My Tireless Retirement - Week 212

 

Hello!  Wow!  What a wonderful week I just had!

 

Friday evening I took a large group of seniors out for Thai food at a local restaurant and then to the theater for a musical live performance.  It was so good!  Fun was had by one and all.  Despite how late it was, on the way home I stopped into Winco to do some grocery shopping because I did not want to waste my fuel and I drive right by on the way to and from work.  I discovered that I really like shopping for my groceries at 10:00.  It was so calm and peaceful in there and I didn’t feel rushed or anxious.  It was a slice of heaven.

 

My weekend was spent puttering around the house, inside and out.  Pulling weeds has been keeping me and the chickens busy for weeks now, but again I’m not complaining at all about this wonderful abundance of fresh, free chicken food.  Their eggs are so delicious and the yolks are a deep vibrant yellow.  At long last however, I have made my way through the entire yard and pulled them all up.  I’m sure there will be more soon enough.

 

I worked Monday afternoon with TTO for a few hours and thankfully, it was uneventful.  I did not work Tuesday or Wednesday and then I was back to work again with TTO Thursday afternoon and again, thankfully it was uneventful.  Thank you to everyone that has shared their support and their own stories of dealing with toxic co-workers.  My heart goes out to you as well.  There is nothing enjoyable about a toxic co-worker.

 

I arrived home from work and found Home Depot had delivered my new electric fireplace to my front porch.  I was able to get installed and tested it out before heading out the door to meet a friend for dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant.

 

On Tuesday I ran all of my errands using only the bus and my feet.  When I got home I did a mini meal prep to get me through the rest of week by putting some frozen meatballs in my small slow cooker along with some leftover home canned tomato sauce I had in the fridge plus minced garlic and dried basil.  I also made up some egg salad and some chicken salad.  

 

Wednesday I took a leftover serving of Spanish rice, combined it with a pint of home canned taco meat, put it in my small slow cooker, and turned it into burrito filling.  I had tortillas and hot sauce in the refrigerator and a package of grated cheddar cheese in the freezer.  I focused all week on eating up leftovers or using them to create other meals so nothing was wasted.

 

I went through all of the drawers and cupboards throughout my home and did some decluttering,  There wasn’t much to get rid of but I did find a few things to move along, use up or toss out so I felt like I was winning.

 

To save extra money I was mindful about my spending.  I placed a small delivery order with FREE shipping from Wal-Mart to add some bars of soap, a jug of Fabuloso and a package of powdered laundry detergent to boost my household supplies and achieve my goal to have a two year inventory of nonfood items on hand.  I also took the bus or walked everywhere I needed to go this week to save on fuel.

 

It was a very busy and productive week for me and I was rather pleased with all I was able to accomplish as well as my resourcefulness.  I was able to go out to dinner, twice.  I got to go to the theater and see a wonderful musical performance.  I got lots of exercise and fresh air throughout my travels and I was able to save a lot of money too.  Yep, a great week!  I hope you enjoyed a wonderful week as well.