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Good early evening.
Another busy work day. Still super cold and very windy here. Yucky snow is called for on Saturday late afternoon/evening. So far the frost cloth is working and staying put. I have to go down and place some mason jars upside down to help keep the cloth off the plants with the snow coming. I’ll need to remove the snow when it comes as best as I can.
Grabbed some sweet potatoes at Safeway on my way home so just about to start dinner.
Have a great night and stay warm
Good Morning,
I was wide awake at 3:30 this morning, I woke up thinking it was about 5 am and my alarm would be going off any minute, nope. I tried to go back to sleep but that was not happening so at 4 am, I got up and started my day.
Honestly, I got more done between 4 am and 7 am than I got done all day yesterday but yesterday was a day full of training and meetings so I spent most of my day on my laptop. Which I expected, but still kind of sucked because by the time my last meeting was done all I got done was catching up on my emails and cooking dinner.
Decided since I was up, I would wash the bedding, the last load is in the washer, when it is done I will throw in the couch blankets. Then when Mom gets up I will see if she wants her done as well. The dishwasher has been emptied but needs to be reloaded.
Knocked out a bunch of work things. Although I caught up on my emails last night I knew I was too tired to tackle anything that took a lot of brain power so I put those into my to-do folder to tackle this morning, most have been done, but some I am waiting on answers for.
I need to take some time to work on my meal plan today so I can plan my prep for the weekend and write my to-do list. I do not plan to go out today so prep will be whatever we already have on hand. Honestly, next week I will grab a few fresh things but right now we have stuff to use up.
Need to decide on dinner for tonight, I was thinking maybe Steak Sandwiches or I have a Chicken Broccoli Ramen Stir Fry I could make, I have broccoli cut up and ready to go.
As insane as this week has been, it has been a good week.
Happy Friday Everyone
WOW @SassyAshley you are a machine! Up at 4 am pounding out the work. I only wish I could be half as productive.
Another iffy night's sleep again, up at 5:15 but awake at 4:40 when Dh decided to get up.
Off to work in the cold and dark. Boy I can’t wait for summer or at least a warmer spring.
Hope everyone has a great day and stays warm.
TGIF
sassy-my life is similar to yours this morning.Woke up at 3.00 a.m then decided to dye my hair and a load of bedding.lol
Yesterday i had a bit of inflamation in my right calf,dull ache all day.No i didnt do exercise or shovel,only the front porch.
I think it is time i had blood work done.
@HermanH that is why I stopped shopping at No Frills. They would advertise items on sale but never bothered to have them in stock. I decided my time was more important than going to a store, that in essence is lying. A decent store would issue a raincheck in my opinion. That's why I like Food Basics, as they will lower the price by 10 cents I believe on a raincheck.Quote:
Originally Posted by HermanH
@HermanH the ground beef was on my list to get last tuesday too but we got busy with the kids and didn't feel like stopping at SOF. Good thing, cause I had a feeling they would not have many in stock. I wonder if it was something that RCSS would willing to price match.
@harbie , thank you, I wish it was the norm but it is a one-off for me so taking advantage.
I have been finding it so hard this winter to get up and get going in the morning. I was just thinking this morning how nice it was that the sun was up at 7 am. I cannot wait for the longer summer days to come especially the mornings.
TFIF!!! Chilly morning here! But the sun is shining.
My office is like a sauna so I have the window open and had to strip down to a t-shirt lol
Busy work day but it is flowing right! Just going to keep chugging at it and do what I can.
Dinner- No plan. Will figure it out when the time comes.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
As a single household, I love going to Costco as I find their lasagnas, stuffed chicken breasts and other items a good deal if you don't like cooking. I will bake the items, freeze them individually, and take out as needed, and add a side dish. for example the lasagna is 5 meals for me. And the pharmacy is great - 200 generic Claritin is just over $10. That alone pays for my membership.
When I needed a break from work this week, I have been working on my budget. I just wanted to see if maybe I needed to reallocate some funds or move some things around. But I also wanted to see if I could allocate some funds to some of my 2023 goals.
I was pleasantly surprised, I thought I went over budget on groceries/stock up this month because of all of the meat I bought. But, to my surprise, I came in under budget.
I will admit, I am a bit worried about my grocery budget. I shop the sales but that is just it, I want to make sure if there is a good sale the funds are there so I will admit I built in some wiggle room.
But overall, I was quite happy, the only area I really have concerns about is groceries because it feels like that is a losing battle some days.
I know I am doing my best but lately, it seems like it is nothing but doom and gloom on the future of grocery prices. I saw an article that Nestle said they have already put through an 8% increase and are preparing another increase. I read that Loblaws said they received over 1000 price increase notices in January. There was another article that said although prices seem to be softening in the US on groceries, do not expect to see the same in Canada although they could not seem to explain why.
But overall when I put it down on paper everything looks good, I have allocated some funds to my 2023. I do wish certain areas I could add more each pay and I probably could in some cases but I want to leave some wiggle room just in case.
Good thing you did not waste your time at either SOF or RCSS. I tried to PM at RCSS and was rejected. They said that they do no match online offers. I told them it was no different from an online flyer. No luck. A pox on all of them and their stupid games. So, neither store got a dime from me.Quote:
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That's a thought! :top: (Should print out the CAASCO list of retailers to go along with the sticker.) Bro has a Brother label maker but I have to use it when he's not around. Will ask Mom if she wants a label on her credit card.Quote:
Originally Posted by HermanH
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February 2023 issue of Consumer Report has an article Big Discounts on Groceries. An employee at CR is a couponer and he had some interesting bits and pieces for the US grocery shopper. One store chain is testing a self-service kiosk so shoppers without smartphones or not wanting to overshare personal data can enter their phone number or swipe their grocery card to get a printed booklet highlighting the deals/specials of the week. There's another chain that will offer discounts at the checkout if one does not get coupons.
Glanced at my teeny coupon pile-the $1 off Cracker Barrel cheese (shredded, bars etc) coupon expires on Mon. Feb. 27. If you have this coupon, pull it out and use it this weekend!