NST: Sailing into September

Lauralozzle

I'm back from Wales and back on MSE :j

My holiday was great and now I'm engaged!!! :j :j :j

Being thrifty with my money is now even more important!!

Sunday 11th September

Spends - So, Saturday was a NSD and I'm planning on one today as well! So that's 6/14 NSD. I didn't use all my 'spending money' on holiday and do have some left over. I am saving some of this for Christmas and night out next weekend with the girls to celebrate!!

Eats - using up freezer supplies until we decide to go shopping!!!

Time - last week was full of 'me time' - planning on a bath tonight also.

Empty - nothing new here.

Exercise - managed 10,000+ most days since Wednesday!

Reading - still on the same book.

x_raphael_xx

Thanks for all the messages guys. We picked up my pooches ashes yesterday, so she's home again.

Went into town today, I managed to get home without spending a penny, so 3rd NSD chalked up for me.

Spends – aim for at least 14 NSD’s. 3/14
[STRIKE]Eating – menu plan for September.[/STRIKE]
Presents – make your Christmas lists.
[STRIKE]Time – make time for yourself this month.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty – pick a drawer or cupboard to empty and sort through.[/STRIKE] BF made a little shelf to go inside my wardrobe, so had a sort thru and tidy up of all the guff on the wardrobe floor.
[STRIKE]Meet – meet up with a friend/family member who you have not seen for ages but keep meaning to. Ring/email/text them now and arrange something for this month.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Bed– either start bedding down the garden for winter or you will start making the bedroom suitable for the cooler weather.
In the garden.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]In the bedroom, do you need to put the winter duvet on? Do any duvets need washing? Can you have a clear out – clean under the bed, wash down the bedside tables?[/STRIKE]
Exercise – do as much exercise as possible, aim for every 2 days as a minimum. Can you make the most of these evenings before it gets dark at 5pm?
Reading – Everyone will read a book during this month and report back with comments Decided to re-read Stephen Kings 'The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon'

apple_muncher

Many congratulations Lauralozzle!!!! Awesome news!!

Bobarella

Guys
Apologies for not writing much recently. Struggling to even get online.
Hugs to those who need them & glasses for fizz to those celebrating!
Bob

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Well my good intentions in being on here more and taking part properly didn't quite come to fruition. Being back at work I just feel so busy and rushed I haven't had time to come on here.

I will head back over the posts and have a look once I finish this post. Getting myself motivated is the only way I am going to maximise my savings. As you will see from my badges I am now debt free. But I have struggled to save with the same motivation that I paid off that debt. So OH and I have set ourselves some goals (and this is what has taken me back to work after having resigned due to stress). Goal 1 is to save enough for a large deposit on a house on our favourite Scottish Island and Goal 2 is to save enough for us both to have time off work to go travelling (something we have never done). These are fairly long term goals.

I really need to keep these goals front and centre in order to motivate myself to save better by being more frugal and setting myself mini challenges.

The food shopping has been done this week so there should be no spends this week at all, except dinner on Thursday evening as I go to college then (without coming home from work as their is no time). I will limit the spend here to £5.

Right I am off to catch up on everyone's posts.

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Wow Lauralozzle, congratulations on your engagement.:D

apple_muncher

I am doing well on the book reading part of the challenge. Dd got into Harry Potter mid-August so I have been following her with the books. She is on book 7, I am on book 6, and dh is on book 5.

mothernerd

Slow progress for me. Ticking off jobs on my list s l o w l y and still some days when I just keep drifting back to sleep (excusable today as I was awake all night) but my counsellor thought this was heathy. She pointed out that last autumn and again in January/ February (moving mum's stuff from the hovel to the bungalow/ assorted charity shops/ church/ recycling etc) I had worked myself to a standstill, absolutely depleted my immune system and had taken weeks to get out of it.
So being able to take a step back and say this must be what my body needs and trying not to stress about all the things that need doing (lets face it, there will always be things that 'need' doing) is good.

Over the past two weeks I have emptied all the bags I brought back from mum's party, used up most of the bits, done all the washing up (plus extras as a few infrequently used things were brought out so cupboards heva been cleaned and items sorted again), lots of rubbish/ recycling has gone. Today I went back to bring the 6 garden chairs home (over the bridge of doom on the dolly).

Need a couple of days just plugging away at all the basic boring stuff to get back on top. Have just been dragged into another discussion on whether DS3's gf can move in - she is worried about being a burden. Also about cutting ties as her parents have said if she moves out she cannot go back to them (and next sister down is already measuring her bedroom).

More small spends today as I fell asleep yesterday afternoon (walked to mum's church and back with donations from her party and sat chatting and eating toasted teacakes) and all the shops I needed were closed when I woke up.

Today I am grateful for canal boats (heritage weekend and canal boat festival on here), gripping books (read the Red Queen by Phillippa Gregory) and quiet roads (didn't have to keep dragging the loaded dolly up and down kerbs).

Fmess

All this mentioning of baths and relaxing is driving me bath crazy! All I can think about every time I go near my bathroom is how amazing a bath would be.

Congratulations lauralozzle

SFD number 6 today Also cleaned out the two kitchen drawers yesterday and have done tonnes of school work for tomorrow, I'm knackered now so off to bed.

WelshKitty85

Hi turtles!

Lauralozzle congratulations!!

Yesterday was NSD 6. Had a free day out at a nearby castle that was taking part in the open doors scheme. Took a few snacks with us so we didn't need to spend. Had an absolutely lovely day.

DS played rugby this morning (they won!) so we all went to cheer him on. Was very organised and took a flask of tea and some sausage butties with us. However, spent a small amount today as my parents are back from holiday and wanted to make sure they had essentials such as milk at home.

Have decluttered a bit more and eBay sales are now up to nearly £80. 8 items still listed so hoping to pass the £100 mark this week.