As you can see from my To-Do List I finally got around to starting on one of my long neglected chores--my unfinished sewing projects!
It only took me a year and almost 3 months to get to it.....sheeesh!lol
Under that pile of clothes is the long neglected sewing projects "in progress" tub.
And here it us after being uncovered......
Notice all the dust on the lid....lol
And here is inside the belly of the beast....
Well at least the top layer inside the beast. ;-)
So I pulled out a project.....well 3 projects really since I have 3 pairs of pajama pants cut out for my Daughter. I'll be working on those this week and hopefully by week's end I'll have something to show for my efforts.
Before I did another else on Sunday, I went up to Rite-Aid to roll some +Ups and get my free after Q and +Ups toothbrushes.....
1 x Resolve on sale=$1.99
5 x Reach Toothbrushes on sale $2.99=$14.95
SubTotal....$16.94
Coupons Used
1 x $1 any Purchase AdPerks/VV IPQ=$1.00
1 x .75/1 Resolve IPQ(from Resolve website)=$.75
5 x $1/1 Reach Toothbrush tearpad Q(from dentist office)=$5.00
1 x $1/1 Listerine/Reach AdPerks/VV IPQ=$1.00
Coupon Total...$7.75
$16.94-$7.75=$9.19
I used $8.88 in +Ups and put the $.31 OOP on my Rite-Aid gift card.
I received $11 back in +Up Rewards(5 x $2 Toothbrushes, $1 Resolve)so I am "up" $2.12 on this transaction.
Then I did the same transaction again but my coupons were a little different....
Coupons Used
1 x $1 any Purchase AdPerks/VV IPQ=$1.00
1 x .75/1 Resolve IPQ(from Resolve website)=$.75
1 x .25¢/1 Resolve Peelie Q on product=$.25
3 x $1/1 Reach Toothbrush tearpad Q(from dentist office)=$3.00
1 x $2/2 Reach Toothbrush IPQ(old IPQ that was expiring soon)=$2.00
Coupon Total...$7.00
$16.94-$7.00=$9.94
I used $9.88 in +Ups and put the $.06 OOP on my Rite-Aid gift card.
I received $11 back in +Up Rewards(5 x $2 Toothbrushes, $1 Resolve)so I am "up" $1.12 on this transaction.
The reason I broke this into two transactions was because I had more than 1 $1 any purchase AdPerks/VV IPQs that were expiring on 3/26. If I had done it all in one transaction the second $1 off Q might not have gotten used before Saturday.
My planning wasn't too great because I still have $2 in +Up Rewards left to use by Saturday. I should have bought an 11th toothbrush....ugh.
And my gift card is down to $53.20.
I didn't get the Night Guard mouthpiece and roll $19.99 in +Ups. I'll get a raincheck and hopefully they have it in stock after March 30th, when the April SCRs start. There is a $3 SCR for the Night Guard item for April so I'll buy it on raincheck(the raincheck price will be $4.99 after $15 +Ups discount). I'll use my $5/1 Night Guard Q and pay nothing OOP and then submit my receipt for the $3 SCR. In the end I'll make $3 for buying it by waiting until the new SCR period. 8-)
After my Rite-Aid trip I went out into the garage to organize the stockpile.
As you can see, things have gotten out of hand in the last few months.....
Mostly it's stuff not getting put away and stock not being rotated back to front as it's used. It's gotten so bad you can hardly walk around out there.
Plus the field mouse getting in kicked my ass into gear!lol BTW-We "took care" of mr. mouse the next night....I won't share the details or the photos of his extermination. ;-)
I spent hours out in the garage on Sunday and ended up with a more organized mess.....
Cereal, Paper Plates, Tea, Coffee, Hot Cocoa, Oatmeal, Taco Shells, Compleats, Granola Bars, Jello and Pudding, Condensed Milk, bagged/boxed Potatoes and "Helper" mixes
Spices, Rubs, Powders, Sauces, flavored Noodle bags, Steak Sauce, Baking Soda, boxed Bread/Cake/Brownie/Muffin Mixes, Frostings, dried Fruit, Pie Fillings, canned/bagged Nuts, Coconut Milk, flavored Rice bags, dog Treats, canned Dog Food
canned Soups, canned Veggies, Olives, Green Chilies, canned Tuna, Sardines, Evaporated Milk, Chocolate Syrup, Pancake Syrup, baking Chips, Sugar products(honey, agave, brown sugar, fake sweetners)
Croutons, Trash Bags, Foil, Parmesan cheese, Ramen and other Noodles, Freezer Bags
Cereal, Crackers, BBQ Sauce, Marinades, Bread Crumbs, Flour, canned Beans, Spaghetti Sauce, Tomato Soup, canned Tomato products, Pasta, Chili, Hash, Jellies, Peanut Butter
Salad Dressings, Fruits, Condiments, Oils, Maple Syrup, Juices
Hand Soap, Dish Soap, Cleaners, Sprays, Wipes, Baby and Wet Wipes, Stain Sprays, Fem. Products
Toilet and Facial Tissue, Paper Towels, Napkins
It's not perfect but it will do for now. You can see why I haven't done any grocery shopping for weeks now, can't you?lol
I also culled out 4 boxes of food from the stockpile.....1 for BIL, 1 for the food bank and 2 boxes to offer on the local Angel Help Community Yahoo group for Easter.
By 8pm Sunday night I was a stiff, sore mess....so I went to bed before 9. Me?....the night owl.
And the most amazing thing was I slept until 9 this morning. 12 hours in one stretch. It's so unlike me.
After a semi-productive weekend I woke up to this.......?!?!?......
WTF?!?
I had no clue we were due for more snow!
I'm off now to the stockpile and freezer to figure out the meal plan for this week. I might hit the grocery store(for more than milk)this week since there is a cheese Catalina deal at the local Shursave affiliate store....spend $30 get a $10 Cat....as we are getting low on cheese.
Check me later for the Meal Plan for the week.
Here are the Rite-Aid numbers for Sunday and the running Totals....
THESE TRIPS
Number of Transactions.....2
Total Spent....$.37 (put on free Rite-Aid gift card)
Value of Items....$56.48
SCR qualified for...$0.00
Other Rebates earned...$0.00
Gift Cards earned....$00.00
+Up Rewards earned...$22.00
+Up Rewards spent....$18.76
+Up Rewards left to spend.....$105.00
TOTALS--March Rebate Period
Number of Transactions......11
Total Spent....$3.38 put on free Gift Cards/Certificates so ZERO OOP
Value of Items purchased....$527.07
SCR qualified for....$45.00
Other Cash....$0.00
Additional Rebates....$0.00
Additional Non-Cash Rewards....$0.00
+UPS Totals for March SCR period
+Up Rewards carryover from 3/19.....$101.76
+Up Rewards spent....$212.76
+Up Rewards earned....$68.76
+Up Rewards left....$105.00 includes ALL +Ups not just ones from this SCR period
Sluggy
It only took me a year and almost 3 months to get to it.....sheeesh!lol
Under that pile of clothes is the long neglected sewing projects "in progress" tub.
And here it us after being uncovered......
And here is inside the belly of the beast....
So I pulled out a project.....well 3 projects really since I have 3 pairs of pajama pants cut out for my Daughter. I'll be working on those this week and hopefully by week's end I'll have something to show for my efforts.
Before I did another else on Sunday, I went up to Rite-Aid to roll some +Ups and get my free after Q and +Ups toothbrushes.....
5 x Reach Toothbrushes on sale $2.99=$14.95
SubTotal....$16.94
Coupons Used
1 x $1 any Purchase AdPerks/VV IPQ=$1.00
1 x .75/1 Resolve IPQ(from Resolve website)=$.75
5 x $1/1 Reach Toothbrush tearpad Q(from dentist office)=$5.00
1 x $1/1 Listerine/Reach AdPerks/VV IPQ=$1.00
Coupon Total...$7.75
$16.94-$7.75=$9.19
I used $8.88 in +Ups and put the $.31 OOP on my Rite-Aid gift card.
I received $11 back in +Up Rewards(5 x $2 Toothbrushes, $1 Resolve)so I am "up" $2.12 on this transaction.
Then I did the same transaction again but my coupons were a little different....
Coupons Used
1 x $1 any Purchase AdPerks/VV IPQ=$1.00
1 x .75/1 Resolve IPQ(from Resolve website)=$.75
1 x .25¢/1 Resolve Peelie Q on product=$.25
3 x $1/1 Reach Toothbrush tearpad Q(from dentist office)=$3.00
1 x $2/2 Reach Toothbrush IPQ(old IPQ that was expiring soon)=$2.00
Coupon Total...$7.00
$16.94-$7.00=$9.94
I used $9.88 in +Ups and put the $.06 OOP on my Rite-Aid gift card.
I received $11 back in +Up Rewards(5 x $2 Toothbrushes, $1 Resolve)so I am "up" $1.12 on this transaction.
The reason I broke this into two transactions was because I had more than 1 $1 any purchase AdPerks/VV IPQs that were expiring on 3/26. If I had done it all in one transaction the second $1 off Q might not have gotten used before Saturday.
My planning wasn't too great because I still have $2 in +Up Rewards left to use by Saturday. I should have bought an 11th toothbrush....ugh.
And my gift card is down to $53.20.
I didn't get the Night Guard mouthpiece and roll $19.99 in +Ups. I'll get a raincheck and hopefully they have it in stock after March 30th, when the April SCRs start. There is a $3 SCR for the Night Guard item for April so I'll buy it on raincheck(the raincheck price will be $4.99 after $15 +Ups discount). I'll use my $5/1 Night Guard Q and pay nothing OOP and then submit my receipt for the $3 SCR. In the end I'll make $3 for buying it by waiting until the new SCR period. 8-)
After my Rite-Aid trip I went out into the garage to organize the stockpile.
As you can see, things have gotten out of hand in the last few months.....
Mostly it's stuff not getting put away and stock not being rotated back to front as it's used. It's gotten so bad you can hardly walk around out there.
Plus the field mouse getting in kicked my ass into gear!lol BTW-We "took care" of mr. mouse the next night....I won't share the details or the photos of his extermination. ;-)
I spent hours out in the garage on Sunday and ended up with a more organized mess.....
It's not perfect but it will do for now. You can see why I haven't done any grocery shopping for weeks now, can't you?lol
I also culled out 4 boxes of food from the stockpile.....1 for BIL, 1 for the food bank and 2 boxes to offer on the local Angel Help Community Yahoo group for Easter.
By 8pm Sunday night I was a stiff, sore mess....so I went to bed before 9. Me?....the night owl.
And the most amazing thing was I slept until 9 this morning. 12 hours in one stretch. It's so unlike me.
After a semi-productive weekend I woke up to this.......?!?!?......
I had no clue we were due for more snow!
I'm off now to the stockpile and freezer to figure out the meal plan for this week. I might hit the grocery store(for more than milk)this week since there is a cheese Catalina deal at the local Shursave affiliate store....spend $30 get a $10 Cat....as we are getting low on cheese.
Check me later for the Meal Plan for the week.
Here are the Rite-Aid numbers for Sunday and the running Totals....
THESE TRIPS
Number of Transactions.....2
Total Spent....$.37 (put on free Rite-Aid gift card)
Value of Items....$56.48
SCR qualified for...$0.00
Other Rebates earned...$0.00
Gift Cards earned....$00.00
+Up Rewards earned...$22.00
+Up Rewards spent....$18.76
+Up Rewards left to spend.....$105.00
TOTALS--March Rebate Period
Number of Transactions......11
Total Spent....$3.38 put on free Gift Cards/Certificates so ZERO OOP
Value of Items purchased....$527.07
SCR qualified for....$45.00
Other Cash....$0.00
Additional Rebates....$0.00
Additional Non-Cash Rewards....$0.00
+UPS Totals for March SCR period
+Up Rewards carryover from 3/19.....$101.76
+Up Rewards spent....$212.76
+Up Rewards earned....$68.76
+Up Rewards left....$105.00 includes ALL +Ups not just ones from this SCR period
Sluggy
Dear Jesus! I know one thing for sure. If the big one ever hits, I'm hiding out in your garage. Can you make some room for me?
ReplyDeletem.
Mark--Well if the big one does hit I'll need a stockpile guard so you are hired!lol
ReplyDeleteReally....do I seem like such a big freak b/c of my stockpile? Mine is small potatoes compared to others I've seen.....mmmm, potatoes......is it lunch time yet?;-)
Seriously, go to one of the couponing message board sites and look at some of the stockpile mavens there....they'd even give LDS moms a run for their money.lol
Girl, you have more food than . . . well, I don't rightly know what it's more than. But it's A LOT OF FOOD!
ReplyDeleteI challenge you to NOT go to the store and use up your foodstuffs for the next month. That will give you plenty of time to work on your sewing tub o'stuff. And just think! When you get all your projects out of the tub? You can fill it with some of that food you already have!
LisaPie--Gawd, now I do feel like a freak!lol
ReplyDeleteBut I HAVE BEEN using it up and not grocery shopping. I only spent $122.89 in Feb. and $94.35 so far in March on necessary groceries for 4 people and 2 dogs. I swear the stuff mates in the dark because I use it up and the next morning it looks like nothing has left.lolol
No, you don't look like a freak! After all, not all that is really edible, necessary maybe, but not edible. Plus, you have three growing/eating children, you, husband, and BIL. Oh, yeah, the dogs eat, too. That is lots of stuff to us common folk, but you are right, small amounts to LSD and serious preppers. I am totally impressed with your coupon skills,but you know that. AND, you can sell things at the place you take loads. It seems some days, you must get everything for free after you make two trips a year to sell surplus gotten for free with coupons. Your new camera takes great pictures.
ReplyDeleteLOL at Mark-Dear Jesus!
ReplyDeleteI have a plan for you. Send the sewing stuff to McVal and buy some pjs at RiteAid and now you have time to come get me and let me wander happily around your stash!
Hey,
ReplyDeleteI just saw on slickdeals.net that there is a 25% off coupon at CVS. I was just wondering if you knew about that one and if it would really work.
Way to make use of the UFOs! (UnFinished sewing Objects!)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your final products!
And yuck to snow! But then again, the dogs can come in quicker than when it's raining... And it is raining here.
LOVE the pics - LOVE your stockpile!!! I bow to Sluggy (I'm so not worthy!).
ReplyDeleteAnd nice work on the reorganizing - doesn't it feel great to get that done and know where everything is again?
I just stopped over to say HEY!
ReplyDeleteOMG, nice stash...thanks for sharing your pics. My stockpile pales in comparison (hanging head).
ReplyDeleteIt is going to snow here today :(