Bonfires and fireworks - NST November challenge

Florence_J

NSD - Today is not one
ORGANISE - Arranged an eye test, made a meal plan, going to tidy up and do a cookware inventory
VALUE FOR MONEY - Eye test will be free with a voucher
EXERCISE - 1 hour of walking completed, going to do at least 1 hour on the exercise bike later. (put on 4 lbs in two weeks !!!)
MENTAL HEALTH - I see that I am half way through a Ruby Wax book on Mental Health so will finish that this week. Part of me was thinking 'I don't need to read it, I feel fine' but then I remembered prevention is better than cure.
BE XMAS READY - Whilst OH is out tonight I am going to crack out the Baileys and wrap the presents I have so far.
EAT WELL - I have menu planned and I have put it in myfitnesspal.
REPORT IN DAILY - Present and correct Miss

laurenh1

misstara were off to Edinburgh too next month!!

moneysavingfamilycomp

hi everyone another update I must make time to update more often but life gets in the way

organise:cleaned bedroom and landing carpet today borrowed my sisters carpet cleaning machine.
value : doing quite well got a new iron (desperately needed) a good offer plus bonus cashback on top. managed to get 02 priority app (free payg sim ) a bit of a faf had to put sim in old phone then get app on new phone but worth it got minions annual for £1 to put away for DS2 xmas and a juice drink free last week. hoping to get a free hot choc tomorrow so i'm planning my trip to the bank in town for then.
christmas:planning,planning,planning but did manage to get a couple more presents. big xmas shop when DH has 2 days off in dec for kids xmas plays. the plays are both 9:30am on different days so we are going shopping after.
mental health: suprisingly good today I havent felt this stress free in a while not sure why but hope it lasts.
excercise:lots and lots of walking this weekend free light festival we took little ones to on sat spread out across whole town then 6k walk with dog on sun.
eat well: ahem

NSD 5/15
food 193.84/ 200
diesel 35/ 40
school 10/ 20
clothing 44.70/ 30
entertainment 12.44/ 30

Toni'sfriend

NSDs- Still 7/12. Not very organised this month.

Organise - Nothing really apart from a trip to the bank to sort some legal stuff out.

Value for money - ???????????????

Exercise - Suppose I did walk to the bank

Mental health - Knew today was going to be a bit difficult but we're OK. Had lunch in the local pub and we're now at home. Just had a quick visit from the Teenies. That always cheers us up.

Be Christmas ready - Bought some chocolate for the boy's Christmas box

Eat well - Not a chance. Fish and chips and a bottle of wine

Gratitudes – There are people who are so, so much worse of than I am. I have a loving family, a roof over my head and enough to eat (more actually).

apple_muncher

f0xh0les wrote: »

Studio do a set of colouring pencils you can have a name put on them, they are on offer at the mo, down from £7 something to £2 something, if that is what you mean. hth put personalised mixed pencils in the search bar.

Thank you! I want to get them for mum - she'll forget that they are hers, but if they have her name on them, she'll accept them as belonging to her, I hope.

Toni'sfriend

misstara and laurenh1
If you're in Edinburgh try to go and see the Dome Restaurant in George Street. The Christmas decorations are spectacular. It's a bit expensive for a meal but you can go in for a coffee or a drink in the afternoon. Great Christmas Market too. Actually, I just love the city and I'm from Glasgow!

DawnW

Day 20 /30 Checking in

NSD - Spend day today, so still on 10/12. Bought some bits for grandchildren from the pound shop, no grocery spends. Not a great deal spent - it was the pound shop, after all!
Organise - All HM meals, posted ebay parcels and listed some more items, did a bit in the garden
Declutter - Ebay parcels sent off, one more item sold
Value for money - Gifted eggs from DD, plus a pack of 40 posh dishwasher tablets to try free as part of a market research thing, from a survey company
Exercise - Just dog walks today
Mental Health - Looked after poorly and therefore difficult GD this morning, still running around after OH who still can't move much due to his back injury. Surprisingly cheerful though
Xmas - Nothing today
Eat Well - Not great today, ate a scone at lunchtime and had ham, egg and chips for dinner :eek:
Be Grateful - Grateful for free eggs and dishwasher tablets, GD making me laugh and all being well with DD's baby (she had a scan today, due in 2 weeks :eek:)

laurenh1

Toni's Friend thanks, its fully booked for meals but Ill defo pop in for a cheeky cocktail.

I need to retract a NSD as I needed milk
so back on 11.

However I have had a good day over all- made a mini budget for Edinburgh. However Im open to going over it, I am on a mini break after all .I just feel its better to have a rough budget

Had a nice time at baby group and got home to find hub home early and doing house work as he knew Id had a bad night with the babies.

Greatful for- my hub being a real help today , being invited to a petting zoo on Friday & the almond croissants they were giving out at baby group. Nom!

apple_muncher

F0xh0les - I lost a couple of hours to the studio site! Not helped by being on my tablet. The last 30 mins when I used my laptop were much better.

Then dd started throwing up. Twice so far. I am currently sat on the bathroom floor where she is curled up - next to a bowl, of course. I think it's a definite that she and I will be sleeping on the futon in the spare room together tonight...

greent

Clear Out nothing today

NSDs -5 - have achieved one today!

Organise - set your budgets now, pay to your debt/savings first
Food - £284.38/ £400 - have increased the amount from yesterday's post because I remembered the figure on the A1di receipt incorrectly
Fuel (me) - £54.45/ £65
Social - £125.74/ £150 -
Toiletries - £2/ £10
Clothes - £115.48/£100 -
Gifts ( also have DD's birthday just before Xmas and DS2's just after) - £320.14 -

Value for money -no spending

Exercise -

Mental health -meh

Be Christmas ready -nothing today

Eat well - Yes. Poached eggs and 1 rasher of bacon on HM seeded wholemeal toast. Veggie-loaded bolog and pasta

Report/ Gratitudes -
* my lovely children


Some meh person has hit and scratched my car - deep enough that I need to do something about it, especially with the bad weather coming. Also OH's car is STILL in the garage - they now think it's something costing another £750 to sort (first bill which didn't fix the issue was £200) Hopefully we'll get it back tomorrow. Tenant is leaving our BTL early (still have 10 months of tenancy to go) - unexpected marketing costs of c£500 to find a new tenant.
Ho hum. We'll survive