January Frugals

[Mighty Frugal]

Azure-no need for burnt pots I always microwave my popcorn that I buy in a bag. Just pour out some kernels into a lunch paper brown bag-enough to coat the bottom of the bag. Fold it closed. Lay in microwave-folded side down and press the popcorn button on your microwave. Ta da-microwaved popcorn without the nasty chemicals or nasty cost OR nasty burnt pots

[bke]

Hi Everyone-haven't posted much this month but I think of you all a lot...

I used food service rewards points to purchase 2 cookbooks the other day. It amounts to about $40 in books for free. They're vegan cookbooks that I have wanted for a while but didn't spend the cash on.

I recieved a $10.38 ebates check in the mail. I continue to do sweepstakes from time to time.

THis morning I had pancakes flavored with cinnamon crunch that I had leftover from some vegan muffins I made 2 weeks ago. I used up some leftover apple sauce and some ground hazelnut coffee that never seems to get drank while making a vegan, chocolate snack cake this morning.

The weather is horendous and the kids have the day off so it is a no driving/spending day for this household.

[Stella]

Azure, I'm praying for Tyler that he gets to go to the college he wants!

Nothing special to report here. We're having a low-key Monday. Monday is cleaning day, so we've been hard at work. Breakfast and lunch were super simple, cottage cheese and bananas for breakfast, peanut butter sandwiches and popcorn for lunch. Everyone was fine with that. We'll finish up the broccoli soup for dinner.

A friend of mine is watching the kids tomorrow while I go to my ultrasound appointment. Hopefully the baby will be in a good position and I'll know if it is a boy or a girl. I'm excited about that. Anyway, free babysitting is nice and frugal. Tomorrow's lunch will be super simple too since I'll be leaving close to lunchtime. Chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.

[Azure]

ACK! I have a job interview tomorrow morning at Target! Good news but I just put in an online app last Wed or Thurs. I said I want to work 25 to 35 hours/wk and can work nights which would not make DH happy but would ensure that I could attend track meets, concerts, grocery shop & make appts., etc. We'll see how it goes. Wish me luck!

MF, I have heard about that method but never tried it. Maybe we'll make that experiment later this week. Thanks!

Stella, thanks! We got a real good feeling about this place when we toured it. Class size is small - avg. 12. There is an excellent running program for a small school. And music program as well. T is in touch with the music director to set up an audition and he's been scouted by the coach. But the suspense is terrible! I so want him to have his dream but trust that God knows better than I do.

Mara, it would have been fun to meet up. We've never gone to the auto show before & it was fun but we'll probably not go back unless it is to see Ian again. I'll let you know if we do go again.

Quiet weekend here. Today I haven't accomplished a lot but I'll have some clothes hanging to dry pretty soon. Heat is turned down to 62. Had leftover coleslaw with lunch. Not sure what dinner will be tonight. I'm thinking about blueberry stuffed french toast.

[Azure]

Hooray!!! Got the call this afternoon - Tyler has been accepted!! He'll be an Alma Scot this fall. Can't wait to see him in a kilt lol they are not making him retake the ACT. He will be arranging his audition for the music dept. in the next few days.

[Stella]

Hooray!!!!!!

[fidgiegirl]

Azure-no need for burnt pots I always microwave my popcorn that I buy in a bag. Just pour out some kernels into a lunch paper brown bag-enough to coat the bottom of the bag. Fold it closed. Lay in microwave-folded side down and press the popcorn button on your microwave. Ta da-microwaved popcorn without the nasty chemicals or nasty cost OR nasty burnt pots

Once upon a time I did a photo blog entry about this! It's delicious!
http://www.ecocheapotwincities.com/c...owave-popcorn/

[fidgiegirl]

Congrats to Tyler, and good luck to Stella on the discovery of the big mystery

Here we are cooking at home a lot since I went gluten free. I did up chicken breasts and homemade fries for dinner and prepared a slow cooker squash risotto to put on tomorrow. We still have a lot of squash to use up, and I don't want to move it. So in it went, and we still have more!

I really want some flourless torte, though . . . one of these nights I'll persuade DH to go out and we'll get some.

Off to do some more cleaning . . . I find if I keep up with the cleaning around here I don't feel so stressed about the remodeling stuff . . . DH is over there now doing a few things (shoveling and installing some baseboard) and I stayed here to clean up (again, some more, the neverending job . . . baaaaaaaah!)

Keep it up, all! 18 pages of frugals in the new year, awesome!

[danna]

Jan 23
--Had a really large bottle of shampoo that was hard to handle so I poured it into another large empty bottle that has a pump and will be shampooing
for serveral days by washing out the bottle.
--sold an old GPS on Kijiji for $25.00
--bought a few specials and spent only $20.00 total groceries so far this month $100.00
--cleaning out all of my paper so things are pared down and easy to find...for myself or anyone else that needs to look for anything.
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[Stella]

It's a girl! Totally OT, although to tie it into the thread I am inheriting an insane amount of really nice, expensive baby clothes from my friend. Enough to clothe triplet girls, which I am not having. Charlotte Adelaide Griffith. I'm very excited.