Nst november in new york

laurenh1

MSE swallowed my first, quite long post this morning so I will make this short & sweet.


NSD today, putting me on 8/20. Made a little extra cash yesterday by doing some sewing for someone & stuck it upstairs in my savings jar for next weekend when we go to Beamish- going to treat us all to fish & chips.

My long walk Into town proved fruitful, literally, as a very kind lady had put a bucket of cooking apples out with a sign saying to help yourself, I took a few for an apple crumble which I will do this week.

Had a chat to hub about our savings & paying off the car & how I can do both but sacrafices will need to be made . I can't do both of those things and pull new Tv's out of my hat whenever he requests, I'm not a miracle worker :rotfl:


I hope everyone's has a good weekend & if not , Monday is a good oppertunity to start again

plumduff55

NSD - That's me on 8/20 nsds.

ORGANISE - i have a "to do" list for next week and am going to absolutely definitely stick to it ......... I hope

ENJOY - I have enjoyed a really lazy day today.

MAKE - I froze individual portions of Philadelphia cheese and Greek yoghurt as I knew I wouldn't use them before BBE dates.

EXERCISE - I'm afraid no exercising today.

NOW - Not so healthy eating today and I've just finished a drambuie and packet of crisps 😮

NO - No takeaways at all.

EXTRA - Sorry

YOU - Dinner was roast chicken, swede and carrot mash and gravy previously frozen and thawed today. I only had to cook roast potatoes in the actifry. Dessert was Greek youghurt and frozen raspberries that have been hiding in the freezer since last year. Tasted fine 🤞.

OUTSIDE - About 2 minutes running from car to mums house.

REPORT - I'm here

KINDNESS - yes, done some acts of kindness today

I feel my report card should say " must try harder" xx

Saving_Glut

Second entry for today as Frog #3 is complete!

Eat those frogs:
Frog #1 has been eaten! Spent quite a longtime advertising toys I decluttered last week. I do hope at least some of these sell as I did forgo a cycle on a beautiful day to do so! However, it feels good to at least have tried.
Frog #2: Complete taxes, so close but not there yet!
Frog #3: Bought advent calendars for 9 nieces and nephews. Phew! Glad that’s done! Came out of Xmas budget as I will only see two before Xmas and these are early Xmas presents. Think I will have bagged £8ish in cash back, but should know next week.

mothernerd

Day 12


I think everyone's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.
Jonny Depp

Being rude is easy. It does not take any effort and is a sign of weakness and insecurity. Kindness shows great self-discipline and strong self-esteem. Being kind is not always easy when dealing with rude people. Kindness is a sign of a person who has done a lot of personal work and has come to a great self-understanding and wisdom. Choose to be kind over being right and you'll be right every time because kindness is a sign of strength.


Troubles don't come alone. They like to arrive in groups.


I am such an Autumn person. Give me a quiet cosy spot with a view of the changing leaves on a crisp late September day, a warm drinkand a good book and I will be all in my glory.


I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not
Kurt Cobain


There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe.
Frank Zappa


When I die I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do
Jimi Hendrix




Today's inspiration was brought to you by the colours of the autumn leaves and some ageing hippies.


Serendipity. Just saw a sign that said "Welcome to my loose interpretation of clean."

GlendaSugarbean

Still on 5 NSDs, but I did manage a run and the weekly grocery shop yesterday

Hugs to those suffering from aches and pains.

Maisie_M

Day 11 – sorry forgot to check in last night

So sorry to hear about those who are unwell - hope you get better soon.


NSDs - 7/15
ORGANISE your time. really pleased with how much I got done this weekend and still managed to have some down time for going to the cinema with DS and also cross stitching
VALUES – needed to spend quality time with youngest DS at the cinema
ENJOY yourself. yes the Grinch was really funny and had a giggle with DS whilst waiting on DH to come out of Bohemian Rapsody
MAKE an inventory of the food in your cupboards, fridge and freezer. Plan your meals around what you have. – mmm okay I think this may have to be one of my Frogs. To be honest I kind of know whats in there but I would like to gut and clean the cupboards before Christmas
BUDGETS should be set before the start of the month - Food, travel, socialising, personal. done as had a small food spend as I forgot to but something for me and also water for DS for the pictures and I refuse to pay cinema prices
EXERCISE 4 times a week, 20 minutes a day. 117 active minutes
RULES The more rules you can follow, the more you will save/ have for debt reduction. – fingers crossed

IN case of emergency Add any items you might need (torch, shovel for snow, old carpet for traction, extra coat or blanket) to your car boot. hubby is getting all the stuff ready for the new car
Stock up with generic painkillers, cold and flu meds - to do
NOW is always the right time to start. no alcohol again

NO takeaways, coffee shops, vending machines, canteens unless for a special event. took own snacks to cinema
EVERYONE should know their debt free date. savings date 2021/2.
WINTER proof your home, if you haven't already done so. nothing more done on this so far

YOU should cook from scratch when you can. all meals home cooked today including a very scrummy lasagne for last night
OUTSIDE It may be cold but wrap up warm and make the most of the available light. none
REPORT regularly (daily is best) here
KINDNESS costs nothing – bought things for the Provosts childrens appeal


Frogs
1. Clean out food cupboards and freezers for Christmas and do an inventory

2. Finish decorating the bathroom
3. Gut DS1 bedroom and try and find passport which has gone missing since he last used it

XSpender

NSDs - 3/10 still on 3 as spent yesterday on some bits off the Christmas list, Only expecting another 2 this week as I start ordering DS Christmas gifts and DH and I are going shopping on Wednesday to buy DS main present

ORGANISE your time - #1 Frog - DS has a matured saving bond that is just sitting there (for 18 months:eek:) and I have researched and decided what to do with it, just need to visit bank this week to set it up.

Also made a start on clearing front bedroom and on Christmas lists. Checked when parentals are visiting at Christmas and passed on ideas for DS gifts that will be easy for them to get locally

VALUES - Carpet debt overpayment pot is growing nicely

ENJOY yourself – An enjoyable hour in the shopping centre with DH and DS while they traded in games and bought things with their own money and we picked up a couple of things off the Christmas prep list

MAKE an inventory not started yet and need to make some space before the hoards descend at Christmas

BUDGETS – YNAB updated.

EXERCISE - walked the dog around the rugby pitch several times

RULES – sticking to 'em

IN case of emergency – still need screewash and a fleece in car

Stock up with generic painkillers, cold and flu meds – need some lemsip [STRIKE]and a woolly hat for me![/STRIKE] Found a hat in a drawer I thought I'd lost!!!!

NOW – lost 1.4lb this week and have eaten better generally and apart from a small portion of chicken yesterday 100% veggie

NO takeaways – None

EVERYONE Aiming for June 2021 (while I'm still 50) at the latest

EXTRA income – none but did decide to Mu21c Magp13 all our old CDs and DVDs

WINTER proof your home – Still need to rehang dining room and breakfast room curtains and set h1ve schedule

YOU should cook from scratch - not really

OUTSIDE – watching DS rugby training

REPORT – here I am!

KINDNESS - bought my DMIL a gift just because we knew she would love it

f0xh0les

apple_muncher wrote: »

f0xh0les - how did you manage a bath for 2 hours? Were you a wrinkly prune afterwards?

Cowardice mostly Apple (the kids really were being badly behaved and it was either opt out or cry) a full cylinder tank of hot water, conditioner, and a book.

thriftylass

Hello,

Had a rather quiet weekend. Did some shopping, ended up being £22 over my weekly budget (lower this month anyway due to 5 week month) as DD needed tights and we did one unplanned top up shop. But overall my spending is much more in control this month due to the improved food inventories etc.

But I also paid 50p to DS's school collection for the privilege of 3 no-uniform-days. That plus 2 inservice days saved me a week's worth of ironing .

Additionally I had to spend £3.99 on eBay as our toilet roll springy holder thingy broke. But rather than replacing the whole holder (would be hard to find one that matches our lovely golden bathroom furniture, lol) I found just the plastic bit. Still get amazed at what you can buy on eBay.

The weather was the opposite to the forecast so we ended up having a couch day in the sunshine (were expecting it to rain any hour) and Sun we ventured out in the rain for DS school project trying to find hidden tunnels in the city. Otherwise didn't get much done and the house is a bit of a mess but I'll sort that throughout the week.

laurenh1

Hi lovelies,


Hope you're all having a good start to the week.



Today is NSD #9.
Organise- got up early & did some ironing/ got ahead with my house work.

Values- got hub to drop my lunch off at work as I forgot it, I almost ran to the shop but then I remembered my car & my lack of budget. Which is still at £105.
Winter proof- got the blankets out. Also thought I might knit my boys a throw each for their rooms. They already have a couple but they always get used.

Need to do my meal plan tonight. Also made a list of frogs, the first of which is to sort my kids toys out-- I will do that tonight!


Off to look at a school tonight for my LO. Terrifying. :eek:


Hugs to all those feeling rubbish!! :A