NST October ORGANISE OCTOBER

Jellybean88 · 4 October 2017 at 7:56AM

Late check in for yesterday here ops!!

Organise – We had stir fry for dinner yesterday. I've used up all the noodles in my cupboard now.

Exercise : 18,100 steps done yesterday between work and the gym.

Yesterday was a really busy day so I didn't get a chance to do much besides work, gym and sleep lol.

I'll check in for today later on.

mummylewis · 4 October 2017 at 8:19AM

Morning turtles!
Off to a good start today so far. Emptied the dishwasher and put the breakfast pots in. DD woke up at 7.15am today!!!! This is the 3rd day in a row she has gotten up around the 7am Mark. Previously it's been 5am and that's it, I don't want to jinx it but we may have hit a turning point

Going clear space in the spare room now for the british gas man to work and get a start on bagging stuff up for car boot. Hopefully I can make a little money to go towards plastering in there.

Shouldn't be a spend day but will check in again later.

Have a great day everyone!

mothernerd · 4 October 2017 at 8:27AM

It takes grace to remain kind in cruel situations

ilovetea · 4 October 2017 at 8:52AM

Oops was going to check in yesterday but fell asleep:o.
Was NSD number 3 so happy with that.Just posted some e-b*y parcels and as the buyers paid I'm not counting that.
Hopeful that today will be a NSD as well.

Ilovetea xx

laurenh1 · 4 October 2017 at 9:23AM

Check in for today

NSD total - 3

got a refund for Gas & Electric which I have shoved straight into savings, wasn't expecting it and therefor I don't need it.

have the kids on my own this w/e as hub is away so I am going to look up English Heritage places to visit on my lunch. I am also going to phone one of my loyalty cards as they haven't sent that out yet and I am missing bonuses!

Home made soup for tea

Have a good day peeps

Calling14 · 4 October 2017 at 1:49PM

Apologies sneaking in tad late.

Budgets in place
Food £100 to include xmas cake ingredients/and bit make up. Lidl lippy is fab 2 for £3.00

SFD going for 2/20

Going out £90/ £170 eek - This month I go out:D got 3 gigs lined up. Figure includes travel and hotel costsand few drinks paid £90 yesterday. Not sure if my friend owes me for tickets its so long ago when I booked it. So may recover some costs .

Fuel 0/£40 will hang fire as asda cutting petrol costs this week.

Exercise - 3/31 Aim to get in hilly walk each day( my fitbit strap is broke) so not step counting. Ashamed of how little I am doing lately 8k a day - DD on holiday just climbed Ben Nevis yesterday in 60mph/ with snow hitting her hard. Madness but made me think slight wind and I don't go out

Extra income - can't do overtime but surveys/quidco aim for £100
Had 19.06 quidco/ £5 surveys and £3 Halifax so far £27.06/£100

Will get back into the swing of things next few days Mothernerd and check in daily

honest.

determined_new_ms · 4 October 2017 at 2:10PM

Hi

check in for yesterday & today

forced myself to go to the allotment both days. 30 mins yesterday and 1 hour digging today

Have done about 30 mins walking and another 30 mins later

today as was in town did from shopping - tis so rare I go into town these days I have to make the most of it. Got jam wax covers for jam made on Monday. Also picked up some cellophane to make a hamper for the child minder to say thanks for all you have done over the last 3 years. A bottle of prosecco, hm jam & hm lavender sugar scrub

spent £1 on moisturising cream so £1/10 and that's me for the month! :rotfl:

SFDs still at 1/15 - hoping I can get another 3 this week and still be on track....

[Deleted User] · 4 October 2017 at 2:27PM

Spendy day yesterday:o

We went to sort the rug, curtains and radiator cover for the front room - all pre-budgeted for- but I went with my dd and dgs so ended up buying toys, clothes, lunch and also some nuts that I needed....spent far too much but worth every penny!! Still don't have any curtains though!! :mad: The baby stuff, lunch and parking came from my persie money but the nuts are from shopping so £15 there....

Doing well on the using stuff up....raided the fridge this morning and have cooked red onion steaks with maple and wholegrain mustard and Moroccan lemon & potato casserole. I have made a sweetcorn, grapefruit, orange and pomegranate salad and have cooked and shelled some broad beans. I'll serve all this with some leaves which I still have growing (last lot now...need to re-plant at the weekend). I am also making some caramelized shallots which I will make filo tarts with or make into a 'jam' later in the week.

I spent a long time walking yesterday so that is definitely my exercise so far - I am having a night off tonight but will hopefully get some yoga in at some point this week, depending on work commitments. I haven't done a 'stoptober' thing yet....I need to quit smoking (I'm a serial quitter!!

) but I am planning on stopping over the next few days....I am having the dgs at the weekend and don't smoke around him so it's an ideal time to stop without going insane!!

:D

Hugs to all that need them....keep it up, we're all doing great!! :T

Shelbi · 4 October 2017 at 2:34PM

So far so good, really loving this challenge its helping me keep on the straight and narrow.

SFD: Working towards another NSD today… managed to bring lunch again woohoo! I’m gonna call it 3/16 (I’m an optimist today)

Food: still have the remaining £62 odd in my food budget had a delivery yesterday so I think well be good for the next couple of weeks (bar milk and bread)…did manage to scoop some evaporated though for tea if I got desperate lol

Stoptober: Day 2 of my no smoking- I’m feeling bit better today…fingers crossed!

Improvise: Didn’t make anything but I did follow a fellow turtles advice and sign up to kindle unlimited free trial period in order to cop a free book were reading in book club!! (£7.04 saving- wey hey)

Exercise- other than walking from the station to work and back I haven’t done much- This area needs some work.

Christmas- Still not formulated a plan, but did find some gift wrap, bows and old unused Xmas cards!! Yay!- got me into the spirit

Banned- I’ve managed to stay out of the caf!, off licence and chippy so far- I’m doing a ok!!

Extra income- Completed Swag Bucks, Downgraded my season Ticket (amount to be refunded not yet know, downsized my pension contribution for this month…all I’ve got so far)

Have a great day turtles! Sx

greent · 4 October 2017 at 4:03PM

Organise/ Cook from Scratch/ Use things up - All food from stores. Had icecream for lunch

to use it up. Pasta for dinner for the boys. I might just have poached eggs on toast - nauseous headache

Pay debts/ savings - £2.56 cashback claimed from tcb as an Amaz0n voucher, so rounded it up and paid £5 to kitchen fund.

Budgets
* Food - 28.44/ 325 (stretch 290)
* Fuel 60/60 - car has been filled right up. Should last halfway into Nov, fingers crossed..
* Clothes 0/75
* Gifts 5.50/150
* Toiletries 0/10
* Social 0/200 (stretch 150)

NSD - 3/12

Improvise -

Exercise
* Week 1 - 2/4 Whilst watching a catch up tv programme I sort-of Zumba-ed for 27 minutes (was meant to be 30 but I got bored!0 - enough that it registered as aerobic activity on fitb1t, so I'll take that

Jan Goals - "By the end of the year I want to have halved the (non mtge) debt we have and have lost 20lbs - and also get fitter along the way"
Debt at start of year more than halved.
Weight/ fitness = complete failure. Still need to weight myself again

Extra income - As above - £2.56 cashback claimed. Another item listed on flebay

Christmas - started making lists. Need to finish this off

Get Ready Checklist
1 - Health - vitamins taken today so 4/31
4 - Maintenance - need to contact plasterer & electrician by 10/10. (Have mentioned it to electrician's wife - mum at school - but need to do it properly) OH has messaged plumber we used for bathrooms before - fingers crossed he still has the same email.....
Have messaged plasterer (03/10) - no reply as yet and I phoned plumber (03/10)- no longer trading so now need to find a plumber....

Gratitudes:
* surprisingly nice icecream for lunch

* another dry day (although I forgot to hang out the washing

)
* finally sorting out some pics on my old phone
* DD 'checking in'

x

NST October ORGANISE OCTOBER

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