...to give myself a little satisfaction

...at least I am on the right path to reaching a few goals.

#1

Kris is going to be so proud of me!

So it isn't much of a secret that I am not the best grocery shopper in the world.  Clipping a coupon is something that I have only heard about and making a grocery list...that is for people who can't remember what they need to buy at the store who don't forget the one item they went to the store for.  Oh...and the flyers that come in the mail weekly to tell you the specials at all of the local stores...they typically go right into the recycling bin.

Today I sat down at the kitchen table with the three flyers (Hannaford's, Shop Rite, and Price Chopper) with a pad of paper next to me.  I thumbed through the flyers writing down the prices of the items that I (probably) needed for the week.

I went to Wal-Mart...when you check out, you tell the check-out person the best price you saw in an ad, voila she gives you that price.  $5.99 lb. for Beef Tenderloin! $0.99 lb for grapes, $0.88 for 18 eggs.  All at one store.

Even I can do this!  And it didn't even require me to remember to bring my coupons (which I don't cut) or the advertisement.

#2

Another quest of mine has been to clear my toiletries closet of the oodles of bottles of lotions and potions that I have.  Today another one was finished and went into the recycling bin.

I started with more bottles of lotion (Victoria's Secret, dry skin, sensitive skin, Burt's Bees....you get the picture) that I could even count.  I had several samples of shampoos, soaps, and fancy face creams.  Three bottles of hairspray (I don't even use hairspray...sure is going to take a while to clear these out), two large containers of powder, three containers of Hydrogen Peroxide...we have been washing out a lot of cuts around here, etc...

My goal is to be able to contain all of my products to one small shelf.  I am on the right path.

#3

Finally my last item for the day had to do with this '20' weeks to Wellness program that I have committed myself too.  One of the requirements for this first week was to chart all of the food that you are eating...every bite.  I know this certainly is a very effective way to begin to curb one's eating habits when you begin to see exactly the things that you consume...I reached my goal for today and that was to NOT have to write down anything after dinner.  I haven't had to.

....I am starving now!  At least it is time for bed.