NST - Stupendous Sextilis

LD_13

Just stopping in with my gratitude list for today:
- getting a seat on the train home.
- the huge trumpet band that pitched up to busk outside our office, loud but amazing.
- cuddles with my colleagues puppy
- earning £22 from a survey site this week
- my mum for giving me a punnet of strawberries

misstara

NSD for me yesterday so 5/16 .

Yesterday I was grateful for my brolly, a productive day at work, a lovely compliment from a colleague and yummy pad thai for tea.

Fmess

Morning all

I still can't lie in and we're 3 weeks into the summer holidays.

Spend day yesterday as if was my best frlend's birthday so I treated her to brunch and then bought three new plants for the garden to go against the new fencing.

Yesterday I was grateful for:-

- great frlends
- a lovely catch up with my best friend
- an easy trip to IKEA and back, no queues for a change and got a parking space straight away
- the athletics on TV
- the rain in the evening
- getting a few bits and pieces sorted

Eager_Elephant

thriftylass - thanks for offering to be leader for September. Offer gratefully accepted!!!

DD had a good sleepover, just 3 of them including 1 boy. He slept on and off all night but the girls stayed awake until 6.30am and then slept until 11am!!!

Managed another 2 NSD's taking me to 6 so far for the month.
Today will be spendy as got a jumble sale this afternoon.

Eager_Elephant

Today is World Elephant Day


On our honey moon in Sri Lanka we visited an Elephant sanctuary and it was just the best thing ever - we love elephants and on my diary my 10 year goal was to visit a different Elephant sanctuary - maybe I need to start saving......


Hope everyone has a fab weekend!!!

Toni'sfriend

Not doing well with the NSDs but hardly any of it has been on food except for the usual bread, milk and veg. We've used lots from the freezers and the're still full. I have, however, been stocking up on cleaning products and toiletries (actually the toiletries are just hand wash and toothpaste because we have everything else). There are a lot of really good deals on things that we use at the moment. I'm off to Mr L shortly to stock up on kitchen roll and foil which is half price. It's an initial outlay but will save in the end.
Have a good weekend.

mothernerd

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Happy Elephant Day

lcc86

Today has been a spend day. I ordered some paint and also paid for my car insurance. I had the majority saved, but the best I could find was still £60 more than what I had. I used the credit card, paid off the majority with the savings and will pay the £60 difference when I get paid at the end of the month.

Other than that I've spent the day just cleaning up the house and sorting through piggy''s stuff. I've found a charity to donate the majority to so will sort that out in the next few days. Then I did something I haven't done for a LONG time and just browsed online for stuff I 'want' to buy :eek: of course none of it was necessary, I was just bored and browsing. Luckily nothing got bought but must reign it in. I do need a table to work on when I go back to uni, looked at various expensive tables but have settled on a cheap foldaway one from argos for £18, I'll go and get it tomorrow as I'm passing that way.

Also put a couple of things on eBay, if they don't sell I'll take them to the charity shop. Have also requested that a local charity come and view our old sofa to see if they want it. That'll free up some room in the basement.

Been looking at September's budget already and the vast majority of my 'free' money will go be going towards the credit card. Gonna be a tough couple of months!

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for trains, for time with dd, for mobile tech, for my second crop of rasps, for the washing machine, for a good chat with big sis, for dd spontaneously tidying her room a bit, for my own home to return to.

Toni'sfriend

Oh dear! Bought a chicken. Well, it was reduced and we had a lovely roast dinner. Lots left for sandwiches and soup and I'm just about to start making stock. Hasn't helped the freezer situation but it has been worth the money.
Since C gave up drinking (well, almost) and started going to bed at a reasonable (actually very early) time we've been getting up at the crack of dawn. It's amazing what you can get done when you're up early and there's no one about. It's a beautiful morning and we'll be walking to Mr L to get more cheap kitchen roll.
Yesterday's treat - a lovely apple turnover.
Grateful for just feeling content.