1. Worked two days this week.
2. Quilt retreat is this weekend! We are a pretty frugal quilt group. Instead of eating out or paying for catering, we bring our own breakfasts and lunches, and usually snacks to share. For dinners we pair up, and each pair shops for groceries and cooks dinner for the group on an assigned night.
3. Filled up at my favorite low-price station when I found myself nearby on a work day with an almost empty tank...36¢ less per gallon than stations closer to home.
4. Packed all works in progress to finish up at the retreat. No new purchases of fabric, patterns, etc.
5. Carey's time off coincided with the retreat, so no having to make special arrangements for Rudy while I was gone.
Frugal From the Kitchen This Week:
Saturday: Baked Stuffed Sweet Potato w/ grilled corn & black beans
Sunday: Sunday family dinner at Kasey & Beau's
Monday: *sushi
Tuesday: *Chinese
Wednesday: late lunch, skipped supper
Thursday: *dinner out with the hubs
Friday: * dinner out with retreat peeps
Week 42 Successes:
1. There was a misunderstanding on the quilt retreat center fee. We had submitted a check for the 2018 price, but because we booked it in 2017 we should have paid 2017 price. They refunded the difference. My share was $15 back.
2. I worked one day this week.
3. Rainy weather makes for wonderful stay-home days.
4. Cooler temps means the A/C is turned off. No need for heater either; it's comfortable in the house during the day, and the down blanket makes nights cozy.
5. Completed a customer survey for Sonic to get a free iced tea.
Frugal From the Kitchen This Week:
Saturday: retreat eats
Sunday: retreat eats
Monday: retreat eats
Tuesday: Winter Vegetable Stew
Wednesday: *Tex-Mex
Thursday: *Schlotzky sandwich
Friday: late lunch so smoothie for supper
(*not-frugal takeout or dinner out)
I really need to plan to join you in Frugal Friday. With the prospect of starting work, I really need NOT to be posting five days a week, "Too tired to cook, didn't plan ahead, grabbed some takeout"! No, no, no.
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