Saturday 03/12/22 in Lady Loves the Ocean
- March 12, 2022, 6:51 a.m.
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Good Morning Saturday!!
I am not so sure what is good about it yet. But hey, I am still here and breathing. I should be grateful. Right?
The sun just peaked out. Coming in my kitchen window. The current temp is 7 degrees. The high today is expected to be around 25. It is chilly for sure. Tomorrow we rise to 55 or higher. Yay!! I am excited. I feel like I have been locked in the house for days on end due to this cold spell. I miss my outdoor walking. Feeling the sun on my face. Breathing fresh air. It will resume tomorrow. Spring is right around the corner. But I do know that March and April can be very unpredictable. But I am ready for consistent temps in the 50s at least.
Yesterday was uneventful around here. I was on the computer a lot. I was looking for real work-at-home jobs. Researching ways I can save money. Checking out grocery ads to see if there is anything I need to stock up on while it’s on sale. I need to make a dental appointment this week. So I will do any grocery shopping that I might need to do on that day. Do all my running around then. Dollar store shop, etc. I did set up to have all my prescriptions delivered by mail. We do not have a pharmacy in this small town. So picking up drugs means running 20+ miles to Walmart.
I do want to go to the book sale I have mentioned in previous diary posts. That is on March 26th and 27th. I will get my next Social Security check that week. So I am going to allow for $20 for that. I can’t cut everything out of my life. In April I do have a regular dr appointment and an eye appointment and a haircut. The haircut is in my small town so I don’t have to drive for that. But the medical appointments are out of town in different directions on different days. So I will have to budget gas for those two things. I will figure it out. I am determined.
I am also using the snap benefits I got this month very carefully. I want to have some left over for next month. I still can’t believe our governor agreed to go back to the non-emergency allotment amount. People are struggling now. It is going to get way worse with this inflation. I don’t know how families do it. I know elderly people that are living on benefits far below what I get. They have to decide on medication or food. I am just trying to find ways to cut back on spending. And cut my bills. My dish bill is what I really need to get rid of completely. $75 could be used for groceries. I am not buying out my contract to get rid of it. I don’t have the money. I think that is awful to make people do that to disconnect.
Wow, this is turning into a complaining diary. I am just so frustrated with it all. So concerned about the future. But I know we can only live in the present. And I need to stop worrying. It gets me nowhere. I will continue to look for some work I can do part-time at home or here in my town. I will look some more today.
I don’t have any real plans for the day. I have dishes to wash. Clean the bathroom, sweep the floors, and then I am going to read and watch some tv. There are a lot of things to watch. I might check about walking later today if it warms up more than expected.
Ok, I am going to toast a bagel and make another cup of coffee. I will enjoy this beautiful day. And try not to worry about the future so much.
Later,
Sheri
Beret ⋅ March 12, 2022 (edited March 12, 2022)
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Do you like lentils? I'm a vegetarian so use a lot of legumes. I love lentils because they cook quickly. No need to pre-soak. They take on the flavor of whatever I dress them with. I almost always have a container of some type of lentil salad in the fridge. It's a good thing to be able to grab and go and is good for you. Plus filling.
Lentils are relatively inexpensive. I use them so often I try to buy in bulk. Which is even less expensive. Buying them in the grocery store in those 1 lb bags doesn't work for me.