August 2015 Frugal Chatter thread

[saundyl]

Thriftygranny I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's loss.

Avoncallingu my mom has plantar facilitis as well its so painful for her. The wedding sounds nice! It bothers me when people corner one to question about religion.
I hope your new granddaughter is doing better.

Sassy I've been reading a lot about how knitting can be therapy for oneself after I did 6 weeks of counselling last year to do with stress. It sure relaxes me!

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[Granger]

@Sweets parrow definitely worth a look

some 50% off, if you are not picky you will find smtg we found one pair 80% off

[Andit]

Good afternoon, everyone.

Feeling kinda blah today, can't seem to get going. Critters are napping, so maybe there's something in the air.

This vid made me smile. I tried to teach Lily dog to meringue one, but she kept insisting on leading, without knowing the steps. And Quincy cat prefers that I carry him when we waltz, which makes me feel like a crazy cat lady.



Going to go sort some papers for a while, then see if either roommate feels like getting some fresh air.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

[jasperandchar]

@Andit love the video so cute

[Angela273]

Warning to others!
Have you heard about Huggies wipes being contaminated with fiberglass? There are videos on the internet about it & my own brand new packages have fiberglass in them. They have "sparkles" & when I wiped two across the back of my hand it was irritating my skin. The babies bums have been kinda red & irritated for weeks, but we couldn't figure out why. We've been using lots if Penetin, but it didn't look like a true rash. I will be contacting Huggies this week. I also plan on returning the other packages to Wal-Mart to get a full refund and bring if to their attention too.

[SassyAshley]

Ladies I have a question for you, a friend downsized and gave Mom a number of things, I get that she gave them to her for free but as I clean the basement I realize a number of things she gave Mom well aren't clean. I get we did not pay for these things and were given to us but would you ever give someone something that is dirty?

[Crochetlady]

Ladies I have a question for you, a friend downsized and gave Mom a number of things, I get that she gave them to her for free but as I clean the basement I realize a number of things she gave Mom well aren't clean. I get we did not pay for these things and were given to us but would you ever give someone something that is dirty?

I always wash things before I give them away.

[jasperandchar]

@SassyAshley I always wash before giving away, is your mom willing to part with the items (toss them) or does she want them, might be a good way to get rid of them....

[jasperandchar]

So fed up of The Walking Dead marathon today, I hate the show but the guys love it....sigh...tonight is the new spin off show....grr...just what I need more brain shows (haha), I guess I will be going to bed to start a new book that I got for free.

We're heading to the cottage on Tuesday so if I'm MIAing don't fret, I will be back Friday in time for my soap.

Wishing everyone a good evening

[saundyl]

Ladies I have a question for you, a friend downsized and gave Mom a number of things, I get that she gave them to her for free but as I clean the basement I realize a number of things she gave Mom well aren't clean. I get we did not pay for these things and were given to us but would you ever give someone something that is dirty?

I never give away or donate anything unwashed. If I'm not sure or its developed a closet odour I wash it before it's packed up. (My basement previously used to make everything musty).

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[coupon girl]

-just got in from Toronto -gee the ride there took hour and a half as gardnier is down to 2 lanes -and ride home an hour 10 minutes -I told my daughter and she said get use to it I am never leaving Toronto
-sat on her balconey had a lovely chicken dinner -roasted potatoes corn -son-in -law cooked it was delish

[SassyAshley]

When I brought it up to her she said if it was gross she was just going to toss it. It just kind of threw me off that this person bagged everything like that and makes me kind of hesitant to open these bags now. Maybe it is my OCD germ thing coming through but I know it will just be my luck I will be emptying the bags and will stick my in or on something dirty.

@SassyAshley I always wash before giving away, is your mom willing to part with the items (toss them) or does she want them, might be a good way to get rid of them....

[coupon girl]

sassy- I wash everything if I were to give it away to someone -just the way I am

[Frugalbigmama]

Happy Monday. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. In between getting stuff done at work I will be cleaning up my budget lol. Scary after being off lol. Went to Sportchek yesterday and bought 2 pairs of new shoes for kids and a t-shirt for oldest. After sales and coupon $101.00 Not bad for name brand stuff and one pair of shoes were $84.99 reg!

[Granger]

Mondays have been our at home tidy and organize for the week ahead day. It has been serving us very well. Makes the chaotic days ahead flow more smoothly.

Almost done the cleaning. Lots of laundry to put away but at least it is all washed. LO has been eating every hour so I imagine she is growing. I have another blocked duct which is painful. The frequent feeds help that so I am not frustrated. I don't want mastitis again and don't feel sick this time around. I am pumping and freezing excess.

I had a fibre blend the other day which has fenugreek in it. It is an herb that improves milk production. I knew with my cornucopia of milk I might not be able to take it...looks like that is the case.