This
last week blasted right past me. It was
our busiest week so far this year, the busiest we've had in quite some
time. Before I knew it, it was over and
done with. Monday was even a school
holiday!
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| One of my lunches |
I
meal prepped on Sunday and it is a really good thing that I did. I managed to prepare and cook up enough
things to get us through the week ahead so meals were fast and easy. I made ground turkey taco meat for myself,
beef and bean burrito filling for the girls, a pot roast in the slow cooker,
some bratwurst patties and we still had some leftovers from the week prior to
finish up. Plenty of suppers and lunches
the next day to keep us going. Fresh
salads, some steamed asparagus and frozen broccoli for quick sides.
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| I made these little keto chocolates |
Tuesday
morning both kids had dentist appointments, my youngest had cheer practice
after school and my oldest had to work, Wednesday the youngest cheered at a
basketball game. Thursday my oldest had
to be at school by 7:00 a.m. for an all day band clinic and my youngest had an
orthodontist appointment after school, the oldest had to be picked up from
school after that and dropped off at work.
I hit the grocery store on the way home.
Friday
the oldest had a basketball game to attend. While she was at the game I managed to get in
for a haircut. First one in a year so I
was definitely in need. I had downloaded
a coupon to my phone and saved $5 too. I
stopped in at Rite Aid afterward and picked up a bottle of hair dye that was on
sale. It has been over a year since I've
done any coloring and I'm ready for a change, I think. I still had time left so I popped into Family
Dollar and picked up a few items that were on sale along with a couple bags of
cat food. I had loads of coupons to use
and ended up leaving with quite a few freebies.
Saturday
the youngest went to a sleepover and the oldest went to work. Along with everything else going on we had
snow, wind, cold and yucky roads to deal with.
I went to work early every day and put in a bit of overtime to get
caught up on things there as well. By
Saturday evening I was ready for a break.
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| I picked up chicken breasts for $1.49 a pound |
We
composted the usual items, fed our kitchen scraps to the hens, put several
items into our big blue recycle bin and only added one grocery bag full of
trash to our garbage bin. Because the
recycle bin is only a quarter of the way full and we decided not to set
anything at the curb for collection last week.
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| Sirloin steak & asparagus |
Some
of the 15 Minute Chores I accomplished
to keep my home in order:
Laundry Room & Half Bathroom - super
scrubbed the sink & toilet, vacuumed floors & rug, cleaned the mirrors. Daily swish & swipe.
Dining Room - vacuumed the floor.
Kitchen - vacuumed & spot mopped floor, cleaned the
microwave.
Bedrooms & Main Bathroom - vacuumed
& dusted. My oldest cleaned the
bathroom.
Other - three loads of laundry, dusted &
vacuumed living room, hallway & entry.
How
was your thrifty week?
Oh your Keto chocolates looks so yummy! Would you be willing to share the recipe? You are always so organized!
ReplyDeleteYes! I will work on posting the recipe.
DeleteOh thank you! I am craving my chocolate!
DeleteWe need our chocolate! :)
DeleteIt makes me tired just listening to all you accomplished this week! I have spent today burning wood from the three huge trees we had chopped down. We have spent most of the week at home because we are leery about leaving a big fire blazing in the yard.
ReplyDeleteI too, am working on emptying and then defrosting my freezer. I have been putting it off for over a year now because it is always full of food. I am writing a date on my calendar as a goal so I won't forget.
Jeannie@GetMeToTheCountry
You are not slouch either missie. Those were some BIG trees and it is a lot of work to clean all of that up.
DeleteAt least I have a good excuse for being exhausted!
DeleteYou certainly do!
DeleteIt seems it never ends, between work, keeping up with things at home, plus running my two boys to their activities. Thankfully hubby is very involved, he does grocery shopping, nearly all the cooking, he does the cleaning out of the chicken coop while the boys do the feed and water for the birds. I can’t imagine how anyone has time to schedule going to the salon. Thankfully hubby is great with the clippers and shears. I have him give my boys their monthly haircuts and he cuts mine every couple of months. My boys’ hair grows so fast, they cannot go longer between haircuts and if I go longer than two months, I notice my ends getting splits and looking uneven. I am very particular about my hair, I like having my ends kept neatly trimmed. It saves me hundreds a year and a lot of time. It takes him about ten minutes each to do each of the boys’ hair and about 20 minutes or so to do mine. So it is very convenient and saves me the hassle. I had a friend stop by to visit while I was getting my hair trimmed, she watched very intently as she sipped her coffee, and as hubby was uncaping me jokingly said, “I’m next!” He didn’t miss a beat, he said have a seat and she did. He asked how much she wanted off, then trimmed her hair. She was pleased and thanked him for saving her $60.
ReplyDeleteOh man, I wish I had someone willing and able to trim my hair. I can do my bangs and I do every other month, but my ends are harder. It had been almost a year since I've been to the salon so that tells you how often I manage to find the time. Ha, ha.
DeleteI used to space out visits to the salon before I met my husband to several months. I can’t imagine waiting that long anymore, but then again I don’t dread getting mine cut anymore as I enjoy having him do my hair as I know he is not going to screw it up like they always did at the salon. And it doesn’t cost me a penny to take a seat on the stool and have him do my hair. I had bangs for awhile but they grew so fast they were always in my eyes. To maintain bangs, they need to be trimmed about every two weeks and my skills doung them were not the greatest, that is why I am not allowed to cut anyone’s hair, my boys fired me after my one attempt. Perhaps your older daughter might be able to trim your hair for you being you have the tools to cut hers. This is a video that is pretty much the way my husband does my hair. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ixwCfku3fY&t=0s&index=2&list=PLvStG_S9nRfypXLlk4CDDwl3hE3AVOsQF
DeleteFantastic! Thank you.
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