NST: January 2021 – the Turtles do the Jitterbug

Shrewbie

Have a hug from me too mothernerd

Feeling quite productive although dealing with a headache today, it’s not too bad and I can still get on with work.

No gym today or meditation however have done some reading and applied for a job. Lunch was dhal and dinner will be carrot soup again. sigh! Today will be NSD 5. 

Grateful for a free hour, for finding the motivation to apply for a job, for all of the food experiments this week turning out well so far and not having the temptation to order takeaway yet.

f0xh0les

NSD 11 for me! yay! Work is over for the week.  The fruitbowl is still full. The freezer is still full.  The fridge looks a bit woeful, but the veg drawer is full of nice things so I must be using stuff up that has been in there a while. Besides, I will need the space when I defrost things from the freezer, so I should stop whining and embrace the fact it is not a portal to hell and the devil himself does not control it (Ghostbusters! or The Refrigerator).

Annoyingly the tech department of the school has decided that now is the perfect time to mess about with students' email accounts, and now they do not work and they are sending stressy emails about us not having done the thing they wanted us to do, and could do before they messed about with it and now it does not work, but that is apparently down to me, not them.   No it really is them not me.  I hate tech problems that have nothing to do with me.

Toni'sfriend

NSD No 12

Hope it's been a better one for you, Mothernerd and welcome hummingbird.

Woke up to snow. Still here but slowly melting. I just hope it doesn't freeze overnight otherwise the roads will be treacherous again.

A quiet day but I have done another good bit of cleaning so at least it was a little productive.

greent

Spent on Tues at smkt but 2 more NSDs since then.  Exercised Mon/Tues/ Weds. Will exercise again tomorrow

Short bit of paid work today (1.5hrs..) 

Dinner tonight is chicken churrasco and wedges - using up some of the many kilos of potatoes we appear to have kicking around  -with salad/ corn on the cob and some 0li0 flatbreads  

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for being able to work from home, for a call from dd's counsellor, for the tech all working,  for going out for a blast of a 15minute walk after a frustrating meeting, for dh cooking tea.

facethemusic

Thursday- NSD 9/15. 
No money spent. 
The cat has decided she is "not well", fairly non specific but has a high temperature so have given her some (brand name) cat ibuprofen equivalent and will see how she is tomorrow. She has eaten a bit so not "too" worried yet. The animals seem to be taking turns at needing treatment at the moment! 
Have "decided" which is the next account to open for DD, but it can't be opened online and the nearest branch is "in the big city" which I have avoided since last February, so I have no intention of going in just to open an account so that could be a long and complicated phone call next week (the website claims I can open it by phone -  we shall see!). 
Grateful today- for the ice going away making the roads much more sensible, for someone FINALLY replying to an email, for caramel eggs (I know many people will disagree but i think they are better than creme eggs). 

WelshKitty85

I think we're on NSD 9. The past few days have been a bit manic. All our deliveries arrived so we have been busy making items, photographing them, and starting to advertise our little business. We sold 5 item so through social media, then today I've had an order of 18 items from a local business who wants to stock them. Hopefully they'll sell well and we'll get a repeat order. Work (my proper job) is really busy too and they're asking us to do overtime. I'm going to put in some extra hours but need to pace myself as I've been worn out the last few days. My water consumption hasn't been great but the upside of being busy is that I haven't had time to eat much junk.

One of the people who has been collecting 0lio items from me has been in contact today to offer some hot chocolate and gravy granules next time she collects from us. I gladly accepted.

I'm grateful for:
People supporting our new little business
Free food
The offer of overtime

mothernerd

It has been a better day (or perhaps I've altered my world view again). The infirmary visit for mum's blood tests went well. Much hilarity as mum didn't wear her hearing aids with her mask so smiled at people talking and then looked at me to interpret for her. I found I was starting to use my hands to try to get the message across. I had to keep telling her what to do put her plastic gloves on before she touched the taxi door handle, to stop when an old man stopped a little way ahead of us, to stay close to the wall in the hospital corridor (not the centre) so that people could go around us. Then when we got back she refused to take her clothes off and let me put them in the machine (they were clean on). She has however relented and said we should have a taxi to the sports centre tomorrow (she is seriously underestimating how far it is and that it is about five years since she has walked anything like that distance).

I had a lot to do but have crossed most of it off (will do it spread over several days) and tried to concentrate on what will make most difference to me - making the bed with several layers of sheets (so I only need to peel back the top covers and take off the top sheet each week), getting drinks, fruit and lots of easy to eat stuff in my room and planning seed starting and the next phase in the garden.

A little decluttering done (want to fill another bin bag tomorrow) and a few pennies I didn't know about have been counted out and I'm going to start putting them in my tin and doing the penny challenge with them. I know there are odd bits of money I've found as I've been tidying - next time I come across them they can go in the tin and I will account for them. When they start to mount up I will decant them into separate jars.

Grateful for bananas (mum's gone off them so I've had some for the first time in months), that my cousin (3 years older than me) has had a grand-daughter, for finding space to unwind, for everyone at the infirmary being helpful and kind (although the doctor's receptionist looked as though she was going to evolve into dragon lady and refuse to put the 'urgent' on mum's form), my veggie pasta bake (both of us had it for lunch, tea was smoked haddock and chips - meal plan currently based on whatever is taking up most space in the freezer). Not doing well with veganuary although the veg intake is very good - may set a goal of learning 21 new vegan and/ or vegetarian recipes during the year (that means trying more than 21 as they won't all be 'keepers'.

 

ditty1234

NSD's are going better than december surprise! But I am having an other career wobble - what new career can one start at 55 and still do something interesting while making a decent pay? I am so stuck for ideas. 
I have applied for a museum studies MSC that starts in April, I just need to see if they will have me. I have worked in museums for over 10 years in curator and supporting roles, but gave up as I never found a full time role. 
Now I'm in teaching still not in a full time role, I just want one full time job, but am a bit scared of being full time in one school, as the pressure is high. Currently I teach in FE.
Not really looking for advice just really frustrated. Found a coach and her first words were - you have got a lot on. I have always worked. 3 jobs, sorted boys, exercise - the lot - as a single parent. Now pretty much done with parenting, so whats next. It's a free trainee coach and from same country so interesting, but if that is her response is it worth it? I realise she has a remit! My brain is literally all over the place but I think it is just how it is, I usually pull through somehow. Maybe not the right place for this, but for the first time I pretty much have my finances and my jobsituation in order at least for the next 6 moths, but thats the thing, I feel it's the right time for me to make a change, but I am not sure if the world is ready?
I am grateful I am not forced to make any changes, but I have a lot of choice and am researching opportunities. 

apple_muncher

The world will never be ready for you, ditty!!! You have choices, so investigate them but don't rush. As you said, you have your ducks lined up for the next 6 months, so you can enjoy researching without pressure. Enjoy!

PS my mum had always been part time teacher and at 57 went full time and HOD for 6 years!