This Week on the Dining Table

The "People Are Disgusting!" Edition.....  

This is the sight that greeted me as I got out of Hubs car at PT last Wednesday in the parking lot.  It's a few sheets from the end of a roll of paper towels AND the paper towel tube.  It looks like someone spilled coffee or some other liquid in their car, whipped out the last of a roll of paper towels they also had in their car to wipe up the spillage and then dropped this mess on the ground in the parking lot for me to almost step in as I exited the car and then for me to take a photo of.

I swear if trash in this parking lot were coins I'd be filthy rich!lol

This is day 183 of the new "diet".  Down 53 lbs. since the cruise(not counting the 8 I gained on the cruise and then lost again, which would make it 61 lbs.).  

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned for last week.......

1. Sunday--Beer Bratwurst on Roll, Zero Sugar Baked Beans

2. Monday--Veggie Lasagna

3. Tuesday--Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad

4  Wednesday--1/2 Tuna Sub, Salmon, Spinach Soufflè

5. Thursday--1/2 Tuna Sub, 

6.  Friday--leftovers

7. Saturday--No Clue

And here's what actually happened........

1. Sunday--Beer Bratwurst on Roll, Zero Sugar Baked Beans

2. Monday--No Clue(It was THAT memorable)

3. Tuesday--a Protein Shake, Veggie Lasagna

4  Wednesday--1/2 Tuna Sub, Salmon, Spinach Soufflè

5. Thursday--1/2 Tuna Sub, small bit of Ice Cream

6.  Friday--Catfish dinner, Green Beans, Cole Slaw

7. Saturday--Leftover Catfish dinner, Butternut Squash Ravioli Lean Cuisine dinner

No going back to old habits and eating patterns for me!

What got taken out of the freezer last week...

*  5 Beer Bratwurst

*  Veggie Lasagna

*  2 Hunks of Salmon

What got put into the freezer last week....

*  1 tub of Ice Cream

Last week we spent $242.65 on grocery shopping for December.  

Grand Total shopping comes to $242.65 for December.   

There are 20 shopping days left in December.

I've earned $84.84 on Ibotta in December.

I've earned $14.00 on Shopmium in December.

I've earned $0 on Alexa app in December.

I've earned $9.15 on Kroger Cash Back in December.

I've earned $32.24 on TaDa in December.

I've earned $.62 on Checkout51 in December.

I've earned $0 on Aisle.

I've earned 6,620 points from food shopping on Fetch in December.

I've earned ? points from food shopping on Shop Kick in December. (I can't get into my account so I have no clue.)

I've earned 0 SB from food shopping on Swag Bucks in November.

That is $140.85 in rebates(not counting the Kroger Cash Back/Shop Kick/Swag Bucks/Fetch)on $242.65 of grocery spending so in reality it's $101.80 in food spending after the 6 rebate apps I count. 

My savings percentage for the last week was 36.86% and the monthly savings total for December comes in at 36.86% spent. 

Leftovers going into this week....

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--Pot Roast, Carrots, Celery, Onions, Taters

2. Monday--Grilled Asparagus, Chicken Strips

3. Tuesday--Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad

4  Wednesday--No Clue

5. Thursday--No Clue

6.  Friday--No Clue

7. Saturday--No Clue

No menu planning for me now, mostly things Hubs can do.  The meals may not happen on the days noted but they will happen this coming week.  I have earned the right not to, in my mind at this point.  I am giving up control of meals to Hubs.  I will put in requests now and then.

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any deals on food at your stores this week?  

I may post sporadically after this one or I might not, depending on drugs and stuff. 

Sluggy  

More Unconventional Xmas Tunes

 Enjoy!

Sluggy

Time for Christmas Tunes!

This is a perennial favorite song at Christmas time around here(in the vein of Anne in the Kitchen's musical fare for today).

Enjoy!

Sluggy

Frugal Friday.....the December 8th Edition

There are very few Frugal wins this past week so here goes....

*  I went to PT 3x this past week.   Good thing I've hit all my deductibles and co-pays so I'm not shelling out cash for this service.

*  Grocery shopping this past week for December--didn't do any I can think of.

*  I found money!

On Saturday, I found a penny inside of Walmart and one in the parking lot.  Guess which is which?

Stopped into Dollar General Market on Wednesday for some gift card presents and found this shiny guy at the register.

Total Found in last Week.... .03¢
Total Found this Year.......$3.50

That's all I got.

Any frugal wins in your neck of the woods?  Let's hear all about them!

Blogging will be taking a backseat to getting me healed so there might not be many posts here for the foreseeable future.8-)

Sluggy   

NOVEMBER To-Do List

What I planned to get done in November and what actually got done.......

*  Pay Bills--DONE  Always

*  Sign up for Medicare Medigag/Part D Plan--DONE  Got two plans though it required me to sign up for AARP(hate that group!)but those AARP branded plans through UnitedHealthcare were the best deal for my needs in this are.

*  Go to a ridiculous amount of DR appointments--DONE  Can't even remember how many now....Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Podiatrist....

*  Go to a ridiculous amount of PT sessions--DONE

*  Have an EMG/Nerve Conductive Study--DONE  Things didn't go well there and damn!  it hurt.  It was like being tasered but by medical people not the cops.  I failed the Nerve Conductive thing so they didn't bother doing the EMG.  good times.

*  Have Dishwasher Installed--FAIL  The handyman guy couldn't get to us in November to install it so it's been living in the ex-sewing room after Dixie decided to start ripping piece of the cardboard box it was in.

*  Clean and Organize Stuff in House--FAIL  Other than doing the bare minimum there has been no cleaning and organizing here.

*  Buy Stuff for the House--DONE  I am sure Hubs has been continuing his love affair with The Home Despot/Lowe's as he tinkers and replaces shit around here.

*  Have Fake Thanksgiving--DONE  Had fake Turkey Day with daughter and son in-law and their dog and cat.  We didn't get any leftovers to bring home.  I made yeast rolls and pumpkin pie as well as the raw turkey to contribute.

*  Do Something Fun--FAIL  I did nothing fun.  It's hard to have fun when you have no friends here.

*  Clean out Inserts/Coupon Envie--DONE  I am discontinuing this item as I hardly have/get paper coupons anymore.  The world is quickly turning digital.

*  Edit More Photos--DONE  Got more photos edited.  Haven't even started on the British Isles cruise photos from May.  I am so far behind. ugh

*  Post About Old Trips--DONE  If I remember correctly I got one whole post up in November from an old trip(still working on the Western Road Trip of 2017).

*  Work on Genealogy--DONE  As it so happens the PT guy has a first name that is usually a surname so I asked him how he got that name.  His Great Grandmother was a Mason.  I've got a ton of Masons on my mother's ancestry side.  Then he said his mother had been born in Williamsburg, VA so you know I had to dig into that. lol

I worked on his tree and added to mine along the Mason line and so far the closest we are related is straight 18th cousins.  We share a common ancestor in John of Gaunt, "The King Maker"(1340-1399), the Duke of Lancaster and the third son of King Edward III.  John's son, Henry IV, eventually deposed Richard II and took the crown.  All English monarchs to this day are descended from John of Gaunt.  Not sure if we share the same 18th Great Grandmother yet, as John had three wives(mine is his third wife).

I found some old photos of his ancestors on Ancestry(2 and 3 x GGs who he knew nothing about)and made copies to give him, as well as a high school yearbook photo of him, which the receptionist posted on the wall at PT.  So I asked if I got a family discount there since we are cousins. (No.)

He is a 4th cousin 8 x removed of George Mason IV(the famous George Mason-GMU, writer of the Bill of Rights, etc.)  I am sure we are related closer than 18th cousins but real genealogy takes time to do properly.  I know one of the succeeding George Mason's sisters married a Stith(John Stith-my 9 x GG, son of Robert Stith and Mary Washington)which ties us in an ancestral knot together-Stith and Washington lines are related to me too.  So funny.

*  Move Video Files to New Computer--FAIL  Didn't even try.

*  Thanksgiving Alone--DONE  We sat home on Thanksgiving and grilled steaks in  the cast iron pan and made baked Sweet Potato Fries in the oven.  Go us.

That's all I got.

Sluggy