Daily Eating on a Budget Chat
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Good Evening Everyone!
Today was a productive day. Did half my walk as it kept trying to rain and it was to windy for an umbrella. Studied, did dishes and some laundry. The residents got ham, hash brown casserole, cauliflower with cheese sauce, potato and bacon soup and a choice of grape jello, chocolate chip cookies or butterscotch pudding. They really enjoyed the meal. I haven't made much they don't like. Found out today the reason why I didn't get paid yet. They claim the paperwork didn't arrive through the mail on time. So it will be on my next check.0 -
Good Morning:
Yesterday we have Bedder with Cheddar Sausages for dinner with a hot dog bun and a sweet potato. That is what I had for dinner. Then for dessert I ended up going to McDonald's and getting a mcflurry and split it with the boyfriend. Caused me to gain weight but that is ok. I did it to myself.
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Good Evening Everyone!
Tabatha - it's ok to treat once in a while. Awesome job at sharing because I definitely would not have.
Today was another day of productivity. Studied, called bluff on the rain and completed my whole walk, did some laundry and dishes, and also cleaned out a drawer in the kitchen. My coworker is testing my patience and one of these times my mouth will not be filtered. Today she did a lot of sitting and leaving work. Who leaves 5 mins after they start? My friend told me to text or call her the next time and she will make an excuse to show up unannounced. I am working hard to get a great meal to the residents and she's not doing what she's supposed to be doing and she wonders why I go quite. Residents had Salisbury steak patty, sauteed onions and peppers, salad, soup, roasted potatoes, gravy and coconut cream pie. Actually ran out of some things. Note to self make more gravy and sauteed onions and peppers next time.0 -
Good Morning Friends:
Last night I made the best venison chili I have ever made. I honest loved it and I am not one for chili but it really sounded good. I am trying to be more adventurous when it comes to food. My BF is not afraid to try something new so I should try something new. We will never know if we like it if we don't try it. So I made venison chili. My boyfriend said it was really good too. I must have done something right. I have enough left overs for about 2 or 3 days.1 -
Howdy folks! Sorry I've been MIA. I will try to be better.
Frugal: I'd say poo to your roommates and use the milk!
Hi Tabitha! You appear to be a new member. Hope all is well.
Beautiful flowers, CS! I love tuna casserole. I put frozen peas in mine too. Tiger balm has been helping my strains.
I've been sick, and one day when I was feeling better, I took my dog to the backyard for his restroom break, and got my shovel intent on digging up a small ugly bush to help along the task of our garden lady planting new plants.
The ground was like concrete, but I finally got a purchase and grabbed the bush to pull. I heard a loud POP and then started getting stung by an angry horde of yellow jackets. I remained calm, went to pick up the dog, and walked into the house. I gently blew at the ones trying to attack my face.
I got about 12 to 15 stings, but the dog didn't get stung. WooEe! I felt nauseated for a few days, but no real reaction. Six days later... Major reaction.
Thank goodness for benedryl and calamine lotion. Always keep some in your house for emergencies.
As to price saving, I usually buy at Aldi's, and tonight we are having a crockpot of their cod. Yummy. I will serve a baked potato and a frozen veggie as the sides. I can't wait as I am in my daily fast mode, and starting to get a little hungry.
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By the way, we had pest control come to remove a rather large nest of the yellow jackets before the gardening person comes. So glad I uncovered them rather than her.1
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Good Evening Everyone!
Glad to see activity on here.
Tabatha - I am so glad you are trying new things. Having leftovers of food you like is always good.
Becca - I am sorry you had an encounter with the Yellow Jackets. But am very glad you're ok as well as your furbaby.
Today started out chilly but warmed a little. We are also having some wind. Fall is back. Studied, went for my walk, did dishes, laundry and cleaned out another kitchen drawer. Also walked to and from the grocery store. I am enjoying getting things done on my days off. Hoping to get some meals made up so I don't have to cook after work during the week.1 -
Good Morning Friends:
Last night I ate out and boy do I regret it. I gained weight and I don't like it. I am gaining for some reason and I am not sure. Could be from woman woes and such but it could be from me over eating. I will have to wait and see how that plays out.
@beccaboo1276414 - Wow stung by that many bees. So sorry. That must have been horrible. Glad you are feeling better now. I don't use benadryl as a usual medicine as my brother is allergic to it and so I try not to use it so much. Glad you got the bees removed.
@CSEGUIN2 - That is a good idea prepping some meals ahead of time. I use to do that. Now that there are more people in the house I make it fresh every day. I should try prepping again. That would be nice.
Well I hope you all have a great day.
Tabatha2 -
beccaboo, I am so sorry about the yellow jackets! Oh gosh...
I have been absent from MFP and might be away for a good while.
Why you ask?
I have very few true friends on MFP.
So, have a nice Sunday.2 -
Good Evening Everyone!
Tabitha - have you been tracking? Maybe that will help.
Frugal - I am so sorry for how you're feeling. Having a few good friends is better than having none at all or lots that don't care. Have you thought about joining the 5% challenge. Everyone cares and supports you there.
Yesterday and today have been busy. Things ended up getting moved around between the days. Other things got skipped. Why? You might ask. Well I ended up getting called in for work yesterday for 11 am. Had to serve the meal the other cook had prepared. Was not great. Wish I would've had time to fix it. They had a choice of multiple deserts, served with cream of mushroom soup, hot dogs and coleslaw. For dinner I served mushroom soup, chicken quarters baked, scalloped potatoes, corn and rice Krispy squares. Really enjoyed working with a different coworker that actually does their job. Didn't have to work today as the one I replaced yesterday surprisingly felt better after a few hours and called and informed the manager. So today was move air conditioner to storage and bring back the Halloween decorations. Thank goodness my friend is so flexible as she gives me the ride. Also made cabbage soup, did dishes and laundry. All things that was supposed to be done yesterday. Got my kitchen back to the winter format Wich means moving the freezer from the bedroom to the kitchen. Greatful my Son came after he got done work to help and cook dinner. He left after lunch today.1 -
Good Morning Friends:
I hope you are all doing well. I am and I was very busy this weekend. Today I plan on just working and going to a board meeting. I am on a board and once a month we have meetings. Tonight is that night. I get to record the meeting with my minutes. Then type them up and send them to everyone for approval at the next meeting. That is how it goes for me.
@the_frugal_chef - I am sorry you feel you don't have many true friends. I would definitely look into the 5% challenge. I have tons of friends there and some of us do fitbit challenges together and we have each others phone numbers and stuff. It is great.
@CSEGUIN2 - Did you get everything done that you wanted to get done? I sure did this weekend. I am so glad I got so much done. I slept well too. I started working on the hard wood floor in my bedroom. In July I tore up the carpet and 3 layers of linoleum and found some pretty nice hardwood flooring underneath. Now I am filling the spaces in between the wood boards and then we will sand it and stain it and then we will make it shiny for a nice hard wood floor. I am thinking of doing that in a couple of the rooms in the house. I think it will look great.
Well it is time to get ready for work. I hope you all have a great day
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@CSEGUIN2 I want mushroom soup! People around here hate mushrooms. Such people do not know what is good! Now my loved ones and I love mushrooms.
3 book reviews were published. Many more to go yet. Actually, they were cookbooks. I love reviewing cookbooks as not only am I teaching others how to cook, I am teaching myself new recipes!
Well, that is all for now.
Be good and Hugs!
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Tabatha_Cain wrote: »@the_frugal_chef - I work in the insurance industry. I sell home, auto, life and health insurancein Michigan. Yesterday for dinner we had leftovers. My BF at the rest of the stir fry I made and I ate an egg wrap. That has egg, shredded cheese and a fajita shell. I am trying to get as low calorie as I can get.
I used to have loved ones in Michigan.1 -
Good Evening Everyone!
I know I haven't been around in awhile. Life has been crazy and beyond. Monday after work my sister called, my son had one of what we will call his episodes. So rushed down there to help deal with it and bring him back to my house. He went home on Wednesday night. Still had to work this week as well. Wednesday night after work I had a break down at my friend's and Hubby had to come get me. Thursday morning I woke up and cried until Hubby made me get dressed and go with him to the eye doctor so I wasn't home alone. He then took me to a couple stores just to keep me distracted. On our way home we stopped at McDonald's as I had not eaten probably in days and he just wanted me to eat. I struggled through the dinner shift at work and probably shouldn't have gone in but couldn't be at home thinking either. Today was pay day so that was good. They still owe me for Saturday when I got called in so it will be on my next check. I did some errands after visiting with my son's aunt from his dad's side. Today's food choices were very unhealthy but that's ok. Back on track tomorrow. Not sure how often I will be checking in but I will try to be in more often as things calm back down.
I did skim through all the posts.0 -
Good Evening Everyone!
Unfortunately it takes time to get all the help in place for my Son. But we have made progress today. I feel like we are all more on the same page. On to the next steps soon.
This morning my self-care was sleeping till 10 am. So most of my morning plans have been moved to tomorrow. Also have other things that need to get done. So may have to alter my plan again. I am just glad to being feeling better after our appointment today. I hope tomorrow morning I will feel more normal now that it's more out in the open.0 -
Good Evening Everyone!
I think I am getting back to normal again. Got up at my usual time and didn't go back to bed. Made chili and did dishes instead. Also did laundry and went shopping at the mall. Got several more uniform tips and a few pants, also found some accessories for my Halloween costume for Tuesday at TOPS.0 -
Good Evening Everyone!
A quick check-in. It's going to be a late night and an early morning. Today was another wonderfully normal day. The residents at work had ravioli, salad, garlic bread, mushroom soup and canned pears. Hope to share a photo of my costume tomorrow. Oh yeah my hours are getting extended as of tomorrow by half an hour. Woohoo. Also looking at an extra half hour at the beginning of my shift as well in the future. Trying to release some of the pressure off my managers shoulders.0 -
I just wanted to stop by for a minute. I had emails from work from morning until night.
Tired.
I shall reply tomorrow.1 -
Would you remind me to buy McCafe this week? LOL Then I can be rejuvenated!1 -
Good Evening Everyone!
Another beautiful day. Today was rest, weigh and TOPS day. Gained back the 2.25 lbs I lost last week 🙄. Oh well under the circumstances last week I am lucky it wasn't more. Working on getting back on track. We had a Halloween party at TOPS and one of the ladies sent me a photo she fixed up for me🤣.
Also did my nails this morning for Halloween.
There has been some tension at work. Trying to figure out how to deal with it. The residents had chicken breast, oven roasted potatoes, green beans, gravy, veg soup and pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
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Good Evening Everyone!
Today was a gloomy day with some rain. Managed to get my walk in and while making breakfast got called into work for 11am. That left me just over an hour to finish making breakfast, eat, and get ready for work. Luckily lunch was easy and ready to go. So I started preparing stuff for tomorrow's dinner. For lunch the residents had ham and swill on a bun, macaroni salad, creamy potato and bacon soup, and vanilla or chocolate pudding. After the lunch shift I ran down the street to do a side job that was very last minute and then go back for the dinner shift. The residents had pork chops, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower, homemade rice pilaf, left over soup from lunch and chocolate eclair. Today at work was sooooo much better. Found out the lady I work with thinks I am constantly on my phone contacting my friend the manager 🙄🤣. My phone is next to the kitchen phone or charging while I am at work. Talk about calling the kettle black. She lives in hers.0 -
Good Morning Friends:
I hope you are all doing well. I got engaged Friday. During my surprise birthday party by now Fiance proposed and I said yes. We are getting married June 24, 2023. Only 8 months until the wedding. I hope we can pull it off on time.
@CSEGUIN2 - People often blame others for stuff they are doing. They think if they do it you are too. I hope it gets better for you there.
Well it is time to get ready for work. I hope you have a great day.
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Good Evening Everyone!
Congrats Tabitha!
I am working on picking my battles at work. As well as what I am willing to do for her. She doesn't realize what myself and my friend do during non work hours. But that's ok as I know my help is greatly appreciated.
Today was a great day but cold. Went for my morning walk, had breakfast which included a hot chocolate to warm me up. Then ran some errands to get more walking, came home, had lunch and got ready for work. Also did some studying, dishes and laundry. Residents had ceasar salad, lasagna, chicken and rice soup, garlic bread and canned peaches. So glad to have my 3 day weekend. Well not completely as my friend needs help with a work thing and we need to work on the menu's so it's more organized and everyone knows what's going on. Will also help control the food costs hopefully. I do not see pay for that part but I don't do it for the pay. I do it to help her. Oh I also found out that since Tuesday I am getting paid for 2-6:30 now I get paid for all the hours I am in the kitchen.0 -
Congrats @Tabitha_Cain! I am so happy for you! Right now, I am at the point of begging a man to marry me!
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Good Evening Everyone!
Today ended up as a self-care day. Got up and did the finances then went back to bed and didn't get up till 11 am to take my pills. Messaged my friend and told her I wasn't coming over as I am just tired and also had to get my flu shot at 4:30. Worked on finding some new recipes to make for the residents. It's starting to get boring. Went for my flu shot and got my 5th COVID shot at the same time. Luckily I have another 2 days off. Hopefully my arms aren't sore by Monday.0 -
Good Evening Everyone!
Today started out foggy and lasted most of the morning. Ran some errands to get a walk in. Went to my friends to work on menus and helped her decorate for Halloween. Also got some dishes laundry and studying done.0 -
Good Morning Friends:
I hope you are all doing ok this morning. Today is day 2 of engagement photos. We ran out of time yesterday and lighting so we are finishing up today. I am super excited to see how these turn out. I hope they turn out good.
@CSEGUIN2 - I am glad you were able to enjoy your morning walk even though it was cold. I am sure that person does not know how much you actually put into your job. I hope you had a good time planning the menu. I am also glad you took a self care day. You deserved it. I love decorating for Halloween. I have always loved that day.
@the_frugal_chef - I would not worry about begging someone. The right person will come along eventually. I am 43 and just now have gotten my 1. Although we did date in high school and he was scared off by my Dad. We both agree that it was right person wrong time in our life, but that set the foundation for us being together now. So you can see that might happen for you too. You might have already met the person but it might have been the wrong timing.
Well it is time to get some beakfast. I hope you have a great day.
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Good Evening Everyone!
Tabitha - I hope you will share a couple once you get the pictures. My coworker has no clue about what the manager has to do lol...she thinks that all she does is cook. I wonder who she thinks make sure the food is ordered and hours are submitted to the company.
Another very foggy morning. Got up and studied. Then got ready and went to church. There was only a handful of people for the service. According to one of the ladies there was about a handful of people missing. As it's the early service and the older version of the service I am not surprised that it's a small group. Next week I am taking my Son to the later service which is more of what he is use to. It's what they refer to as the Alternative service. Then came home made breakfast, did dishes, and laundry. Also went for a couple short walks and got everything ready for tomorrow to go to my friends. As we are having a Halloween BBQ tomorrow after I get off work.0 -
Good Morning Friends:
I got one set of engagement photos back. Joe's brother did them and just down loaded them to my USB Flash drive so we could have them right away. Here is one that I love that we took yesterday. So glad we had no rain both days we went and took pictures.
@CSEGUIN2 - Unfortunately you can never guess what anyone is thinking. Your coworker may not realize that you and your boss do a lot of the work. I can only hope her attitude changes toward you and that you start getting along better.
Well it is time to get ready for work. I hope you all have a great day.
Tabatha
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Good Evening Everyone!
Tabitha - I truly to love this photo. You're right about her maybe not knowing. But to me it's common sense that my friend does work at home instead of cooking all day and then sitting in the kitchen to do all the other stuff while we try cooking dinner.
Halloween was awesome! Enjoyed getting to hand out candy after I got to my friends house after work. Which is always my favorite part. Of course had a great time with Hubby and friends as well. Residents had chicken, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, gravy, vegetable soup, and butter tarts for dessert. They also got a little treat bag for Halloween.
Today was rest, weigh and TOPS day. Gained 3.75 lbs. This is definitely frustrating but I will just keep trying each day. Got some laundry and dishes done. Work went well for the most part. There was an issue with a couple of the residents and it did bother me but kept my composure for the most part. The residents had ceasar salad, spaghetti and meat sauce, cheesey or plain garlic bread, cream of potato and bacon soup, and tropical fruit cocktail. Dinner was the request of one of the residents as it was her birthday today.0
