NST Muddy March Marathon

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Today I am grateful for lots of walking in the sunshine, for finding the crafty bits I wanted, for not yet buying some beautiful fabric for my bunnies, for a good parents evening, for buses, for dd enjoying tae kwon do, for dh having a good meeting, for my dinner, formy snuggly bed, for my 2nd day without sugar.

swimminginaseaofdebt

Evening everyone,

Today I have:

• finished a library book
• started a new library book
• done some surveys
• cashed out £1.09 from a survey site
• paid £7.70 off my debt
• had a nsd

mothernerd

Bobarella wrote: »

Thank you Greent virtual support is just as important!!

Mothernerd You made me laugh

I make lots of people laugh - not always intentionally.

Fmess wrote: »

Not a spendy day, bought chocolate, ate loads and put on a pound at weigh in, oh well :rotfl:

I refuse to believe the two are connected. Give yourself a hug (+ one from me) and cut yourself some slack - it's done, it fulfilled a need at the time, next week will be better.

SpekySquarehead wrote: »

Good morning all,

Yesterday I had football which was meant to spoil my NSD but I forgot my wallet. So yesterday was another NSD and I'll pay double next week!

No plans to spend today or tomorrow either so I should get a good run of NSD's. Today is my 4th in a row.

Excellent excuse, you should try that again.

HUgs Apple I hope the gratitudes help with getting the days in perspective.

swimminginaseaof debt Hope the request for shorter hours is approved. had to google Chris Hemsworth but yum (I was raised on Tetley Bitter Men - similar model).

Thrifty it's lovely that DS is enjoying chess club. I hope you have some joy with gumtree. I noticed a lot of pine furniture is being given away. Okay it would need sanding and painting but if it's been around from the 70's it's pretty solid (and would stand up to children climbing/ kicking or riding things into it). I am currently using a pine bedframe that my brother had for twelve years and I've had for the ten since he died. The slats are very supportive and I would look for something similar if/ when this needs replacing. I've seen beds that were fashionable put out for the bin men within 12 months - slats are smaller, thinner and more widely spaced.

Calling glad you had good news and help from your doctor.

greent nasturtium leaves and flowers are both edible (leaves are slightly peppery, good in salad) as are sunflower seeds (the ones you grow, the ones in the packet might have been treated). Sunflowers are attractive to birds and bees (most yellow flowers are bee friendly). Thanks for the sports bra advice (I'm still not running).

ccl You could crochet some flowers or have a zen garden with stones livened up with guerilla crochet. My ex fil was once congratulated on his lovely hangin baskets - he had just stuck plastic flowers in them.

EE I have a bramble but itis out in the 'backs'. I. want to train it to grow up next door's wall (end house and the man only uses his front door, even for his bins) so it doesn't snag ankles and the berries are out of p**ing range of neighbours' dogs.

Calling14

Bobarella wrote: »

Hi All

Just watching a bit of Shop Well for Less, wow....It's amazing how far some people go. My gratitude for the day would have to be that I am glad I can live on a shoestring! Obviously in good company on this thread

Bob

How stupid are these folk ? Just get off social media

mothernerd

I've had a good day. Not quite enough sleep - fell asleep with the laptop on top of me and had to finish dresssing and meeet someone at the library in under 7 minutes (also closed down the laptop).

Good meeting with a friend (school group were doing rhymes and songs and a baby was crying at the other side so we could talk without disturbing anyone).

Spendy day as picked up a few bits from my list and then went to mum's. Have started yet another piece of embroidery but it's florentine work and makes up very quickly. Used one I made for mum many years ago to copy and have done as much in under two hours as I ahve of the difficult one in three weeks.

I am keeping on with the more difficult pieces but this will be light relief - just so that I feel that I have got somewhere after 6 or 7 hours work. Want it as a thank you present for someone and I am planning to use rainbow shades so I get to use up a lot of 'leftover' threads. (It's very heavy on thread use - using embroidery cottons instead of tapestry wool).

Today I am grateful for good company, for interesting things to do locally (there is a series of town centre walks next week) and for quiet relaxing time with mum.

dizzyblnd

Where is this month going? I can't believe we're past the halfway mark. U r all doing so well.

Fmess

Thanks mothernerd

SFD number 10 today I am grateful for, a quiet teaching day, lovely evening walks now it is light and my health

ilovetea

Sorry I've been absent for a few days,going through one of my tiredness phases. Well awake now,maybe not for long.
I watched Shop Well For Less. Is that programme for real? Totally ridiculous.
Managed 12 NSD so far. Bought a loaf and a T.V. guide (1.35) on Tues. and Mr T came today (29.60).Will update sig.soon.
Managed to do a bit of decluttering.Lots of stuff gone and a lot ready for e-b*y.
Going to work tomorrow,handy as I could do with a different book.This one is going nowhere fast.
Hugs to those that need them
ilovetea xx

mrshubbard

Hello not posted the last few days but have been dipping in and reading. Long shift at work yesterday so just zonked out when I got home.

I've got to the £50 cashout on yougov so that should be going in my bank soon and straight on the cc. Only a survey or 2 off another £5 on ipsos too. Going to use the vouchers for mothers day pressies

Use it or lose it

Garden - I'm doing mine up at the moment but it's not ready for planting yet. We have made a backyard fence out of a neighbours old broken fence they were chucking away. Building walls out of stones we found in the garden. Got all our new fence panels and post in clearance sale. Covering up a window with free wood out of the bin at b&q ( we asked first ) and making a decorative alcove type feature out of it. I want to get a few things in pots though like strawberries and a blueberry bush. There're wild apples and blackberries near us that we scavenge for pies. I'd like to have some tomatoes in maybe a little lean to greenhouse and some salad leaves.

Charity shops- Love them. There's a brilliant Barnados nearby that just sells kids stuff and it's all in really good nick and we donate stuff back there when we're done. Also a good Oxfam bookshop that we've had loads of kids books from. They do 3 for 2 offers on different genres every week or so.

Wellbeing

Coffee - not arranged a coffee but am hoping to sort a girly conema trip to Beauty & the Beast with my 2 for 1 cinema tickets next week and I'm sure we'll have a brew too.

Don't complain - would've failed at this one today :rotfl: a testing day at work. Tomorrow I will endeavour to bite my tongue.

misstara

Not much to report, last 2 days have been NSDs will need to check my signature to see how many I've got so far, poss 7/15.

Wellbeing - had a stressful day at work so feel like all I've done all day is complain :rotfl: