Marvellous March's NSD Challenge!

cathybird

March

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

March results

AbundantBudget 8/10

beanielou 10/15

bloomfelt 10/20

cathybird 5/10

delta13 5/15

doingitanyway 10/16

Dottles1 8/12

Happy Monday 2/15
Honeysucklelou2 5/10

jammy dodger 11/20

karenccs67 1/15
kathy40uk 5/20

lifeatthekings 4/20
little_green 1/16
Money Choices 2/10
Moneybelle37 10/20

MoneysavingmadGem 12
Munchin 20
Optimistic Saver 20
shopaholicnumber1 12/20

short_bird 7/15

SuperSavingD 8/12

Thistimearound 10/12

TrushTush 10/25

Van_Girl 4/10

ALL WELCOME TO JOIN!

cathybird

Well done Van Girl, Dottles, jammy dodger, short bird, bloomfelt and SuperSavingD

cathybird

TrushTush said:

struggling now as our usual once a week shop is now having to go everyday to try and get things that are selling out too quickly! 
We definitely won't make target, which I know isn't actually important, but is frustrating nontheless.

I hope everyone is okay x

Even when March started you never could have foreseen how things would go with panic buying in the shops! It's really crazy. Re your target, TrushTush, it was really high to begin with - hard when life is normal, and now it's definitely not normal

cathybird

jammy_dodger said:

managed NSD  11/20   cathybird heard  the  local shops   continue  to  be  manic..
the soda  bread  was  really  lovely  and easier  to  make  as  no  second  proove  so wold  def  make again....Re  sourdough  ..I  Love   Love sourdough  but  when I  used  to make  my  own culture  I found  "keeping it  alive"  with a   daily  feed  of  flour  wasteful  when  I only  baked  twice  a  week .Do  you  use  your  own  starter ?  sorry if  post is off  piste 

I don't feed mine once a day - more like once a fortnight, I think - it does go a bit flat but it still works fine. I only make one loaf at a time though, maybe every five days or so, so the starter doesn't really get that depleted. I got it originally from a place where I did a baking course, three years ago? It is still going strong. I read somewhere that as long as it doesn't go mouldy it's still okay!

cathybird

It's 5/10 for me, at long last ... quiet this morning! Last night it was busy on here, I guess.

beanielou

Today will be no 11. 

shopaholicnumber1

Apologies for going awol ... strange times in already strange times!  In this midst of all this chaos my boss was made redundant, we're prepping to all work from home, universities cancelled for both offspring (along with eldest's Graduation ceremony and ball :-( ) and parents with health conditions gone into isolation... all in a few days.  Feel like I'm on overload as I'm sure many of us do.  Anyway, it's all good for the budget (although heaven knows where I'm going to find food for 3 people instead of just me as I expected for the next couple of weeks!).  Currently on 14/20.  Going to attempt a grocery shop on the way home tonight as will be retrieving offspring tomorrow, and to be honest, my normally strictly budgeted grocery shop will just have to be what it will be! Will be including a bottle of prosecco as it's my birthday tomorrow - so why not?!  

MoneysavingmadGem

Sorry Iv been awol, flew to NYC last Thursday for my oh 40th birthday Fri and luckily has flight booked for Mon eve so returned fine. However, Iv returned to work o my being able to be done through Skype, with my students having gone home due to uni shutting of which they do not like Skype. As I'm on a 0 hour contract I can't see I'm going to be earning as much which means I might have to leave where I rent and live in my van or with family for a bit. But hey I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation. Luckily the money spent in NYC was birthday money changed up so all good there. Literally only spending on essentials and maybe some wool to knit another jumper to keep me occupied. However the situation has got me thinking that I could start my online education business up which I have thought about before but never progressed so looking forward to seeing if that works.
Also, going to be cooking more based on what's available in shops rather than what I fancy as Im not into stockpiling. So may have a few food concoctions coming up! Lol 
Stay well everyone 

jammy_dodger

thanks  for the  info on  your sourdough cathybird   when  I  am   able to   get  some  flour  I  am  definitely   going  to  have  another  go .. a   low  spend  day  for  me  today . I  think  for  many  of us  our  tartgets  will be  a  struggle, but be  kind  to yourselves  and  try  and  treat  yourself  even if  its  a bubble  bath  or a  good  book x

doingitanyway

MoneysavingmadGem said:

Also, going to be cooking more based on what's available in shops rather than what I fancy as Im not into stockpiling. So may have a few food concoctions coming up! Lol 
Stay well everyone 

NY trip sounds fab.
I'm also eating what I can find rather than stressing about what I don't have. A chance to eat creatively