NST: January 2017

x_raphael_xx

Spend day today, £10.07 on lambshanks at the butchers. This takes me over this months planned budget by £6.51. Shouldn't have to get anything else before the end of the month, so not too bad.

Mortgage meeting was good, it looks like we should be able to raise enough to make a decent offer, pending the Mortgage in Princible that the adviser is going to sort out tomorrow. Then we shall put an offer in. Trying not too get too excited, but it's looking good.

Today I am grateful for
1) Mortgage advisers letting us bring in Duncan, he would have been left on his own for way too long else.
2) Duncan being good in the advisers office. Was fully expecting a poop or something, he fell asleep.
3) My trainee seemed to actually pay attention to what I was telling her today, unlike my last trainee.

f0xh0les

Evening Turtles!

NSD 8/15. Both yesterday and today were NSDs.

All today's food from stores, and tomorrow's are all accounted for as well.

Grateful for the beautiful sunrise this morning, the sun was huge and crazy orange over the misty park.

That I remembered to get more spray de-icer last week so didn't have to scrape the car. Can't find my gloves (by that I mean one of the boys have nicked them) so it would have been cold hands.

40 minutes of hamster snooker this morning. Both hamsters were tap dancing at the cage doors when I got up, so I offered them their zorb balls, and they both climbed in happily, and raced about the place pinging off each other and the sofas, and the walls, and the doors. Funny little things.

crazy_cat_lady

Hi everyone :wave: and welcome to cheerleaders, new people and returning folk.
Not sure who is running February but the more the merrier so come and join in.
I've been so busy the past couple of days I've barely had time to turn round. Just popping on to report one more spend day and 2 days worth of gratitudes.
1. Finally finding the time and money to get ds swimming lessons
2. YS shopping at Mr S after said swimming lessons
3. Being offered an exam contract for the summer
4. Finding time to exercise today
5. Good friends at work
6. Being too busy to find time to spend

abundant1972

Evening everyone!


Today I am grateful for:
I) Shared experiences... The topic of 'forgiveness' seems maybe to be a part of the Human experience... thanks Greent, Mothernerd and Fmess for sharing and for the helpful advice!!! I'm going to take that on board.
ii) For people recognising my worth even when I don't
iii) For having courage to believe I 'can do'

Today = NSD number 14

So today was a challenge at work - having to take on new things that only 6 months ago would have totally freaked me out. I sort of had a moment of clarity that, yes - I can do this. Tomorrow the World muhahaha!!!

The advice from here (see above) on forgiveness was really helpful - so thank you again. I also went online after and found a few good articles... I think if I have an open mind/heart and a willingness to want to move through it - it will happen. Maybe not today or next week... but it will happen. I like the Jar idea - not burying - but re-visiting... I think I can work with that. Seeing it as a process makes sense to - like the stages of grief... All great stuff. Hugs xxx

Ok - I digress! Bad Abundant - back to the money saving!!! I had done a couple of batch cooks which have been demolished already, and will do some more tomorrow. Will make a concerted effort to eat more salad and use my veg in the next few days too!

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for the bus fare cap (£4.50 for 12 buses aint bad), for my oh-so-warm ski coat that I've been wearing recently, for being home in time to put dd to bed, for dh and I being in agreement on most things most of the time, for seeing the stars.

1LuckyLady

No Spend days - Claiming day 14/15 - need to buy bird feed for a school project but going to hopefully get that on Thursday now as I want tomorrow to be 15/15!
January's rules:
Food - Continued eating out of freezer & stores, using up bits and pieces we wouldn't bother buying again. Must admit though that the jar of pickled onions in the sauce for the meatballs tonight wasn't Mr 1LL's favourite! Ah well, the rest of the meal was lovely (and plenty leftover for us all to have tomorrow)
Post 3 things that you are grateful for
* I'm grateful for my sister getting the news she'd been hoping/waiting for
** I'm grateful for clubcard vouchers and the ability to treat ourselves a bit because of them
*** I am grateful for the free £5 gift voucher that was delivered through the door this morning
Work towards end of 2017 goal (weight loss)- I haven't done well with this all month really, head not in the right place. My gym buddy is back next week which will definitely help as we look forward to catching up with each other.
Organise some cheap (free if possible) things to do with family or friends - Ordered some days out tokens & eating out tokens using Tesc9 vouchers

Bobarella

Apple I may be being very thick but are you working in London now? Have you always and some how I missed this in my own ramblings about the place??

Bobarella

Today I am grateful for:

1. A peaceful long walk this afternoon on the way to school. Walking is just so great for time to think and mull.
2. My OH always helping me as much as he can.
3. Cosy evenings at home.

Fmess

SFD number 13 today

Today I am grateful for:-

- making it through the busiest day of the week
- friends who are a good influence on me and who I can look up to
- my four (and three) legged friends

Moll

Ok im not officially in till next month but I have 3 small goals which i want to achieve.
1.to pay for a 12 week count down at my slimming world club(Costs me £46.50 , and I have till feb 25th to raise the money)using other methods than normal to raise it, you get 2 weeks for free doing this plus a free hard backed recipe book,. Love to go to this and meet my friends,so I look on it as my social day out and look forward to it,(Plus I need to loose weight for my health )




2. to pay for a 12 times swim pass .still got about 8 swims left on my card, but want to be able to renew it when ive used them all, as it saves a lot of money.got to find exact cost but its £20 something
3. to have money to renew my3 year rail discount card ,when its due in July.


so im going to be busy trying to think of ways to earn/save this money with stuff other than what I already do,
Had a BOGOF meal voucher that me and my friend used yesterday,so that gave me£4.50 to start my pot off.wish me luck