NST May 2019: May merriment

Hello :wave:
Really busy few days at work for me - even though the exams haven't started yet. Never mind - it has distracted me from spending. Bagged one more nsd today (not yesterday as I got grocery shopping in) and have just been on the go from 7am until 6pm so really no time for money wasting. Trouble is I don't feel as though I've managed to make any real progress with work stuff - it's all change and politics and whingeing and stress.
However I am grateful for:
Having a job I enjoy
Being a decent human being
My own children having loads of common sense.
It is so cold here that the heating has kicked in for 3 days in a row now.

Lazier day than anticipated but still exhausted. Had to go out shopping, met beloved on the town Hall square and took her with me to Wilkos. She had some grey dishes on her Christmas wish list and I noticed W's had several different sets (+ lots of plain white for me).

She asked about the absence of roasting dishes (at home - they're hiding) and we ended up buying a 'pyrex' one and a plain white one which are environmentally friendly and multi purpose. Also bought the dishwasher and washing tablets and she carried it all home (we had to buy another bag for life).

I carried on to the market to buy flowers (as I'm going to the crematorium tomorrow I am going to leave flowers in the Hall of Remembrance and on my aunt and uncle's grave). Plus a small amount of food.

Went to mum's. Spent some time writing out the gospel reading in large print so at least i won't be struggling to see what it says. Mum is now going to the buffet meal and started meithering about who from our side might be going (pretty sure she has already told me that most of them said they were only going to the church).

Apparently the son and daughter who have done most for their father were having a panic about numbers yesterday and if they run out of food could the venue rustle up more - NO. I said I had never heard of anyone running out of food but I'm not allowed to have any until everyone else has been fed.

Son who has made all the arrangements is now being driven up the wall by siblings whose only concern was that the funeral should not disrupt their holidays are now suggesting things like having a slide show of photos of their father (someone went to a funeral where this happened).

So mum has given me the task of pouncing on people from 'our side' (mum's cousins, my cousins, two of mum's old friends, DS1 + wife, DS2, my dead brother's old gf and her daughter, my brother and his daughter, presumably any people mum knows from church etc etc) check if they are carrying on to the crem and or to the buffet and make sure they get spaces in cars. Oh what jolly fun.

Today I am grateful for orange juice (shouldn't have, very rarely do, but it's lovely when I break the rules), for sorting the bit of the reading that was worrying me (I hope no one notices if I slip up and use the old words, a couple of the phrases are rather clumsy) and for the flowers I bought - only chrysanthemums but a lovely sunny orange colour.

Hi all :j

Budget: Not done yet as still on my hols. Will definitely do when I get back in 5 days or so though. Still to do.


Enjoy the month Outing today but not the planned one, still enjoyable & visit planned for tomorrow now.

Read Read in bed before sleep but dropping off atm before having read very much.

Reduce, reduce and reduce YS food eaten for lunch today although supper was eaten out. Now have more YS food for the rest of our time here after shopping today.

Increase Will visit the local amenity site before we leave, have to be tomorrow as that's the only day it is open.

Move it! Only walking round the shops today.

Post 3 gratitudes every day DD missing us & asking us to come back as she is not eating any vegetables (!), Lovely weather here, bluebells & birds in the garden, some of which I can't even name.

No! Yes! Planned meal out today.

Think of others Emailed friend, got a few gifts to take back.


16 NSD: Still 2/16

Pay to your debt/savings FIRST OK

Plan the month: Planned another outing tomorrow.

Check in every day Here I am, hello folks

Budget reset day! Finished last week with £1.63 excess.

I woke up being tempted by all kinds of not-so-good-streets ideas. Dieting sucks. Trying to stick to 800 calories, it is harder than you think when you are at home all day, but going out tends to result in £££s. Going to do the charity shop trawl this morning, it takes two and a half to three hours, and will do some food shopping.

Gratitudes:
The tiny golfball sized hamster making me laugh (he is soooo stompy for his size. He sounds like a kid in his mum's army boots, stomp, stomp, stomp)
Being in credit for the week! yay!
Having choices.
'Y0ur h0me made perfect' having a house which was practically the same age and shape as ours and giving us loads of ideas.


Happy Friday Turtles!

Hello all,

Wednesday was a NSD so that made it 4/16. Didn't post as I felt terrible and went to bed early. (Stupid TOTM always knocks me out).

Thursday was a spend day - not great on all fronts - brought coffee and a muffin, didn't take lunch to work with me, ended up buying wrap, pop and 2 yum yums. Bad day for the purse and very bad day for the diet! Resulted in my having terrible stomach cramps in the evening, so ended up going to bed early.

Today I'm working from home, so should bag another NSD making it 5/16.

Will do a longer post later!