NST May 2019: May merriment

misstara

Make a budget and stick to it. No new spends to update.

Enjoy the month. Nothing for today here.

Read. Going to read a few chapters before bed.

Reduce, reduce and reduce some more. Nothing here today either.

Increase, increase and increase even more. Shift for 2nd job after main job so long day but extra pennies .

Move it! 13,000 steps achieved today .

Post 3 gratitudes every day. Earning extra cash, coffee, good shifts at work.

No! Nothing here.

Think of others. Helped out a colleague.

16 NSD. 3/16

Pay to your debt/savings FIRST and live off the rest. £1 extra paid to the debt.

Plan the month. Still not done this .

Check in every day. I'm here again .

Fmess

Make a budget
Need to do this today. I have been spending for over a week without looking at what my budget is so it won’t be pretty but hopefully salvageable.

Enjoy life definitely doing this at the moment, loving simple pleasures like being at home and in the garden.

Read plan to finish the book I started on holiday.

Reduce, reduce and reduce some more definitely doing this. I am eating up the contents of the freezer and have done an inventory of all toiletries. I have also started buying eco friendly toilet paper - no plastic packaging and made from recycled office paper

Increase, increase and increase even more. Doing this as above

Move it! . Just got a new Fitbit that I can use in the pool and it’s so motivating. Did 19,000 steps yesterday too.

Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. Let’s make May a month of being grateful for all that we have. Post 3 gratitudes every day. Grateful yesterday for my home, the weather being sunny, if cool, and my dogs keeping me company.

No! . Done

Think of others.Be kind. Smile. Talk to a neighbour. Donate to charity or the foodbank. http://www.trusselltrust.org/
I have befriended an old lady across the street and last week installed her new WiFi router and did her mobile top up for her as she can’t hear the automated voices clearly on the phone.

1 SFD so far. Hopefully today will be number 2

[Deleted User]

Good morning everyone:)

Make a budget and stick to it. Still noting every spend, and the last 2 days have been no spend.

Enjoy the month. Still treating myself to the box set.

Read Reading mse stuff.

Reduce, reduce and reduce some more. One thing a day out, and shredding paperwork everyday.

Increase, increase and increase even more. Will have a think.

Move it! Had a lazy day yesterday, but will work on this a bit more from today.

Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. Today, I'm grateful that it's Sunday, for time to just potter today and for my cup of tea.

No! Nothing new coming in.

Think of others. Not done anything specific, but just trying generally to see others points of view.

Have a good day all

bln x

crazy_cat_lady

Morning all :coffee:
Good news is that the police have found my ex, alive and 'well'. Goodness knows what will happen next but I've been told as much as I need to know - he's no longer my concern, and this is why we divorced. I can tell the kids that he's fine.
Didn't get my nsd yesterday - I ended up buying a bag of crisps while I was out because I was starving, and then during girls drunken evening in last night we ordered in a Chinese takeaway. I must have been drunk because I was determined not to get a takeaway. I'm trying to diet and I had loads of food in the fridge.
My head also seems to confirm my drunkenness...
I'm tutoring today, but other than that I need a relaxing day as I'm quite tired.
Yesterday's gratitudes include good friends and family that make me laugh, getting out and about during the day for a bit of a walk and managing to spot a beautiful rainbow.
Today I'm pleased that my ex is alive and well so I can let the kids know.

greent

Haven't checked in for a few days - was stupidly tired come Fri night. Some 'bad' spends over the weekend.

Grateful for:
* getting washing dry on the line
* sorting sister's bday present and a catch up with her and gorgeous nephew
* a few more things leaving the house one way or another

dolly84

Went to a shopping centre yesterday, first time I have shopped like this for a few years and I am happy not to do it again for a few more. Bought DD 3 school shirts (very, very hard to get hold of these at the moment), also got DH some new summer pj's, both were budgeted for and came in on budget. Used the £5 off a £20 spend on the Mc'donalds app and everyone except me had that for lunch. Also bought some indian snacks to go with our YS dahl for supper.



DH returned a pair of sunglasses he bought earlier in the week, they were £15 Timberland ones but were just cheap plastic imo and he is forever breaking them, he bought 3 pairs for £4.50 in Primark (I loathe this place) the quality was no worse than the Timberland ones but I just wish he didn't break them, I've had the same pair 10 years or more.

apple_muncher

Fmess - when I am old, I'd like to have a neighbour like you.


Ccl - a relief to hear about ex being found. Phew.


Greent - how old is your little nephew now?


Dolly - I loathe shopping centres too. Just so overwhelming.

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no-one alive who is Youer than You.
(Thanks to whoever it was who quoted this at the start )

Shrewbie

CCL glad your ex is ok.

chocolatelover thank you for the info! I'm going to order one next week.

Budget - slipped off the wagon… but determined that today will be my first NSD

Enjoy the month - cancelled a social engagement yesterday to walk by myself and have some thinking time!

Move it - walked 16K yesterday which I don't think I've ever done before. All the way up the longest street in Madrid (from my house) and back again.

Grateful - grateful that my littlest sister has been getting in contact to tell me about her GCSE revision (we've had a bit of a distant relationship in the past, perhaps in part due to the fact she is so much younger than me, and I'm hoping to get closer to her)

hope everyone has a lovely bank hol weekend!! (I'm back to work tomorrow:()

apple_muncher

Which street was it Shrewbie?

f0xh0les

Morning Turtles.
NSD 2
Today I have no idea what is going on.
DS4 is delighted with his beanbag, apparently it is what has been missing from his life (he announced grandly). Oh to be 9 again when a beanbag is the pinnacle of your wants and dreams.

Gratitudes for yesterday:
stumbling on said beanbag

markets (2kg strawbs for £2!!)
dh making lunch