September 2024 Frugal Chatter thread

[coupon girl]

Dropped into my hubbys brothers house and my niece dropped in and took us to limeridge mall,us 3 girls .Then we went to style encore i got a top 7.00 then out for a late lunch at wimpys diner.Fun day .

Now just catching up on laundry.

[Ciel21]

@SassyAshley
That past boss sounds like a high school math teacher who would make similar remarks to girls in class. In workplace, that boss needed an intervention and I am guessing he was around in your early years at the company.
For this report, I would say to put your name as researcher and then list the person who is project lead. If that person or another employee (even if it is a family member) gets huffy, just say the report needs to reflect your contributions too . You are not accepting the ongoing discrediting given to you, yet everyone thinks your worktime is theirs to direct without consent nor consideration of your duties. Otherwise the lead person better get used to working during their personal time to get the work reports done.
Finish off with how many personal hours in a given is taken over by work at cost of your non work life.

[Ciel21]

Cool and sunny day inspired tomato plant triage part 2 to corral the plants' growth off the ground and onto stakes. Mom simply did not keep up with the plant staking during the summer. Some indoor cleaning, the dusting and vacuuming, was done. I have other cleaning planned for Monday. Two mugs of teas were enjoyed.
Summer seems intent to push another streak of humidity next week around Tuesday or Wednesday.
I have to get some groceries this weekend. No exciting events but I did notice Johnny Strides has a new video from Tokyo. Must watch it soon. Enjoy the weekend, everyone!

[SassyAshley]

Good Morning Everyone,
My rage cleaning did not go as well as I had hoped yesterday, I got the bathroom done and upstairs floors, I also go the main floors done and kitchen clean (until we had to cook again) but that was it. I had hoped for so much more.

No email or phone call so I guess I wait.

There is so much more I need to get done but at the same time today has been a slow Sunday. I do need to tackle prep for week but I cannot decide what I want to make. Even dinner tonight, originally I was thinking a Roast Chicken but now I am thinking maybe Pasta. I was on instagram this morning and everyone was making Pasta and it looked good.

I need to come up with things for Mom to eat which is not easy, lately anything I prep gets the look followed by no. Yesterday it took 2 hours to figure out lunch because "food is just meh." I keep asking what I can make for her but again the answer is "food is just meh."

I do need to make more bread because I did grab sandwich meat but I do not like the Buns at No Frills and I am out of Wal-Mart buns so Homemade Bread it is.

Off to Pinterest to plan my prep, Happy Sunday Everyone.

[harbie]

Well my Sunday started at 4am by waking up with a headache . Work was rough yesterday and the heat with the humidity made it a million times worse so I kinda expected a headache today.

I really should get some cleaning done today but all I want is to sleep. The plan is loosely going to be a workout, Costco (might wait until Monday) and some light gardening.

Hears to hoping a coffee will help.

Have a fantastic Sunday everyone

[walkonby]

ouch to waking up with a headache, none of us wants that. Hope the coffee helped @harbie
I am still on a mission to use up stuff in the freezers. Thawed some Butterball Turkey pepperoni slices, made a double batch of Jenny Jones quick pizza dough, grated the Mozz, diced the veg toppings, cooked and diced up 2 skewers of chx. souvlaki for an extra topping. Used the last jar of Spicy red pepper pasta sauce. Made 2 nice sized pizzas
( 1 thick and 1 thin crust ) . Bagged and froze the other half of the pizza dough. I want to sleep now, wonder why? ha ha

[SassyAshley]

@harbie , that is the worst, waking up with a headache it sets the tone for the day and not in a good way.

[coupon girl]

I got to see a month old baby today baby Wyatt-my sons friends baby.Son called us over and i took a gift -very much appreciated.Ashlyn and Cara were wanting to hold him so cute they adored him .

[Ciel21]

I learned last night after spending ninety minutes "previewing" the clothing at Value Village that my 30%coupon would be expired that same night. I saved money by only bringing along enough for two short grocery shops. Lesson learned to move more swiftly on 4 day offers! I thought the coupon expired on Sunday and had spotted some apparel for someone as well as possible shirt for me.
Being late to check emails. Giant Tiger's free shipping for $35+ orders end tonight_use code FS35 as it is a Sunday offer.

[Ciel21]

The SuperSavers club coupon was 30%off clothing. I may still get one or two items given how hard it was to find something specific for under $50 in all my summer searches.

Cleo womenswear store has policy changes-anything ending in.77 is considered final sale and no returns or exchanges will be permitted on those items. I am getting 1or2 emails per day from Cleo and caught the detail today. I know many retailers are making returns harder or attached to a fee.

Monday is forecast to be windy and wet. Have two outdoor tasks to do when weather is not wet,then focus will be on getting things done for me and my room. The windows need attention by cleaning. Best plan for it before the muggy temps return midweek.
Still enjoying tea...

[Frugalbigmama]

Good Morning! Rainy day here.

The weekend- Enjoyed the latte's and drive with my bestie Saturday morning. It was a freezing day so the afternoon was a Netflix and chill type of day.
Read on a Facebook group that one of our local stores (No Frills) had the 1/2 bushel of tomatoes marked down to $2. Jumped in my car and headed there. Grabbed the 2 best full boxes . So Sunday morning I turned one box into pasta sauce.
Pulled an organic beef package from freezer and cooked that up at the same time along with pasta and that was our dinner. Now I have to deal with the 2nd box today! Ugh.

Today- Work. Deal with tomatoes. Shower and then go to the gym and walk the track since it looks like it will be a very rainy day. Hit Walmart and pick up a few sale things on my list and walk the store to get more steps in.

Our freezers are packed so really need to start cooking from them. I took out 2 packages of chicken drumsticks and will shake and bake them later today. I will made a potato mix (potatoes/onion/spices) rice and veggie. Then tomorrow with the leftover rice I will make chicken fried rice (using cooked chicken and veggies from the freezer) We still have a turkey in there from DS's work so need to plan to cook that soon because I am sure he will be getting another one. (We have turkey Christmas Eve at my sister's and I have supplied turkey's in the past but they like to have it catered now to make it easier) Maybe I will plan for the next cold snap the end of September and then we can have a nice dinner and then sandwiches all week after. (Youngest loves his sandwiches!)

Christmas- I picked up a few markdowns at SDM and Walmart for my niece for Christmas. Puzzles and some other fun things she likes. I like to give her money to put in her bank account each holiday but also want to have a few things for her to unwrap so will pick up a few more things and then get her gift wrapped.
For my boys- I have picked up all the junk food for their Christmas Bags. Huge bags of pistachios, pringles, 0 sugar drinks they like. I have one pack of socks and boxers for one boy but need to grab more. Will be on the hunt for socks this month. (Oldest is so picky!!!)
I will take inventory at the end of the month and then start wrapping. Plan is to have everything shopped for and wrapped by Nov 15th! Then can just enjoy the Christmas season/activities!

Have a wonderful Monday!

[SassyAshley]

Good Morning Everyone,
Yesterday did not go as planned, I was not the only one who had planned to spend the day in the kitchen so I was only able to get my produce prep done.

I had planned to get up at 5 this morning so I could whip up a batch of bread dough before I started my way day but well, best laid plans. When my alarm went off at 5 am, I was so out of it, I did not even realize it was my alarm so needless to say I fell back sleep. Woke up again at 2 minutes to 6 and I got up and started my work day. Maybe after work I will get the bread made, maybe.

I ran out this morning to grab a prescription for Mom, she messed up her days and told me she needed it tomorrow but took her last pill yesterday. Originally I planned to pick them up after work and run to Wal-Mart & Dollarama but she needed before after work so I ran to grab them. Well I was out I also ran and put gas in my car as I had a points offer for 1000 points for spending $10 or more. Wal-Mart and Dollarama will have to wait for another day.

Still no phone call or email from work about the meeting. A few of them were working yesterday, I woke up to 70 emails this morning.

Today I need to write a couple of manuals which has been tricky for me as I know what I need to say but I cannot seem to get it on paper. This morning I hit the jackpot, I looked to see if I had anything else on file I could work off and I do, this person has slightly more permissions so a few new screenshots a little editing and hopefully I can knock it out today.

Thinking I will make a chicken parm type dish for dinner but I will make two versions, I make a base version which Mom will eat and then I will add a bunch of vegetables to mine that Mom won't eat. I have found I really enjoy preppers and zucchini in my pasta but Mom does not.

Happy Monday Everyone.

[walkonby]

oh boy! @Frugalbigmama I sure applaud you grabbing that great deal on the tomatoes. There was a time not that long ago that we processed bulk cases to make up pasta sauce, but I'm out of the business now ( lol ) . Too much effort on my part and my aching back told me it was time to stop entertaining that activity.
All the best to you on the 2nd box of tomatoes!

@SassyAshley good morning! That extra hour of rest you got was an unwrapped gift from the Universe! I hope your day unfolds calmly despite those 70 emails you discovered! Yikes.
We'll be doing a top up shop today after I finish up at my Pain Clinic Consultation. A bit nervous about the appointment but I need advice and options to deal with this darn back.

[Frugalbigmama]

Well thinking the tomatoes will have to wait till tomorrow.
Made the rice.
Have the chicken drumsticks in the oven now.
Made egg mcmuffins for breakfast (for my oldest as well)
Kitchen is clean.
I don't want to start messing it up with the tomato processing. If I wait till tomorrow then I think I will make a lasagna at the same time and then at least the mess will have a great dinner outcome! Just need to pick up cottage cheese or ricotta- probably cottage cheese so it is healthier lol.
Have everything else needed on hand. Will have to remember to pull a large family tray of beef from the freezer tonight.

Not a bad Monday (even though I keep forgetting that it is Monday!)

[coupon girl]

Hubby and i are painting our small bathroom a slate grey ,we only painted it 4 years ago but i got hair dye on the wall(wont do that again).Then we will use the rest for our bedroom closet in a few days .Got it on sale at home hardware.