NST December: Festive Fun

apple_muncher

Deni- great news on your new job.

Dolly - sorry to hear about your neighbour.
Calling - yay! to seeing your dd again!

ditty1234

Today I am just thankful for feeling thankful. I feel a bit sad I have stepped down from exercise, but I have no drive what so ever. I don't even want to see people from the running club. I just want to sit on the couch in the dark with the Christmas tree and the dog. That is what I am grateful for afternoons in the dark. I only get that with my cover job - as am home by 4pm and guilt free until about 5.15 or 5.30. So I'm almost out of time, but this quiet hour should be a human right.

NSD yesterday so I think it's 6/15.

crazy_cat_lady

Hey :wave:
I'm finally starting to feel like a human being again after feeling blimming rotten for the past week. I think I can put kidney infection pain almost up there with the pain of being in labour :cool: Have completely lost track of nsd's while I've been unwell so no idea where I'm at with that. 3 more work days to go - although I can't complain as I had 3 days off last week.
Lots of present wrapping still to do, but I'm still recovering so evenings are all about resting and relaxing as far as I can.
Lots of love Toni'sfriend and dolly - it always seems even more poignant losing people at this time of year. It's 2 years today since my favourite cousin died (of sepsis) and I still spend a lot of the day very tearful thinking what a waste of life - he was only 46.
Also feel a bit like I have even more in common with you lot than I thought. I too am an horrific comfort eater. If only it were that easy to 'eat less and move more' eh?

lcc86

Foodbank/charity donation - waiting for the second DD to go through, Crisis donation done.
Eat well - have been good today, trying to be more mindful of my food intake.
Savings/debt repayment - done.
Treat yourself - nothing today.
Invitations - no further invitations. Work Xmas do tomorrow, tbh will be glad to get it out of the way! More excited about going to Olympia horse show afterwards tbh!
Very merry Christmas - wrote my final card, just need to post it in the morning. Xmas party tomorrow but work colleagues aren't really my cup of tea.
Exercise - went for another walk this morning and a quick resistance band workout.

Fun - nothing today, looking forward to tomorrow evening though!
Understand what motivates you.
NSDs - Aim for 15 NSDs. Up to 9/15. Tomorrow will be a spend day as catching the train into work and then into London. Xmas do is paid for but I have a feeling I may spend at Olympia!

f0xh0les

Calling - hope you have a wonderful time with your daughter home.
Dolly - sorry about your neighbour.


Well I am on NSD .... 5!!!!!! made it! yay! :T

Spent the day waiting in for the postman, who made it to me 5 minutes before I had to leave on the afternoon school run. Another parcel was delivered earlier on though, just not one of mine. So I spent the day in the living room (in case I missed a barely there tap on the door rather than them using the very loud bell) wrapping the few small bits I have, and making myself laugh with a bit of recycled metallic wrapping paper origami, and 'he' is currently residing in the Xmas tree. His body is a box of turkish delight, and there was excess wrap, but I was loathe to cut it up as it is not recyclable, and so gets used year after year. So I modelled the rest of the wrap into a neck, head, and beak, and stuck two boggly eyes on it, and an address label sticker as a beak. He is sitting in the tree, I can see his eyes glinting in the fairy lights as he observes DH. We will play the 'how long until he notices' game. More Duck than partridge though.

I have to sit in and wait for another parcel to be redelivered tomorrow so any spends should be low. But still, only 5 NSDs is a bit rubbish of me. Not sure what is going on this month, anyone would think it was Xmas! :rotfl:

Bank account is looking healthy though. Long may it continue.

Keep warm turtles, it is looking cold,:snow_grin:snow_laug wet, and blustery the next few days. :coffee::coffee: and :bdaycake: under the:xmastree: once we are all dried off again.

8 days until we are all Master-level Money Saving Wizards again.

Keep on getting better every day CCL. Sorry you miss your trip tomorrow.

apple_muncher

I have an inkling of an idea for Jan, so will offer now to run it. Equally, am happy to postpone my inkling if another turtle has a more fully fledged idea. Just say!

dolly84

deni - I hope the new job is everything you want it to be.
apple - I'm happy with you doing January.
ccl - hopefully you will be completely recovered by Christmas.
Toni'sFriend - belated birthday wishes.


Grocery shop is arriving this morning so I will be trying to cram some more stuff into the freezer, it seems to be mainly full of pots of hm soup and stewed apples. Got one tub of stewed apple out to eat this week on my porridge but I think I will actually make crumble with it today instead. Also took my hm seeded loaf out last night and have just had two slices of that with raspberry jam and it was gorgeous - simple pleasures.


Dog has been walked already but will need a longer walk later and I plan to run too so plenty of fresh, frigid air for me.

mothernerd

Inkle away apple. I was feeeling that I 'ought to' volunteer but I'm struggling a bit and trying to ditch the 'shoulds, oughts and have tos' where I can. It's only temporary, as always I will bounce back but one less thing to worry/ feel guilty about is all to the good. I enjoy your challenges - in fact all the challenges, we all bring different qualities to the thread and many thanks to anyone who takes on a month.



Hugs dolly and anyone else in need of one. Happy birthday Toni'sfriend.


Couldn't find the phone charger (think I found the lead but it had become detatched from the plug) so once I turned the laptop off I didn't know what time it was. Okay I'll check with the church clock once I'm outside - could barely see the tower let alone the clock (wreathed in fog).


Bought a sandwich (sorry no breakfast as I am using stuff up before my food order arrives - I bought a pack of bread buns from the ys stuff so I could make my own later), crossed the road (via 3 crossings) to the nearest bus stop - there is one they should stop at but rarely do.


Specialist weight management appointment went well. I hadn't lost more weight but hadn't gained any either, which given the whirlwind of activity, minor crises and poor health of the last 6 weeks I'm taking as a win.


They were very positive and pleased with me - my activity levels are up, I'm keeping my mental health in good order, moved several 'situations' on - really pleased about getting the table up even if it's worktop height (still a win) and even taking a step back, putting myself first and decideing what was really important to me (prioritising my table over accommodating more of beloved's gadgets and making arrangements to meet DS1 and his wife when I thought the chance had gone). They also thought my more fun and more socialising (only a few people at a time, not going to start attending the disco).



Caught the bus back to the town centre as I wanted to buy mum some half buckets but couldn't find any. I saw some 1001 (mum says it's ancient) at the back of her cupboard when I was finding spaces for some stored items (cleaner has to have different products for every single job).
I was hoping to have a go at cleaning her upholstery - mum has plans which involve antimacassars as well as the curious half covers she's already got. If I can get the worst bits cleaner for Christmas I'll be happy (although I think both of us have reached the it either gets done or not and it doesn't matter - mum said yesterday I should just hide the remaining stuff in the cupboards I've cleared until next year).


Found the multi-charger, gathered the things I was taking with me (including a portion of curry and spring greens/ cabbage from from the fridge) and went to mum's. Set the phone on charge, had a go at the embroidery I want to finish. Made a good effort, fog had given way to sunshine so light was better then it has been for weeks. However I took a break and then my eyes were too tired to start again, so think it will have to be postponed (the recipients don't know about it).


Finished reading my book (less than 20 pages), wrapped a parcel for mum, delivered that and 3 remaining neighbour's cards and brought 4 more home with me for posting. I took mum's tree down off the wardrobe (the smaller one fit inside a cupboard and no way were they going back in the attic after last year) but hadn't the energy to put it up.


Food delivery arrived and I put most of the veg, milk, soft drinks and part baked rolls in the shed to keep cool (that was my exercise for the day - last two trips were so difficult I nearly went to get mum's walker to trundle the stuff).


So lots that didn't get done but important stuff done. We have food for Christmas, we have things to make more food. I'm hoping to cook the turkey crown and leg of lamb on Friday, put the tree up, make mum's new bed up (unless the cleaner does it) and tidy/ hide things in cupboards. Mum was supposed to be taken out next Monday (changed to Sunday) so I thought that would be prep day - chopping and peeling, making up my own dips and salads. I have brought home the list of food that was delivered so I can remind myself what I planned to do with stuff.


Last week mum said what nice salads I made - she just shoves stuff on the plate. I have noticed her appetite is a bit low atm so I keep buying easy stuff that will tempt her. I've been adding a few grapes to her salads and made sure she has inviting fruit and yoghurts in (and she loves nuts - I bought salted peanuts but have hidden them for now).


Had a phone call from DS1 when I got home (got told off for 'never checking my messages' - no I'm just not permanently welded to a phone that relays them) and we've finalised plans for Thursday. Just got to battle the chaos here and wait for deliveries (and find something to eat until the food arrives - I have 3 bread bins, a portion of curry sauce and a few end of life tomatoes. I might have to have tinned soup and rice pudding, yum.


For yesterday I'm grateful for good progress in losing weight (getting all my ducks in a row is the hard part, I know what I should and shouldn't be doing/ eating), for having food in at mum's (other than soup and sausages) and for meeting DS1 and d-i-l on Thursday.


I have 3 bread buns not bins - various other mistakes but I've already corrected a lot.

f0xh0les

Only 13 days left until we hit the Roaring Twenties!!
I wonder if apple is going to make us get our Flappers on. Haircuts and fringing.

New decade, new mindset, new goals.

I am still waiting in for this poxy parcel to be delivered.

Need to shop, so will remain on NSD5

Toni'sfriend

Thank you all for the birthday wishes.

Apart from a little bit of cooking I've done absolutely nothing today but I haven't spent any money so that's good.

Tomorrow will be a different story. Lots to do.