Pantry Clean-out

Do you have a pantry?  They are wonderful.  So nice to go into your pantry when you need something for a meal, a snack, whatever.  Problem is if you don't cook that much, many times items in your pantry get beyond the expiration date.  For example the photo below.

This very sadly is all the food I threw away tonight.  Huge waste of money and I feel guilty when I know there are people all over the world that do not have enough food.  This is only because of poor planning on my part and laziness.  I'm sure this is not all but I was tired after going through all of this and it is the majority.  Many of the items were farther than a year beyond their best buy date.  Ugh.

In our preparation for moving, or if we don't end up moving, at least I have one more area in the house pretty much cleaned up.  Trying to decide what I want to clean tomorrow. 

Watered the garden tonight.  The drought continues.  Hopefully all this work is not in vain but I have a bad feeling that we will end up with not very much on the plants.  I haven't given up hope yet.  We are forecast for 90s all week with no rain.

Celebration

This weekend is Memorial Day.  I don't have anyone I know in my family or friends of family who has lost a loved one in a war.  There were many older folks in my home town that lost sons but they were older and when you are young you don't seem to pay attention.  We miss the stories of these wonderful people.

Yesterday we attended a friends wedding and it was such a beautiful day.  The weather was cooperative, the company was good - many people we knew, and the bride was beautiful.  Seriously she was picture perfect.  We need to spend more time celebrating both the big and little occasions in life.

I finished a baby blanket for a lady at work, had the baby 2 weeks ago, need to get over and visit.

The weather today temperature wise is wonderful, 60's and 70s.  The wind is horrid.

Typical

As usual I start something and don't carry through very well.  It has been a while since I have been blogging.  Today am feeling restless and discontented.  My beans froze Monday night so need to start by planting them again inside.  Maybe I just need to knit and create something. 

Going to Mom's for Easter.  Should be a good time, quiet.  Will go see my uncle who has Stage IV lung cancer and see if my cousins will visit for a bit.

Have almost completed my aunt's knitted socks.  Have maybe a couple of hours left so probably should complete them.  I am better at starting than completing as are most people.

A Good but Sad Day

As background when I go to the casino my husband gives me $40.  When it is gone I pull out my knitting or book.  If I end up ahead at the end of the night I pay him back and the extra is mine.  Tonight I have an extra $90 to put in my envelope savings.  My mother also deposited money in one of my accounts for Christmas, so another $300 for savings. 

On a sadder note do you ever have to say goodbye to someone and it almost feels like a death.  A co-worker who has become a very dear friend is moving.  His wife moved about 6 months ago, he sold their house and now he is joining her.  There was absolutely nothing more than friendship but I am emotional about him leaving.  I will miss his calm gentle spirit.  I wish him all the happiness in the world.

More snow in the forecast, ugh.

SNOW, SNOW GO AWAY

We are getting inundated with snow again today, probably another 6 to 8 inches.  We had 16 inches on Christmas Day.  Our town is unprepared and we have snow everywhere.  This is a catch 22 for me as I love the snow, it is so pretty but I don't want to deal with it, go out in it, anything.  I guess that is why people move to Arizona, Florida, Texas, etc....although Texas is having their own trouble right now.  Lots of prayers going out for people to be safe.

Started working on eliminating one of my jobs today.  It holds possibility.  The control side of me wants to keep it because then I can run things how I want but it is unrealistic to keep going at the pace I am, besides the fact that I don't want to. 

Finished my book tonight, Florabama Ladies Auxiliary and Sewing Circle, it is not a new book but it was good.  Now I have to order the book for a book club that I belong to and get that read.  We are reading Birkebeiner.  It does look pretty good but then a pleasure book again.  Every two weeks I hope to read a book.  Love to read, good escapism.

I am going to post one thing I do daily to improve, or at least something that was done, financially.
** Took pictures of all receipts for Receipt Hog. **

Although it takes a while to accumulate points, and I know it is just a marketing tool for companies, it is a way to earn a little bit by recording the receipts on items you were going to buy anyway.  I have received $30 in the past and already have enough for another $5.00 payout.  It is best to wait until I have enough points for $30 again as the number of points per $5.00 that you need is not as great.

Weighed myself today.....it was ugly, but I now have a starting point. 40 pounds to go.