Bonfires and fireworks - NST November challenge

greent

Clear Out - posted off a flebay sale made yesterday. Also finally got around to sending an old passbook off to NS&I of OH's from when he was 10 to make sure the account can get closed and any balance can be paid into our current account. (last balance shown in there was 54p )

NSDs -5 - not one today

Organise - set your budgets now, pay to your debt/savings first
Food - £294.161/ £400 - Sains shop today
Fuel (me) - £84.45/ £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) - £430.14 -

Value for money -used a £12 off £60 voucher for Sains. Also scored some good YS reductions in there and a free jar of babyfood using Sh0pmium (which I will give to foodbank) Used some of my nectar points to pay for the majority of the spend, 'cos I'm skint and it's another week before pay day

Exercise -

Mental health - better than it was. An improvement - however small - is good

Be Christmas ready -nothing done today

Eat well - yes.

Report/ Gratitudes -
* sains shop costing me <£2 cash :j
* OH's car bill being cheaper than expected (only by £40, but that's still better than nothing!)
* using up the last of some pate (frozen when we went on hols last month) for lunch - quick and tasty lunch
* good YS bargains in Sains

Toni'sfriend

NSD 8/12

I have spent the day ticking things off the to do list. Pleased with progress but now have another one just as long. Still, a lot of things that were there for a while are now gone and the new list has a lot of items which will only take a few minutes to complete. Consequently I'm feeling quite good and organised today. Healthy homemade soup for dinner (from bits and pieces in the fridge) and chicken for the boy (from freezer). Must organize some thing for tomorrow but there's loads in there. No exercise but can't have everything, I suppose. I'll make up for it tomorrow - got to go and vote in our council bi-election.
DFD - Hope you feel a bit better soon. Please keep posting even if it's only to say "hello".
Hope everyone else has a good day.

DebtFreeDuo

Thank you greent and Toni'sfriend, I will be sure to pop in soon.

apple_muncher

greent wrote: »

Ah, DFD, sorry to hear that. We're here for when you want to peek back out at the world again - don't hide away for too long xx

Seconded. Take care x

f0xh0les

DancingDragons wrote: »

Wrote a post. It ate it. Wrote another post, net died. GRRRRR

That was me last night too!!

Have had to cancel my cashcard as skimming device found on an atm I used.

NSD 10

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for dd being better, for getting plenty of walking done, for a good day at work, for a proposal I made being met with enthusiasm all round, for starting to plan December and January, for catching up with a colleague I rarely see, for the wind, for podcasts, for my walking boots.

DawnW

Checking in, Day 22/30

NSDs -nothing spent today, so 11/12
Organise - Got some more done in the garden today, also a bit of work for my small business
Decluttering - posted 2 ebay sales
Value for money - Received an email from Nectar with 1000 bonus Nectar points, will come in handy as I am saving them up for Christmas food shop
Exercise - About an hour in the garden this morning, plus 2 dog walks, so not too bad
Mental health - Feeling much more chirpy today
Be Christmas ready -nothing done today
Eat well -Not too bad today
Grateful for - OH and GD both a bit better, extra free Nectar points and time to myself to get out into the garden

Kerry_Woman

Day 21
Hugs to everyone in need of them.
Toni'sfriend - Thank you. Have to see how treatment goes.
NSD - 11/20
Clear out - deleted emails and recycled what I could.
Value for money - Tried to do a few surveys but were screened out. Received a letter from building society regarding ppi. Said looking into the matter and hoping to get a response by beginning of January.
Organise - Lunch and flask of tea again. Did some odd bits in flat.
Mental health - Seemed to ok today. Not getting as tired as I have been.
Grateful for:
Another friend coming up to see my Mum.
Further things in progress to help my Mum.
For thoughtful and caring people on this thread who thinks of everyone.

mothernerd

Hugs Debtfreeduo.

No sleep again. Went for the hooks and the cash and carry was out of stock so will have to prioritise - good because I can 'do' one or two things rather than worry abou a long list of things to do.

Got flustered and went to crafts early - killed another alarm clock the other day and have been using the laptop to tell the time. Today I was using the phone and it was wrong.

Was going to buy food there but the kitchen was closed beacause there was an event happening- however receptionist said they would be finishing at 1pm and she wouls bring out the keftover buffet. Free food all day including strawberry gateau.

Used the extra time to practice angeis - 3 different types. Also started to cover a 'wreath' (2 cardboard circles) with wool. More eating than crafting but everyone did something, has something to do next week and had something to take home (as well as food for tea).

Food arrived late, driver was extremely apologetic but it was the schrduling people who had got it wrong. Ds3 has helpfully brought some of the toilet rolls upstairs - unfortunately he dumped them all on my bed.

Have to do homework before tomorrow's therapy and will have an early night. Tomorrow is baking for the Christmas fair day, so busy again.

Today I am grateful for free food (absolutely deliious) for craft things working first time (some things I was only going off a drawing, one angel I last did over 40 years ago andsome things I made up as I went along, for a stress free session (two of us comforted a group member who was 'missing her mum' who died in February) and for food deliveries (only dealt with the fridge stuff so far, the rest can wait - might be better to do the baking first). One lot out, one lot in.

sashanut

Hi all turtles :j

Checking in: 21/30

NSDs:11/15 no spends today

Organise: Not much done as bad sleep & visit from friend this afternoon meant had little time. made plan to move furniture back tomorrow

Value for money - Food related again, found a cake tin with a few stale-ish buns in. Had brainwave & used 3 on making small trifles, also using up a little bit of sherry left in one bottle, plus a jelly sachet, hm raspberry jam, raspberries & M&S custard that needed using up & some mini meringues...For main had a small portion of campfire stew left, topped it with mash & grated cheese, served with broccoli fed 3 of us very well for no more outlay


Exercise - not as such


Mental health - Not great today, poor sleep & constant texts from DD who is unwell but still going to work, having some problems there. Now she is here again which means we are all up @ 5.20 am :mad:

Be Christmas ready - no progress

Eat well - Ok-ish

Gratitudes - Visit from friend this afternoon & we had a good old moan :rotfl: but she helped with chatting about various issues that we don't have anyone else to confide in..