NST June 2018 A JUNE ODESSEY (Staycation)

laurenh1

F0xh0les I agree, Hayfever is a royal pain in the bum!!! Sounds like you get it pretty bad though, I hope it sods off soon

I thought I got up early enough to be on top of things but our green house fell over in the wind (it is only a material one) so I spent my morning trying to tidy up and save what I could. luckily there wasn't much in there. I then moved all my other flimsy pots and plants in to the house just to be safe. The house looks like a bombs gone off as I then just ushered the kids into the car as fast as I could & decided I would deal with it once I got home.:rotfl:

I have another M&S voucher which my hub got from that new reward card scheme, I am waiting (impatiently) for it to come through so I can order my little one some Pyjamas. Every year I do them a hamper on Xmas eve with pj's, a book, a bath bomb and some chocolates so I am starting to put things away for that.

Hub goes away on Monday for 2 weeks (back at weekends) a bit of a pain but I will be glad to save on food and petrol. budgets pretty tight now, but if I can make it to the end of the month then we should be a lot better off next month as I will be caught up from the holiday.

LavenderBee lIf you are considering lessons for bubba, water babies in fab. My eldest is 3 and he can swim, not very :money: though,it is a huge chunk of our cash every month, but we think it worth it.

Have a fab day everyone- almost Friday

thriftylass

Good morning,

might just be the gym this lunchtime. No way I'm running in 60 m/h winds :eek:. Garden plants looked a bit sad this morning, hopefully they'll recover. Keep safe everybody who's got the same weather.

As the weather is a bit horrid and wintry I defrosted lamb leftovers to make cosy stovies tonight.

Planned SFD as a don't need anything and didn't bring my wallet.


Hope everybody has a good day.

(thinking of you indigowarrior)

Toni'sfriend

Hope everything goes well for you, Indigo

mothernerd

Rule no 1 of LIFE

Do What Makes You Happy

When life sends you a rainy day, play in the puddles


Don't feel bad for making decisions that upset other people. You're nor responsible for their happiness, you're responsible for your own.



We don't stop playing because we grow old
We grow old because we stop playing


Back later - there is a tuna butty somewhere with my name on it - I must hunt it down

greent

Thinking of you, indigo x

Hope anyone who has Hector visiting stays safe! x



A Ask 'Is this necessary?' -Food shopping bought at Tesc0 yesterday, and some FDay cards

J June challenge runs from 1st June to 30th. NSDs 7/10 - today *should* be one - will amend back down if not
U Use the food & other stuff you have in yes. Emptied a tube of L'0cc1tane handcream and 1/4 bottle face oil into a body butter tub this morning. Mixed them together and am now using that as body lotion I WILL usefully use up the toiletry stash!
N No takeaways, coffee, chip or pie shop purchases. We have a family end-of-exams meal planned (tradition for the past 4 years) , a possible meet up with friends in the pub (usual cost £10-£15,and a meal out with work - budget set accordingly Ok
E Eat well . Ended up just having toast last night as too tired


O Offer help and be kind (inc to self) - being kind to self - nap when I got in yesterday and then a much needed early night. Offered advice to a colleague who has their child taking grammar school entrance test in Sept
D Debt or savings payments should be made first - live on what is leftDay to day CCs repaid in full. All invig money paid to my 0% CC. £250 to savings. Rejigged some stuff and made a chunky pymt to my CC and also a pymt to BTL mtge. Another pymt made to CC yesterday :T
E Exercise Minimum of 3 times a week. Try to get outside every day. No
S Set all your budgets .
* Food - 336.39/450 (have inc takeaway in this but still a scary amount spent! :eek:)
* Fuel - 0/£70
* Toiletries - 2.55/£10
* Cleaning/ household 18.29/20 (bought new bath mat / pedestal mat for boys' bathroom)
* DIY & garden - 6/50 (not including the decking costs - from 'house maintenance and improvements account' as it is a big project)
* Social - 0/£125
* Clothing - 0/£50
* Gifts - 7/£20
S Someone is worse off than you. Donate . Monthly DD gone out for WWT. New CS bag started. Donation to Meningitis Now for non-uniform day and £10 to Cancer charity for friend doing race for life
E Every day check in Here
Y You are the most important person in your life. . Hence my early night last night - ensured I can cope with today!

Gratitudes:
* Lots more lovely strawberries from the garden
* My mum doing both school runs today
* An early night
* Chocolate buttons
* Claiming £85 cashback from tcb in TEsc0 vouchers - spent £40 of them yesterday, so paid £40 to CC

LavenderBee

Thrifty - thank you for wishing us all good sleep, it must have worked as the cat gave me an hour's lie in (4am rather than 3am )

Mothernerd - have you seen every single swimming lesson I've had by any chance? :rotfl:

indigo - Thinking of you today

Lauren - thank you for the swimming lesson recommendation; in a few years I'll be out-swum by a 3 year old!

We have the same issues with mess fees - I dread to think how much it costs DH over the year in total. He eats in there as he lives in single accommodation all week, which he has to pay for, fine; but it's all the extras and membership fees that's annoying. He pays £10 a month for newspapers for God's sake! No-one even flippin' reads them; and they do not all need to pay £120 a year for a few newspaper deliveries! Can't avoid it sadly. And that's before I get onto the obligatory £700 mess dress...

Anyway, spend day on groceries today, spent £23.92 on Lidl, monthly spend up to £88.14/£200. Have made a note never to go on a Thursday morning again; there was hardly anything to buy! Whole aisles were empty, there was brocolli all over the floor :huh: but yet there were still huge queues. It was like living in the communist block in the 80s (I imagine).

indigowarrior

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts. It was tough but, its done now. Now to begin my journey of recovery. x

Toni'sfriend

We're all here to help you on your way, Indigo xxx
Storm Hector certainly made his presence felt here today. We nearly got blown away walking through the park. Trees down, branches and leaves everywhere and a lonely council worker doing his best to clear it up. Greatly appreciated whoever he was.
So another small spendy day. Needed bread and Himself couldn't resist the half price strawberries in Aldi, We now have a HUGE bowl. I think I'll have to rehome some of them to the neighbours. Speaking of neighbours, the wee one's mother made a massive pot of curry last night so guess what we're having for dinner tonight? Maybe she would like some strawberries?
F0xh0les - I really feel for you. I am not anything like as bad but as soon as someone cuts grass I cannot stop sneezing.
Hope everyone is well. xxx

Toni'sfriend

Manged to avoid the first game of the World Cup. Not sure that I'm going to be quite so lucky with Spain/Portugal tomorrow night!

indigowarrior

A Ask yourself 'Is this necessary?' Before purchasing anything. Everything I bought today was necessary. When you make a 'to do' list (is it realistic or even possible);made a todo list for today, but then failed to consult it...oops. Carryover to tomorrow.

J June challenge runs from 1st June to 30th.Light target and today is my exception so 7/10


U Use the food you have in the cupboards, fridge and freezer to base your meals on. Meal plan (for the month or for a few days at a time, whichever suits). Cook from scratch (short cuts permitted if you are feeling stressed) food made from stores for lunch and dinner... Went to mcdonalds with the girls and bought some junk food for after,I am not including it as a spend as I am grieving. Back on it tomorrow though.

N No takeaways, coffee, chip or pie shop purchases..


E Eating well is a form of self respect. Comfort food
O Offer help and encouragement to other turtles and people you meet. Be kind to everyone, especially yourself. Waves pompoms wildly encouragingly!! Donated 4 bags of pasta and 2 jars of pasta sauce to food bank.

D Debt or savings payments should be made first - live on what is left 0.72p to savings jar

E Exercise according to your programme or your ability. Minimum of 3 times a week. Try to get outside every day. Walking to Tesco

S Set all your budgets before the start of the month. Food, travel, social, diy, other. Budget resets in a week. Waiting until tomorrow to revise it due to assessment period.

S Someone, somewhere is worse off than you. Donate to the local food bank or other charity of your choice. Clear some of your clutter and donate the goods to charity. Done

E Every day check in is recommended, especially when things go wrong. Here.

You are the most important person in your life. You are your own longest term investment. You matter. Read this and the daily quotes, take on anything you find relevant and helpful, ditch the rest.Thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts today is a sad day but, I am here to survive it and will continue to try and get well for my angels. I will miss them forever.