NST Joyful July

Toni'sfriend

NSD yesterday. Might manage my target this month. Don't really need anything today so if I can keep C under control (ie away from chocolate) whilst we're out for a walk I might bag another one today. Beautiful day here so I think I'll go wash the bedding whilst I can get it dry outside.
Have a lovely day.

mothernerd

"Promise me you'll remember, 'You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and more loved than you know'." AA Milne, Winnie the Pooh


apple muncher my grandma was a prolific reader. One of her friends asked if she would like some 'Saint' books as she had a boxful lying around. Grandma was very disappointed when they turned out to be little 'lives of the saints' books.

Toni'sfriend chocolate avoidance is always hard.

Crazycatlady glad you made it through, have a rest on the chaise longue (no longer needed as I can manage the naughty step now).

Lauralozzle £154 is a win, look at it positively.

f0xh0les sounds like you made the most of your days away. Is it Trentham monkey forest - I have plans to take DS2 there sometime. He is also monkey mad (he's been to Monkey World with friends from university). For his 21st I decorated the room with cardboard palm trees, stuffed toys from the charity shops and animal masks and jungle banners. His friends from the pub bought him a gorilla suit for dressing up and his uni friends went to 'bill da bare' and made a monkey with glasses, a guitar and an England rugby shirt.

x-raphael-x got to catch them all.

FBO love your strategy.

lcc86

Today has been a struggle. Super tired and just not in 'work mode' AT ALL. May have found a qualification that I want to do at work, but it's a massive undertaking. It's energised me though, so that's positive. The only thing holding me back is the requirement for a student loan (sadly still haven't found a money tree ). After battling to get out of debt for so long, I am VERY worried about getting back into it, even though student loans aren't your average debt. I've read Martin's guide to student loans to try and ease my mind lol.


Anyway, today will be a healthy day, I've eaten well and been for a walk this morning and one at lunchtime. Won't be a NSD, I bought a colleague/friend a bar of chocolate to celebrate her being accepted onto the above qualification, then thought I might as well buy my gym pass to avoid another spend day further down the line.

Lauralozzle

Thank you mothernerd You're right, the extra money is a win and that is £154 that can go straight onto my credit card. The quicker that is paid for the better as I was so proud of myself for clearing it before. I know it's 0% so not the end of the world if I don't clear it before it ends but I'd rather just get it sorted and finished as soon as possible. I might not be impressed that I have seen £37 out of the £75 I earned but it's better than nothing. Ive agreed to work Saturday again this weekend, four hours is not do bad if I get it done early.

Today was not a NSD as we went food shopping. Today has not been one either as I grabbed some milk for work. I'm planning for the rest of the week to be though. I don't have enough to buy food out anyway so must concentrate on making lunches this week. Hopefully leftovers will be fruitful

Game of Thrones is back on tonight!!!

PlaysNicely

:wave: Evening all!

Today's progress ...


1) No NSD as milk needed, very restrained tho, just milk bought! Still on 16/16
2) Frugal food shopping: no additional spends.
OH made lovely risotto tonight incorporating roast peppers and the leftover tomato and feta salad from yesterday, which was delicious warmed!
3) Try to up my own income in some way (legally of course)! Achieved - have been offered some extra hours at end of month too, so very happy about that!
4) My NST health goal: 10,000 steps a day (average to total 70,000 across a week)!
Epic fail today, antihistamines are making me sooo tired, OH took dogs out so I've only managed about 3500 today, hoping to feel a bit better tomorrow, total so far this week 19,410 / 70,000.
5) No FleaBay shopping for the whole month - was tempted to pop in there and look for certain item but distracted myself with work instead, so 23/31 achieved, 1 breadbin shaped glitch!
6) Frugal focus: sourcing instead of spending:
Work in progress ... glove puppy now needs minor details such as eyes and nose, am having dilemma as would look better with buttons but don't want baby to be able to pull them off or eat them, so may have to embroider and will therefore take a bit longer to finish (really want to be done by end of month tho).

Simple pleasures:
Flowers blown down by wind in garden = fresh flowers to be enjoyed indoors!
Being referred to as a "young thing" (Ok, so it was by my neighbour in his nineties, but still, cheered me up on a tired day)!
Discovering free apps for my phone that I might actually find useful!

Hope everyone has a good evening & that you feel less tired tomorrow too lcc86. PNx

Wishing everyone well for the coming week, PN x

apple_muncher

I am grateful today for dd having a friend round all day, for shred #18, for some sewing, for easy meals, for getting some niggly paperwork done, for getting a blood test appt for tomorrow morning, for enjoyable reading, for time to go through my craft books to cull them, for a quiet evening with dd, for memories - a mixed bunch but containing plenty of happy ones.

x_raphael_xx

Lauralozzle wrote: »

Game of Thrones is back on tonight!!!

Woo!

mothernerd wrote: »

x-raphael-x got to catch them all.

I'm 33 so it is a little sad, but keeps the dog walks interesting


YOU If you don't like it, change it. Weight & Fitness. Pigged out on Tuc buscuits tonight, got to have a day off everynow and then

FRUGAL The Frugalwoods are having another Uber Frugal Month Challenge I'm currently on a decluttering mission. I want less 'stuff' in my life, and the stuff that stays needs to have meaning.

USE what you have. We thought we'd run out of risotto rice, and was going to substitute paella rice. Found a box at the back of the cupboard thou so all was saved.

LOOK after you. Tuc buscuit treats

UNLESS you have a specific reason you should avoid takeaways etc All avoided.

YOU will aim for 16 NO Spend Days 17/20

JOY Find 3 things to be grateful for at the end of each day.
1) Cheesey buscuits
2) Tills balancing to the penny for the 2nd week in a row
3) Game of Thrones!

mothernerd

Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the Habit. talk about your joys

Toni'sfriend

Managed to avoid the chocolate so a NSD (just some YS chicken), Washing all done and dried. I'll iron when we came back from our walk. Need some bits for the boy's lunches.

Lauralozzle

I have managed a NSD today which I'm pleased with so I'm now at 10/14. I think I'll make my target!

Instead of thinking about my long day at work I will focus on the positives - complaints training is going well, I've been told I will probably be signed off by Friday. I like the fact that I am making progress at work - I've had good feedback which always makes you feel better.

I have managed to not spend any money today - I've not ordered a coffee for 7 days (this is a big thing for me) and although I have no money until pay day we have enough in the house to last us.

We also have a fuddle at work tomorrow so I do not need to worry about making lunch. That saves time and food - I'm taking some crisps and popcorn to work to contribute that has been lying around the house so no need to buy anything for it which is a win!