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The trash barrel was brought in after returning from shopping. The cat litter was sorted out in a small way after I returned. The last load of dishes was washed and set to a rinsing soak, to be finished tomorrow. Checks were made out to bring me up to dues on utilities, plus with payments to next March, put in an envelope and deposited in the depository. And a lot of shopping happened. It was more than what I had planned, but when you see regular use items on sale, in bulk? Yeah, well, so I did stock up a bit. With my list on my phone and my phone almost always with me, I almost never forget. Further, if I happen to be in town, or a town, for any reason, I have my list. I keep running items on it, and have a running total in my mind. It all works out better now.
I did pick up some gala, but johnathan somethingorothers (I think) I also like. They were bigger apples and cheaper, so I grabbed some of those. I will compare. If I like them both I will go with whatever is marked the lowest or looks the freshest really is what I go for. Cabbage, Pine-Sol, paper towels, cat food and litter, more meat, this, that, and the other thing. It adds up. But I am pretty much set for the next month. I am a lousy shopper. This is where women, most women and very few men, shine. Dollars to donuts, they can become superior shoppers for just the right things at just the right price and knowing what can be skimped and what must be brand name.
Everything is put away. No left out meats this time. Well, at least those chops were good. I just need to relax, now, and wind down for bed. The alarm is set for 7:00. I will keep it there until I can rise at 7:00, even if very roughly, and still needing a nap at noon. I'd like to click it back to 5:00, maybe 5:30, and try to maintain that, adjusting bedtime as needed. It isn't about rising at a certain time, though that is part of it. It is about control. Self-control. I want that back! And, even if I am a little rusty at it, and still not fully up to great rigor, this... I am doing.
Oh, and I almost asked tonight. It was on the tip of my tongue. A ftf happened, as the conditions I had prepped for were not in play. Something about being uparmored and... missing what should have been an easy turn. Next chance I get, or soon enough. No, you probably won't know. Just know... Doom... ain't half so dead as he may seem. Oh, hey, yeah... Just a touch of music to... whet your, and my, appetites? Sure, yeah, okay.
This is forgetting that many (most?) women are habitually vulnerable to the "50% OFF Sale on crap you don't really need!!" ploy.
ReplyDeleteThat is only a ploy if you don't know the price. If something actually is on half price? Say 20 of the top brand paper towels for 50 cents when usually you know you buy them for $1.25? Yeah, no. I can do the math and know what the key prices of some goods are.
ReplyDeleteBut you are right, I do assume most sales are just as you say. I know the prices of some key items and have a little calculator if I don't feel like cutting the rug on math while I'm chasing my shopping list. Not a thing I bought (extra) was not a verified deal. Heck, even with your advice for galas, I tried the johnathen *coughs* apples, since I think I liked them and they were cheaper, just to check. Yee of the little faith. Remember... my memory is actually beginning to improve, almost to the point of longer term function.
As I (patiently and repeatedly) tell Daisycat, 50% off is still too expensive if you neither want nor need the item.
ReplyDelete"But I **saved** so much!!11!"
(rolleyes)
Of course I shop bargains too, and buy in bulk when the stuff I want and need is on sale. That "50% OFF!" thing is Pavlovian with The Other Cat though...
Oh, trust me. Everything I bought is on my regular list.
ReplyDeleteSome of the meat on sale would have been perfect for canning, but I will only do it if ready to do it "fresh". It's already been frozen once, I won't double freeze that sort of meat. And I buy quality paper towels, I hated spending that much but at that price I simply couldn't turn it down.
But, yeah... I know that... thing... you are talking about with shopping. Remember, I have been with four women a sum of... 18 years? (Yeah, don't add, count suptract, or tinker... there was... overlap and... slop.) I know how they fall for such things. Then again, as primary shoppers, I know how that... will happen more often to them. You just get tired and... with the crush to save... and the volume you are already buying... a foolish thing happens.
I just don't shop enough. I've learned to help keep women in line on that. Just back them up. And depend on them to back me up in my weak areas. Three words suffice... "take it back". :) I reviewed my purchases this morning. There is nothing I would take back unless I was broke and literally had to pay utilities or such on the rush and had no other money. I did good.
Well, that's good that you are only partially dead and not fully. If you were fully dead I'd be rather annoyed at you.
ReplyDeleteBtw, I loath shopping. It makes my eyes glaze over.
If I had to bet, I would bet dollars to dimes even that you keep your household in a relatively even trim, regarding shopping. Like? It's sometimes just a chore. But when you find the right item for the right price for the right application, I'll bet you are happy. Or you have been. I suppose, with time, and having freer finances and less call, the allure might fade. I would still bet it isn't all gone.
ReplyDeleteYeah, all dead would probably make blogging tough too. Oh, this was just... well... Some guys give up, or quit. I've just been... thinking about things until this point. I wondered if the allure had failed, in this, for me, for some time. I knew it hadn't but... Just letting out that the allure is not just there, but active.
Glad to know someone beside myself would think me being all dead would be a foul though! :)