Sometimes, I get a craving for something that I haven’t had in a long time. Something rich, something that brings up warm memories of sitting in my mom’s kitchen, watching her cook. I’m usually pretty good about giving in to those cravings at times because if I don’t – then they’ll get worse. This isn’t a healthy recipe, though it does contain vegetables, but it’s a soul-soothing one. I fixed it two days ago for my boyfriend and I, along with crescent rolls and watermelon for dessert (nothing beats fruit that is perfectly in season). I’ve been munching on the leftovers for a few days now, which has saved me money at work (which I was spending around $8-11 a day for lunch).
Made with ground hamburger meat, gravy mix, canned vegetables, cheese, hash-browns and French’s fried onion, this is definitely one of those dishes perfect for cozying up on the couch. This is a secret family family (yeah… right), but I found this version that is almost identical!
Yesterday, I ended up going for a run, the first time in a long time. It felt wonderful (and I got to use my nifty running bag)! I was gone for about 40 minutes and ending up finding an apple tree just randomly on the side of the road (didn’t belong to anyone), so of course I grabbed an apple, even if they were a little buggy (tasted like Granny Smiths). I definitely plan on gathering some apples from there later on!
New posts coming soon! (Like tonight)
Okay, this weekend I didn’t do so well, budget wise. But I’ll get to that in a second.
I went to Harris Teeter again Friday night. I know that I would get a better deal at Food Lion, but HT is right on my way home, so it’s more convienent for Friday night shopping. The boy was with me this Friday, so not only was I having to mentally calculate my total in my head, I had to also have a conversation and figure out supper!
My total? $16.98. So I now have $3.02 left over, which I will probably use later this week to pick up another half-gallon of milk (I don’t know why I’ve blown through milk this week, it’s almost gone!). Savings: $4.71. That was just shopping sales, again, no coupons this week. I bought Apple Jacks this week because they were on sale (instead of cheerios), and store brand meat, milk and pasta sauce because it was cheaper. I could have found cheaper bread, but I felt a little rushed (I was also hungry, which you should never go into a grocery store while hungry).
This is what the boy cooked. Steak (with a delicious Montreal Steak Seasoning and Red Wine), corn on the cob (actually, I cooked/bought that), and salad (I’m the only one who ate the salad). He spent $23 on a 6-pack of beer, bottle of red wine, steak and seasoning! I felt kind of bad letting him spend that money, but I only had a steak.
So back to my budget blunder. I took $60 out on Friday, like usual, then went to Barnes & Noble. Without even thinking about it, when I purchased my GRE flash cards ($20.13), I swiped my card! #Fail. This weekend was also the Southern Women’s Show, so I worked Friday/Saturday at it. Friday, I ended up buying a harness for my cat, so that I can start taking him outside. That was $13, which I put on my credit card (ugh). I bought $17 worth of stuff from my own booth (cute earrings, headband and tie-dye tunic), but that I paid in cash. But I did also buy a drink, slice of coconut pie, and pork sandwich while I was there ($10). So this weekend, I was bad. I wanted to go back today, but I’m just going to sit here and not waste the gas/spend money. I still have my $20 in gas money left, so I must have spent the $5 I had leftover from last week, my real entertainment budget (which should have went to GRE flash cards), and my leftover grocery money.
I’m so done spending for the week, I swear!
