Yes, I may have whined a little about my new job the other day, but seriously, I am having a good time. I think a job is just what I needed. To say I was restless would have been the biggest understatement of the year. Working has filled a void and I LOVE the fact that my days are jam packed again and I’m sleeping like a log because I am totally exhausted at the end of each day. That probably sounds weird. But it’s true.
I like to be busy. It makes me HAPPY. Too much down time is not a good thing. At least for me anyway. Life is good.
Also, for the time being, I’ve decided not to share where I am working or what type of job I am performing. Partly for privacy reasons, but mostly because I am learning so much about people {and working outside of the home} that I am still trying to wrap my brain around everything.
There were several reasons why I took on this personal challenge and yes, this job is a temporary one. To everything there is a season reason. Sometimes we need to test the waters… to get our feet wet before we step into the pool. 😉
Yada yada yada.
Here’s what went down in my kitchen last week:
Did you let your Thanksgiving leftovers linger in the fridge for a few days? I didn’t! I froze {most of} ours to pull out on a busy weeknight.
Friday night is family night around here so we made a party platter and watched episode 2 of The Grand Tour.
Banana walnut bread and muffins. I sliced the bread, individually wrapped it and tucked it into the freezer for snacking.
Chocolate chip biscotti. Pretty much the bomb diggety!
The double chocolate brownies were pretty rad too.
Freezer meal enchiladas? Yes please!
2 pans of chicken stir fry? Coming right up!
Beef stew. It does a body good.
Date Day with The Girl. Because Mrs. HB was too tired from Black Friday shopping at the mall to go for a long walk. Booooooooooo! I told her that there was this new fangled thing called the internet but she wanted to go for the “experience.” 😉
Fred Meyer $18.33
Eggs $1.19 a dozen, Flour $1.99, Freezer Rolls $2.99, Cream cheese $1.25 each, 2 lbs Carrots $1.19, 30 Corn tortillas $1.29, Haagen Daz ice cream $3.49 {has anyone else noticed that most all other ice cream brands have gone downhill and taste like preservatives nowadays, or is it just me?}
How about YOU? Did you buy a bunch of groceries last week? Find any good deals?
~Mavis
Total Spent This Week $18.33
Total Spent Year to Date $1804.75
- Total Spent in November $118.42
- Total Spent in October $382.79
- Total Spent in September $195.98
- Total Spent in August $111.42
- Total Spent in July $121.97
- Total Spent in June $167.81
- Total Spent in May $299.74
- Total Spent in April $0
- Total Spent in March $136.58
- Total Spent in February $106.85
- Total Spent in Janaury $105.36
Freebies we’ve been gifted or were earned in 2016: $200+
- $100 gift card to Whole Foods {Christmas gift from my parents}
- $100 gift card to Trader Joe’s {Christmas gift from my parents}
- 22 packets of vegetable seeds, meat from Zaycon
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