NST September 2021

CEW

Thanks guys. It’s been a long time since I did one of these challenges so I need to relearn the rules. Should of put that in the learn something part of my challenge lol

greent

Season of mellow fruitfulness - and of spider webs being strung across the garden at face height so that I can walk straight into them......🤦‍♀️

Sold a big bag of books on fbook yesterday so that's £15 for DS1

Thankful for a really sunny day, lovely food, getting some food prep done for a few meals. Not thankful for really noisy neighbours still in  their garden chatting to friends really loudly (poss aided by alcohol but they are loud anyway)

DrCarrie

Morning all. NSD 2 yesterday - well I did spend money on a train ticket but my friend sent me the money for it, so it doesn't count in my book. I am still slogging through for the next week. But there will be some relief on Thursday and then Friday...I am going to Cornwall for the weekend. 

 Gratitudes
- the love of my oldest friend - sending money to have a break with her
- getting some sewing done
- doing the weekend with only one glass of wine

apple_muncher

Good to hear from you, DrCarrie. Well done you! Hope that Cornwall is just what you need.

CEW - you keep your NSD in those circumstances.

Greent - up and at 'em for another week.

Thrifty_Taylor

Great news Thrifty Lass!
A good day, moved all the compost over to the next storage bay. Think it's too dry, so not breaking down as quick. Met up with a friend this afternoon, she's just finished treatment for cancer. Took her girls to the new playpark next to the school where I used to work, so nice to have a look round. Managed to do some knitting & sort all the letters for posting this week.
Grateful for my friend, time in the garden, a long bath with my book

mothernerd

CEW said:

Had a lovely relaxing day today. Sat in the garden for an hour or so to eat lunch and catch up with Mum on the phone then sat on the sofa with the dogs watching a film. This evening was my regular phone call with Dad to catch up.

Gratitudes today lovely sunny day allowing for all the doors and windows to be opened. Great conversations with both Mum and Dad. Selling 2 items on the Bay of E. Quick question, do I lose a NSD when I pay the postage if the buyers have paid me for the postage?

Yes, you keep your NSD. I made an attempt to change my signature yesterday (I'm still stuck in February) and gave up. Found several threads where the OP (original poster) had asked the same question. I know I've done it before - will have to start keeping a little notebook of 'how to's. Several threads were closed (some would have been on the old forum format). The most recent sounded helpful but the answers were impolite to say the least. Admittedly the OP wanted to know how to use colours which is ridiculously complicated in the new format (or was when I looked) but the 'techie replies' were sneering and made everything more complicated - why don't you? followed by a link to learning a whole new skill/ a new app or something. 

mothernerd

Will post daily quotes later. I've slept heavily, woke twice when it was still full dark but when I woke at 5.19 am it was following a long involved dream. As is the way of such things I recognised several elements as actual places. The hotel breakfast room and a staircase leading down which it was better not to use were both from actual hotels we have stayed at. The lift from 2nd to 3rd floor and the hotel entrance were familiar but both in department stores I think - one an old fashioned one where buildings have been joined together with small flights of stairs and other arrangements to match up different floor heights. I was wearing a nightie (not one I own) and pushing a shopping trolley when I went for a walk in the middle of the night ended up by a small steam in a garden and then didn't know what my room number was or how to get back there (hotel staff retraced my journey on CCTV after I fell upon them, weeping because I was lost.

Needless to say I will not be accepting any coke substitutions on my future shopping orders. Didn't like the one they sent when it first came out and although it is now more palatable, it obviously contains chemicals which do not agree with me (will be investigating what they are later). I've not had such a long vivid dream since I was addicted to Spring rolls when I was carrying DS2 (can still recall quite a bit of that one).

So I've had my pills and a shower, am well rested (slept from 5.19 am until after 9 am) but just going to rest in my nest, eat my yoghurt and let things settle.

mothernerd

Monday 6th September 2021

May this week be filled with good thoughts, kind people and meaningful moments
(this is my third attempt, it got shorter each time and my post disappeared and the second and third times the things I was copying disappeared). Will sit outside and think for a while - have done bits of cleaning, bits of basic grooming and have a list - things to buy, things to do, things I need to check weekly/ every day etc (all in one list for now)

Calling14

Quick post from me Saturday and Sunday were 2NSD's as grandkids staying all weekend that was a result. Both well now and had a fun weekend exploring NT property well the grounds, treehouses are fun.

NSDs only 2/20 so far.

Today run out of butter, so small spend with some fruit.

Booked day off tomorrow as sun is trying to get out here. A whole day off whippee!!!!!!!!!

Grateful for

Lovely weekend

Jigsaw was for grandson but so addictive he was joined by me and DD1 helping well maybe hindering. Wild Sat night!

Lovely weather and having a garden, kids just liked chilling out there yesterday think they are missing having one atm.

Still haven't caught up on reading thought I had but now another 43 posts to read lol

f0xh0les

Blimey it is hot out!  24 degrees, but was probably hotter sat in my car waiting for kids.  After all, some idiot made it out of metal.

Kids awful, Monday school run over, 2 hours of volunteering left to do tonight - I am reaching the end of my rope with it all, I think.  Boarding school seems like a very nice option this afternoon.

I have been researching solar panels and batteries. I am utterly terrified I am going to screw up my roof, and screw up the electrics, and just get it all horribly wrong.  I blame that utter  #@**£   Nick Knowles for putting the fear of god into anyone who needs a builder for the last 25 years.