Sluggy
Monday, November 24, 2025
Friday, November 21, 2025
Frugal Friday....the November 21st Edition
Not too much frugal going on here.
* When to the first offsite Physical Therapy appointment this week for the knee.
* I sold 1 item on eBay last week. Go me! 8-)))
* I earned $7 on Checkout 51.
* I earned $21.99 on Ibotta.
* I earned 75 points on Fetch.
* We didn't eat take out this week. Hubs is doing a good job of cooking. 8-))
* I found money! Finally found a coin. Not being very mobile I was going through a bag of old toys(crayons and broken pencils, etc.)and I found a penny.
Found Money The Past Week.....01¢
Grand Total Found in 2025....$6.85
I guess sitting home is frugal, right?
That's all I got.
What frugal things did you do this past week?
Sluggy
Thursday, November 13, 2025
I'm Still Alive!
Sorry for the radio silence but I've been busy getting cut up and trying to rehab my knee.
At least I didn't have to go out in that.
This Jiffy Knee procedure didn't go as expected. Instead of a spinal the anesthesiologist did a general anesthesia because my spine is messed up. So I ended up in the hospital for 9 days. 9 days because my bp was low(even though I told them it's always low!). Of course being a big medical facility they have their rules so low bp means they didn't let you out of bed enough for PT to do much with me.
It was so frustrating!
There was a scare the day after surgery as I was bleeding from the incision site. I narrowly avoided a blood transfusion. Dr. a wound vacuum on me and that fixed the problem. I think I ended up with three different wound vacuums by the time they discharged me.
The caseworker was suppose to be finding a facility here in PA where I could rehab at but she hadn't found one by day 9(and I was deemed medically able to be discharged on day 6)so Hubs drive me home on the evening of day 9. Boy was that a mistake! I had a hell of a time getting into the house and ended up falling slowly to the floor at the threshold.
Hubs called the Rescue Squad to get me off the floor, into a wheelchair then into the bed.
I stayed in that bed for two or three days as I was so weak.
The hospital had put a Foley bag on/in me and that had caused an infection so I was on antibiotics now as well. rah.
Things didn't start turning around until Home Health took the Foley catheter out of me.
Hubs had to buy a portable ramp to get me up two of the front steps and then stacked two paving stones at the front door to make the 9" step into a 5" step and a 4" step instead.
I made it the the surgical follow-up appt.(2.5 hours away each direction)the beginning of Nov. Didn't fall into the house when we got home this time but boy, was I tired.
So I've been working the Home Health PT program and next week I start outpatient PT and we'll see how that goes. The last TKR seems to have gone better but what do I know.
We got snow 2 days and here is tail end of it. Chester the chihuahua enjoyed it.
So that's it from here. Trying to get from the bed or chair to the bathroom and talking pills is my life right now. I hope everyone is doing better than me. 8-)
Sluggy
Monday, October 13, 2025
Meal Plan Monday......the October 13th Edition
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Onward to the meal planning! Here is what was planned for the last week.....
Here is what was planned for the this week.....
1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Roasted Brussels Sprouts
2. Monday--Pork Tenderloin, Yellow Squash
3. Tuesday--Sausages, Cabbage
4. Wednesday--Pork Stir Fry w/Veggies
5. Thursday--leftover Chicken Marsala, Caesar
6. Friday--Schnitzel, leftover Cabbage
7. Saturday--Hawaiian Chicken, Veggie TBD
And here's what happened....
1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Roasted Brussels Sprouts
2. Monday--Pork Tenderloin, Yellow Squash
3. Tuesday--Sausages, Cabbage
4. Wednesday--Pork Stir Fry w/Veggies
5. Thursday--leftover Chicken Marsala, Green Beans
6. Friday--Schnitzel, leftover Cabbage and Squash
7. Saturday--Hawaiian Chicken, Baked Sweet Potatoes
We shopped at Walmart.
What got taken out of the freezer.......
* Sausages
* Chicken Breast
* Pork Tenderloin
* Stir-Fry Veggies
* Schnitzel
The last week we spent a whopping $99.25 and the savings for the month of October is $174.52 and the savings rate is 63.75% before rebate monies are added in.
Rebates earned in October--
$183.35 on Ibotta(I cashed out $100 on Ibotta)
$5.60 on Checkout51
$5.00 on Aisle and Misc.
$193.95 total in $$
Total spent after rebates is -$94.70
for October.
6,841 Pts. on Fetch
1,724 Pts. on Swag Bucks
0 Pts. on MyPoints
1,900 Pts. on ShopKick
0 Pts. on TaDa
(I don't count these until I cash out for a gift card or cash.)
Before AND after rebates we had a slightly low spend month for groceries, so far, at least for us.
Leftovers going into next week....stir-fry pork and veggies, romaine lettuce.
Here is what is planned for the this week.....
1. Sunday--Salmon, leftover Green Beans
2. Monday--Caesar Salad w/Chicken
3. Tuesday--?
4. Wednesday--Hospital
5. Thursday--? (Protein shakes for me)
6. Friday--" "
7. Saturday--" "
This is a weird food week for us, a lot of fend for yourself as I am on a liquid diet for part of the week.
This will be my last post for awhile as I am having surgery on Wednesday.