NST May 2019: May merriment

Kerry_Woman

indigowarrior - Sending you hugs.
NSD today - 6/20.
Grateful for:
Friend agreeing to do a personal reference for me that the agency requested as I had a break from work for 4 months and they needed a reference from a friend/acquaintance.
Spending time around a friend's place for a couple of hours.
7th day of not playing computer games.

apple_muncher

Also sending you hugs indigo. It's a really hard thing that you did.


Today I am grateful for sunshine, for planting out my sunflowers, for nearly - oh, so nearly - finishing some paperwork, for a workout and a swim, for dd having a much better time of it at school.

Lauralozzle

Yesterday was a spend day, as we went food shopping. Not spent too much and it's all out of the grocery budget.

Today was a NSD so I'm on 3/16. Tomorrow should also be a NSD as I'm working from home.

Back at work today, which was difficult as I had 0% energy to do anything and I was so slow. Stupid TOTM making me feel like poo!

Today I'm grateful for:
Pjs
DH cooking dinner
My kindle - which I have using

mothernerd

Hugs indigo.

I've had a good day. Morning appointment was a review of my weight management sessions so far. She hadn't realised I was walking without using the walker until I mentioned it. The arch supports and vitamin D tablets have both made such a difference. Still using the support bandage to help the ankle (makes my boot a little crowded - can't wear socks).

I said i was enjoying the exercise sessions and was doing a little more each time. I was told I was a good group member and made a valuable contribution. Not succeeded in all my goals but have improved from when I started. Should improve lots more now that I can move for the first time in nearly 5 months.

It was obvious that both my mood and my energy levels were improving.

The afternoon home visit went well, especially considering that the receptionist phoned to ask if the OT could come within the next half hour rather than at the appointed time. So a quite messy house but it was apparent that I was in the middle of routing out rubbish from hidden corners.

Discussed improved layout of front room - 2 items of furniture gone, one replaced by a smaller but more useful piece from my room which accommodates both the stuff from the old sideboard and the majority of the chinchilla stuff (only a couple of sacks that would be more trouble than it's worth to stuff them in the cubes and haul them out every time they are needed).

She could see the improvements in the kitchen (will improve more tomorrow when the small fridge is collected), the neatness of the shelves I had done and that getting stuff off and from under the table was a work in progress. I am still having to pace myself and stop when I'm tired and aching as I don't want more injuries or to aggravate the ones that are recovering.

Bedroom looked brilliant even though I hadn't had time for duvet stuffing and the encased pillows were piled up on the floor. Looked at the bathroom - i have turned down the offer of a bath seat but have accepted the offer of bath grab rails (one parallel to the shower fitting to be used for holding onto instead of the top of the towel rail, one on the opposite wall to help pull myself to a standing position/ holding when standing and a third diagonally above the bath - will help with getting off the bottom of the bath and higher than the side of the bath).

OT said I should be very pleased with what I had achieved. Will not be a third home visit unless I decided I want one - she will put a note in my file and I will be asked about it nearer the end of the exercise sessions. Must not buy a perching stool, she will get me one as soon as there is room for it.

Rested for a while, then went shopping. Wilco had the deck scrubber as a head which saved money, just have to hope that one of the many many broom stales I already have fits it. i have also bought a squeegy type mop - not keen on them but struggling with a proper mop so giving this a trial - only bought the $4 one (they went up to $20) and they have replacement heads. They also had a window cleaning set but will try this first. It's not as though I am short of things to do.

Went in 3 clothes shops (had previously visited 2 of them and 3 charity shops - don't have time to go to them all/ go to Mc) and summer isn't the time for buying plain black items. Spent $71 on a smart black jacket, a white cotton blouse and a black double layer chiffony vest top all things I will get lots of wear out of (saw a black dress but didn't 'love it' and not paying $45 for something that doesn't thrill me). I have black leggings including some fine cord ones. The blouse was sale price and I also bought two long tunics/ short dresses in blue (one $20 in the sale, one $8 from a discount shop - it had an evans label in). Using the dollar sign as i'm fed up writing pounds all the time. Trying not to hanker after the days I could just buy a men's dinner jacket from the cs - first one lasted over 10 years and then replaced it with another one which also lasted many years.

Other spends include bus fares, a small food shop (used all my sandwich stock), hayfever tablets and a puzzle book. Not necessarily needed but a small celebration.

Came home, put food in the oven and put out the bins. Relaxing now and will start on the kitchen/ mess tomorrow.

Today i am grateful for being able to move, for being happy about the things I have done and getting recognition from others (not insecure but it does help when you know you've worked hard but can't see the results) and for communications with DS1 and DS2.

sashanut

Hi all :j

Thought I had better check in as I have been on holiday since the 1st (still am).

Budget: Not done yet as still on my hols. Will definitely do when I get back in 5 days or so though.


Enjoy the month. Holiday is part of enjoying myself, so that's all good. Bit under the weather for the last 2 days though (not fair) but still managed out & about.

Read. Am currently reading 2 books & have finished one.

Reduce, reduce and reduce Reducing spends by not eating out as much as normal on hols & buying mostly YS food...old habits LOL. Now have enough food to last until we go back having hit MnS at an optimum time. Also most other shopping has been of the reduced variety, so much so that the cashier said 'that's for nothing' when I made my purchases today.


Increase ]Recycling necessary here as no council type waste collection (we're not here long enough to set one up) so have to go to the tip & pay, reasonable cost though.


Move it! Been moving - doing some maintenance here - painting until the weather got wet, it was lovely over the weekend & strangely was fine on the BH as well. Also out walking to various places.


Post 3 gratitudes every day Grateful for - seeing 2 robins this morning (together, I thought they were territorial), feeling better after a rough day yesterday, DH doing all the driving today.

No! Tricky as on hols but have been eating most meals at home, at least 2 per day. Did eat out today, but had YS desserts.

Think of others Talked to neighbour I hadn't met before & introduced myself to her & dog Bullet


16 NSD: Have actually managed ONE NSD despite being on holiday, yay go me! 1/16

Pay to your debt/savings FIRST OK

Plan the month: Don't tend to do this when at home, but doing it on holiday. Will continue when we get back.


Check in every day Oops - first check in, but will try for every day now.

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

Evening all; my update for today:

Budget - minimum spending on planned food items and petrol.

Enjoy the month. Will try not to let work get to me. Back to work, had good meeting about future direction - feel hopeful. Still big issues with boss but good support from colleagues.

Read. will be going to bed shortly to read .

Reduce, reduce and reduce some more. No Facebook. Most food from stores but bought oat crackers to go with lunch as had run out. Dried washing on the line

Increase, Increase walking - only had short walk at lunch, not done well on this today.

Move it! Not managed much today

Things I am grateful for today: supportive female colleagues; phone call from friend who made me laugh with her story of trying to get herself out of her Spanx! nice messenger chat with DD2

No! not spent much

Think of others. helped DD1 with prep for interview

Deni x

misstara

Make a budget and stick to it. No spends today.

Enjoy the month. Watched a few episodes of a series I've been wanting to watch for a while.

Read. Going to read a few chapters before bed.

Reduce, reduce and reduce some more. Curry from the freezer plus hm garlic flatbreads for tea.

Increase, increase and increase even more. Nothing to report here.

Move it! No exercise today.

Post 3 gratitudes every day. Laughs with an old colleague, yummy easy tea, not having to set an alarm for tomorrow.

No! Nothing here.

Think of others. Helped out at another service all day.

16 NSD. 5/16

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

Plan the month. Done.

Check in every day. I'm here again .

apple_muncher

The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you'll go.


Dr Seuss.


Enjoy your reading

dolly84

Kerry_Woman wrote: »

indigowarrior - Sending you hugs.
NSD today - 6/20.
Grateful for:
Friend agreeing to do a personal reference for me that the agency requested as I had a break from work for 4 months and they needed a reference from a friend/acquaintance.
Spending time around a friend's place for a couple of hours.
7th day of not playing computer games.

I had to provide references etc going back 10 years for my current temporary job, I have had breaks from work and because I don't claim benefits it is like I just disappear. You would think there would be something in place for SAHM's to prove where they have been easily, I ended up giving 5 years worth of bank statements, 1 for each month.

dolly84

Cold and wet here today. I am planning to make a curry for tea and I am going to do some flatbreads and hope they store in the fridge for a few hours, also doing mash to top the base of my vegan cottage pies for tea tomorrow. Lunch for work tomorrow is already in the fridge, there is a canteen at work but it is expensive and I just wouldn't anyway, a guy I work with was complaining that 2 slices of beans on toast and 1 sausage cost him £3.


Will be steam cleaning the floors, finishing cleaning the lounge, walking the dog, doing the school run and calling at the post office to get stamps for our passport documents - I am having to send them all separately and to 4 different locations.