I hope you all have had a blessed day! I've had a good day, but really not much different than any other day. My own Mom has gone down to Miami for the week to spend Mother's Day with my brother. Princess Penelope has had a migraine since yesterday and has barely left the bed. I've done quite a bit of mothering on this Mother's Day.
Other than that, I've worked in the yard, done laundry and cleaned house. But I'm happy to do it. After the events of the past two weeks, I've really realized how blessed I am. I'm lucky to have a yard where all the bushes need shaping up and the grass needs cutting and the flower beds need weeding. I'm lucky to have a daughter, even when she feels so crappy she can hardly get out of bed. I'm lucky to have floors that constantly need to be swept of dog hair and various other things we track in. I'm lucky to have furniture that needs dusting. And laundry that needs washing --- even that favorite blouse with the salsa stain on it! I'm lucky to have my two pups that have been getting into goodness knows what today in the yard and therefore desperately need baths --- even though they had a bath 3 days ago!
So, for this weekend at least, I'm looking around with gratitude at all the things that need to be done. I'm a lucky girl.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
I heart my town!
So today we had the annual "We Love Homewood Day". My PC Team Leader and I ran a booth at the festival at the park and hopefully made som important connections! But the best part was I ran into what seemed like 10 jillion people I knew! I do SO adore running my mouth! So this was like 10 kinds of fun for me!
Afterwards, I came home, chilled out for a few, then headed back for the evening street festival. Grabbed a table outside the local Mexican place, had dinner and margos, and hung out with half the city. Chatted with the Mayor, met the new police chief and got a lecture from the Deputy Chief about rolling through stop signs because I'm too distracted by how absolutely fabulous Ms. Haveron's garden looks. I must confess, I've been pulled over twice this week for that offense, but got off once because the officer was 82nd Airborne like my brother, and the second time because said Deputy Chief was doing a ride along with the officer. I'm kind of thinking that I might have just rather had that ticket than the lecture! (Which he was totally right about by the way!)
Anyway, its been a good day, but its time for me to get some sleep. I <3 you, Homewood!
Afterwards, I came home, chilled out for a few, then headed back for the evening street festival. Grabbed a table outside the local Mexican place, had dinner and margos, and hung out with half the city. Chatted with the Mayor, met the new police chief and got a lecture from the Deputy Chief about rolling through stop signs because I'm too distracted by how absolutely fabulous Ms. Haveron's garden looks. I must confess, I've been pulled over twice this week for that offense, but got off once because the officer was 82nd Airborne like my brother, and the second time because said Deputy Chief was doing a ride along with the officer. I'm kind of thinking that I might have just rather had that ticket than the lecture! (Which he was totally right about by the way!)
Anyway, its been a good day, but its time for me to get some sleep. I <3 you, Homewood!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Shouldn't Shop When You Are Hungry
Don't they always tell us that? And why do we sometimes refuse to listen? So I ran to Publix after work today. I was a bit rumbly in the tumbly. And then I ran into Brave Friend in the cookie and cracker aisle. She was buying all sorts of healthy stuff (Brave Friend eats right, works out alot... unlike yours truly). Anyway, so we're chatting, and I notice that she's got cereal in her cart that she's paying full price for (ouch) but I knew I had a coupon for it. So we chat, and I rummage around in my coupon folder. Of course every time I looked up, some other yummy goodness caught my eye!
So, I was going to get just the dog treats and a few more soft drinks..... and here's the damage to both my wallet and my waistline:
4 Publix Soft Drinks
1 Nature Valley Granola THins
2 Ramen Noodles
1 Pepperidge Farm Cake
1 Keebler JUMBO Fudge Sticks
1 Hartz UltraGuard
1 Pedigree Dentastix
1 Keebler Cheesecake Middles Cookies
Spent: $18.19
Saved: $17.20
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Tracking Expenses
I know I should track my expenses. I know it, I know it, I know it! I know that having to look at each expense twice makes me have to think at least twice about every penny I've spent. But I totally fail at doing so. Or, I'll just enter it all at the end of the month. That does NOT help me to consider that money as I'm spending it! I need to do better if I'm truly going to cut our expenses!
Over at Mom's Plans , she has a challenge going to track all of the money you spend in the month of May. I think I'm in on this one... I really need to make myself accountable, and maybe, just maybe, if I'm posting it up every week as a part of this challenge, I'll actually keep track. So here's the first few days of May:
May 1: $0 - I never left the house!
May 2: $6.31 - fast food lunch
May 3: $6.81 - fast food lunch
$60 - automatic transfer into Princess Penelope's College Account
$180 - automatic transfer into savings
May 4: $35.81 - gas for Princess Penelope's car
$18.96 - groceries
$7.14 - yet another fast food lunch - I can FEEL my arteries clogging
May 5: $9 - newspaper subscription - automatic debit
This week has played havoc with my budget simply based on the fact that I have eaten out for lunch 3 of 4 days this week! That is normally not the case for me as I usually go home at lunch, but with all of the meetings we've had this week that have run over.... well, it been quick trips through the drive thru.... sigh....
Over at Mom's Plans , she has a challenge going to track all of the money you spend in the month of May. I think I'm in on this one... I really need to make myself accountable, and maybe, just maybe, if I'm posting it up every week as a part of this challenge, I'll actually keep track. So here's the first few days of May:
May 1: $0 - I never left the house!
May 2: $6.31 - fast food lunch
May 3: $6.81 - fast food lunch
$60 - automatic transfer into Princess Penelope's College Account
$180 - automatic transfer into savings
May 4: $35.81 - gas for Princess Penelope's car
$18.96 - groceries
$7.14 - yet another fast food lunch - I can FEEL my arteries clogging
May 5: $9 - newspaper subscription - automatic debit
This week has played havoc with my budget simply based on the fact that I have eaten out for lunch 3 of 4 days this week! That is normally not the case for me as I usually go home at lunch, but with all of the meetings we've had this week that have run over.... well, it been quick trips through the drive thru.... sigh....
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
My Favorite BOGO
If you've got a Publix in your area, you know how fabulous the BOGO deals are. I don't always make it to the store on Wednesdays, although I should because that's the penny item day! But today, I made SURE I went after work. Why? Because this week, my absolute favorite BOGO item is on sale! Eight O' Clock Coffee --- French Vanilla! My name is Sass, and I am a caffeine addict. I'm really really glad it went BOGO, because I was down to my last bag and the regular price has jumped almost a $1 per bag. Anyway, this was just a quick trip to be sure they didn't sell out of my morning go-juice and here's what I got:
4 Publix Soft Drinks
1 Edwards Singles Pie - 2 pack
1 Publix Saltines (penny item!)
1 Lay's Potato Chips
4 Bags Eight O' Clock Coffee - French Vanilla
1 Philadelphia Cooking Creme
1 Lipton Soup
Spent $18.96
Saved: $27.95, or 60%
And the best thing? I can now continue to function in the mornings for the foreseeable future!
4 Publix Soft Drinks
1 Edwards Singles Pie - 2 pack
1 Publix Saltines (penny item!)
1 Lay's Potato Chips
4 Bags Eight O' Clock Coffee - French Vanilla
1 Philadelphia Cooking Creme
1 Lipton Soup
Spent $18.96
Saved: $27.95, or 60%
And the best thing? I can now continue to function in the mornings for the foreseeable future!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
An Unexpected Bonus
This week at work, we have our annual "All Staff" meeting where everyone from our outlying offices around the country comes to the main office for a week of meetings, and of course, the annual company picnic (which happens to feature a somewhat brutal volleyball tournament!) Its usually a pretty good week with lots of fun, food and some hair pulling meetings thrown in. Ha.
At the opening session, they usually have some kind of silly icebreaker game designed to make sure everyone mingles and gets to know each other a bit. This meeting's opening session was a bit different. We were all handed envelopes and given these long complex instructions (which had me so confused, I'm not going to even try and relay them here!) and we were told to wait to open the envelopes. When we were given the greenlight to open them, each envelope contained $500 cash! Woo hoo! Talk about an ice breaker! Of course there was the requisite note that Uncle Sam would be getting his cut, too, but that's okay.
Now, what to do with this unexpected windfall.... choice number 1 would be to apply it all to debt. That would be the smart choice. Choice 2 - apply it to two not routine expenses that I've been saving for on the side.
I think I'm going with Choice 2 --- and then the remainder will go to tornado relief. After both of the expenses are covered, I should have about $150 left. That can do a lot of good without completely throwing off my debt paying plans. Unexpected bonuses are awesome!
At the opening session, they usually have some kind of silly icebreaker game designed to make sure everyone mingles and gets to know each other a bit. This meeting's opening session was a bit different. We were all handed envelopes and given these long complex instructions (which had me so confused, I'm not going to even try and relay them here!) and we were told to wait to open the envelopes. When we were given the greenlight to open them, each envelope contained $500 cash! Woo hoo! Talk about an ice breaker! Of course there was the requisite note that Uncle Sam would be getting his cut, too, but that's okay.
Now, what to do with this unexpected windfall.... choice number 1 would be to apply it all to debt. That would be the smart choice. Choice 2 - apply it to two not routine expenses that I've been saving for on the side.
I think I'm going with Choice 2 --- and then the remainder will go to tornado relief. After both of the expenses are covered, I should have about $150 left. That can do a lot of good without completely throwing off my debt paying plans. Unexpected bonuses are awesome!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Slug
That describes me today. I've felt somewhat icky all day, so I've pretty much just moved from couch to wicker loveseat on the porch and back to the porch. That's it. That's all I've done today. I hate that I let what could have been a super productive day go all to the dogs! Oh well. Monday will start a new week and hopefully will be a much better day!
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