NST February frugality and frolics

mothernerd

SpekySquarehead wrote: »

After a delayed start, yesterday was my first NSD.

However..

I have a work trip to London tomorrow, for 3 days, which I'll need to pay my own way and then claim back on expenses. So I don't think I'll manage my lofty target this month given the poor start in the first week. I'll keep trying though!

"Turtles don't fail although we might not meet all our targets"
Keep going, you may surprise yourself. Keep munching the frogs. If you can claim all the expenses back from work, I could disregard them (ie distinguish between work expenditure and personal expenditure), I don't lose a SFD for going shopping if it's mum's shopping and mum's money.

XSpender

SpekySquarehead wrote: »

After a delayed start, yesterday was my first NSD.

However..

I have a work trip to London tomorrow, for 3 days, which I'll need to pay my own way and then claim back on expenses. So I don't think I'll manage my lofty target this month given the poor start in the first week. I'll keep trying though!

I don't count my almost daily work expenses which include food, accommodation, fuel, taxis etc. as me spending money as I am just 'lending' it to work for a few weeks until they pay me back

That NSD is still within your reach

mothernerd

A few Chinese proverbs

When written in Chinese, the word Crisis is composed of two characters.
One represents Danger, the other represents Opportunity

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.

Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself.

Change how you see and see how you change.

Change is a process not an event.

The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.

mothernerd

Feeling those exercises today - everyone could hear my creaky knees yesterday. Trying to think what to take to mum's (to do) but may just concentrate on her cupboards (and finding space for all the Christmas stuff that is not going back in the attic).

Will try to rest more, get my ankles up higher (I'm older, it's going to take longer - accept it and move on). Will take apple and a large blueberry yoghurt and keep out of the biscuit tin, round up any remaining salady bits (will use mum's tuna and I included a pack of wraps on her order) and find my code book (it's got internet passwords in - not necessarily the current ones) so I can do a bit of admin.

Have asked (forcefully) DS3 to put stuff in the dishwasher (I emptied it which is his job) as there are a few things piling up.

f0xh0les

Another 2 frogs off the list!
Redbush teabags are in the teens now - I may be rid by the end of the weekend.
I may be skint for the rest of the month, but I will be warm and skint, with working central heating and a list with fewer frogs upon it. I need to find things to do to stop me spending any money, so I have been busy in the front garden with my saw, and now the problematic door-frog has been dismembered and the binmen just took it away as it fit in my bin (mixed materials so if I took it to the tip they would have made put it in the domestic waste skip). So it really is turning into Fix-It-February.

Shrewbie

Hi everyone! I've caught up on posts after 3 days of moving flat and settling into my new place. I have been feeling a little down because the guy I was seeing and I have decided to call it a day... but.... having more time in the morning (an under 10 minute walk to work) and my own space (have been living with friends for the past month) has cheered me up no end and I'm now trying to think positively about everything. What has helped also is reading Mothernerd's inspiration and foxhole's squirrel antics haha

Yesterday was NSD 1/18 for me. Today won't be as I need to stock up on some food for the rest of the week, only did a small shop last weekend. I am feeling like I may be coming down with something so going to hibernate a la mothernerd for the rest of the week. :T

aimeemum

NSD for me today - 2 so far and tomorrow should be another one as I'm having a 'day off' and cleaning my house and doing some decluttering. Today I took some old stuff to the tip/chariy shop so I'm feeling a bit smug

Kerry_Woman

Shrewbie - Great news about moving into your new place. Congrats. Sorry to hear your other news regarding your relationship.
NSD today - 4/20.
Walked through the park to and from gp appointment. Saw another gp, not impressed generally with his attitude. Have been put back onto anti depressants. Going back in 3 weeks to the other gp who I have been seeing.
Stayed in the rest of the day. Tried to deal with a few more frogs, started them. Have put a couple of things aside for cs and somethings that can go into the communal recycling bin.
Done some self care.

dolly84

Kerry_Woman wrote: »

Shrewbie - Great news about moving into your new place. Congrats. Sorry to hear your other news regarding your relationship.

ditto.


ponypal - ouch, hope you are OK.


Today was a NSD as was yesterday. Have worked today and am feeling very tired right now courtesy of the water company digging up the road all night. They turned the leak off mid morning then came out at 7pm to dig up, at 4.30 am they left after making a hell of a racket all night.


Yesterday afternoon I did a 6 mile circular run, at the 5 mile mark I found the road had been cordoned off by the police due to a RTA, the CSO at the cordon would not let me pass, cue a massive row during which he threatened to arrest me which I would have let him do had I had time. It was ridiculous, the accident was on the opposite side of the road and I had no choice but to go back 5 miles with no option of a shortcut as I had to go back to the next motorway bridge to get home. I was fuming and boy did he know it, I have made an official complaint.

System

Hi turtles just checking in

SD today for me, needed some veg (I’m addicted but used a voucher so only paid a couple of quid)

Mothernerd : I found myself a couple of years back in a dark time and found lists helped, a routine, texting or chatting to a good friend. I now find basic yoga on you tube and the free Oak meditation app a massive help plus the odd positive podcast like the platform. I found if I had something to focus on and aim for, this stopped me from losing my Zazz and entering the black hole, my focus was learning to walk again. Now it’s savouring nature so one day I can run in the forest, I’d love to do it again and used to find it so calming and amazing.

Ps leftovers, found cauliflower rice ate it but hated it :rotfl: