I am going to assume Ciel is offline and she always takes such good care of us.
So to another year of saving and chatting, thanks for keeping this chat going for so long everyone.
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I am going to assume Ciel is offline and she always takes such good care of us.
So to another year of saving and chatting, thanks for keeping this chat going for so long everyone.
Thank youlilo0003
Happy New Year
Thank you @lilo0003
Have to throw out all my expired coupons . Hoping to find some during the next cycle that would be useful for my family
Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
I still find it crazy that we’ve been in this pandemic for 2yrs and it’s still a mess.
I spent time this afternoon sorting through my coupon bag. A lot of coupons went unused and into the recycling can. My coupon pencil case is certainly a lot skinnier now.
I tallied up my 2021 total savings. It was lower than the last two years, but still pretty impressive. I taught full-time 9 months out of the year…2 of the months was summer holidays, so my employment is excusable. We also moved in August…so a lot has been on my plate.
Happy New Year everyone !
A new year...
woke up a bit early.. went out... got all the inflateables brought in.. storm and snow later today.. this way the decorations can dry inside the house and i will put them away for next year.
nice meal with the kids tonight... plan is to relax a bit.. i might put away more christmas decorations... reclaim the family room as it were.
i have a plan for the dc stuff i am creating... will start that full force on Monday. . .
i am hoping for some guideance from our local school boards on Monday and Tuesday...
any hoo.. have a relaxing day all
Our province has also changed quarantine rules and regular Covid testing requirements. School starts on Monday. Our local school division just posted on Facebook asking everyone to rapid Covid test before sending their children to school…but this is only a suggestion and no proof is required. The school division’s post had a link to find locations to pick up free rapid tests. I do not think the schools currently have rapid Covid tests available for families. I rapid Covid tested our children this morning and they were all negative. I tested myself a week ago, also negative.
Happy New Year Everyone! 2022 already..Crazy!!!
Went for a nice walk this morning downtown by the waterfront. Went to SDM to redeem a winning scratch ticket I received. Bought reduced turkey breast sandwich meat for DS for the month! ($1 per package x 5 after in store coupon and expires Jan 11/16 (will freeze closer to the date)
House is still quiet...I want to get cleaning but I will let them sleep a little longer.
Took ground beef out of the freezer. Will make the lasagna for dinner. With salad. Leftovers for tomorrow.
Have a fantastic day everyone!
Happy New Year Everyone.
Another slow day here. Once I started feeling better after my shot I made the decision that if I got nothing done over Shutdown I would be okay with it. If I got anything done it would be icing on the cake so to say. Just really felt like I needed these 2 weeks off.
I will get back into my routines on Tuesday when we return to work.
I did do up a meal plan last night. I came up with 11 meals we can make based on what we have on hand. Trying to decide between Enchiladas or BBQ Chicken Caesar Wraps. Want to keep it simple tonight, but my meal plan does include 4 new recipes we can try this week.
It looks like right now at work we will be on lockdown until at least the end of January and at the end of January we will re-evaluate. So I will have a month of working from home. Although I am not sure how we can accurately re-evaluate with Ontario's new testing criteria, we are going to see our numbers drop but that is only because people cannot get tested.
Happy Saturday Everyone
I started off with a recumbent bike ride of 11 minutes ,now if i can do this and increase the time a bit each day or everyother day .
good going @coupon girl ! My recumbent bike is still sitting unused, well except for a stuffed snowman sitting on him.
Happy New Year to you and yours my friends!
Hope everyone has been able to have a bit of a break and to enjoy some time with those you love.
Wishing God’s richest blessings upon you and yours!
My friend texted this morning saying come for brunch so did! Stayed all afternoon chatting. Got home just before 5 and made lasagna and it is in the oven now. Kitchen is clean. Will put the dishes drying on counter away later. Will run dishwasher after we clean up from eating dinner. DS will empty dishwasher later tonight or in the morning. Looking forward to dinner. Starving!
Not the start to 2022 I had hoped for but not a surprise, DH has Covid. He did a rapid test and in Ontario that’s as good as it gets now, he has a few symptoms so we have no doubt it’s accurate so we all isolate with him as per the guidelines. This makes for a forced frugal start to the year. He has moved to the basement and will avoid us. I will be the one to bring him meals and we will both be masked when that occurs. At this point it’s inconvenient but other than mild symptoms he is fine. I have done a million loads of laundry and cleaned the house in an attempt to eradicate the germs. But only time will tell if the rest of us make it out unscathed. I did a rapid test and it was negative so fingers crossed.
DS2 went to Starbucks this morning and the payment system was down so his purchase that I had planned to pay for was free so that felt like a win.
DS1 is still making a new year’s dinner of prime rib so that’s a nice treat.
Lilo-so sorry to hear about your DH. I hope he recovers quickly and nobody else in the family gets it-if possible crack open a window a bit to improve ventilation.
I agree with Lizzie; try to improve ventilation, if possible. I remember hearing of a similar case whereby a member was trying to isolate, but slept in a room below the master bedroom. The other occupants think they were infected via the ventilation. Don't know what measures you could take to mitigate the risk. :frown:
Oh, I did think of one thing that might help. Try to keep him in a room away from the air intake ducts within the house; they promote internal air re-circulation. see Recirculation is not ventilation.
@lilo0003 , oh no, hope your DH recovers quickly and everyone remain symptom free
Went to Shoppers, found some gift sets still - great prices and my little treat. I hope there isn't anymore lockdown news as I want my pool class at the Y to continue in the New Year.
I wish more people would cover their noses when they go out. On New Years Eve I lost track of how many people were in the mall with their nose exposed. Security just walks by and says nothing. So I'm avoiding the mall now until there is better enforcement and the numbers go down.
Last night I made scalloped potatoes, pork chops with gravy and lemon meringue for dessert. Too tired to have wine at midnight, so just exchanged kisses and went to bed. Boy do I feel old.
I am so sorry to read that @lilo0003
@lilo0003 wishing that you DH get over this virus quickly and no one else in your family caught it.
Thanks everyone. The windows were all open for about 4 hours today. It’s a good thing we are in balmy Ontario as it’s 5 degrees here. Kitchen window is still open. I like sleeping in the cold so will likely crack the bedroom window tonight.
I had a good start to 2022 fitness goal wise. I went for a walk with my dog in the morning. I did a mild ifit rowing workout followed by a short bike ride in the basement. I definitely want to stick with my goals this year but I'm starting low and slow. I'm very excited about the end of next week. After 4 years of saving up gift money and from loyalty points... DH is getting his dream TV and sound system upstairs. We are going to take the old 52 inch tv and bring it down to the fitness area. The TV is 21 years old but with the Google TV plug in.. it seems to work ok for apps like Netflix and ifit.
Foodwise, we're pretty much stocked up so aside from doing a small bit of shopping, we can avoid the crowds shopping.
I bought a NY strip roast that DH cut into 3 steaks. We had a wonderful dinner of steak, whipped potatoes and asparagus. We are going to make steak sandwiches out of the 3rd one tomorrow covered with swiss and fried onions and mushrooms with au jus gravy.
Now we're just chilling and watching the hockey game with empty stands... wow that changed so fast. Stay safe.
lilo-hope your hubby gets thru this in time .
Lilo-you can also try using your bathroom or kitchen fans to suck out some air too. Every little bit helps-the masks will help you all too. I was reading something the other day saying that sometimes people could catch the virus across a hotel hallway-particularly if both room doors were open at the same time. So likely best to go down to the basement and come up and shut the door before your hubs opens a door downstairs. Hope he can end his quarantine after day 5.
Lilo... hugs.
spent time with the kids.. had a nice supper... spent scene points.. watched 2 movies... the new james bond... and a marvels movie.
we have alot of scene points.. so ... we will be working through those.
@lilo0003 much the same as the other well wishers, I hope your DH's stint with covid turns out to be a mild case. That is such an inconvenience with lots of extra work for you, but if it decreases the chance of the rest of you catching it then it will be worth it.
Take care!
Frugal wise I am yet again going to make every effort to reach into the freezers first to create whatever meals we will have.
I've banned take out food for this month! We have so many things to make healthy delicious meals from it's a crime to buy that crap.
Hopefully the only stores I will need to visit will be to top up the fresh produce and dairy. Trying to stay inside every day now.
Good Morning Everyone,
First thing was first, I needed to tackle my kitchen. I am not going to lie we have been neglecting the hand dishes for a couple of days and there was quite the pile. I hate when this happens but I also let it happen so today it needed to be tackled. All dishes are done and drying. I will let them air dry and then put them away.
I also worked on my goals for 2022 today, I needed to get it down on paper as I feel like my head is spinning a little bit. I can admit it as I get closer to going back to work on Tuesday I am getting a little anxious. I know I will have a lot on my plate when we return and it is one thing to see the issue and realize I need to cut back it is another thing to be living it and not let it take over.
I really want to cut back and try to relax more in 2022. I realize I am my own worst enemy at times, I can give everyone else grace except myself. I get in these mind frames where I always need to do more. Getting 2 things a night around the house done isn't enough can I get 3, can I get 4 and the more I get done the more I need to get done daily and it starts to take over.
Thinking Dinner tonight will be leftover Ham, Homemade Mac & Cheese and some sort of veggie, maybe some green beans.
Happy Sunday Everyone
SA-I must admit I put all dishes in the dishwasher-and I don't sort my laundry into colour piles either! Sounds lazy but it is super easy.