Busy..busy

I am busy working again...a lot. So I don't have a lot of time to blog. But I do want to convey that I do have my website for my Gourmet Cupboard business finally! :)

and I am offering  free a sample mix...



Your choice:

Mexican Fiesta Dip mix (great with tortilla chips)

and/or Ranch Dip/Dressing mix from my business.

You can give me your email addy in a comment here on my
blog and I can contact you for your mailing address.

Feel free to check out my website and order some great easy meal mixes today!

Southern Belle Gourmet

Quick, Easy & Fun Gourmet Food
Mixes

Poem

Oh I wish I could go out and play...
but at this desk I have to stay...

for mine is but a life of work...
some days I think I'll go berserk...

at least for now I can look out and see...
the swaying leaves...wave to me...

Perhaps when all the debt is paid...
I think that I will have it made...


I know that when that time comes..
I won't ever have to be so glum.


(yes i made this up just now) :-)

Things...

Got done work earlier than expected so I decided to visit my blog and talk about what's new...

I am saving the pink lids from the Yoplait yogurt so that I can send them in and have .10 cents given per lid to try to help with cancer research.  I am up to 11 today.  Yeah!!

It was a busy weekend of work but that is good because I can always use the money. It was beautiful outside and that made it a bit harder to concentrate, but I got through it. 

Then this morning I got my two weeks of menu/groceries bought which is great, because then I have next Monday morning off.  I won't have to get up early to go grocery shopping. I don't ever go on the weekends because it is too busy then. I hate waiting in lines while the ice cream melts. This way going early in the morning I never have to wait in a long line.

Next month will be sort of a family reunion as one of my sister's husband is throwing a 50th birthday party hoopla for her and word is that my other siblings are coming to town for it.  We haven't seen each other in close to 3 years so it will be nice to see everyone again.  I need to make a mental note not to volunteer to work that weekend so that I can be free to hang out with them.

Haven't bought any Halloween candy yet but there is usually a good price on them a few days before.  We do not get many kids anyway so I won't be buying that many bags...but will get what I like for sure just in case there's any left ! ;-)

This picture says it all...

Good night...

My 'ahhhh' drink

We all have something we spoil ourselves with once in a while..don't we?  Whether it is having lunch out at that special eatery that has our favorite dish...or staying in bed longer than we should....or having a Kahlua and Creme....we all have to pamper ourselves every so often, so we don't go nuts.  Some evenings after a long day (and often night too) of work, I like to sit down and relax to one of these.... YUM!!

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October is here and I am glad that we do not need to run the air conditioner hopefully until next Spring.  Although this month is the month of ghost and goblins and Halloween (and a lot of creepy movies that I do not care to see), the thoughts that cross my mind are how there are only 3 more months to save for real estate taxes and income taxes and a slight panic sets in that makes me re-evaluate the money going out.  I know I shouldn't get so serious in the same post that mentions relaxing with a Kahlua and Creme...but I can't help myself.  After all, this blog is about what is going on in my mind and life while I am preparing for full-time empty nest stage.

We had a cleaning lady for less than 2 months but we let her go last week.  I just can't see paying someone to clean, especially when hub is no longer running the store and can help with the cleaning and such until he gets busy doing something else. He has already started helping with dinner and does dishes practically every night and that is a big help for me. I can get more work done that way. And I am starting to do shopping for 2 weeks at a time with smart menus that can use leftovers from one meal for another, or buying large packages of chicken to split up and freeze for a few meals at a time. I definitely spend less by shopping this way than going every week. 

Enough about that!  Off to have my Kahlua and creme and to watch Saturday Night Live!

Yummy!!

Hey everyone!!

I am proud to announce I have joined Gourmet Cupboard!! :)

If you haven't tried the mixes, you should!  The are wonderful and so convenient!

 

If you would like Gourmet Cupboard
please review the products at http://www.thegourmetcupboard.com/
and email me what you would like to order
and I can paypal bill you your total.

I am looking to get my own Gourmet Cupboard website soon...

Here is something I made last weekend...gone in 3 days!...Chocolate Butterscotch Bars