Seriously, what are people spending on groceries these days? My shopping last night was relatively light-- no meat, no eggs, nothing for lunches except fresh fruit, no cleaning supplies or toiletries. Mostly just fruits and veggies, dairy and a few snacks. It was $200!!
I'm doing 3 meals/week with every plate, and the rest is vegetarian or every man for himself. But that's another $75. So $275 for one week of groceries.
I really try not to think about it, but I swear it gets more expensive every week.
That does seem high! I went to the grocery store yesterday and it was $320 for the week but that included three expensive bottles of wine, a ton of fruit (which is the biggest budget breaker for me because David eats so much fruit, and I encourage it because it's healthy but damn it's expensive), food for two dinners that include lots of meat and vegetables, three large bags of frozen shrimp, two packs of chicken thighs for David, 2lbs of lean ground beef to make freezer tacos, all of David's snacks, two cartons of eggs, four packs of sparkling water. That was a lot for us compared to what we used to pend. The fruit alone was $30 and it's mostly David's and what he'll eat in a week. That's $120/month JUST for fruit for him. Ugh.
I spent a good chunk of my weekend trying to figure out how to organize DS2's 394085823 hoodies. I'm so tired of looking in his closet and seeing mounds of unfolded hoodies strewn about.
Regarding Groceries: We are averaging at least $300 per week. But realistically probably more like $400 because DH does grocery shopping at either Costco or a local store. And then I usually run out and supplement random snacks and shit from Target.
2 adults and 2 very hungry kids (boys age 8 and 9). I am terrified for when they get older. They don’t even do kid sized meals anywhere either (not that we go out much at all though).
Edited to add: they are close to the 100th percentile on height and a little lower for weight so I’m sure that doesn’t help.
Mom brag moment: I have a ballet kid on a dance competition team which makes her kind of an oddball. I love that she embraces it and rocks it even though she’s quite clearly out of place. She was literally the only ballet soloist out of several hundred solos this past weekend 😂 but check out how amazing she is! (She’s 10).
PDQ:
We will be leaving the competition team behind to focus on ballet very soon but she loves being on a team so much so we are just rolling with it for now. Our studio doesn’t let dancers compete at the ballet competitions until they are 12/13.
jinkies , ours is all over the place because at least 1-2x a month I end up buying extra stuff, either to stock up on pantry/freezer items I've used recently or because I go to a store like Trader Joes that I don't go to often, so I'll buy stuff I don't necessarily plan on eating immediately.
So this is how I have been justifying my crazy bill every week, because there always seem to be some "extra stuff" that I was picking up to last me a while. But then this week I happened to literally need nothing other than perishables and handful of snack items like hummus and crackers. I was expecting it to be $150 or less. So I was really surprised at the total!
ETA: chilerellanos, $90 a week is super impressive! My kids are at prime "eat all the things" ages, so I'm sure that contributes, but I honestly don't think I could keep it under $100/week for 3 meals/day x 4 people. I know I was spending around $150 pre-covid, because it was often around $100 at Aldi, then around $50 at another store to pick up things Aldi doesn't sell. I really need to start making an effort again to shop around for better prices.
Well, for the past few years I was working so many hours at work, and single momming it, and it was pure survival, and we were eating takeout and drive through SOOOO SOOO SOOO MUCH.
So last fall, I was like, we aren’t doing this anymore and I made a super simple meal plan system, and every week put in my order for Walmart, and then I have it delivered to me Sunday or Monday morning.
Those things have really helped keep things down.
We really do try to limit eating out or take out (although I succumbed a lot over the weekend due to my period. Lol).
It really helps that we aren’t snackers. I think that’s the biggest thing.
I think I’m sick. I’ve had head congestion (but not in my sinuses) for about a week. I’m rundown, my body just feels off, and every time I take a deep breath I get this tickle in my throat or chest (I can’t quite pinpoint where it is, if that makes sense) and it makes me cough. I had to go do a drive through battery of tests (covid, flu, rsv, and strep) at my doctor’s office this morning so they can review results before my telehealth appt this afternoon. I don’t know if I want something to come back positive so I can be treated properly, or if I want them to be negative. I really just want to feel better. And of course my schedule is jam packed with calls this week so I can’t really half-ass work. I’m soooooo over this. I think I’ve become a huge baby about being sick after not really having been sick at all since before 2020 (with the exception of covid last January).
I spent a good chunk of my weekend trying to figure out how to organize DS2's 394085823 hoodies. I'm so tired of looking in his closet and seeing mounds of unfolded hoodies strewn about.
Post by chilerellanos on Feb 6, 2023 11:50:05 GMT -5
I’ve never really had super bad PMS, but the last year (I’m 44), the 2-3 days before my period I am just…. So anxious. I’m already on Wellbutrin that we started in November and bumped up in January, and it’s working great.
But those 2-3 days before my period comes, my brain is wild. I am irritable and anxious, and I’ve almost broken up with my bf (over absolutely nothing) the past few months. I will just fixate on some imaginary problem and then I convince myself that it’s a real issue.
Then my period comes and I’m back to normal like a light switch.
Anybody else get like this? Worth asking for something prn a few days before my period?
I am lying in bed with Covid. I thought I was getting better last night but then woke up today feeling utterly exhausted. It’s the weirdest feeling, like I’ve never had before, like gravity just got twice as strong, and like my skin is a weighted blanket.
My older kid is asymptomatic but testing positive, so I called them in sick for the week per school rules. The school nurse and I got chatting, and when she found out I’d had mono twice, she went on for a long time about how people with mono or Epstein-Barr in their nervous systems often develop long Covid and yada yada. Not what I wanted to hear! And she was so chipper about it!
DD2 and H just barely got sore throats, so that’s good, but poor H has been doing everything and sleeping on the sofa bed for 4 nights. I’m glad he gets a break next week when he goes to see family in Texas.
I’ve never really had super bad PMS, but the last year (I’m 44), the 2-3 days before my period I am just…. So anxious. I’m already on Wellbutrin that we started in November and bumped up in January, and it’s working great.
But those 2-3 days before my period comes, my brain is wild. I am irritable and anxious, and I’ve almost broken up with my bf (over absolutely nothing) the past few months. I will just fixate on some imaginary problem and then I convince myself that it’s a real issue.
Then my period comes and I’m back to normal like a light switch.
Anybody else get like this? Worth asking for something prn a few days before my period?
Hormone replacement might help. I never did it but should have.
Our 7 year old broke our bathroom sink yesterday. He was playing with the water and the sink filled up, then he tried to soak up the water with toilet paper and completely jammed up the pipe.
My H was home with him and it took every bit of my strength to not ask him how he managed to do all that without him noticing...
I am mostly bummed that he was able to replace the pipe, I was already picking out a new sink
At about 14 and all gangly limbs, my dad raced down the stairs and jumped into a rocking chair, which rocked back and broke a window. My grandfather and he fixed the window, then my grandfather said, "Jack, I just don't understand how you did that." So Dad showed him. And broke the window again. I can still remember my grandfather laughing because, as he said, "Well, I did ask." So be careful asking how it all happened with your sink!
My random is that my boss asked if I knew anyone who might be able to do some contract work and I immediately thought of someone. She used to be my boss, 25+ years ago, and it's amusing me that my current boss and my old boss will be talking.
I woke up with my heart racing, and it was because I was having a dream about something going wrong with all of my hotel bookings. LOL! I don't sleep with my fitbit on because I find it super annoying, but I am really curious how high my HR was, because it definitely felt higher than even when I'm doing tabata or HIIT rides.
We're about to go drop of my car for a long awaited recall repair. I'm hoping to convince my H to stop by the fun coffee shop on the way home. They have a cherry mocha for February that looks really good.
Post by maudefindlay on Feb 6, 2023 12:32:45 GMT -5
Here's an update for those who have been following my posts on a new school opening in my city in the fall. They have partnered with Hillsdale College and will be using their k-12 "character driven classical education" curriculum. The only people in the ads are white. Hillsdale's curriculum reportedly teaches that the civil rights movement and anti discrimination policies were unconstitutional. I believe they are a private school as it appears they charge a tuition, but they better not ever achieve charter status. They don't have a location yet. I looked at their FB page and am disgusted that I know multiple people who like and follow their page.
I am whooped today. A whole day of skiing (mostly without kids) has me beat. We were all in bed by 7:30 last night. I also cannot wait to do it again next weekend lol.
Question for those who ski/apple watch wearers. How do you track it? It was very depressing that I did not meet my calorie goal but am so tired!
I turn on "Downhill Skiing" in my activity app. It's the lime green one with a person running as the icon. LOL
But also--if it's an epic resort a lot of them have a cool feature where you can track your skiing (depending how you set it up it tracks based on gps or how often your lift ticket is read at each chairlift).
Post by tarzanswife on Feb 6, 2023 12:44:04 GMT -5
Menopause is kicking my ass right now. I have been waking up at 3 a.m. with hot flashes and my mind racing every night. I am an exhausted zombie and work is insanely busy. I was out of town at a funeral all weekend so on top of the general menopause tiredness I am funeral (emotionally) tired. This week is going to be insanely busy with DS birthday on Friday, another birthday party tonight and high school registration. I just want to crawl in bed but my mind will not let me relax. I was on HRT but for some reason it made me extremely itchy. I had to get off of it, see an allergist and now a specialist. I gave 9 vials of blood last week to figure out what going on with me. I need to break up with my current gyno as well. He was zero help when I was going thru my itching issues and all he could do was send me to the allergist. Menopause should not be this hard.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Feb 6, 2023 12:45:35 GMT -5
My kid and I finished the Percy Jackson series last night. Now all I want to do is talk about it, but I’m 36 and it’s 2023.
And I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t understand why Harry Potter fandom exists when Percy Jackson is right fucking there, better in every way, and not written by a POS terf.
OK. Hitting the ground running with moving my mom up near me.
I think I need to start each day walking my dog, it helps me start focusing on the day and what I need to do. Poor Hazel, with how swamped I've been walks are few and far between.
Dropped off the deposit for her room and now it begins!
Called my cousins and aunts to let them know, and they were happy to hear she was going someplace safe and close to me. They offered to help out in any way, so that was nice.
Lots to do. Still think that maybe getting fired was meant to be because I don't think I could have done this while working full time, I would have felt guilty taking a vacation to do this, period.
Seriously, what are people spending on groceries these days? My shopping last night was relatively light-- no meat, no eggs, nothing for lunches except fresh fruit, no cleaning supplies or toiletries. Mostly just fruits and veggies, dairy and a few snacks. It was $200!!
I'm doing 3 meals/week with every plate, and the rest is vegetarian or every man for himself. But that's another $75. So $275 for one week of groceries.
I really try not to think about it, but I swear it gets more expensive every week.
I know. I know.
Last Sunday I took my mom to the grocery store where she dropped a quick $275. She didn't buy cleaning supplies, paper products, wine, beer, or any kind of health & beauty products. When I make a dinner she likes at home, I send over at least one portion of it which means I provide 3-4 lunch/dinners each week.
I am exhausted and emotionally drained. I am at the hospital with H who is having surgery today to fix his broken foot. My childhood BFF had surgery today to remove a tumor and so I have been getting texts from her husband all day as well. And a dear friend of mine lost her home in a tragic fire this weekend. Their pets died, everything they owned is gone. So I have been with them in the ER and coordinating food, clothes, supplies, EVERYTHING with the community.
And I am still working full time and taking care of a 5 year old.
My soon to be 10yo researched and chose her own birthday party venue - and I think it is so cool! It is going to be at a culinary school and the girls will make a large batch of cupcake batter, then they each add two tablespoons of their own secret ingredient to their personal cupcakes that they bring from home. While the cupcakes bake, they get a decorating lesson. At the end the chef gives a prize for best tasting and presentation.
We had an earthquake this morning at 6:15. Woke me out of a dead sleep, but I didn’t know what was going on. I don’t remember hearing it but my heart was racing and I realized the teacup and saucer on my nightstand was rattling. At first I thought someone was in my room because it only rattles if I walk on that side of my bed, which I rarely do.
I fell back to sleep and dreamt about earthquakes and sinkholes, so maybe I subconsciously knew or suspected what it was. I didn’t know until I woke up just before 8 that is was an earthquake. They initially said it was a 4.4 but later said 3.8 officially.
Apparently western NY is on a fault line. Last earthquake I felt here was back in the 90’s.
I am trying to be productive today but just having a hard time getting started.
I am so tired of eating out or picking up carry out. I am really trying to make an effort to meal plan. I've decided that not all may like the meal each night and that is ok. I can't cater to the kids every night and make different meals for all of us.
I get off earlier than usual today so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can use the time wisely.
I spent a good chunk of my weekend trying to figure out how to organize DS2's 394085823 hoodies. I'm so tired of looking in his closet and seeing mounds of unfolded hoodies strewn about.
I'm really cranky today for no reason whatsoever.
If you figure something out, please let me know. I have grounded myself from buying hoodies
I have realized every month I get a week of significant spotting before my week long period. Does anyone else get this? Google tells me this can be a sign of low progesterone, which can be a sign of perimenopause. All I know if it’s annoying because I have about 2 weeks a month without some sort of awareness of needing a pantiliner or tampon.
shauni27, that is a lot to be dealing with! I am so sorry about your friends who had the fire. That is just awful. And, I hope your friend having surgery ends up being ok too (and your H, but I assume foot surgery is the least dramatic of these three things). I hope you catch a break soon!
I've mentioned my sister has been having abdominal pain for over 3 months that hasn't gotten better. She finally had a procedure today to look inside her stomach (I forget what that's called) and apparently she has a bunch of ulcers and suspected gastroparesis. They are also referring her to get her gallbladder removed, which was an initial concern but then didn't show as an issue on any tests. So hopefully that's some progress, finally? I don't know why nobody did this scope 3 months ago. It's been ridiculous trying to get any treatment at all since all of her other tests so far have come back normal. Meanwhile she can barely leave her house or do anything and she's lost 15+ lbs which on her size 0 body is not good. She usually works out a lot so I guess some of that might just be loss of muscle mass, but regardless it's not good. My mom keeps saying she's worried she's going to die but I doubt it is THAT dire (surely she would have been admitted by one of these doctors if that was a risk?). I just hope they are finally onto something but what are the chances that she has 3 separate issues going on at once when she previously didn't have any? IDK.