NST March 2023 LIONS and LAMBS

Starlight_at_Sea

Count me in please! I'd rather be  lion, lamb, dragon or turtle with you all than a sloth by myself, which might be a risk if I get overwhelmed alone and end up doing nothing!

lcc86

Count me in please! I may not post every day as if I'm super busy I just take the pressure off but will keep a note of spends and check in whenever I can 

f0xh0les

Can I jump onboard as well please?

grandmanerd

f0xh0les I'll change you to 55 if you don't like 13.

f0xh0les

I have no 'pinions on it @grandmanerd, shove me wherever you like, as long as I can climb onboard.

Esmeralda2662

Please can I join, Grandmanerd? Thank you for the March challenge! X

ditty1234

Hi @grandmanerd can I please join.

[Deleted User]

Budget for March is done. Savings have been prioritised. 

Saving

As well as our routine saving for holidays and mortgage OPs, we have an expensive April coming up. We have already been saving for it but underspending in March is needed if we’re to cover the costs of:

• OH and DS’s birthdays (gifts, activities and eating out and a wee at-home birthday tea with family)

• Easter holidays including a week’s break at the family caravan

• friends’ stag and hen-do, followed by their wedding the month after 

Must do 15 NSDs! Must spend even less and save as much as we can this month. 

Cleaning and clearing

I’m hoping for brighter, lighter days in March to give me an energy boost and motivation. In March I’d like to get ‘on it’ with deep cleaning the house and doing a proper declutter of clothes, toys, books and whatever else is collecting dust and would be better going to others. And tackle THE CAR which currently has a floor of leaves, stones, crumbs, and goodness knows what else! Going to write a task list for each room to keep me on track in the house.

And a bit for me

I’m a slow reader but made good progress on reading my current book in February. Aiming to finish it in March so I can get onto the next. I think reading with the kids at school each week is actually encouraging me to read more too. I do love the volunteering and reading when I'm into something good. I'd like to do a few more free short courses for work, try a few new recipes to add to our meal planning (saved links to some recipes), and get out for more walks. 

Good luck in your March challenges turtles. x

grandmanerd

Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits. Pinch punch, first of the month.

Wednesday 1st March 2023
Happy St David's Day

'If you haven't got your whole life sorted out, don't worry'
Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won't have a title until much later

You are not ready for most of the things you have gone through. But here you are (OurMindfulLife.com)

Many will choose the stability of slavery over the uncertainty of freedom (The Stoic Emperor)

When you are unsure about the future, keep doing what is in front of you with all your heart and with love, and what is meant for you will find you (Gurumayi Chidvilasananda)

Today me will  live in the moment unless it's unpleasant in which case me will eat a cookie  (Cookie Monster)


 

apple_muncher

Pinch punch first of the month! No returns!!!!!