NST May Challenge Living on the planet of the teddy bears

ditty1234

DrCarrie said:

 Morning Turtles. struggling here. Not really able to concentrate or do anything productive apart from work. Had a NSD yesterday, and been out for a walk this morning. Don't really know where I am or what I am doing really. 

But...grateful for:
- the glory of the sun through the trees this morning
- clean sheets 
- wine

Hi there had a bit of the same, never even checked my to do list this weekend! And have just gotten stuff out of the freezer for dinner. Off to work now though. Hope you feel better. 

f0xh0les

NSD 15.  Have paid the cc down to £0, the budget is healthy,  Only 3 more days of taking 4 kids to school/college!

Soon it will only be 2 until the summer hols. Exciting times for them coming up, new stages of their lives - University/College/Big School.  Had confirmation that DS4's school journey will go ahead in June. So he can look forward to that. 

Ten days until both me and DH have our second jabs - something else to look forward to. It is nice to have something to put in the diary for me, even if it is just getting the needle. 

Gratitudes: Finally getting around to watching The Eurovision Film:The Story of Fire Saga.  Laughing a lot. Custard.

Calling14

Thanks ditty will look into making a cv up at end of the week, should be quieter in work by then.

Spent Friday Morry sons lunchtime and lidlee on way home, annoyed I left phone in car so didn't collect towards their vouchers.

Friday - caught up with old friend, lovely to have an adult conversation with no kids in tow, few glasses of red stuff at home.

Saturday - took gkids soft play area but dd paid plus a coffee for me. NSD in the bag

Sunday -After becoming bankrupt by 9 am, don't worry only monopoly,  took kids to outdoor play area before the rain. NSD  again

Watched my team pick up PL trophy and did cry when Sergio scored the first of his goals, he's leaving this season. I was an emotional wreck.

This week

I need to tf my M/s bank to another as it is closing down. Think First Direct is somehow connected  to them?

Take bags to CS got packed and sort out the garage.

Work out budgets and get rid of a few dd's if I can.

Must not spend until at least Friday and plan how to save up to 20K before I get made redundant which I guess will be towards end of year. Having watched Martins Money Saving programme, my dd thinks I could live in the garage, not sure where her 2 kids are going at weekends ;-)

Grateful for

A walk in the rain yesterday, after kids gone home. Finding impossible to get them out walking anywhere atm. Might bribe them next week.

Cleaning my house last night, sparkly for when I get home tonight.

Friend giving me a holly bush she doesn't want.

mothernerd

ditty1234 said:

DrCarrie said:

 Morning Turtles. struggling here. Not really able to concentrate or do anything productive apart from work. Had a NSD yesterday, and been out for a walk this morning. Don't really know where I am or what I am doing really. 

But...grateful for:
- the glory of the sun through the trees this morning
- clean sheets 
- wine

Hi there had a bit of the same, never even checked my to do list this weekend! And have just gotten stuff out of the freezer for dinner. Off to work now though. Hope you feel better. 

Me three. I have been very sleepy since having my jab and feel there are a couple of things going on. Doing little bits but not feeling the progress and can see more self imposed deadlines may not be met. Keep telling myself there is only one of me, just do what I can but am at the 'everything looks a mess' stage. Yesterday I cooked a 'chicken dinner' and I had turned the wrong oven on so corned beef dinner substituted. Looked like a good day for outside jobs but it rained every time I set foot near the door. That's probably a typical pattern for the last few days - too wet for outside, too dark for sewing and silly things tripping me up.
If I think hard I can scrape together some of the things I've done - advice for brother who is doing quite well. He walked to the start of his road on Friday (it's a long one that goes half way across the borough) and is feeling much better. Yesterday I pushed the mattress back into place (quite a lot of moving stuff needed to get at the bits I needed to get at) and later on started a tin stock check - moved small amounts into the kitchen, found some soup, rice pudding and fruit (all of which mum is devouring at a rate of knots). Want to look at the remaining bits in the fridge freezers and work out a meal plan. Food order was put in on a day when I'd already spent money but it's coming on Thursday, ready for the weekend and do some prep for June, made some space at my house by rubbish clearing, recycling and cutting back greenery.
Any volunteers for June?
Grateful for brother improving and being home, could support my niece and tell her she was doing the right thing even though she wasn't being appreciated, medical advice and reassurance from newest daughter out law (Thoracic specialist), surprise visit from DS2 and d-o-l (they spent last weekend getting my ex readmitted to hospital as he wasn't coping well), prospective visit from DS1 and d-i-l and grandpuppy, salted caramel cheesecake (bought with mum and her usually regular visitor's in mind, I was saving it for next weekend as it didn't get eaten at Easter - but mum got it out).

lcc86

Evening turtles 🐢

NSD today, busy day at work, drove for best part of an hour to a home visit only for the kid not to be there so drove all the way home again! Frustrating as I have an urgent report due and could've done with that time to get it done, but there we are.

Grateful for painkillers today for my back, a much needed conversation with my manager, and it being payday!

Kerry_Woman

Sending hugs to those in need of them.
Now on 17 NSD's.  Still bringing my lunch into work. Was given the date when I am finishing where I am currently working.
Grateful for:
Getting a few more shifts at work.
Reasonable night's sleep.
The shamrock that I put into a new plant pot with new compost last month, coming along nicely in the kitchen. 

apple_muncher

Mothernerd, I drew the June straw when you took on May. So it's my turn 😎

Today I am grateful for being able to help out a lot at work, for raising a few issues with the right people to get something done about them, for getting petrol 6p cheaper than anywhere else, for not getting soaked in any of the pelting bursts of rain, for dd getting a bronze certificate from the junior maths challenge.

mothernerd

Thanks apple.

Thrifty_Taylor

Sending hugs to @ditty1234, @calling, @DrCarrie. Well done on the c/c @foxholes.
Nsd#14
A good day at work, my review went really well, pupil telling me he felt really calm (without any prompting), another pupil giving me a hug on entering their classroom.
Had a nap after tea, microwaved the pudding I'd bought to eat on the special day in December, as I don't like the fruity pudding, then did some sewing.
Grateful for getting some points across in my review, being thanked by a colleague for supporting her through a tricky time, pupils sharing with me how they're feeling

greent

Morning turtles - apologies - have been absent for most of the month - although have been reading along on phone (not keen on posting more than a sentence or two on phone) Just too tired from work! - started the month with a morning's work and then worked 3 weeks - usually without much notice of changes, so I think that's what hit me - I couldn't do much planning and squeezed stuff in here and there.

Seems to have been a very expensive month - lots on food (6 of us + 1 visitor for a week), 4 birthdays and some gardening bits - and 2 lots of car insurance and 1 car tax. Still, no debts incurred, just less saved, so am thankful for that  

Thankful for the extra unexpected hours at work meaning more money come pay day , that the weather may be turning (shhh....), for seeing friends, for having the date for jab #2, for heated airers meaning I can still get washing dry!