NST October The Turtles Go Outward Bound

Toni'sfriend

NSD No 16

Well, the washing is all done now. Huge pile of ironing to do tomorrow if it dries upstairs. Have accomplished loads today but honestly you wouldn't see the difference if you looked at the house. I am adopting Mothernerd's strategy of leaving a room in better condition than when I went in and putting everything away as I go along. Don't put things off till later. Let's hope it works!!

Made stock and soup with the chicken carcass and having that for dinner.

Got a list of things that are definitely going to be done tomorrow.

DrCarrie

Gosh, nothing really to report, apart from feeling better. Hoping for my last 2 NSD's on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Today I bought soem tickets for the Kew gardens Christmas lights, but for New Year. 
Am planning on an update on the whole challenge for October, thank you Mothernerd for hosting. 

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for easy bus journeys, for being discharged from hosp re my belly button hernia (am to see my GP if it gets bigger or painful), for finding a perfect t-shirt for my bil for cmas, for a good book, for still not quite needing to wear a jacket when out and about, for face time chat with step ds + his family in Oz.

apple_muncher

DrCarrie - yikes, it's nearly the end of October already!

Anyone wanna set up November?

(Am willing as ever to do it, but you must surely be getting bored of me!)

f0xh0les

Gratitudes: all spends being ys today (my fruitbowl overfloweth) meaning NSD 14. Good job as I have £16 left til payday. I need to keep out of shops. Don't think I need anything - filled up with £20 of petrol so that should do me until November. 

Good session volunteering, and I actually managed to do more than my target step count.

Annoyances :  twits setting off fireworks.  Bickering children. 

facethemusic

Monday- NSD 12/15- sneaked it in, I really "should" have bought milk, but DD will just have to have toast for breakfast instead of cereal 😂. 
Long work day so nothing else useful achieved apart from making sure DD was fed and music practice done before bed. 

Fmess

Morning all,

Spendy day yesterday as went to an outlet store and got Christmas presents and a jumper for me. They had some very reduced handbags so got one for mum, sister and a purse for my friend. Bf also got one for me to put away for Christmas, they were over 70% off so we were really pleased. Now away for our mini break, it’s lovely to spend sone time just the two of us, dating in a pandemic has been very odd.
Today we’re off for brunch and then the zoo but all within our planned holiday spend.

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

Morning everyone,
Back to work yesterday for FT job but not too many emails and boss is off this week so hoping to plough through to do list.  Managed to finish a bit early to get to charity shop with another bag of stuff.  Did an online peer support session in the evening for my qualification which inspired me to get on with it   Got meeting for PT job tonight so a busy day.
Gratitudes - my employer for paying for staff to have a flu jab which i had on Sunday; finding a group of supportive colleagues to help me get through my qualification; a blowy autumn day so managed a short walk and got washing mostly dry on the line .
Hope everyone has a good day
Deni x

Calling14

Hi turtlees.

Yesterday I  popped into Morri sons and overspent on rubbish mainly so finished my spendy naughty day off with ordering perfume which I had ran out of off Amazonie oops, was at a really good price.

Do kids only contact you to pass on their stress, dd2 in canada, broken down on a forest road, left her phone and passport in car in panic as her and bf got a lift to a nearby town, their plans were to sleep in the car for next few weeks, see country until next job starts, now needs car to be towed out, expensive and road only open weekends, No wonder I drink!

Today claiming a NSD up to 13/15 woo hoo. Not spending hopefully rest of the week.

Grateful for

Nearly hometime. Not that I can go anywhere then, walkies?

Dd2 managed to get her phone somehow, willl find out later how.

Nice homemade curry leftovers for tea.

Apples someone left out for collection on walk last night, my pockets and hood of my coat bulging!

Toni'sfriend

Ironing done, bedding changed and washed, food cupboards and freezer tidied and meal plan made for the next few days. And I've managed to declutter some (actually many) cardboard boxes during my tidying. Lot more to do tomorrow but at least I've made a good start.

Ordered some gifts for Himself and have a list of some books to buy for him. The money is all saved up so I thought I'd be as well to start now before it gets too busy.

Just watching the First Minister's statement and, unfortunately, it is looking more and more likely that my area will be going into the highest tier which means we will be in a lockdown situation. Not quite as bad as April but almost.