NST NIFTY NOVEMBER

BadBookkeeper

Hope your family are feeling better soon and you manage to avoid the bug @Dfw38.

Your post struck a cord @grandmanerd with me today about the type of Christmas Days I’ve had.  As a child, a young adult, a homeowner & wife and a mum!  Brought back some lovely memories and made me think about memories I hope ds will have. 

I can’t decide if I’m demotivated or just lazy at the moment- everything seems more effort than it’s worth. 

Work was a bit rubbish today.  Internet/computer not working so only managed about an hours work in the 5 hours I was there.  I am not going to feel guilty about it.  I should have stayed late but decided to call it a day & hope for better tomorrow. 

DH was off to look after DS today and did the grocery shopping- I hate this chore on a Thursday evening I was absolutely made up to come home and it was all done & away.  Under budget too!

Grocery pot can benefit from the underspend in case we need it later in the month.  

A couple of grocery items bought for December to be put away. 

For my 15 minute task today I cleared out my purse & handbag.  Don’t think I need sun cream with me at all times!! 

I am the snack monster - I can’t stop! No alcohol today. 

I now walk a longer way to work instead of cutting through the park/field. 

Glad I have my notebook with me. It’s funny the things that pop in your head to buy at random moments.  Going to choose a film to watch this evening to relax.

NSD 3/15

Grateful for DH going shopping and cooking tea.  Having nowhere I need to go tonight.

DawnW

Hope your children are better tomorrow @Dfw38 and that you don't get it!

Shattered today for some reason, and I had to work 10 - 4. And the weather is horrible. Was glad to get home!

All food from home, free (instant) coffee at work. Veg curry made yesterday for dinner, so I only had to warm it up and cook some rice.

Nothing spent again, so NSD 2 for me

thriftylass

@grandmanerd, I find it fascinating to hear other people's life stories. I was an only child in a good household, always dreamt of getting married etc. But I am a loner at heart. Now I have a husband and kids (both "acquired" later in life than "normal") and try to make the best memories with them/for them I also can't wait for the time I can be a lone cat lady again doing crafts. I love and hate Christmas. Love the cosiness, magic etc. Hate the stress and materialism but getting better at focusing on the first two. 

Anyway, NSD number 2, and lo butter chicken for tea.

f0xh0les

@Dfw38 you probably know already, but if you are worried about dehydration while they are unwell, ice lollies are magic.

Hope it stays upper digestive tract rather than lower.  Just accept your weekend starts here! Roll with it.

apple_muncher

firsview - could you pare back Christmas massively this year? Then you won't have to do so much?

Dfw38, hope the kiddies improve quickly and no one else gets it.

Today I'm grateful for dc sleeping in, for a successful y11 parents evening and for seeing my colleague-who-I-work-with-but-never-see-because-the-timetable-is-utterly-stooopid, for the moon, for thinking I had a meeting and therefore getting things prepared for it but no one else remembered so I'm ahead of the game!

grandmanerd

I was awake in the wee small hours so did a shop to be delivered Friday evening and ordered DS2's token present. I'm expecting to see them again before the year end but in case the bugs return, I'll wrap what I have and hand them over on Sunday (plus a book for now - Peepo, and a book for next month - Twas the night and managed to get the same copy my boys had). Had another sleep after taking my pills and having a shower.

The offer on soft drinks cans I've been getting has gone back to the original price of £10 (has been £7.50) but I remembered buying it from the big river when I was at mum's so checked on there and could get a much bigger box for my £10. I signed up for the free 30 day trial (there are lots of things that I've been looking at for anything between 2 months and 2 years). Went back and took most of the drinks out of my Tessimo trolley then put the bargain ones on the other order and had it delivered just over an hour later. Then I bought an orchard. well it's 5 garden incinerators and a bunch of fruit and nut trees which I'll grow into an orchard. 

I was looking at 90 l metal dustbins rather than buying plastic and then wondered about drainage holes so I've ordered incinerators and I'll line the bottom bit with weedproof fabric which will keep the soil in but let excess water through to the holes for draining. I'm counting this as diy/ house improvements and not my regular budgets. I've lost a few trees over the years, I had to leave two nut trees behind when I moved out of the 4 bed house (and my beloved dolly tub which was older than me) and some parasite on mum's roses ate through the stems of 3 of my trees there. I need post mix for the 2 new washing line posts (I'm hoping Mr and Mrs Builder will do those at the same time as the back wall repair and the new fence and gate and a roll of chicken wire to attach to the metal rails separating us from the car park behind the shops (so all the takeaway litter dropped by late night revellers will be trapped on that side of the fence and halve the amount I have to deal with. My trees in incinerator tubs will be lined up in front of the fence.

Been quite tired (I'm taking it easy as I want to banish the bugs and be fit and well for Sunday). Yesterday's horrible weather didn't help at all. I've done more tidying than throwing - found the box for bits, cleaned it and set it up under the stairs then added 3 sorted drawers including all the screws I sorted at weekend. I've emptied a cupboard and added 2 more gadgety things to the shelf, I ate sitting in the yard but it was trying to rain again so came back in.

Grateful for having the money to do all these (very necessary) jobs, doing little bits even though I'm tired and aching, DS3 staying indoors (the anniversary of his accident). 

Thrifty_Taylor

Thought provoking posts today @grandmanerd, thank you.
Hope your DC's feel better soon @Dfw38 & you manage to stay bug free.
Loved the sound of your jars & organising @f0xh0les.

NSD#2
A very stormy night. Did yoga & exercises before breakfast. Managed to get an emergency dental appointment for DS2. Cut out more squares from the baby clothes this morning, then sewed the smaller ones into a 2x2 square to break the bigger squares up when assembling. So four hours spent on the blanket today. Put money into sinking funds & sorted budgets for this month. I'm determined to keep costs lower. Had a nice bath with my book.

Grateful for getting an appointment for DS2 (ended up with an extraction), making progress with the blanket, a warm fire to come he to, DS paying the final installment of money I'd spent on things for him, messages from friends, the weather improving

DrCarrie

(ooops, this didn't get posted - yesterdays)


NSD#1 - I got there. 

Grateful for veg and butcher delivery, Not working past 6.30 (it's still a 10-hour day), call with DD. 

hazeldreams

Morning all,

Hugs to everyone that's been poorly with sicky bugs, or just generally feeling down and blue xx

Mixed results over the last 2 days;

- on 2 NSDs, 2 AF days, 1 choc free day - so pleased at this start to the month!
- zero exercise, yoga or meditation. Stress is mounting on all fronts (home, work, family) and I've a mahoosive coldsore to remind me of it! Boo!

Hazel x

Calling14

Day 4 and I stroll back in. 

@Calling14 if you look online, it shows videos of different ways to lace your shoes before tying, which helps with plantar fascitis. Well, it's helped me!  Thanks Thifty_Taylor I will do my new trainers like this. Feel better with size up trainers and proper insoles. 

Been to gym 3 days out of 4 but ate heaps of food later. Need to stop eating puddings. Had gd yesterday stayed local and did zoo visit/ crafts at home/zoo. Spent on ice cream and coffee don't usually but only having one grandkid in tow makes a difference. Zoo member so no cost to go in.

Minor shops made use of £2 voucher in c o shop. Seeing as my freezer draw was open slightly recently, when I went away to brothers, need to replace food slowly.

Jobs fair  I went to was waste of time. My daughter sent me a job over looks interesting may apply for that.

NSD only 1/15 as needed milk.

Today done gym, cleaned house and tried to tidy leaves up - impossible more blowing in my garden from trees up the road ;-(

Grateful for
As sun is out today and windy - got 2 loads of washing dry. Yeah. 
Enough food in so no popping into supermarkets for a day or so.
 A little walk whilst the weather is still nice but cold.