my notice, and I worked my last shift yesterday !!!!!!!!!!

This means I'm going to have to live off my savings for the time being, but as long as I'm careful I reckon I should be OK for at least 3 years - so I'm not in any blind panic to find anything else. I'm planning to downsize my belongings between now and Easter, and then make a final decision whether to downsize the house (which could include moving back to my roots, which would also put me local to my GDs again) or not...... with a definite interest in taking up child-minding once I've decided where I'll be living - so I do have plans of some kind.

The chap I met on Thursday has been really supportive about this (I told him what I'd done the day before he asked if I wanted to meet), but the one who wants me back hit the roof and I've not heard anything from him since I told him on Tuesday (yet another nail in his coffin in terms of any chance of a relationship).

Other than that the only 'big' news is that my dog moved out 9 days ago, as a rehoming attempt finally went through. He wasn't a noisy dog, but the house does feel quiet at times. It also feels bigger - especially the front part of the hallway as I no longer have a stairgate in place, and just removing that makes the hall/stairs look a lot wider It also seems really strange not to have to 'omit' the hallway alarm sensor whenever I set the system (to go shopping/to work/to the gym/for a run - or just when going to bed at night), but I'm starting to get the hang of that without finding myself doing the 'omit' and having to unset and reset the system properly.

And I'm on week 4 of my marathon training, as I've entered the Manchester Marathon (29th April 2012 - exactly a week after the London marathon). At least I'll have more time for that now, and won't have to do any winter runs in the dark now I'm not working (training schedule has a run every Tuesday, which was going to have to be done in the evening after 2 full days at work)

wannabehermit

Wow! Cheryl it's been a busy month or so for you. I just wanted to post something quickly before I forgot later. A little trick that I had when I was single. I had what I called my 'flirt divert' phone. All it was was a payg sim in my spare phone that I would give out to people that I was talking to or planning to meet up with. Only once I got to know them did they ever get my real number (only 1 ever got that). I had a few 'odd' ones that I met but with that system it was much easier to ignore as it didn't matter if that phone wasn't turned on for a few days or if it got too much then it's easy to just chuck that sim in the bin and put a new one in (fortunately never got to that). Anyway good luck with the dating and all your new found spare time!