NST April 2018: April Fool's Challenge

indigowarrior

3/18 NSDs
Went into Aldi with my friend. It really is an eye opener to watch someone shop when your not. He rarely goes into Aldi and was impressed with the prices.
Aim for at least 15 NSDs. 3/18
Pay to your debt or savings Another 85p into savings
Report in every day. Getting good at this update thing.
Interests Started a new character on my game and plan to explore every nook and cranny.
Love yourself I got dressed out of my pyjamas

Find time to get outside.Except for my blood tests I havent managed this
Overpay Have popped extra 85p into savings
Organise your month. Aiming for a spend day on Thursday
Lose one bad habit. Still cutting down on coca cola
Sign off with a list of gratitudes. I am greatful I have a friend who can take me to the doctors. Being in a rural area its difficult to get out and about.

Toni'sfriend

NSD No 3. Weather appalling so didn't get for a walk again.
We spent 45 minutes on the phone trying to contact DWP to start Himself's pension claim. Apparently we can't do it on line because the address they have for him is different from where we stay. Can't think why - he's been here for 15 years. Still didn't manage to get through. Thought we'd just do it by post but the printer decided it didn't want to print the 29 pages (?) of the form. Gave up. Will try again another time.
Soup we took out of freezer for lunch was inedible so we had toast and poached egg instead.
On the plus side defrosted and tidied both freezers. What a lot of rubbish is in there. Himself will freeze anything and then can't remember what it was. So my mission (apart from using up what can be used) is to sneak some unknown piece of something into the food recycling every day without him noticing.
It's been a bit of a trying day but I've resisted the chocolate and crisps so far.
Plodding on!!

CosmicZebra

Hello all
NSD 3/15. Can't remember the last time I didn't spend anything for so long! Tomorrow will definitely be a spend day though.
Fresh air- long walk with dog and DS.
Love- went to the gym with DS. Also, read for ages.
Saving- bank unexpectedly swiped £300 into my new regular savings account. So, yep...savings.
Lose a bad habit- not stressing about work. I really am not happy with it, but am trying to deal rather than get down.
Gratitude- OH booked (and paid for) a surprise extra holiday.:j

greent

Aim for at least 15 NSDs. Usual exceptions apply, - 2/15 -
Pay to your debt or savings first and live off the rest. - ok (done)
Report in every day. ok
Interests -- am going to ease myself back into fitness this month -running total -1 walk
Love yourself -took time this morning for a proper face cleanse, serum, moisturiser, eye cream

Find time to get outside. - not out today other than delivering children to places - rainy
Overpay - aim to pay 20% extra to your debt or savings. - 6 items listed on flebay to help with this. Also sent an extra £250 to the savings acct for final pymt on OH's car
Organise your month. - DS1's 18th birthday mid month - that's gonna cost......
Lose one bad habit. - a certain game which I've spent waaay too much time on in March.... - spent too long on it today :o
Sign off your daily post with a list of gratitudes. - yes
Today I am grateful for:
* DS1 getting some boxes out of the loft for me
* OH changing some lightbulbs (ones I can't reach) before going off to work
* chocolate
* lots of rubbish/ recycling leaving the house
* clean and shiny kitchen sides

Budgets:
Food 5.46/450
Travel £75
Gifts £150
Toiletries £10
Cleaning £10
Social £150

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for seeing mum, for dd being up for a rather long walk, for fun in the charity shops, for smooth bus journeys, for a chat with dh, for getting the recyc out of the house.

DawnW

NSD 3/ 15
Gratitudes:
Nice weather so I could get out in the garden
My hip feeling much better, so I was able to go out for a short walk with the dog
The end of winter being in sight at last :j:j:j

Puddleglum

Checking in to report NSD #2. I didn't get outside unless you count a long drive across country but I did overcome the procrastination problem and get things moving towards a career change. Back to work tomorrow and I am going to make an effort with the clothes and make up.

Grateful for space, time to think and an understanding family.

lcc86

NSD number 3 today, met up with a friend after work and we had some nibbles but she insisted on paying as I refused payment for an upcoming birthday event I've planned, so I guess it all evens itself out. Also registered for the second module of my Masters today. 2019 is gonna be a long year :rotfl:

Today I'm grateful for catching up with friends and making time for stuff I enjoy. Ooh I also found some free chairs sitting in someone's driveway so thought I could use them in the garden in summer (I didn't steal them, they said they were free! )

Kerry_Woman

Was a spend day. Brought a parka jacket from M&S, did have a free £5 M&S voucher to use so used that, also Victoria sandwich cake. Brought a word search book(this would be counted as an interest and hopefully take my mind off things). Also went to cinema with 2 friends. The man who served me kindly gave me a discounted ticket. Got a few bits for dinner round friend's
Walked to my friend's flat this afternoon.
Wore perfume today.
Done some of my jigsaw and mindful colouring.
Did put some full coin bags into my savings account - £75. Have got more full coin bags to be put into my savings. Also changing my ISA to a better interest rate.
Am struggling to keep off social media.
Grateful for:
Enjoyable time at the cinema.
Managing to achieve a few things this morning.
Chilled out afternoon and evening.
Get a free Christian book about a true story about a man on a Christian mission.

FrankieM

Evening

NSD: 3!
Interest/hobbie: 3 days of meditation. (after tonight) I do it at bed time, last night without any guidance and I've slept better these last two nights than I can remember in a long time.
Love yourself: I shaved my legs and under arms. I often 'don't bother'
Outside: I still haven't managed a walk, so I'm going to adjust my goal to just once a week. That seems easier to achieve and something I can then work on as a foundation.
Overpay: After putting more weekend availability down, I've now taken it off. I do enough and I'm trying dial back work so I can have a life. I'm doing the £10 a day challenge and that will just have to be enough. I'm on track to pay my debt off by Christmas and I'm comfortable with that.
Organise: Food for each day is organised. I've taken a tub out for tomorrow nights tea. Still no social events on the horizon.
No snacking: I ate my Easter egg tonight but I'm still counting it as a no snacking day, so that's 2 so far.
3 Things: I'm thankful that I have a job.
I'm thankful I'm healthy enough to work
I'm thankful that the sun came out today, even if it wasn't for long.

I feel like my list is kind of getting shorter as I become aware of what I'm able to do and achieve this month. But it's certainly helped me to focus.