July 2022 Frugal Chatter: All about fresh products and gardening!!!

[cath007]

@Ciel21: Maybe I am wrong but I did not saw any clothes at Costco in + size.But I will check the socks next time for sure!!!!

[cath007]

thank you all!!! Between the anniversary of the dead of my beloved mother tomorrow (I so wish I could have done more for her and I feel guilty..chatted with my godmother this morning about that) and some differents points of view with my father(about grocery and planning, and houseworks) ... it is not easy..lol....

[Frugalbigmama]

The cherries I picked up at RCSS are good! Washed them up and had a good handful. I'm sure they will disappear quickly.

[SassyAshley]

@coupon girl Happy Birthday to your DH

[SassyAshley]

@cath007 , being an adult living with a parents can be difficult. Just this past week I was talking to my Sister and our Marketing Specialist (both in their mid to late 20s) and we were discussing buying house. Both mentioned their parents have offered they could move home to try to save for a downpayment but both said they could never see themselves living at home again.

I realize I am the odd one out living with my Mom and it can become super hard when the lines get blurred. Especially right now with Mom's health issues, I take on the bulk around the house, this includes all of shopping and we have our moments.

Right now I know August is going to be a hard month for me. As odd as it sounds my work tends to slow down in August as many of our customers take vacation and people do not want their house worked on well they are on vacation. This means a lot of our staff have time off August including a manager I will be covering. So I am trying to pre prep, I over spent in July on groceries but it is because I know in August there may be weeks I do not shop. I would prefer to have it in the house than worry later. Mom would prefer to wait and see.

Although it does give me a different perspective on how it must have been for my Mom. When my Mom and Dad divorced we (Mom and I) moved into our family farm with my Nanny, Hezy (Grandpa) and Great Grandpa. Now I see how hard it must have been to do so at the time.

Sometimes we all need a little space and to take a deep breathe.

[cath007]

@SassyAshley : thanks @coupongirl : happy birthday to your husband

[cath007]

It is just that yesterday I got the comment by my father if you want to cook and make meal preparation go to like when you join people and cook togheter..I was ..very upset about that comment..He pay the bills and the rent I paid the grocery...it is okaie..we have a better life at 2...but he is against planification,meals prep and ect..so very odds ....and I need to focus for those things in the upcoming year starting in august I ahve major serious deadlines to meet with life project..so I dont want to be unplanned...It will be a critical year for me future and i dont want to mess up

and I am the only one who does the grocery shopping list too..so that is a bit of unfair He would prefer to go to grocery like 4 time a week and spend min on each trip than a big one at maybe 150$ ...and I am like that..I want to maximize my time
We talked about it this morning and ..we will make it...it would be ok with speaking

[lizzie bargain]

Thanks Harbie for your well wishes and to everyone else who "liked" my post about being unwell.
Had a great trip out to the mountains this morning-saw 6 Grizzly bears including 4 cubs!!, beautiful scenery, wildflowers etc. It was really good medicine to get out in nature for awhile!

When we got home I went to the local Hutterite pop up farmers market-prices were not cheap but I splurged a bit on some fresh nugget potatoes and some shelling peas that we ate raw. Can't beat the taste of farm fresh produce and worth splurging on that today.

[SassyAshley]

Mom asked how I felt about Pizza for dinner or was it too hot. I turned on the fans (no AC) yet and I think we will be fine, worse comes to worse we switch to AC. It is probably the last chance for a few days as it looks like things are going to get a little warm here over the never few days to a week.

Slowly, key work slowly working through my to-do-list.

Sat down my lunch and when I was done my whole body said "okay, it is nap time." Nope slowly pushing through getting things done. Pretty sure I won't get them all done today but most of the prep is done so if need be, tomorrow I can just do the cooking.

I did get slowed down a little by the choice of pizza for Dinner as the bread machine needed to go on our little counter which I had planned to use for my Instant Pot cooking. We really are limited on counter space, hopefully next year we can build the work station for the Dining Room which will give us more counter space.

[flemeth]

@coupongirl Happy Birthday to your DH

[flemeth]

I dont feel mentally well today so that will be an easy day

((((HUGS)))@cath007

[coupon girl]

Thanks for all the birthday wishes for my hubby .

Lizzie -so glad you got out and farmers markets are soo good .Hope you dont have to deal with too much pain in long covid.

Sassy and cath -it is not easy living with a parent when you are an adult.My dear mom lived with us for 6 and a half yrs before she passed at 91 .It was a lot of doctors appointments ,in ways it was like dealing with a child some days (sorry i miss her a lot still)it was laughter also ,it also wasnt much privacy for hubby and i as we gave her our big bedroom with ensuite bathroom and she lived and ate with us .I wouldnt have changed it for the world as she brought me into this world at age 38 (it was a hard pregnancy and she was very sick during and after my birth)

Just posted a few items on kijiji to sell for daughter and myself ,lets see if they move.

[HermanH]

Sassy and cath -it is not easy living with a parent when you are an adult.My dear mom lived with us for 6 and a half yrs before she passed at 91 .It was a lot of doctors appointments ,in ways it was like dealing with a child some days (sorry i miss her a lot still)it was laughter also ,it also wasnt much privacy for hubby and i as we gave her our big bedroom with ensuite bathroom and she lived and ate with us .I wouldnt have changed it for the world as she brought me into this world at age 38 (it was a hard pregnancy and she was very sick during and after my birth)

She brought you into the world with love and you sent her out with love (and laughter); the way it should be.

[Giseledta]

puttered in the dc rooms. i willl need to do more tomorrow. Processed some stuff with my work situation. plan a and plan B . i suspect plan b willl be winning.


3 frugal...
hang laod of laundry
Made home made popscicles.. some just fruit.. some fruit and yougurt.
made pizza dough for supper tonight... and a plan for the left over toppings..

[cath007]

thanks @flemeth ,I feel a little bit better now I putted things in perspective
thanks for your lovely experiance and comment @coupongirl ..not always easy but it is worth it in the long way