NST May 2018: May the odds be ever in your favour!

greent wrote: »

Chicken goujons - definitely

Milk - yes - just freeze it standing up if it's already been opened. Maybe decant into smaller bottles if it's a large one and close to/ on its use by date

Veggies - yes - usually (not cucumber! ) Some may need blanching, some not. Some are only really good for throwing into 'mixed' dishes (chilli, Bolognese, shepherds pie, casseroles) once defrosted (mushrooms are a good example of this)
Hard to say more without knowing which veggies!
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Thanks for this advice Much appreciated. The milk and goujons are in the freezer. I don't have many veggies left - carrots, courgettes and peppers, which I may just make into a soup.
I didn't get round to ringing a solicitor today, however I did get round to phoning my husband to try and arrange for him to see the kids, which was draining enough. I did do the other annoying jobs though and I also managed to bag a nsd so I'm really pleased about that.
IW - I don't know what is going on but take care of yourself as best as you can.

Motivation: Short term - earned £50 from online market research - will pay towards CC when rec'd. Medium - Made £10 OP to BTL mtge. -
Money: Spent more at TEsc0 tonight than planned, but did bag lots of YS items and bought 2 x 9 pack loo rolls (on offer and then I had £1 coupon off each) Also got a couple of free items through shopping apps :T
Me time: look after yourself. Dealt with a couple of frogs, to get them cleared and stop bothering me. Drank lots (non alcoholic!) and ate 5 f&v
Move: a day of paperwork. Sadly lacking in even steps (only 5.5k)

Activation: Have been doing lots of research on S&S ISAs before taking the plunge.

Arm yourself :Only non-food/ household (loo rolls) items bought so far this month = 2 x small bday gift for sister and some colloidal plasters for a deep wound on my leg which is taking a long time to heal (so medicinal) Nothing acquired. Have also sold 1 item on fleabay and listed 2 other things.

You. Appreciate what you have. Be grateful.
* stood watching guinea pigs eating grass earlier and took photos of them, as they are pretty cute
* unexpected YS items
* coupons which were useful
* freebies
* line dried washing - love the smell

19 NSD: 2/19.

Foodbank/ charity donation of £5. - monthly DD to WWT. Bag of items donated to shoebox appeal

Pay to your debt/savings FIRST and live off the rest. - done

Plan the month: every single day: what you are doing, what you are eating, especially with the Bank Holidays and half term, birthdays, anniversaries. - to do (started - have written in work days, day when collecting DD from uni, DS3's, my mum's, my sister's, my aunt's and bestie's husband's bdays... Am not going to plan food, though).

Check in every day. ok

• 12 NSDs - 2/12
• Budgets - £250 food and £100 social - £41.51 food and £3.35 social
• Continue batch cooking for the little one (remembering to include a larger variety of meals) - planning to make some veggie omelettes and a veggie lasagna at the weekend to pop in the freezer
• Make an extra £93 through surveys - £31.69 made to date
• Continue building the full and final fund - £30.93 added to date
• I'm making up Christmas gift boxes for local disadvantaged children. So far I've done two teenage boys and started on a boy 9-12 months but still more to get for him so I'll continue with that
• Plans - safari park and dinner/new avengers movie. Will also allow for a visit to soft play and I need to take the little one swimming as we're holidaying in June and he's never been in a pool - safari park cancelled, soft play on the 12th with friend and her daughter
• Read as much as possible - 1 book in progress, 1 book finished
• Finish my final OU essay for this module

Hi all :j


Motivation: what is your personal motivation for joining in with the turtles? My motivation is to cut down on the unnecessary spending and pay for some renovations to this property. In order to do this I think we need to be saving money by doing any jobs we can realistically (!) do ourselves. Have done more on the garden today, dratted rockeries, astonishing how many weeds can grow in the 12 days we were away...ah well. DH did his bit by going round with the weedkiller in certain areas - unsupervised - so we will see what happens. Also need to do painting outside so if weather is good, then may have to do that this weekend..

Money: know your income and outgoings. All DD bills should have gone out by now and I am going to add up our income, that won't take very long.. so far have done one grocery shop, have receipt for that to hand. Grocery bill so far £25.43.

Me time: look after yourself. Get enough sleep; eat well; move; do things you enjoy. Got enough sleep but then did a bit too much today, thought we were going out this afternoon but then change of plan so had more clearing to do. Ate OK but then we had fish & chips as a treat, so not that good. Enjoy gardening but feel pressure atm as everything needs doing & it's hard to prioritise.

Move: being active benefits your body and your mind. You know that. Now do it. Gardening again plus mowing, it is a real work out as far as I am concerned..


Activation: what spurs you on to keep on the path? Have not done much decluttering but have identified some items to sell to a fellow collector. Just need to find out how to price, which will be tricky as rare items & not available so need to research somehow. Have emailed someone to ask re this, then also will do some ebay this weekend.

Arm yourself : you have chosen to follow a path that many mock and despise - that of ridding yourself of debt and financial constrictions in order to be free; free to choose what to do with your money and time, not enslaved to repaying or to other people. Still looking but so far resisting purchasing anything.

You. Are you happy in yourself? Know what brings you joy, what cheers your heart, what makes you pause and wonder. Don’t just stop and smell the coffee in the morning; practise stopping and looking around throughout the day. Appreciate what you have. Be grateful. Gratitudes for the nice weather, for progress, for cute kitten & lovely dogs, for help & support on this forum.

NSD s 3/19 so far

Check ins: 4/31

Not done charity donation yet but will arrange asap.



Indigo Warrior - hope things improve soon.

Good morning lovely Turtles

Indigo warrior sending you lots of hugs, hang in there.

So yesterday was a spend day putting me back on 2. Hub took the car into the garage for me, it passed but he did stop to buy some flowers on the way home for our garden. We spent the whole afternoon in the garden cleaning the kids toys and getting it summer ready.
a big YS shop last night means my cupboards are now full to bursting & I need to stop adding to it & start getting through it. tomorrow I will do a meal plan & bake an apple pie with some left over apples some left over chicken will make a nice stir fry & at some point I'll do a lemon drizzle for the boys with some reduced lemons.
off to a show this afternoon with my boy & his friend. I'll be stopping on the way to pay a cheque in & spend an M&S voucher I have .

Grateful for - my husband who really does go without for the dream of buying our own home, time spent pottering in the garden & BBQ plans