My day started out today kind of rocky, but quickly turned around. I stayed up way too late last night, followed by being woken up by the kids way too early, cutting my total sleep down to less than 6 hours. I decided to head out for the day anyway to shop for groceries and hit the gym.
Today, I skipped the temptation to hit a drive through for a brkfst sandwich and coffee, opting instead to pick something up at my local grocery. I'm glad that I made that choice after finding a triple berry and oat bagel, a banana and a Yoplait triple berry torte yogurt. Cost $1.64. Less expensive than a brkfst sandwich and I certainly felt a lot better after eating this instead of a fast food sandwich.
I have been trying to stretch our grocery budget and money in other ways. I have found that using cash at the grocery store is easier for me to keep track of my spending than swiping my debit card at all my stops. It makes me more conscientious about what I'm spending. I stopped by my local ALDI store for their 35 cents fruit sale and stocked our fridge with $23 spent on peaches, nectarines, plums, bananas, peppers, skim milk, eggs, pretzels, salad stuff, bread, ground turkey and sweet Italian turkey sausage, etc. Then CVS for 79 cent Diet Coke & Coke Zero 2-liters.
Tonight, I am making a Chinese salad which is basically shredded cabbage, carrots combined with a tossed salad, plus Light Asian Sesame salad dressing and grilled pork chops. Because of the deal I got on the turkey sausage and peppers, I'm going to make baked stuffed peppers for Saturday night. My kids may not like it, but I am determined to introduce them to as many healthy foods as I can while they are young.
Today is Michael's birthday. Unfortunately, he has to work today. We celebrated his birthday earlier in the month because we had tickets to Universal and the kids could not wait to give him his gifts: a Green Lantern T-shirt and a video game followed by the older boys taking him to see Green Lantern on Father's Day.
My weekend is going to be busy. I'm waiting for Brad to catch the bus into town. I have to pick him up soon and get him to work later tonight. Kaitlyn has a Girl Scout trip this weekend. Somewhere in between, I have 3 projects to complete. One of my project includes creating a flow chart in excel, which I am not sure how to do.
Despite all of this, I am looking forward to the weekend.
Today, I skipped the temptation to hit a drive through for a brkfst sandwich and coffee, opting instead to pick something up at my local grocery. I'm glad that I made that choice after finding a triple berry and oat bagel, a banana and a Yoplait triple berry torte yogurt. Cost $1.64. Less expensive than a brkfst sandwich and I certainly felt a lot better after eating this instead of a fast food sandwich.
I have been trying to stretch our grocery budget and money in other ways. I have found that using cash at the grocery store is easier for me to keep track of my spending than swiping my debit card at all my stops. It makes me more conscientious about what I'm spending. I stopped by my local ALDI store for their 35 cents fruit sale and stocked our fridge with $23 spent on peaches, nectarines, plums, bananas, peppers, skim milk, eggs, pretzels, salad stuff, bread, ground turkey and sweet Italian turkey sausage, etc. Then CVS for 79 cent Diet Coke & Coke Zero 2-liters.
Tonight, I am making a Chinese salad which is basically shredded cabbage, carrots combined with a tossed salad, plus Light Asian Sesame salad dressing and grilled pork chops. Because of the deal I got on the turkey sausage and peppers, I'm going to make baked stuffed peppers for Saturday night. My kids may not like it, but I am determined to introduce them to as many healthy foods as I can while they are young.
Today is Michael's birthday. Unfortunately, he has to work today. We celebrated his birthday earlier in the month because we had tickets to Universal and the kids could not wait to give him his gifts: a Green Lantern T-shirt and a video game followed by the older boys taking him to see Green Lantern on Father's Day.
My weekend is going to be busy. I'm waiting for Brad to catch the bus into town. I have to pick him up soon and get him to work later tonight. Kaitlyn has a Girl Scout trip this weekend. Somewhere in between, I have 3 projects to complete. One of my project includes creating a flow chart in excel, which I am not sure how to do.
Despite all of this, I am looking forward to the weekend.
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