This week for dinner we have had burgers, and scalloped potatoes, breakfast for dinner, hamburgers and mac and cheese, as well as pork ribs, pineapple, rice, with bacon. Tonight I will see if I can make some things out of the freezer or pantry for dinner.
So far I bought bread, milk, and a package of band-aids, scrapbook stickers and pop on Wednesday, and I bought pork ribs, bacon, pineapple, grapes, and clearance buns on Thursday. Definitively a fail for sticking to the list since I really didn't make list when I went to the grocery store, but I was thinking what I was making for dinner that night. When I bought the scrapbook stickers I was really going to buy a scrapbook album and paper, but I didn't see anything I like. The stickers were on sale, which isn't a good excuse, but I could justify them at the time. I would say I am doing better since I went to Gordman's, Micheal's, Office Max, World Market, Best Buy, Sports Authority, Marshall's, and Kmart and spent less than $20. I would have spent less than $8, but then my husband called and asked for pop so I spent $5 on some at Kmart.
I'm not going to give up. I wanted to do a bunch of buying this weekend, but I'm pushing my mind to be over it. I would like a rug for the living room since we pulled up the carpet to expose hardwood floor, and I also would like to buy at least 5-6 more curtains for the dining/living room area. I have no decor pillows, and would also like to darken the rooms some more to keep the heat out. It would be nice to buy a tool belt for work, and some sort of chair covers so I'm not cleaning the couches all the time.
I read in a magazine to surround yourself with things you have already bought and sort through and touch them, to stop any compulsions to shop. I might try to sort through some things this weekend to stop myself from spending.
Do I really need anything? Maybe toilet paper.
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