NST JUST JUNE

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for going for a run first thing, for dh saying not to wash up as he'll do it because he finds it relaxing (I'm not arguing!), for successful emails, for being more selective with which online retailers I give my money to, for the weekend arriving, for my bed.

Narola1976

Morning, a very early start at silly o’clock but managed to do one or two bits. I did something to my neck yesterday and have been in a lot of pain, so didn’t sleep great. Have reflected on my health as bloods all came back ok (which is good news I know) but that must mean my constant exhaustion is weight and sugar related. So I need to be better at this.  I just hate how expensive eating a specific diet can be...

Feeling YNAB broke at the moment, hate I can’t just buy what I want food wise. But this is only the start of the MSE journey so better just get use to austerity measures lol

Gratitudes then:

• So far managed 10/15 NSD
• My helpful and caring DD
• I don’t have anything more wrong with me physically 

Have a great Saturday 

mothernerd

Sending lots of turtle hugs to you all.
June Challenge Day 13
Celebrations/ Awareness Days (including a few I missed but if you need something to celebrate, just pick your favourites)
June 8   Name your Poison Day, Best Friend Day, World Ocean Day
June 9   Donald Duck Day, National strawberry rhubarb pie Day (yuck)
June 10 Ball point pen Day, Herb and spices Day, Iced Tea Day
June 11 National corn on the cob Day
June 12 World Day Against Child Labour, National Flip Flop Day, National peanut butter cookie day, National Jerky Day, Red 
               Rose Day
June 13 Worldwide Knit in Public Day, National Weed Your Garden Day, Sewing Machine Day
Advance Notice
June 14 World Blood Donor Day, Monkey Around Day, Flag Day
June 15 National Bug Busting Day - Event held three times a year to encourage coordinated bug busting to try to stamp                    out head lice, National Nature Photography Day, Smile Power Day, Global Wind Day, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

mothernerd

June Challenge Day 13
Take a deep breath and practice patience - QUOTES
Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude whilst waiting
Be patient and tough, some day this pain will be useful to you (Ovid)
Patience and silence are two powerful energies. Patience makes you mentally strong. Silence makes you emotionally strong (Bruce Lee)

f0xh0les

Morning Turtles!

Still waiting on the text to go and pick up the loo part..... so am going to nip out while everyone is asleep/gaming and do a bit of 'free money' shopping with my  survey vouchers - I am down to my last 2 litres of milk, so it will not even do the whole day. I have to go out, but I do not have to spend money.    Will wear my mask.

Going all M0rissey, but everyday really is like Sunday, right now.  Woke up this morning, figured out which day of the week it is supposed to be,  Felt deflated.  Oh well, the 2 eldest kids will be going into school from 22nd - the A level kid for 2hrs x 3 times a week, and the GCSE kid for 2 hours once a week - he is only getting English, Maths and Science.

Right, final coffee and then I am off.

crazy_cat_lady

Morning all  
Thanks all for your kind words. Who knew that going to the tip could be so therapeutic? It was chucking with rain, but dd and I emptied approximately 20 bags into various bins. I felt so good afterwards and came home with a determination to do my own cupboard and finally get into the loft of doom - just because going to the tip is so enjoyable  
It is still raining though - day 4 now. I managed to get out for a quick 40 min walk with dd last night, but paths all of the way so I didn't get muddy.
Got a phone call to tell me that 'operation shiny bathroom' will commence on Monday. I'm quite excited if I'm honest.
Today's plans are about survival - the weather makes the mood a little blue... washing, drying indoors, washing dishes, catching up on work I should have done during the week and couldn't be bothered with.

mothernerd

Had a bit of a wobble this morning. Had to throw out some scraps of food that were beyond hope, then tripped over the broken swing seat when I went down the yard to get a 'new' bin bag (the ones that the garden bags were transported in were still lurking behind the shed). Luckily didn't fall, just shook up a bit. Everywhere is mess and reminders of things that need doing and felt things were totally out of control and I needed to do much better. So I need to take a deep breath, take a step back and think about what I actually have done in the past few days (which is the reason I haven't done all the things that still need doing.
I have:
Moved things around to make more shelf and drawer space
Moved tins through from the soupery (bottom of the cupboard in mum's room where tinned and dry goods are stored)into the kitchen and tidied what is left
Reorganised all the tins in my room (new stock) and written down what I have
Moved the last of the tinned fruit that I brought from home and some tinned pulses into the kitchen (only have a few kidney and butter beans left, bulk bought when tessimo were selling off at 20p - still well in date)
Found 3 things in the cupboard and fridge that mum said I had not bought when she asked (including sultanas bought March 18th)
Filled the 5 new storage jars with dried pulses/ pasta
Moved things from the rooms they were in, to the rooms they should be in
Outside I have
Planted up lots of tiny (plug plants or grown from seed) cabbages, broccoli and sprouts) into large yoghurt pots. Caulis were done last weekend (including 20 multicoloured ones which will be planted as a decorative edging to the bed facing the house)
This week I have also planted out lots of dwarf beans (one pot moved to near the gate because I suspect they are climbing ones and I stapled plastic mesh there - some pots got thrown to the ground when the mini greenhouse broke ), 6 sweet potato slips, grown on cabbages into large containers
Built a side for a small raised bed behind the shed and converted a broken fabric container into a single instead of a double (the 2 halves weren't broken in the same places)
Moved broken chair, wellies, bin bags, plastic tarpaulin and a load of rubbish out from behind the shed.
Moved the broken edging stones from the bottom of the yard into the polytunnel to weight down the frame.
Moved all the pots of peppers up from the floor (where they were holding the polytunnel frame) onto a table for easy access. Tomato plants half done.
Potted up 2 tomato, 2 pepper, 2 chilli pepper plants into large pots - had first of all saved them to send to keep two young girls occupied in lockdown then ran out of soil to pot them up
Moved large quantities of stones, soil and water (in buckets) to places where things were being potted up

All of this (carrying stuff, sitting on the floor re-arranging tins, standing up to cook, bending) are things that are physically difficult for me and for the past two days I have been unable to do more than sit in the shower and clean myself up at the end of the day - had to put the milk bottles out this morning because I did not have the energy to put the empty bottles and egg boxes plus the money in a bucket and walk the few steps from the door to the gate. I have been too tired to come on here, only read a few pages of my book, but have started watching 'In the Line of Duty' from the beginning with mum (whilst cutting up boxes to make cabbage collars).

So now I understand why (the cough has reduced in fierceness but is still debilitating - I am getting out of breath after the shortest of tasks). All the things I have done are steps to making things better, the remaining mess is obscuring it atm. Just need to work out what things I can do and go on from there (will chop as much as possible of the veg sitting in the recliner with my legs up). Think of some 'nice' things to do for myself. Stop feeling guilty. Tidy for mum or find a way to hide some of the wip mess.

I am grateful for my body doing what it can, hot showers, the bed, the recliner (making funny noises when asked to do it's stuff), good food (mainly cooked by me), finding hidden treasure (lemon drizzle loaf hidden behind the sultanas - best before May 28 th but was lovely), for a good film on tonight 'Finding Your Feet', for making progress, for enjoying time with mum, for some bits looking tidier (they are, it took a lot of effort to make those improvements).

Narola1976

You certainly have achieved an enormous amount @mothernerd so you should be rightly proud of yourself. I wish I had a fraction of your discipline. 

apple_muncher

Hi Narola - maybe try giving up the sugar first, as that should not impact too much on food spends... Easier said than done, though...

Toni'sfriend

NSD No 10

Woke up this morning feeling fluish. I say woke up but I would have if I'd had much sleep. Someone decided to have a "party". Lots of loud music and whooping. No idea who it was and unlikely that I ever will. Got some bad news about my 98 year old uncle in Canada. He's seriously ill in hospital and not expected to recover. All in all it wasn't a very good start to the day.

Nevertheless, did the daily chores, found some chicken and rice soup in the freezer for lunch (that always make you feel better) and threw bits and bobs in the slow cooker to make a soup of some sort for dinner. I've spent the rest of the day in bed alternately sleeping and listening to the heavy rain. Up now waiting for the Tesco delivery and I'm going straight back to bed after dinner.

I don't know how you manage to do so much, Mothernerd. Look at me. A little bit of a bug and I'm bedridden.