Since our typical new thread posters are away, I have taken the step to create the May 2021 topic as tomorrow is May.
Frugality rules (most of the time! :cool: )
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Since our typical new thread posters are away, I have taken the step to create the May 2021 topic as tomorrow is May.
Frugality rules (most of the time! :cool: )
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May 01 2021 is tomorrow. Another month and we move on. Take care all!
Thank you @GoodBoy to start the new thread.
Hoping to find some great deals to match up with coupons and Points
$275.58 April total savings
Coupons used - $99.27
10% off Tuesday - $20.69
PCO - NF - $20
Air Miles - $110
Contest wins - $22.19 - Pizza Hut
Found money - $1
Tim Horton’s Win - $2.43
Good Morning Everyone,
Happy Saturday, today is going to be full on meal prep for me. I really need to get back on track and get myself out of this funk I am in.
I have a list of things I want to get done, it is a manageable list but we will see if I add to it.
Going to see what I can get done. I am really hoping to have one of those get all the things done type of day.
It looks to be a nice sunny day out not sure how warm it is but Sunny days always make me feel better.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning everyone.
Did some making , made Bread and pumpkin muffin both turned out nice.
Laundry is on the go and my kitchen is cleaned. Will tidy you the family room and then it’s my rest day
My neighbour brought over 5 tomato plants for me which will go in later this month. Small things make me happy apparently!
Morning was up and out the door at 8.30 for shoppers -it is amazing how much you spend when you only go out every few weeks .I didnt think i would reach $75 but i did and got 20 times the points
i got cheaper eggs than was listed for 2.29
burnbrae eggs 2.99-1.00 caddle=1.99 got think like that to save .30 cents -lol
(2) sugar 1.88 on sale
batteries 13.99 and i had to pay an enviro fee of .96 .I called the store to inquire and she said it has been like that for a few months now -guess i havent bought aa's in awhile
Also got a bath retreat shower gel for 3.97 as daughter-in -laws birthday is coming up in junre and wish to give her a few small bath items along with money .
Found poise panti-liner on clearance for $3.57 -good price .
Off to do laundry and may have a sale on kijiji .
Morning!
I am in cleaning mode. Kitchen is done. Laundry on the go. Cleaning my room now. My sheets are in the washer.
I have a few empty under the cedar storage containers I have to decide how I will use.
Taking recycling out as I find it. Happy I should just have the one box to put out this week since I took the huge pile to the recycling depot earlier this week. Easier to putter around the garage later today.
No shopping for me today. Using up what we have. Turkey dinner tonight!
Afternoon sold a tiny 3 wheel scooter for my son $10.00 bucks for them .
Hung one load out ,hubby cut front lawn .I chatted with neighbour told her we would cut the front ,we are on a curve of a crescent and share the front yard they are in their late 70's and 80 ,it is only 2 or 3 strips of grass.
I saw my GP yesterday. All of the test results have been good so far. Their office neglected to track down one test result and the receptionist was rude and tried to blame me. Not fun... I’m a teacher and I’m scheduled to get my first vaccine dose on May 5. I’m keeping that in mind while making this week’s meal plans, in case I don’t feel well of my arm gets very sore.
We’re running low on block cheese and we’re on the last big pack of toilet paper. I have coupons for Royale. I also have $1 Cracker Barrel cheese coupons that expire at the end of the month. Here’s hoping for a good sale, etc.
It was a busy day here. Finally tackled the garage. It’s been a few years and DH is a cyclist so we have a lot of bikes for 4 people. I did not try to sell any of it, posted all to give away as I just want it gone. Lots of stuff went and it’s so tidy now. The older son worked in the garage while the younger cut the lawn and cleaned the deck. Then younger son did bbq for dinner before the rain hit. I think Sunday I am going to take the empties back and bake cookies and laundry because that did not happen today.
Good Morning Everyone,
I got quite a bit done yesterday but as always not as much as I had hoped. Honestly, I was a little annoyed yesterday. Mom is not working but left a bunch of stuff she wanted to do in the kitchen until yesterday so when I was trying to work in the kitchen I needed to clear out. But in all fairness I was feeling a little stressed. I gave myself a deadline of May 1st to figure out and setup my videos. I knew I had to give myself a deadline or it would never be good enough and I would just keep recording and deleting. So I was trying to get as much content recorded yesterday as I could. It is still a work in process but I am feeling better about it.
So far I have all of the prep done, now I just need to do some baking, I thinking a couple different kinds of cookies.
Between Friday on breaks and yesterday I got:
4 Baguettes cut up - Mom used these yesterday to make French Toast Cups. I still have about 1 left thinking I might turn into Croutons, I cannot remember the last time we had croutons in the house.
Romaine cut up and ready for Salads - This week yet again proved if it is cut up, I will make Salads, it is not cut up and ready to go I skip the Salad.
Egg Roll Stir - I prepped all the veggies needed: Carrot, Celery, Mushrooms, Green Onion and Napa Cabbage and then I recorded how I make this
German Cucumber Salad - Cut up the Cucumber & Onion and then recorded how I make this Salad, so so so good if you like Dill it is a must have
Then I spent a couple of hours working on editing the video I recorded. Turns out this process is a little harder than I expected only because I am using features in the video editor I do not use for work. So it took me some time to teach myself how to use these feature but it was fun. Okay maybe I am a little weird others reading this might think how boring or wow that sounds like work but I am finding it fun. Probably just a me thing but I like all of this stuff.
Time to get going for today, the kitchen is clean I just need to put away some dishes we left drying on the counter. By far drying dishes is my least favourite thing to do so whenever I had let them air dry, I do.
Have a wonderful day everyone.
Good morning! I should get up and rolling. Since I'm working from home this week I need to get out today. Getting dressed now and then making coffee for the road. Will take a drive for some me time.
Good Morning Afternoon Everyone,
Peanut Butter Cookies are done, Chocolate Chip Cookies are done, half have been baked off, the other half are in the freezer flash freezing so I can put them in a baggie and just pull out a few at a time.
I went to post my grocery haul and I am not sure how but my editor changed my settings and I had to completely reformat the video. Instead of being annoyed I took it as a challenge and have now learned even more features that are offered within video editing program.
I have cleaned the kitchen. Mom made some homemade Bake-Ease, I am not sure about it yet, what she was making stuck and the stuff that was on the pan baked on. It took a lot of scrubbing to get the muffin pans clean. I was going to make Muffins but not sure I feel like it now. I am getting a headache, I think it is the weather so I might call it a day, meal prep wise we are in a good place.
I still need to figure out tonight's dinner and on another note I still need to find something to do with the massive Napa Cabbage, I only used 1/4 to 1/3 in my stir fry. I am thinking Coleslaw but I am not sold yet.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful day
So far the skies are clear so I am going to risk it and line dry our sheets. They usually dry fast & I love sheets dried in the sun so lets see what happens. Going to take the dog for a walk and then home to bake cookies. I think I will save the trip out for another day as it seems silly to go for just the empties. We received our tax return last week and so I am going to spend sometime on the retirement planning. If the rain hold off I am going to plan the snow peas and potatoes. That seems like enough for today. Enjoy the day everyone.
My neighbour just brought me some organic potato, shallot and red onion starts that I will be able to plant soon. And the tomatoes she brought the other day. Very kind.
lilo -i love line dried sheets but looks so cloudy here ,i do have a small load on the line from this morning with sheets in the wash .
Hubby and i went for a longer walk today 40 minutes felt good ,so many couples were walking .
Trying to finish a very hard puzzle ,so many different settings .
I called fortinos as the pizza i picked up was chewy and very thin last night ,we ended up tossing 2 slices .The supervisor said maybe they didnt let it rise but to bring my bill in and they would honour another pizza for me free .So may go back this week as their garden centre will be getting the tomato plants in at some point.
My eyes are bothering me alllergy season .So supper tonight will be pasta ,nice and easy .
I managed to shred more paperwork for the green bin, but I have piles to sort through which I will save for a rainy day. I seem to save everything but need to remember to regularly purge paperwork.
My SDM prize is full of new products - lots of whitening products, body care, etc. I'm trying to sell the whitening kit as I have very sensitive teeth but not much luck. I may donate it for a animal shelter online auction that will take place later this month.
I hope to get my covid vaccine this month. Our region has mandated mask wearing till the end of this year. I find my allergies are better with the mask.
Have a great evening everyone.
hi all.
long weekend. and free dump day tomorrow. hubby and oldest got alot of stuff out. i have stuff listed on the free site. i have a plan for the beginnign of the week. a menu plan for the week
i need to finish laundry. that should get done tomorrow.
i need another full day on the weekend. ...lol.
my daycare parents dont think the kids will go back to in person school at all. not till earliest sept.
i will have a daycare opening in September... but i am unenthused currently about filling it. i will need to ... just hate interviewing. ...ugh...
any hoo. have a fabbo
I chatted with a girlfriend today on the phone and she told me this pandemic is causing her to feel depressed ,she asked if i was also .I was totally honest ,sometimes i told her .So this is affecting a lot of people mentally .I told her to call me anytime i am here for her.
Just lying in my freshly made bed,so comfy.The little things in life we love'lol.
It was a somewhat productive weekend. I sorted and packed away a bunch of clothes for our boys to grow into. I’ll have to have our kids try on summer clothes in a couple of weeks.
Three more schools in our community have 1 or more active Covid cases. There was another freedom rally in town yesterday. I’m looking forward to getting my first vaccine dose on Wednesday.
I’m on the job hunt. I applied for teaching contracts this evening. My current teaching contracts ends at the end of the school year, the end of June.
Good Morning Everyone,
Happy Monday, I am trying my best to pull myself out of this funk I have been in. I have been staying away from the new a little bit, I like to be informed but lately I just cannot take all of the doom and gloom. Who knows if we will ever see "Normal" again but it feels like lately they are saying even a "New Normal" is not possible. I just need to find a way to take care of me through all of this and I am working on it.
I spent almost all weekend in the Kitchen, my happy place. I made an Eggroll Stir Fry, German Cucumber Salad, Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies. I would have liked to get more done but this weekend was a learning experience everything I did I filmed. So I was getting used to camera angles and explaining things but it was fun. When I need to just chill out I watched a movie on TV and worked on editing my videos, as much as editing is work, I oddly find it enjoyable I can sit there for hours and it does not feel like work, I am enjoying learning the tip and tricks of the program and seeing what I can produce.
I am tempted to go to SDM this afternoon, I got another Egg offer and I feel like how do you say no to a dozen eggs for $1.74. I do have tons of eggs but Mom wants to make Breakfast Freezer Meals for herself, she is not good at eating Breakfast. I am all for it but I know we can go from having eggs to being out really quick. Plus I want to keep baking, I love baking, I enjoy it, I miss having those to share it with but that is what a freezer is for.
New week, it is going to be a good one, I was up at 5:30 and working away, before our branches opened I already have 5 tasks off my to-do-list for work. I am feeling good.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning! Dark damp gloomy day here today. Guess its a good day to be working.
I have laundry to put away. Have a few pillows I want to wash. Will wait for a sunny day to do those so I can put them outside to dry. Other then that I am all caught up :).
Ended up at Costco yesterday and spent under $50 on rice, naan bread, snap peas, miracle whip (for DS) another bag of coffee beans, bacon crumble (for DS) and something else I can't think of. Not being able to buy non-essential items at Costco sure does keep your bill down!!!
I plan on cooking up a pot of rice today so I can make DS chicken fried rice tomorrow. I have cooked chicken in the freezer I will take out in the morning to use up. There is also cooked pork chops in the freezer that I may sneak in the rice maybe next time :)
Off to start the rice and wash the few dishes in the sink to keep up on it!
Enjoy the day!
Morning -wow i just posted a puzzle on kijiji and had 2 people interested already ,maybe cause i am asking a fair price 8.00 for ravensburger .I could have asked more but i since i paid less for it at value village i thought just let it go cheaper .
I am starting to feel a little down ,as this goes on .I am baking more ,so the weight is going on ,not seeing my grandkids is hard also .I long for the day i can give my daughter and son/wife a huge hug,also my grandkids .
I just made myself a list of things I want to get done today. It really does motivate me. Already started 3 things so I can check them all off shortly :)
I am lost without a to-do-list, a to-do-list keeps me focus on the tasks at hand or else I end up all over the place.
True! But I don't want to admit that I'm getting older and forget stuff lol. My youngest works well with a list too. I write him out a chore list and he always comes back to the kitchen to scratch stuff off as he does it lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SassyAshley
I just split up my cherry tomato seedlings into bigger pots. Excited to plant them outside :)
I am trying something new this week when I am not in training sessions as obviously I cannot just stop a session. But when I am just sitting at my laptop working away every 2 hours I take a 15 minute break and do something. It can be something around the house, like this morning I emptied the dishwasher and put away the dishing on the drying rack (anything to not have to dry dishes). Or anything else that is not work for 15 minutes, like today I needed some to take some photos so I took 5 minutes and did that.
I did it a couple days last week and it worked well. it actually helped me focus because I was not just getting frustrated and overwhelmed.