A fantastic February with the NSD challenge

bottleofred

Good Morning folks:wave:,

Declaring NSD8 for yesterday:beer:
I don't think I'll have an NSD today, but will report back later. I hope everyone has a good weekend and grabs as many NSDs as possible. I'm off to Edinburgh on Monday, so it will be an expensive week, although I'd be fibbing if I said I wasn't looking forward to it.:)

mooomin

bottleofred wrote: »

Good Morning folks:wave:,

Declaring NSD8 for yesterday:beer:
I don't think I'll have an NSD today, but will report back later. I hope everyone has a good weekend and grabs as many NSDs as possible. I'm off to Edinburgh on Monday, so it will be an expensive week, although I'd be fibbing if I said I wasn't looking forward to it.:)

That's because Edinburgh is awesome Are you going to go and see the pandas?

Mama and Papa Fresian are visiting this weekend, so I'm spending today shopping I am still aiming for a NSD today though - if I manage it then I will reach my 5 in a row target, but I don't know how likely it is to be honest. I'm still trying to persuade them that they want to take me to the zoo tomorrow

jintyb

Good morning all!

Managed #5 yesterday! Went to zumba and then dentist in the afternoon, ended up getting a tooth out. It had cracked and Id been on anti biotics for a week. It was still badly infected, so out it came! What a relief!:)

In the meantime, yesterday morning, I got a txt from supervisor telling me that the deadline for objective setting is Monday ( I knew this, it's in my work diary) and could I please think about them over the weekend so I am ready to input them on Monday. Oh, and "please ensure they are challenging and reflect my positon in the company"
I am bloomin raging.......how patronising and intrusive is that?
I am seriously going to do something about this now! Spent yesterday pulling together all the "incidents" into a coherent form with a view to raising this formally.:mad::mad::mad: If any of you have any thoughts on this please let me know. Not sure how to go about this so I dont completely lose it on Monday!


Today I am off to Costc0 for some of their offers ( laundry stuff) and this afternoon we are going car shopping, so no NSD there!

Have a lovely day everyone:)

Spendaholic_Chick

Haven't been on the last couple of days, but did have NSD #3 on Thursday :j

Hoping will get another today but not declaring until tonight, just in case!

mooomin

jintyb wrote: »

In the meantime, yesterday morning, I got a txt from supervisor telling me that the deadline for objective setting is Monday ( I knew this, it's in my work diary) and could I please think about them over the weekend so I am ready to input them on Monday. Oh, and "please ensure they are challenging and reflect my positon in the company"
I am bloomin raging.......how patronising and intrusive is that?
I am seriously going to do something about this now! Spent yesterday pulling together all the "incidents" into a coherent form with a view to raising this formally.:mad::mad::mad: If any of you have any thoughts on this please let me know. Not sure how to go about this so I dont completely lose it on Monday!

*applies former union rep hat*

What you need to do first is to check and see what your company policy is for grievance and harassment and follow that to the letter. In my company it's done as a written formal grievance which is then heard (in a meeting or two) by a manager from outwith the area you work in. They will meet with you, any witnesses and the person concerned to get all sides of the story.

If you feel bullied, state the reasons why and detail times, dates, thing said in front of others. Mention that this person is now intruding into your personal time by texting/calling when you're having a non-working day. Again, detail all times/dates/content of texts. Delete nothing!

Raising a formal complaint is stressful, but doing nothing can be worse, and I think you're really brave for doing this so well done :T If you're in a union, take their advice and bring a union rep to any meetings. If you're not, find out if you're entitled to bring someone along for moral support.

PM me if you need anything *hug*

*puts hat back on dusty shelf*

bottleofred

flying_fresian wrote: »

That's because Edinburgh is awesome Are you going to go and see the pandas?

Mama and Papa Fresian are visiting this weekend, so I'm spending today shopping I am still aiming for a NSD today though - if I manage it then I will reach my 5 in a row target, but I don't know how likely it is to be honest. I'm still trying to persuade them that they want to take me to the zoo tomorrow

Totally agree Fresian and love Edinburgh, particularly the area down near the playhouse/Broughton and like the older pubs in that area, with Byrony being a favourite! Also like Conan Doyles, but it has lost some of its charm since being taken over! Yes, intend going to the Zoo and seeing the Pandas, amongst other things. Apparently the penguins have been receiving less attention since the arrival of the pandas and arn't that impressed! We spoiled ourselves rotten last year and had dinner in the restaurant at the Balmoral. Not cheap:o, but it was totally a one off:D

Hiddenidenity

Hello all reporting in upto NSD number 5 Not doing as well this month

Not sure if today will be a NSD as Im suppose to be going out later. Will see what happens.

Hope all is well

jintyb

Thanks Fresian!
Not sure whether to go down the formal route or not or have a word on Monday. My instincts are telling me to go the "formal" route though!

I have got things written down so its just a question of getting things in order in my head IYWSIM?

Enjoy Edinburgh Red! Give me a wave!LOL!

IF

Morning all :hello:

IF

solventsoon wrote: »

Hi lovely NSD gang:A
As you can see there is lots of activity on this challenge at the moment and it's difficult sometimes to see how many NSDs you're all declaring on posts.
Could I ask you to highlight your number of NSDs in a colour and in bold so that I can see them easily when I whizz through the posts - red would be best but I don't really mind as long as I can see the numbers easily.

Some helpful suggestions and ideas to follow below from our sponsor and godmother, BigMummaF :A

NO SPEND CHALLENGE.

1. Have a good, long think about what YOU want to include in your Spend & Excluded categories.
Some of us count everything from Direct Debits & school expenses, while others do not include things like essential Bills or emergency medical costs. If you plan what is or is not a Spend for you now, it will help you decide on a realistic Target.
2. It is NOT a race!
We all have very different demands on our time & bank balance, so please do not think you have to buy everything on 1st January & make it last till 31st December! A few of us have been following this Challenge for a long...long...LONG time so have developed plans & ploys to help us along the way
3. Most important of all, WE..DO..NOT..FAIL!
Sometimes we can't quite reach our Target, but that is fine Everyone knows how Life will try to trip us up, & that is when you will find us here to help you back on to your feet.

OK, an idea of how some of us do things.
1. What you will or will not include as a 'Spend'.
Some people are doing other Challenges too, & don't include the money spent on those for this one.
Some will try to shop for other bits on the days their direct debits etc go out of their bank accounts; they're the real hard core of the bunch & have been l-o-n-g time Nsders so don't panic
Some won't count those annoying last minute demands from school & collections as you can't plan for them in advance, likewise emergency prescriptions or visits to the vet
Personally speaking & providing I don't buy anything else, I don't count parking for hospital appointments.(..but then I usually do my shopping because I'm already out :whistle:)
General thoughts on €bay sales is the buyer has paid P&P so no cost to you
2. It takes Time to reach mega-numbers!
The First suggestion is the first, because a bit of planning will work wonders on your road to your Target. Have a look at Solvent's (aka Spoon:rotfl:) first posts each month for a hefty list of other Threads that may be of help. For example, there's a few giving ideas for packed lunches so you can avoid standing in the queue at the bakers for 45mins of your lunch hour! A good incentive to tweak your healthy eating & the pounds you save will show in your bank balance AND your waistline
It helps to have various 'money pots' for the different costs that happen like Scouts, dinner money, yoga, window cleaner etc etc. The idea is you "spend" all that money in one hit by..:think:..let's say **putting the week's bus fares into the pretty coffee jar, Jo's tumble tots SIZE=2]Weds mornings[/SIZE in the cracked teapot & Ben's £1 coin for the gym locker SIZE=2]Friday lunch[/SIZE in the pocket of the changing bag, on Tuesdays every week when you've got some change from doing the food shop, so an already spendy day. At least four 'spending days' condensed into one (**mine's jam jars for windows, milkman & a bit towards the bills!)
3. Any day the money stays in your pocket is a bonus!
If you look at it as a day you beat the system, you can't help but :j so don't fret it--ENJOY! If nothing else in here, we do manage find something to make us smile

We have virtual outings to wonderful places that never cost us a bean :rotfl:New York, Edinburgh & Brighton have been a couple & Spoon usually pilots the Tardis but you can use your own transport; my personal favourite has been a sit-on lawn mower borrowed from the cricket club The only thing to be aware of is Hubert the donkey who is partial to anything remotely edible but is not yet house-trained

And Remember;
there are no silly questions, so don't be afraid to ask us anything!