NST October ORGANISE OCTOBER

Kerry_Woman

Day 6
Was a spend day. Had to get a few things after work. Will update notebook tomorrow.
Walked 20 minutes and read book.
Took lunch into work and used food etc today.
Grateful for:
It is Friday.
Being able to do some errands after work.
Able to mark somethings off my to do list for tomorrow as I was able to do them today.

DawnW

Day 6 check in:
Spend day today - OH and I went out today (entry fee £20) but avoided the cafe and took our own picnic and tea / coffee
Also needed more shopping as my brother has turned up 'for a few days' while he is between jobs :cool: Shopping budget is therefore likely to be blown, and my challenge will be to keep this to a minimum!
All spends noted in my spending diary, and my signature duly updated re household / shopping spends.
Exercise - walked several miles today
Extra money - did a survey for Yougov, waiting for one for onepoll, as I am 5p away from being able to cash out £40. They always keep you waiting for the last little bit, but one will come up eventually and they will pay up

laurenh1

Lauralozzle if that even legal re over time? I cannot believe any employer would expect you to work for nothing!! My employer occasionally gets the odd 15mins out if me before or after work & I think that's very good of me haha!

Managed to come in under budget this week so got the kids hair cut and halloween costumes- these were on my list for the next few weeks anyway so I figured get them from this weeks left over budget rather than just leave it in purse & fritter it away. Boys look handsome & one of the cuts was free using my loyalty card:)

I got a free side from the KFC app, so I got my eldest a corn on the cob while we were out, it was quite chilly so it was a nice warm treat on a cold day and one of his 5 a day alsp a free banana from Tesco for each of the kids, I always take advantage of that whenever we are in there. F

determined_new_ms

Dawn you reminded me to check onepoll and just did a couple of surveys

Lauralozzle

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Honestly that is taking the mick re ot! :mad: ahhhhhh! It makes me so mad how over recent years employers seem to expect more and more. I work for a charity and often work a bit extra because there are important things to do for my clients. BUT I feel that is my choice and something I am giving freely. But a lot of the time - and I've had 3 employers over the last 4 years and all 3 have expected you to do more than your contracted hours - more and more these days there are expectations you will do stuff outside of your contracted hours for gratis, and it's not even as if it's asked!

I always feel like that about take out. Trying to break the habit, although tbf we only have had take outs max 1 x month over recent years. It just isn't worth it, better to have a couple of frozen pizzas in the freezer for when you cba :money:

Yes, it is taking the mick with overtime. Until rules go back to what they were I'm not doing it (I don't understand how during normal hours time standards state a certain price of work takes say for example 30 minutes and all of a sudden for overtime it takes 20 minutes. The work is no different, it's exactly the same).

Lauren - I don't know re if it wasn't s legal - But I do know if I stopped after the four hours and there was work left they'd be words on the Monday as there is an expectation to hit your target.

Frozen pizzas might be a good idea to be honest - we don't like the Aldi ones though so might have to pick some nicer, slightly more expensive ones (to appease the OH). We'd have been fed by the time it arrived too - took an hour. Nothing quick about that.

dizzyblnd

Nsd #2 today woohoo! I spent all day cleaning n tidying. Also been sticking with my clear one object a day from my house.

mothernerd

ilovetea I've heard of diamond embroidery but didn't know what it was.

sashanut I also have cellar envy.

bizzie good going on the snack avoidance.

Fmess tiles, how exciting, it's getting closer.

Sazzle13 no crisps or chocolate, well done.

misstara when I first had a pedometer I walked to a SM in the next town up to recycle Christmas cards and that was 16,000 but now it takes forever just doing little bits.

squirrelgirl have fun with dgs.

f0xh0les the moon is so peaceful, isn't it?

laurenh1 escaping chickens:rotfl:, well done on th freebies.

Lauralozzle hope you enjoy the hen do.

Jellybean88 I was quite happy about meeting DS1 at a bus stop rather than going into the city.

Scrimps decorating is progress.

DebtFreeDuo well done on the extra income.

fruitloop04 so glad your sister and the baby are home.

greent takes so long to find good tradespeople and then they disappear.

apple we love refunds.

determined new ms lovely gratitude list.

Kerry Woman it's always good to be ahead.

DawnW my Oh's brother came to visit before we were married - food bill doubed, beer bill tripled - he had to go.

Dizzy blnd well done on clutter clearing.

bizzie

Check in #6/31
Not a NSD.
Long walk today with a friend round the local area making the most of a beautiful autumnal day. Harvest moon last night was stunning.
Weekend list of things to do which appears achievable.

mothernerd

I'm sorry, but I have let you down today. I was eating yoghurt and doing quite a good job of persuading myself it was as good as chocolate. DS3 and Beloved went somewhere, came back with chip shop food. I coud smell the chips and vinegar from upstairs and it was so good that I caved in and went to buy some.

I have had a quiet relaxing day. Things have been done (currently on fourth washing machine load with at least two to go) and lots of sinkfuls of pots and recycling washed but I haven't rushed, lots of purposeful pottering and sedentary bits in between. Was hoping to carry on for quite a while but I've slumped a bit in the past hour so may read and sleep.

Today I am grateful for lovely drying weather, for chip shop tea and for still having clothes to put on.

sashanut

Hi all!:j


Thriftylass : No need to have cellar envy....it's a massive space that needs de-junking, painting & clearing. I suppose once it's done it'll be more useful, but it is an old coal cellar. Until we discovered it flooded when the water table is high )happens a lot round here) we used to keep lots more down there...

Spendy day today so NSD still at 3/15

Organise: Managed to briefly get down cellar, spent about 10 mins brushing down wall prepping for painting, which I didn't get done as we went out. Included removing newspaper from shelves from:eek: 1997

Lunch HM & from stores, soup made from remains of chicken, plus various veg in fridge from other meals, but tasty. Both DD & I a bit unwell so chicken soup very welcome.

Supper was a meal out so no cooking required.
Food budget: £137.44 /250

Be kind: giving it conscious thought now.

One more time: Meal out so not diet friendly. Back on SW wagon tomorrow.

Extra Income: done a couple of surveys, will be some time before I get any payout

Christmas: still socking along for Christmas

Exercise: Walking round shops only exercise..

Heating: still off but have gas bottle to take off chill

Grateful for: Lovely sunny day again, plus amazing amounts of butterflies & bees in the hot spot, took film on phone to remind me later on.

Getting my railcard renewed 'for free' after consulting this site & using Tesco vouchers...needed £15 worth to get a £30 railcard - had £16 worth..happy days

Spending very little money when out shopping, even DD commented 'why haven't you bought anything?' Erm because there was nothing I really needed tbh

Booking a few days city break away with DD - she hasn't had a holiday at all since she started training in March, this is the first time she's had any leave at all. Used cashback site for hotel, looks lovely - & also got Nectar points. DH also on board as he booked the train tickets - using my new railcard - & also got Nectar points:rotfl:

Mothernerd I really feel for you trying to do all that you do & also be asked to be star baker as well!! Maybe you can deflect to something that will be easier for you, I do hope so!!