We moved to Connecticut a couple months ago and as of right now I am not working or going to school. Money is a little tight, it is for most families right now. I have started a quest to save money. I check blogs for coupons, check out coupon sites for coupons, and try to get free samples when I can (samples usually = coupons so its a win win). I have even started buying more store brands because those few cents can add up. One of the biggest things I am trying to do is shop at the Commissary. The Commissary is a grocery store on military bases. I guess you can compare it to Wal-mart. The prices are usually pretty much the same but the commissary is usually tax free. If there is one thing I have learned to buy at the commissary it is meat. This brings me to my point:
I was picking up a few things for dinner tonight. I'm making chili. I was checking out the ground turkey because its usually cheaper, tastes just as yummy as ground beef and its healthier. I found one pound packets of ground white meat turkey for 50 cents a pack!!! After I went a little turkey crazy, I had 6 pounds of ground turkey in my cart. A grand total of $3.00 for 6 pounds of turkey. Why was it so cheap you ask?? Because the sell/freeze by date was today. Thats okay with me. I will use 2 pounds for the chili tonight (freeze leftovers for a later time) and still have four pounds for another use. I'm so proud of myself.
I think my money saving quest is paying off. Hopefully..........
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Ok, so its been a while
It has been way too long since I wrote something on here, so I figured it was about time that I did.
C told me the other day that she hates it here. It broke my heart. She told me that she hated the house here, specifically the fans, and wanted to go back to North Carolina. I knew this was too good to be true. C didn't cry once during the moving process. I was so worried that she would start sobbing at the sight of her toys being packed up and put on a truck. Nope, not a tear. So here we are, two months later, and its biting me in the butt. What is a mom to do when not only she is miserable but so is her baby?!?!?!
The solution: C and I went to Lowe's today and picked out some paint to make her room pretty. She picked out the lightest shade of pink that I have ever seen. Hubby can't even tell the difference between the shade of pink and regular white paint, lol. Hopefully this weekend we can start to paint her room and make this place a little nicer for her. We live in military housing, so there isn't much I can do about the ugly fans. Then, we went to Target and picked out a simple white and pink lamp for her room. I just need to find some other inexpensive things to make her room her own little paradise.
The second thing I need to work on is meeting some people. I am a bit of a recluse and I can sometimes have a hard time meeting people. Hubby on the flip side can make friends with anyone and everyone. I don't need a lot of friends, just a couple women that I can hang out with and maybe have a glass of wine with and vent or chit chat. C needs to make some friends too. I feel so bad that we have lived here for two months now and she doesn't have a friend yet. I saw that the base youth center is having sign ups for dance classes on Monday. I hope C is old enough to get into one. I think it would be a perfect chance for her to make friends and hopefully a chance for me to meet some other moms. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Other then that, things are same as usual. C and I are still working on letter crafts and other projects that I come up with. I have been baking and cooking up a storm just to pass the time.
That's it for now. I promise I wont stay away for so long this time.
C told me the other day that she hates it here. It broke my heart. She told me that she hated the house here, specifically the fans, and wanted to go back to North Carolina. I knew this was too good to be true. C didn't cry once during the moving process. I was so worried that she would start sobbing at the sight of her toys being packed up and put on a truck. Nope, not a tear. So here we are, two months later, and its biting me in the butt. What is a mom to do when not only she is miserable but so is her baby?!?!?!
The solution: C and I went to Lowe's today and picked out some paint to make her room pretty. She picked out the lightest shade of pink that I have ever seen. Hubby can't even tell the difference between the shade of pink and regular white paint, lol. Hopefully this weekend we can start to paint her room and make this place a little nicer for her. We live in military housing, so there isn't much I can do about the ugly fans. Then, we went to Target and picked out a simple white and pink lamp for her room. I just need to find some other inexpensive things to make her room her own little paradise.
The second thing I need to work on is meeting some people. I am a bit of a recluse and I can sometimes have a hard time meeting people. Hubby on the flip side can make friends with anyone and everyone. I don't need a lot of friends, just a couple women that I can hang out with and maybe have a glass of wine with and vent or chit chat. C needs to make some friends too. I feel so bad that we have lived here for two months now and she doesn't have a friend yet. I saw that the base youth center is having sign ups for dance classes on Monday. I hope C is old enough to get into one. I think it would be a perfect chance for her to make friends and hopefully a chance for me to meet some other moms. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Other then that, things are same as usual. C and I are still working on letter crafts and other projects that I come up with. I have been baking and cooking up a storm just to pass the time.
That's it for now. I promise I wont stay away for so long this time.
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