NST February 2020

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

Hi everyone
I achieved another NSD today and have looked back and this is my 11 NSD
I had a good day at work, helpful IT guy sorted my laptop so i can work from home.  Had good meeting with my boss.  Went to exercise class this evening which is prepaid.
Relaxed with some TV watching after exercise class.
Gratitudes:
Helpful and patient IT guy
Great exercise session
cosy bed 
Deni x

ditty1234

Hi just want to share a little celebration dance as am actually coming out of February on budget, the car sucked up a bulk of it - again, but my sports, clothes and entertainment budget came in with £30 left - so I will give that to ds towards his new shoes. That will make him happy.  I don't buy him shoes outright as he is very picky and want expensive shoes - so it requires a bit of fundraising and consideration from his side. He doesn't work at the moment so he does things like wash his dads car, sell stuff on dep0p etc, so a but of a MSE'er in the making! He has also learnt to bring his sandwiches to his training after the club rooms were taken over by a cafe - so his bacon bap's are now 3.50 as opposed to £2. 
And less MSE I am celebrating to only work half a day of cover, as I really needed this morning off. Have a great tuesday.

greent

Get well soon Wishes to all poorly turtles!

NSD 11 yesterday. Thankful for longer daylight hours, a nice plasterer coming to quote, batch cooked food making life easier, buds on the fruit trees

dolly84

Get well soon poorly people.  There seems to have been so many cold viruses this winter, DH and the kids seem to have one after the other. 

Will do a proper check in later as I need to get cracking with some painting in DS's room.

Siebrie

Grateful for:

- nice friend flying in from Africa and cooking us dinner (she insisted.....), and taking the bag she'd stored in our attic two years ago to her sister's where she is staying.

- lovely weather today

- dds having a good time at my parents', keeping in touch over whatsapp.

On the trip back home on Sunday, I tuned into all the local or regional radio stations, avoiding the national ones. Some lovely and funny local dialect songs, some techno (really, how can anyone enjoy that?), quite a few golden oldies  

If the weather keeps up, husband and I will take a walk in central Brussels, which is now all pedestrian area and I haven't been to for about four years.

Calling14

Hi turtles,

Yesterday I ended up in Lidlee realised I needed butter as well as milk, got lots of fruit to avoid any more colds, small spend £8.

Still eating home made leftover veg soup for lunch, it tastes lovely but thank heavens I am not eating it again tomorrow.

Off work for 2 days, hopefully no snow and I can get to Manchester for my mini break with a gig as well.

I seem to have been given all the naff jobs in work no one else wants to do today. Muppet that I am said yes I will sort them out.

Grateful for

Few days off work

Hosta shoots appearing

Heating and hot water.

Calling14

Still laughing at Mothernerd sat on Iggle Piggle

mothernerd

Calling14 said:

Still laughing at Mothernerd sat on Iggle Piggle

Well Bob the Builder has a bulldozer thing on the front.

f0xh0les

Happy St Pancake's day to all, dh pancaked the kids as a surprise when we got home from the school run / dentists. 

Very happy little soldiers. Dh now realises making them pancakes is endless and thankless and why I do not do them more often.  Hollow legs and speedy forks 'round here.  They did thank him really, but only after all the batter had run out. 

Today was NSD 14.

Got up at 6, did the school run, went back to bed, got up at 1.30, ate, did the school run, ate one dmall pancake, and dh is cooking supper tonight so I am off the clock.  Feeling much more human in the last 2 hours (fingers crossed).  Really think spending most of the last 48 hours under a duvet has helped.  And, as an added bonus, I have lost another lb. which makes 6lbs this month.

Still well within budget, with 2 days left til payday.

Keep warm if the weather with you is nasty, we have had blue skies and sunshine for most of the day over here, but has just started to rain, again.

greent

I miss DS1 today - he is the only other member of this household who lives 'traditional' (ie: not American) pancakes I may make a half sized batter mix later for me (have worked out the calories to do so ) but it's not the same..... 

Small spend in Tesc0 today - needed thick cut ham for DH's lunches (I bought wafer thin for me at the weekend and he doesn't like it - not that I care - it's mine!), some olive oil and onions. Found some YS duck, so that's gone in the freezer (yum) for another time Still on NSD 11, I believe. Not that I'm fussed - we had plenty left over in the account this month (yippee - something's working!! - think running down food supplies really helped) , so transferred some to savings and a small OP.

Have Zumba-ed my way around today and yesterday - over 50mins each time, so about the same time as a class, but for free in my own home Tomorrow I am working though - it's an inset day, so it's training/ a workshop for us - with free breakfast and lunch no Zumba-ing - it shall be a rest day May sing in the car along the motorway, though

Grateful for: NHS (poorly family member), birdsong, daffs flowering in the garden