NST Muddy March Marathon

Calling14

Hiya everyone, gone quiet on here lately.

Well a mini spend for me lost a SFD to baby wipes and foot cream. Doh!

Snapped at boss today, not like me but really he pushed me too far just made a drink about 5 minutes ago, was still drinking mine and he shouted at me to make another. Sorry not here to be a tea maid. Snappy turtle here.

Will let the anger go Mothernerd.

Grateful for
Feeling smug as ahead with my work
Friend buying me a plant for Easter.
Back not as painful as it was first thing this morning.

Keep going only a few days left of this challenge.

SkintTeacher

Calling14... Very quiet Indeed. I've got a fair bit of anger to dump tonight! Will try to 'yoga' it away once the little one is in bed. Feel mentally exhausted and pulled between OH and my mother this week over trivial wedding things. I do always seem to be the mediator in my family and sometimes feel like just stepping away!
Anyway! Must stop wallowing. Grateful for:
The Sun peeping out
Being fit enough to get out and about
A fun science lesson with the kids

swimminginaseaofdebt

Evening everyone,

Well after a few days nice weather it has gone back to being cloudy and cool up in Scotland. Whilst the weather was better I flung open the windows in my flat and hung out several loads of washing. I have also walked wherever I was going, pushing the little one’s pram up lots of hills in the heat, was not fun but good exercise!

I finished the library book I was reading and need to return it by Friday. I have another one which I had reserved to collect too. I must admit I’ve been missing reading on my kindle (didn’t think I’d ever say that) so I have started reading one of my many books on that.

I’ve eaten so much junk the last few days, really need to get into the habit of snacking on fruit rather than crisps/chocolate/sweets. The only consolation is I ate a salad with some toasties yesterday and a lasagne today.

I have been doing my surveys, though I’ve found I’ve been screened out a lot lately, and paid £4.08 off my debt. I had a NSD yesterday taking me up to 9, will squeeze another in by the end of the month.

My sister was talking about going to Legoland Windsor in the summer but we’ve priced it up and I could go abroad (all inclusive) with what it would cost. I’ve suggested we could save and go next year, not very MSE when you’re also paying off debt but I think I’m suited more to the leisurely approach :rotfl:

Along the same lines ‘The Kite Runner’ and ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ is coming to the theatres in Glasgow later this year and I’m very tempted to purchase tickets. I do love the theatre, but don’t go often. I've had a look and I could get tickets for both for a total of around £55 so it's not too bad. I will consult my spreadsheets and see what they say.

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for sorting out when to fit in some training at work, for only working until lunchtime, for being able to run further (even though I look like a tomato!), for the app on my phone that tells me when the next bus is due so I know whether I can keep running to the next bus stop or need to get a wiggle on, for getting time to sew a few more beautiful bunny bits, for time with dd to and from brownies, for the epa now being activated, for feeling much better for keeping off sugar, for the apple trees starting to bud, for dd loving her sports.

Eager_Elephant

April's thread is now up.......

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5625082

Eager_Elephant

Today was a spend day as needed GF bread.

Also spent at the hospital for parking but won't count that as spend.

Need the next 3 days to be NSD to meet target:eek:

mothernerd

Calling and SkintTeacher I don't blame either of you for being angry. I am very tired. I have been shopping this afternoon (food, medicine, mould spray - couldn't find ant powder in the limited number of shops I went in. I was musing on the suitability/ validity of having a CBA day tomorrow. I have some points written down from an article about a book called 'The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F***'.

It suggests that we are all worrying/ caring about too many things and end up exhausted because of it. Ideas include drawing up a list of those you will bother about and anyone outside the circle (dGaF). Don't make excuses or give explanations eg if you don't want to go to a wedding (nothing personal SkintTeacher) you just send a present and a note/card saying you are unable to attend (no convoluted excuses and no time spent on persuading reluctant partners, agonising over outfits etc.).

Probably none of us would do it but (like day dreaming about running away when your children are too much) it is very liberating to think about and does make you question things like why only three of you are doing the baking for the school Christmas Fair.

Today I am grateful for finding most of what I wanted in a bargain shop (first stop), for new flowers outside the library (love forget-me-nots) and for doing just enough (got the washing in as it was starting to rain and put the bins out) without feeling like doing much at all.

misstara

Managed another NSD . Just written April's budget, now away to look at the thread.

SkintTeacher

Mothernerd I hear ya!
My partner is very much like this - he just says no if he doesn't want to do something - sometimes it lands me in more difficult situations but actually my family have come to accept we'll all have more fun if he's in that kind of mood (that makes him sound awful, he's not!)
I have partially adopted this approach but still consider other people's feelings carefully which seems a good middle ground.
See you all in the April challenge x

Fmess

Evening all,

I can't really explain my absence this week. I'm just muddling by with moderately high stress levels and general feelings of grumpiness towards most other human beings.

Today was SFD number 15 Not much else to report but glad fir the sunshine today and even enjoyed being rained on whilst dog walking