NST February 2022: a month of fives

ditty1234

Hi can i please join.
Ds2 came home early, so thats my NSD day gone, had to go to l1dls on the way home from the train for chicken and tuna! I'm in bed, I need to just sit and work for an hour and then just get up early again tomorrow, to finish.
Grateful for ds2 coming home, for ds1 finally getting in touch with headway tomorrow, for my old bike still hanging in there, for my bed, and for having the money for food and for a train ticket for ds2. 

apple_muncher

Just remember, dear turtles, that that great big long list of FIVEs is not something to beat yourself up about if you can't do it all. Wear a smug face for the ones you can do easily and go for progress in the ones that are tougher for you. It is not a competition or a race. It is more like musical chairs, fighting over who gets to sit on the naughty chaise longue some months...😎

And mothernerd has first dibs on it every day in Feb.

beanielou

Me too pretty please 

mothernerd

Thank you apple.

apple_muncher

Pinch punch first of the month!

And we're off 😎

Thrifty_Taylor

Thanks for this month's challenge @apple_muncher. Count me in!
I've made a good start, got up earlier & did half of a beginners aerobics workout. Thighs feel like jelly now!! Probably would've struggled through the other half too, if I didn't have to remind teenagers every 5 mins to get up & do LFTs!

DawnW

For February:

FIVE minutes a day on clearing some clutter or tidying up - will do at least this!

FIVE fruit and veg a day - I'm fairly good at this.

FIVE minutes of outside time - can't wait to get back out into the garden!

FIVE minutes of moving every day - I will aim to do more than this.

FIVE gratitudes each day - will do

FIVE minutes in the morning (or last thing at night) to plan the day ahead - will do.

FIVE things every day that you enjoy - will think about this, I enjoy most things, so am not hard to please!

FIVE consistent good habits that you can do all month - I 'sort of' did Dry January. I did have a couple of glasses of wine at the beginning of the month, but have mainly stuck to it, and will continue with it. I am not a big drinker by any means, but like something in a nice glass when I am cooking dinner each evening. However, orange juice does just as well as anything else! I will have to think of some others, but I am pretty boring and don't have many vices

FIVE books read throughout the month - I should manage this no problem.

FIVE items to leave the house (you can choose 5 each day, 5 each week, 5 bagfuls...) over the month - I'll pick 5 per week. Decluttering is a constant thing for me, as I would find it a bit overwhelming these days to do it all in one go.

FIVE frogs to be swallowed over the month - will think about this. I sorted a few frogs last month, but I am sure more will raise their ugly little heads!

FIVE things that take you out of your comfort zone - I will think about this. Most of my working life was spent out of my comfort zone But I am now retired, and do get a bit complacent.

FIVE donations to charity if you can - I donate weekly to the local food bank, and will do an additional cash donation to a different charity.

 

And FIVE non-negotiables:

-pay to your debt/savings FIRST and live off the rest - no debt these days, and I am lucky enough to be able to save regularly.

-NSDs – 15 please - will try to do this.

-set your budgets and note all spends - already do this.

-plan the month - will do.

-go out on 2 outings and splash out £5 on yourself at some point - will think about this.

f0xh0les

Morning Turtles!  February already, and another lovely apple-challenge.

Overpaid the mortgage, parked my car in a way that will help out a neighbour waiting on a skip delivery, spent 35 minutes folding laundry (yawn!!) but now it is done, so the laundry pile is gone, the kitchen table is clear, and that counts as tidying up in my book.  Happy Tuesday!

abundant1972

Good Morning 🌞

Happy 01st Feb one and all! Has been great reading over everyone's plans for the month. I chuckled at your thread Idee... so can I just clarify something with you... are you wanting by any chance some 🌞SUN🌞 this month? Haha. And Apple... this chaise-lounge... is it a 2 or 3 seater haha? <pushes Mothernerd up to the corner to check for spare room!> 😉 Maybe she can set up shop there and deliver comforting words of wisdom to us all.

So, my list of FIVES: (I'm just picking FIVE haha! Touché!)

1) FIVE consistent good habits that you can do all month

⭐ 5500 steps/day ⭐ gym 3/week ⭐mindfulness 15 mins/day ⭐ 3 x gratitudes/day⭐ in bed by 22:30 

2) FIVE minutes of outside time daily

⭐ This will hopefully help me on days I feel glued to my couch to get the energy moving

3) FIVE books read throughout the month

⭐ This is a challenge! I have one started and another on my hit list. Will aim for 3 non-fiction and 2 fiction

4) FIVE minutes last thing at night to plan the day ahead

⭐ I will try and include this in my ever-elusive evening routine!!! 

5) FIVE things that take you out of your comfort zone

⭐ A date ⭐ use different gym equipment ⭐ cook a new recipe ⭐ visiting a museum ⭐ visit another village/city

And FIVE non-negotiables:

1) Pay down debt first ✅ Done

2) 15 NSDs ✅ Am going to plan these ahead - set days for set spends

3) Set Budgets and note all spends ✅ Done. Have a cash envelope with list to record spends inside

4) Plan ahead ✅ I enter goals in my diary month by month and will re-visit each evening

5) 2 x outings and £5 spend on me!  ✅ Have a date planned + I will visit a new place. The £5 bit not a problem haha!!!

😆🔊 Let's do this!!!!

cybertortoise

Can I join please? January wasn't great but I have still recorded everything and I will be more on the ball this month as things have eased off a bit now I have fixed hours at work.

5 minutes of cleaning or clearing clutter - definitely will do this!
5 fruit and veg - off to the market this afternoon to stock up
5 minutes of outside time - Walk daily - not to the local shop!
5 minutes of moving - see above
5 gratitudes - yes I need to do this
5 mins in the am or night to plan day ahead - I will do so in the evening when I pop on here
5 things you enjoy - reading, a nice relaxing bath, yoga, cinema, upcycling my new/old desk
5 consistent good habits you can do all month - get up on time, go to bed on time, touch typing practice, revise/coursework, daily budget check

5 books to read - 1 chapter of anatomy book, 1 chapter of anatomy book, finish Shadow & Bone, read the library book I got, another book - also ordered 3 from the library
5 items to leave the house over the month - yes lots to go, I'll aim for 25 items
5 frogs to be swallowed - stay on the phone to sort sons bank account, start an essay I'm avoiding, declutter, start sorting the garden, make a decision about my exercise bike
5 things that take you out of your comfort zone - solo cinema trips, exam on the 18th, meal planning and appropriate food shopping,
5 donations to charity - food bank x 5 planned

Non-negotiables:
Pay to debt first and live off the rest - I get paid multiple different dates and smaller amounts so will need to plan carefully, I will be short for my rent DD this month so must move money everytime I get paid
15NSDs - I will succeed at this
set budgets and note spends - budgets set, I use YNAB and Excel to track and plan my spends and budgeting
plan the month - 2 birthdays but only one needs a gift, I'll make sure to order that when I get paid, childcare is arranged for my exam date which is in half term
2 outings and £5 treat - I'd like to investigate the local parkland in the half term, we'll take food with us. Not sure about the other yet.