NST August - AB's Amazingly Aware August Challenge

Becky_2

Stewby, I find confidence a really interesting subject. I am wishing you all the best to find a way forward that suits you.

I read somewhere if you believe in yourself so will everyone else.

apple_muncher

Stewby - interviews are all about you seeing if you want the job on offer. Sure, you feel as if they are in control but it is a two-way sussing out. I've only been disappointed in a few 'failed' interviews when I discovered they had moved the goalposts and therefore, it was no longrr the job I thought I was applying for.

Probably not expressed that v well - it is clear inside my head!

Becky_2

misstara well done.

academiablues hope your tiredness gets better soon. Normally this is very alien to me but the whole winter / spring 14/15 I felt exhausted all the time. I found it was very frustrating. Hope you feel better soon.

:wave: to everyone else.

Yesterday I had another NSD. Today I am grateful that we had very little rain and that the bus both in the morning and evening were more or less on time. Due to roadwork taking place over the last month I have spent an extra hour travelling each day.

mothernerd

Strange day. DS3 has gone to stay with his friend for a few days so wrestled with his sheet to make up a wash load - also found where all the forks had disappeared to (I've had to use plastic ones several times in the last week).

Went to the other house. Attic cupboard doors cannot be re-attached so took all six off and started the process of dismantling the cupboard. Mr bodge-it the builder (man I bought the house from) had employed his favourite tactic of power driving screws in at odd angles, so getting them out manually is a challenge. Ended up hot and sweaty, definitely done my exercise for the day. I want to up my activity levels, if I want to be fit and active going forward, I need to fight for it - deliberately climbing the stairs more often as this still isn't easy.

Had decided in advance to stop at 4pm and get the bus to little town where I can get my puzzle book. Took water but bought a (reduced) sandwich as had finished off bread earlier and defrosting/ opening cans etc would have delayed me further (computer decided to action 24 updates very slowly). Needed to sit and eat as was getting shaky by then.

A wasp stung me on the palm of my hand at the base of the fingers so may have repercussions for tool handling etc. Hobbled to shop to buy ointment then dragged myself all across town hunting for bargains (nothing in MnS, varied results in Morries - nearly a kg of pork steak reduced to 79p, large free range eggs and bought several packs of my favourite crispbread as they were a £1 a pack and haven't found any at this price for past 2- 3 months - usually on offer somewhere). Lad was collecting up more meat to reduce but after circling 3 times, I gave up (feet felt like black puddings).

Came straight home (after 7.30pm) and have taken most of my clothes off and come upstairs to prevent myself ordering takeaway. Promised myself to make curry/chilli from the pork and a broccoli and butterbean curry tomorrow. Will add up spending and update totals later.

Feeling quite upbeat despite limited results.

Today I am grateful for my screwdrivers, my washing machine and the 'decorated' Town Hall - it's the tenth year for their food and drink festival and the large pillars on the front of the town hall have pictures of large birthday candles wrapped round them. Also enjoyed watching a slightly drunken man and his two sons (one toddler, one about four) larking about, chasing pigeons, running up and down the steps (the stone lions are fenced off now) and walking/ jumping off benches.

nannygladys

Hi everyone
Misstara congrats, your debt is disappearing fast!!!
Applemuncher I use A Girl Called Jack quite a lot, as I love quite simple food but tasty.

Another sfd so that's 7 now. Slept really well last night and didn't get up until 9am so I hope I can sleep tonight, mind you I've been busy today painting furniture, doing a bit of gardening (it hasn't rained here) and walking to the library to change my books and coming back the really long long way for the exercise!

I'm getting a bit fed up eating courgettes but I have loads and its only fuel, so I keep telling myself!!! I also made some bread today with some yeast I was keeping in the fridge (dried) and it still worked OK and I must say I was surprised as its been in there a good while.

Anyway that's it from me so after the news I will be going to bed

Nannyg

Fmess

nannygladys I hate courgettes however I have found two recipes where I love them. I don't have them to hand but I'm sure you can find similar ones online. The first is a chocolate courgette cake - you can't tell there's courgette in it because of the chocolate flavour and colour. The second are little fritters made from grated courgette and carrot, feta, flour, coriander and egg. I think they were titled chickpea, courgette and feta fritters - their suggested flour was chickpea flour so it made the recipe gluten free.

dolly84

The rain has arrived here as predicted although not as heavy as some of you had it yesterday. I am working from home today so should be a SFD. Yesterday was DH's birthday so we shared a bottle of wine, we didn't do anything else as he was straight out after tea to take DS football training.

Am going to log onto my bank now and do some calculations so I will check in later if I pay anything towards what we owe.

Bobarella

Hey All

Dolly - hope it won't be as bad as it was here yesterday!

It feels so autumnal generally. When I was cycling in today there were so many trees with crunchy leaves falling down. The streets are littered with little piles of them. And so is my shop floor Grrrrr sweep them up and they come right back. Had to put the light on and open the curtains at 6 this morning to have our morning coffee as it was still very gloomy.

Need to start getting OH to get more baby stuff down from the loft this weekend. We searched out the moses basket and stand last weekend. I think I'd feel more comfortable to just have a few things washed and ready in the 0 to 3 month bracket too just in case.

Anyway good luck to everyone in their endeavours today. Can't believe we are half way through the month tommorow.

Edited - just done today's contribution which was £82.60 the remainder of the extra accidental savings money this month.
This takes me to £192.40 left on the debt bearing card. Minus the £55 expected = £137.40 to go. So I think I got my target wrong. It was £563.18 not £643.18 oh well! I really don't think I have the remainder of that realistically until payday. But it will definately go then!

Bob

The_Only_Girl

Good morning all!

I have been MIA again for three days. Work has taken over my life these days. I managed to book today as a day off (hurrah!) two more night shifts this weekend and I am looking forward to a week off. Three pages (I think) of catch up read to do, you've been busy!

I managed to bag 2 NSD's while I was MIA taking me up to 5 or 6 (I will have to go back to my last posts to see what my actual total is.) So what have I been up to?

The other night, I called in to the big Ashda, on my way home from work at 11:30pm, hoping to see what YS goodies await me at that time of the night, but sadly they were all gone. Staff was very vague when I asked him about the best time to catch the YS. When I got to the self service checkout I found a pile of Kingsmill white bread loaves that they were giving away FREE, I couldn't believe my eyes. Personally I prefer wholemeal bread but who says no to free bread. Fair enough they were best before that night but they can be frozen and toasted or perfect for making bread crumbs. I took three loaves and I couldn't contain my giddiness when I got home.

After the whole upheaval of last weekend's staff sickness at work when I had to do an extra night shift and stayed back til 8pm on Friday, my colleague wrote a three page email to the business manager asking for some more additional staff to make the workforce more able to cover staff sickness, etc. it takes only ONE person to be off sick for the service provision to be compromised because we are working on the minimum level of staffing. My colleague specially mentioned how I volunteered to cover at the drop of a hat without much bother. I didn't do it to be specially mentioned but it's nice to be appreciated. it makes the long week more bearable.

I finally got my Epsom salt and I am loving the benefits. Now it's making me have second thoughts about converting to water metre due to my increased bath time from zero to almost every day (I was in the bath til 2am this morning after my long shift.). The quality of sleep after a long bath is unbelievably good.

AS level results were out yesterday but DS1 away at Doncaster for the NCS (National Citizenship Service) training so he couldn't pick his results up. As requested by DS I went to his school to pick up his result only to be turned away because I didn't have his WRITTEN PERMISSION. Harsh reality - he is an adult now and my baby is slipping away from my fingers. It's a bit hard to accept that the child you've taken care of all your life is now an adult and I need his permission for things like results, repeat prescriptions, etc. I left a stamped addressed envelope so they could post it to him. Hopefully it will be here tomorrow if not today. God knows how tempted I am to drive down to Doncaster to hand him the result as soon as I get it from the post man today. But that would be almost 2 hours drive and very non-MSE. He'll be back tomorrow any ways so I will have to contain the excitement and anxiety for now.

It's very autumny here too - dark, gloomy and wet. I was hoping to do some gardening but that will have to wait til next week. Lots of laundry and ironing and chillaxing on the menu today. Still lying in bed but will have to get up soon to see what breakfast OH has prepared for me today and get started with my to do list. Have a nice day everyone.

Bobarella

The Only Girl - how nice to read your lovely update. Well done on the free bread. I have literally never seen that!

I can only imagine how that feels about your big son. So he is 17? I've already had a winge this morning on another thread on the fact my son has taken a dislike to his holiday childcare. And how painful that feels when there is very little I can do about it. So similar emotional response really. It's hard being a mum sometimes.

It's deathly quiet today. Have taken £22 all day. It's so unfair. Until the slow day Monday, yesterday and now today I was ahead. Now I have the rent to pay on Monday and that will wipe me out then can only hope things pick up or I will really struggle to get out of the hole and pay the other fixed overheads on time. Sigh. This is the bit were self employment really bites. I need to think about hiring someone to help when the baby comes but there just isn't a £ spare. Interesting!

I think I must have lost my Bob bounce somewhere today. Let me know if anyone finds it :rotfl:

B