NST February 2025 Love and Kindness

f0xh0les

Everything crossed that those ⚖️  and 👙  swing in your favour @abundant1972

apple_muncher

March is live

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6590910/nst-march-25-scooby-doo/p1?new=1

laura_lau

All the best for today @abundant1972 I've also got the pompoms ready for cheering! 

I have little time today, just wanted to check-in quickly. Payday, thankfully, and I've already sorted money in the pots and left the correct amount in the bills and mortgage account. My hope is that all the money I have put in the pots will be enough to cover March daily expenses, so that I will not have to touch any credit cards and I will not have to take out the little money I have added in the emergency pot. Fingers crossed.

I will try and write a post tomorrow for end of month considerations, however I have a few things to do before end of day tomorrow, and in the afternoon I have the appointment with the blinds lady coming to measure my windows and quote for the blinds. I've seen they have a up to 50% sale until 10th March, so hopefully that will make the difference.

today was NSD #19, which means I am 1 day over my goal!

I am grateful for payday, a sunny and milder afternoon, the weekend looking at me from afar (but getting closer).

Thrifty_Taylor

Had an extra half hour in bed 😀 still had time to do all my regular things, as I didn't have to make my dinner today.

NSD

Arrived at work to be told I was able to go to a meeting after all. The rest of the day went fine too, the ex HT was teaching the class this morning & said I should be cloned. That's 2 people who've said it this week!! Joined in a bit of class PE so got a handful of steps in 🤣 Despite not being outside at breaktime, I still left work with half the intended daily target. Went for a walk when I got home & had managed to do the other half. Saw 3 Hares, 2 Pheasants & 2 Rabbits, so it made my day!

Did the ironing, then after tea got a sewing job done & had a very long lie in the bath.

Grateful wildlife, a good day, it nearly being the end of the week.

Staying over at mum's tomorrow night, as it's Wool Club. Thsnk you for this month's thread @grandmanerd & if I don't get chance to post tomorrow, see you all in March!

abundant1972

Good afternoon! 🌞

Thank you everyone for your cheerleading!

f0xh0les - what was the bikini 👙 emoji for haha!?! Is this new legal dress-code haha! 

It was a good but frustrating result. Their solicitors changed their tack last minute, conceding on one point meaning the tribunal hearing didn't need to take place. So there are a few stages in between and a Final Hearing later in the year. So that was a good thing. However - I had paid prob in excess of 5K in legal fees (my little 87 year old Dad had) hiring a barrister and my own solicitor in readiness for the hearing - wasted time and money I needn't have spent had they conceded in a timely fashion - so we are now claiming against them. I genuinely can't believe people are allowed to behave in this way and treat people so badly. Hopefully I will get that back - but they have just made me more determined than ever now to see this through until the end.  

I did lots and lots of space clearing and psychic protection yesterday and felt so much better. I had a strange inner calm about the whole thing settle over me - like I know on some level that justice will win out in the end - and I need not worry. I believe so much in karma and try to live my life by it. I know I have acted honestly, and fairly throughout so I have nothing to fear. My employer however...   

Yesterday NSD = 11
Today = spend day

I am grateful for: 

1) A minor victory - but a victory nonetheless. 
2) Some respite for a month or so - time to focus on a new cycle 
3) A feeling of financial stability (thank you Dad!) in spite of everything going on

Thank you grandmanerd for February's challenge!!! And thank you apple for March. I will go sign up now!!!

See you all tomorrow x

f0xh0les

Managed 14 NSDs, happy with that result. Lost one NSD for a 29p item though. Annoying!
DH has received a £75 Tosco voucher from switching the phone line, so that will make a huge dent in next weeks shopping bill. 
Grateful for making it through February unscathed, having an excess at the end of it,  and for a double payday- hooray!
Planning on opening the last mulled wine bottle tonight, reading trash on the sofa, and chilling out till the big bills go out. 
Thanks for Feb @grandmanerd,  see you over in the March Mystery Machine for Mayhem and Frolics a la Apple. 

DawnW

Thanks for the thread @grandmanerd

'See' everyone in March!

laura_lau

Thank you @grandmanerd for hosting February, it was a really good challenge! I am very low in battery now so I will not be able to do a full end of month wrap-up, however I am pleased to announce I managed to reach my goal in NSD's and even do 1 extra! Will try and do even better in March! see you all there!

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for Pip making it through a full week of school, for having work this week and meeting some lovely people, for the pretty patterns that the frost makes, for dh prepping tea, for my audiobook.

Thank you for Feb, grandmanerd!

grandmanerd

Thanks to everyone who took part in this challenge. Your contributions have been varied but very interesting. Congratulations on all your achievements (abundant is debt free - woo woo), For those who aren't doing so well, remember that you need to be kind to yourselves. 

On a personal note, I'm still struggling with mobility. I had 2 days when I couldn't find the strapping for my ankle (I have 2 of them). Found it on the third day and had a reasonable day. Yesterday I strapped my ankle up but was finding things difficult and only realised in the afternoon that I still had my wellies on rather then the trainers with inserts. I've also had several nights of poor sleep. However I think I've done 5 loads of washing and mostly dried it outside, I'm getting back into the routine of bagging rubbish and recycling and have made progress on lots of other little bits including a couple of frog phone calls.

Around lunch time DS3 told me to stop watching podcasts after I swore at the laptop. I did go through some lighter clips but then watched the footage from the White House and am angry again. I have lots of bits around the house that i can organise (there's at least one drawer in the kitchen that has space in it) and other things I can work on and I'll make cutting back on podcasts a priority next month (I have at least 3 clutter fairy podcasts that I've noted but not watched with attention). My sink unit and toilet are in place but the connections aren't done (probably Tuesday). Mr Builder got called out at 10.30 pm last night and had to go and finish that job and one other after he left here.

Grateful for easy food, some very good books and finding my slim pod pods (need to find them and use consistently).
Good luck to everyone in next month's challenge and many thanks to apple for setting it.