Shiny New Year, Shiny New Start. The January NSD Challenge

-daydreamer-

Managed to bag NSD 6 (and 6 in a row) today!!

...and on the plus side, have a slightly more organised bedroom to show for it

Well done everyone so far!!

armchairexpert

Freebyfifty, sunshine sounds good, doesn't it? But on Friday it got to 45 Celsius. 113 Fahrenheit. Ain't nothing good about that; all you can do is hunker down indoors and watch the electricity bill spiral upwards as you run the air conditioner on full. And hope a bushfire doesn't come past your house and raze it to the ground.

That said, this WILL make you jealous: I spent the weekend tasting wine in the Barossa, an hour's drive from where I live, to celebrate my husband's birthday. So needless to say, no NSDs here, but the poor man has had a really crappy time of things recently and deserved a treat. Now I'm back at work for the year and things will get back to normal. Grocery shopping tonight, and then I am tightening the purse strings. My husband managed to win us a fancy coffee machine on the weekend, so that's taken away the last temptation to buy the stuff at cafes, hurrah!

Daydreamer and beanielou that's amazing! I am in awe. Well actually, of a lot of you. Look at all these high numbers.

solventsoon

EverTheOptimist wrote: »

Morning everyone

Unfortunately another spendy day today but popping in so I can keep up with the thread, it's moving so quickly.

Plan for today

Up and blitz the house, go food shopping, get petrol, come back for lunch, go to the cinema, pop and see the folks then relax.

What a day.

(And hoping to get some lovely birthday pressies along the way!!:D )

Have a good day everyone.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EverTheOptimist.

I hope you had a lovely day and I'm really pleased you managed to speak to DH and he sent you a pressie :j:j:j:j

solventsoon

armchairexpert wrote: »

Freebyfifty, sunshine sounds good, doesn't it? But on Friday it got to 45 Celsius. 113 Fahrenheit. Ain't nothing good about that; all you can do is hunker down indoors and watch the electricity bill spiral upwards as you run the air conditioner on full. And hope a bushfire doesn't come past your house and raze it to the ground..

:eek::eek::eek::eek: is all I can say to that armchair.... I've read that parts of Oz are suffering a severe heatwave at the moment and, reading your post, I think I'd rather be in the UK.

Hope you and your family stay safe x

armchairexpert wrote: »

That said, this WILL make you jealous: I spent the weekend tasting wine in the Barossa, an hour's drive from where I live, to celebrate my husband's birthday. So needless to say, no NSDs here, but the poor man has had a really crappy time of things recently and deserved a treat. Now I'm back at work for the year and things will get back to normal. Grocery shopping tonight, and then I am tightening the purse strings. My husband managed to win us a fancy coffee machine on the weekend, so that's taken away the last temptation to buy the stuff at cafes, hurrah!.

It sounds as though you had a lovely weekend, glad you both enjoyed it x

armchairexpert wrote: »

Daydreamer and beanielou that's amazing! I am in awe. Well actually, of a lot of you. Look at all these high numbers.

We've had a lot of practice...... there's plenty of time for you to catch up:D

Sazzie23

Yipee , managed NSD 2/15,

stayed in bed late as didn't sleep so well, went for a walk, even managed to get by the shop without going in. Trying to be realistic and hoping for NSD 3 tomorrow, but might save 3 in a row for next week as night shifts and tend not to be spendie. Planning..planning..organising.. thats my motto for the New Year:think:.

Armchair, don't envy you that heat and defo not liking the bush fires, mind you, would like a teeny bit of the sunshine. :cool: Its nice though to realise the NSD net:T spreads so wide.

solventsoon

babes21 wrote: »

Ooh I need to start doing these again!! This forum really spurred me on and helped me keep track last time around.

Hi and welcome babes21 :wave:
If you'd like to join us you'd be very welcome. Just post up how many NSDs you'd like to aim for this month and freeby will add you to the front page.

Good luck with nabbing lots of NSDs this month.
spoon x

VickyV

Hi all,

Checking in with NSDs #4, 5 & 6 and 6-in-a-row! :j Bought a scarf and some birthday presents using the money from unwanted christmas gifts today but as I ended up in credit on the deal I'm not counting it (and the presents were budgeted for anyway!). Back at work tomorrow so NSDs will probably be a thing of the past.

Keep up the good work!
x

solventsoon

Evening everyone :wave:

I hope you’ve all had a good weekend, I can see we’ve all been nabbing lots of those pesky NSDs so stand by for another update:D

YAY to our first prize winner ... Dizzy Lizzie:j:j:j

Well done to:

:j:j:jbeanie - yay to a fantastic 6 NSDs... that’s 6 out of 6, you are definitely on a roll. Hope you’re starting to feel a bit better?

:j:j:jred - a fabulous NSD no 4 safely grabbed by the neck, that’s brilliant. Glad you had a good weekend, they definitely seem to be disappearing very quickly nowadays

:j:j:jCandlewick - and a fantastic NSD no 2 in your grasp now, that’s brilliant. Hope you had a quieter day today to make up for yesterday.
Well done for NSD no 6 (no smoking days:)) that’s fantastic, I’m really pleased you’ve kept going and look at those savings already

:j:j:jChangingme - yay to another fabulous 2 NSDs being nabbed, not going out is definitely the best way to nab those pesky critturs. Hope you conquered the ironing pile

:j:j:jCheryl - that’s NSD nos 2, 3 and 4 to add to the haul, well done! I love reading your posts, you are sooooo organised

:j:j:jcoolcats - yay to a fantastic 6 NSDs... that’s 6 out of 6, well done you. It sounds as though you had a great weekend away, very MSE

:j:j:jDanielleNic87 - a fantastic NSD no 2 in your grasp now, that’s brilliant.

:j:j:j-daydreamer- - yay to a fantastic 6 NSDs... and 6 out of 6, you are definitely on a roll.
Well done for organising your bedroom today

:j:j:jdizzy lizzie - yay to a fantastic 6 NSDs..... and your target exceeded now, that’s brilliant, another prize will be headed your way when freeby updates the front page. Hmmm.... I think I spotted the “f” word in your post.... we don’t “f”.... ever
Well done for the fridge/freezer inventory and it’s good that you’re enjoying the challenge, stick with us

:j:j:jdonna d - well done for NSD nos 4, 5 and 6, that’s brilliant and yay to a fabulous 6 in a row. You are definitely on a roll

:j:j:jemsloves... - a fabulous NSD no 5 grabbed by the neck and a third of the way to target, that’s brilliant

:j:j:jfedup.. - yay to a brilliant NSD no 3 being tackled into submission, that’s fantastic.

:j:j:jfloella - and NSD nos 2 and 3 safely nabbed now, that’s fantastic. Keep going you can do it! Oooh... another baby due, hope everything’s going OK?

:j:j:jFlorida - well done for NSD no 4 safely in the bag now, that’s brilliant.

:j:j:jgien - yay to a brilliant NSD no 3 being tackled into submission, that’s fantastic. Hope you enjoyed the ice skating today

:j:j:jGiggles86 - and a fantastic NSD no 2 in your grasp now, that’s brilliant. What’s all this about not being very successful...... you have a 33.3333333% success rate which is pretty good as far as I’m concerned. Hope the soup making went well

:j:j:jHelsbels8080 - well done for NSD no 4 safely in the bag now, that’s brilliant. It sounds as though you had a busy day... to put it mildly!!

:j:j:jIf - yay to NSD no 3 being tackled and shoved in the bag, that’s fantastic. It’s good to see you back, loving today’s picture

:j:j:jjaxsmar - a fabulous NSD no 5 grabbed by the neck. Well done you’re nearly halfway now

:j:j:jlaura16 - well done for NSD no 3 safely in the bag now, that’s brilliant

:j:j:jLiving proof - a fantastic NSD no 5 safely nabbed and yay to 5 in a row, that’s brilliant. Fingers crossed for another 4 NSDs next week, you can do it!

:j:j:jmoneypenny - yay to a brilliant NSD no 3 being tackled into submission, that’s fantastic.
I hope tomorrow isn’t as bad as you think it’s going to be.. plenty of alarm clocks should get you moving in time.....

:j:j:jmummy2threeboys - well done for NSD no 4 safely in the bag now, that’s brilliant. Hope the bowling went well today and everyone enjoyed it

:j:j:jMummyRivett - well done for NSD no 4 safely in the bag now, that’s brilliant. The organising project looks good, I may take a look at it myself, thanks for the link x

:j:j:jNargle - and a fantastic NSD no 2 in your grasp now, that’s brilliant. Hmmmm... I’m not sure I’m that keen on Igor’s idea of a fruit cake....

:j:j:jpositivelypurple - that’s a fantastic NSD no 4 nabbed now, well done. I hope you got everything done today and managed to have a bit of a rest as well

:j:j:jpurple.sarah - and a fantastic NSD no 2 in your grasp now, that’s brilliant. What a fabulous BIL you have, hope you enjoyed the meal out

:j:j:jRedouble - yay to a brilliant NSD no 3 being tackled into submission, that’s fantastic, and even more fantastic because you made some money as well

:j:j:jrising - you can do it... come on.....
And you did.. that’s a brilliant NSD no 3 to add to your collection now, yay

:j:j:jSazdaz - and a brilliant NSD no 3 in your grasp now, well done, fingers crossed that no 4 followed swiftly behind today. I hope you enjoyed your lunch out today

:j:j:jSazzie - yippeeeee indeed...... NSD no 2 safely captured that’s brilliant! Well done for getting past the shops without spending, that’s an achievement in itself

:j:j:jshannys_taxi... - and that’s NSD no 2 safely captured, yay..... that’s usually the trickiest one to nab

:j:j:jsf - well done for NSD no 3 safely in the bag now, that’s brilliant

:j:j:jVickyV - yay to NSD nos 4, 5 and 6 and a fantastic 6 in a row.. go you!!
Hope going back to work tomorrow isn’t too painful

:j:j:jwannabee - there’s nothing wrong with 3 NSDs, that’s a 50% success rate you know....
Well done for the amazing grocery spend yesterday and for getting the BT rental sorted for the year, that’s a big saving
And along comes NSD no 4 when you least expect it, well done you. Hope your internet sorts itself out and good luck with the 6am start, boo indeed!

:j:j:jWantToBeSE - and a fabulous NSD no 5 grabbed by the neck, well done. You’re a fifth of the way there now, keep going

:j:j:jWelshWoofer - hurrah indeed to NSD no 3, you are doing brilliantly. Keep it up now, we’re expecting good things from you this month

And hello to:

Xspender - hmm.... I think you need to pat yourself on the back for the low spend days rather than berate yourself for not getting any NSDs. The fact that you’re actually thinking about your spending is progress so don’t knock it. Stick with it, you’ll get your first one soon, once that’s in the bag the rest will follow swiftly behind. Keep checking in for lots of inspiration and support x:A

solventsoon

Me again:o

And I've managed NSD no 4 today, yay:j:j

It should have been no 5 but my bloomin' printer decided it needed feeding so I had to buy it some ink:(:( I'm sure my printer is male... all it does is complain and need feeding:mad:

freebyfifty

Good Morning

Thank you to spoony for the massive update :A

The front page is all updated. Well done to everyone, there is so much support and motivation on here this month. It is fantastic :T

I managed NSD #6 and got my 6-in-a-row yesterday :T Long may it continue.

Have a great Monday. Remember, if you don't do a Monday, it will never be Friday