NST April 2021: Diamonds and Daisies

Calling14

Apologies for getting lost towards the end of this Challenge. Thanks Dr Carrie for running it. Hopefully next month I will get on top of things more. NSD got into double figures but then lost count. Off to buy a small diary at lunchtime to keep spending notes.

DD1 sold her house so moving in with kids at weekends, so I must de clutter as toys are already arriving at mine. She is doing new house up, so at MIL in the week.

Need to have another chat with my boss to see when my job finishes he is avoiding me!

Yesterday took myself off to de stress for NT garden walk, which looked lovely but very dry with no rain here. Hailed last night and woke me up. after that had a rubbish night sleep.

Grateful for

Local Zoo outing tomorrow, missed that so much within walking distance from my house, avoid traffic.

Long weekend ahead.

Having a firestick not missing Sky after cancelling it this month.

Toni'sfriend

NSD No 16

Thank you for running this month's challenge and what a lovely note to finish on. Have a lovely birthday.

Himself has gone for his hospital appointment and I've already managed to dispose of some unwanted and unusable rubbish.

Hope things go well at the hospital.

apple_muncher

DrCarrie- well done you on that payrise!!! And congrats to your DGF too on a new better paid job!!!

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

Dr Carrie - thank you for the challenge and huge congrats on pay rise!

Thanks Thrifty ldee Toni'sfriend f0xh0les for your kind words

I had a spendy day yesterday as needed food and cat food so did a big shop in Mr T.  Also did some long overdue housework oops.  I will need to spend again today as couldn't get everything i needed.  

I've been eating better and have lost 4lbs in the past few weeks.  I need to do more exercise but studies are taking up lots of time at mo.  Also doing some work on the election next week which increases pressure on study time but is a chance to earn a bit of extra money.  Hope to increase exercise from mid May.  

Happy nearly weekend to all turtles xx

lcc86

Evening turtles 🐢

We made it to the end of the week and the end of the month! Woop! Congratulations @DrCarrie on your pay rise! 

NSD here, was in court all day for work but it was very quiet so I got lots done. I spent the day with a colleague for the first time in AGES which was really nice, if a little strange. 

No work this weekend for a change so looking forward to relaxing. Budget sorted for May, I need to be a little better than I was in April! And most importantly not get any fines lol. I did hit all my targets in terms of NSD's, no takeaways, diet and exercise, and I got done what I aimed for so I can't complain too much. 

apple_muncher

Thanks for April, DrCarrie!

Today I am grateful for a good walk, for dd having a great day at school, for ticking a gazillion things off my list for the day, for 85% chocolate, for having a car.

mothernerd

Quiet morning. The gate padlock wouldn't close last night so I had vague thoughts of going to town early, doing a drop off at one or two cs, paying money into the bank and buying a new padlock (and maybe some shelf uprights and brackets) but my foot didn't want to go anywhere. been out in the yard, filled 8 x 10 l buckets to move soil somewhere else, pulled up a few weeds and took an exploratory look at the broken bird table and diseased tree stump. Started  couple of saw lines then found I could dig into the stump near the bottom with my trowel - wet and spongy inside. So I've taken down about 3 ' of it (still a bit at the roots but soil will be dug out around it and I think it will come up fairly easily after that). Sawn a few more lines and dug out two bucketfuls of spongy wood with my trowel. More to do but very happy with what I've done.

Grateful for a new month to try again, a good book to read and less screen time. Some of my games were not loading this morning. Saw a notice from another game firm saying that bookface was having software problems and the engineers were aware of it. Went back to my game to see if the reload had succeeded. There was a connection error, reason : bookface init.

Thrifty_Taylor

Thank you @DrCarrie for April's thread, well done on the payrise & congrats to dgf.

Well I've ended on 16nsd, bought a few bits in the supermarket today, to last us until big shop Monday. Spent a lovely few hours at a friend's house, whilst hubby was at the hospital. She gave me lunch too & a box of chocs & some cans of cocktails to show she's been thinking of me these past few weeks.

Grateful for you lovely lot, hubby doing so well & great friends.

Hugs to you all, see you in May (let's hope it's a better month for us all) ! 

Buffythedebtslayer

Hello Turtles, 

I haven't done well this month, mum has been ill and I have been dragging myself through the days. Money wise I haven't saved enough and yet again am facing a tight month. 

Big love to you all, so sorry I haven't kept up XXX 

Shrewbie

Thank you Dr Carrie for April, sorry I haven't kept up, will try to do better in May! see you all on the other side xx