This Monday I start my new full-time job at
the University of Alabama. For the past
1 ½ years I have been studying for my CPA and doing part time work at three different
places. I am looking forward to the
consistency of working the same hours at one place, five days a week. With my other jobs, I never knew when I would
be working, so I could squeeze in a load of laundry or baking a batch of
muffins if I had part of the day off. I
will not really have the opportunity to do that anymore. My wonderful husband has offered to take over
doing laundry, so that leaves all the meal preparation up to me. J.T. and I like to eat dinner between 6:00
and 6:30, because this gives us more time after supper to watch tv and
relax. On rare occasions when we eat
after 7, it feels like by the time we eat dinner and clean up, it is time for
bed. If we want to continue to eat at
our usual time, I will have to get dinner on the table fairly quickly after I
arrive home from work. Each week I
always have a menu plan, but I have decided to get as much prep work done over
the weekend as possible. For example, if
I know we are having soup one night, I will make the cornbread muffins and
freeze them over the weekend. This leaves
only the soup for me to cook that night for dinner. I have been doing this for the past few weeks
and it has worked successfully.
Yesterday, I took the day off work for myself. I spent all day in the kitchen and our
freezer is busting at the seams! Today,
my body aches and I am very sore all over from standing on my feet all
day. However, I know it will be worth it
next week when much of supper has already been prepared.
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Dairy
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½ gallon Publix Greenwise Organic milk @ $3.99
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Publix Greenwise Eggs @ $4.29
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½ gallon almond breeze almond milk @ $2.50 (not pictured)
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Grocery
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(1) Publix Greenwise Organic Toasted Oats Cereal @ $3.79
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(2) Publix Greenwise Organic Oats @ $3.98
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2 lbs. Gourmet House organic brown rice @ $2.70
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Meat
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Publix Greenwise Chicken thighs @ $3.48
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Publix Greenwise Chicken drumsticks @ 3.48
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Frozen
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(2) Green Giant valley fresh steamers (sugar snap peas) @
$2.59
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1 lb. Publix whole okra @ $1.69
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(2) Cascadian Farm broccoli & Spinach @ $5.18
§ (2) $1.00/1
manufacturer coupons & (1)$2.00/2 Publix coupon - $1.18
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(2) Cascadian Farm peas @ $4.98
§ $1.75/2
manufacturer coupon & $2.00/2 Publix coupon - $1.23
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Produce
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Organic Bananas @ $0.99/lb. - $3.08
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1 organic green bell pepper @ $2.99
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Publix Whole mushrooms @ $1.99
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3 lb. bag yellow onions @ $3.29
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2 lbs. Publix Greenwise Organic carrots @ $2.58
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5 lb. bag grapefruit @ $2.50
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1 garlic bulb @ $0.39
Total before coupons $64.83
Less: coupons used (7.75)
Total with Tax $57.08
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