Five Frugal Things -- A Thrifted Limoges Porcelain Box
1) I stopped at Goodwill before doing my grocery shopping and came out with a $3.99 Limoges porcelain box, that's now listed on my eBay for $100! This'll be for the Goodwill Gift Card Challenge and should help to bolster my numbers for the Oregon Food Bank.
Click HERE to see the listing!
2) I found two nickels at Winco, which is satisfying as I'm finding fewer coins on the ground as this world gets increasingly digital.
So yes, I recently came into some money!
3) I was inspired by the hotel breakfast buffet in Seattle, so scooped up some fun goodies from the Winco bulk bins. Oatmeal is a great frugal choice when feeding a team of people and we now have dried blueberries, raisins, almonds and cinnamon sugar to enjoy with our breakfasts. I was going to also buy shredded coconut, but my sister offered to bring some from her kitchen in New York.
It's the perfect way to use my hoarded stash of Bonne Maman jars that my old neighbor used to put out with her recycling. I sure do miss her!
4) We ran out of dental floss while in Seattle, so I made sure to pop a fresh sample into our travel toiletry kit as a favor to Future Katy. I always ask for extras from the dental hygienist for this very reason.
5) I see that Fred Meyer is holding their Fuchsia Saturday next week on April 11th. This is their annual event where they'll fill your empty flowerpots with free potting soil if you buy even one small plant. It starts at 7 A.M., so I will be setting my alarm for that!
Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?
Katy Wolk-Stanley
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That Limoges box is gorgeous! It's my 50th birthday weekend, but we are keeping it frugal:
1) I stopped in at Fred Meyer to scour discounts before making the main meal plan and grocery list for the week. I lucked out because they had really stuffed their $1.50 discount produce bags full! Spent $11.75 and left with 6 zucchini, 5 apples, 5 pears, 3 huge tomatoes, 1 Asian salad kit, a loaf of Franz multi-seed bread, and a pack of 6 cupcakes (because it's my birthday AND they were $1 because two of them had smashed their frosting into the top of the container).
2) We needed to notarize something, so we went to our credit union which offers free notarization as a perk.
3) Instead of going out to an expensive birthday dinner tonight, our son and his GF are bringing over Popeye's chicken as their gift, and we are going to have a family feast and game night. I don't really need anything, so when he asked me what I wanted I said "a family dinner that fits into your budget. I'm not picky!" Popeye's is my favorite of the fast food chicken joints, so it's perfect.
4) We had a brief service outage on our cellphones the other day. Not a big deal since they still worked on wifi, and they were only out for a couple of hours. I noticed we were given a $40 credit for the outage on two of the four phones on the plan. I sent a quick email to inquire if the other phones didn't qualify, and they bumped it up to an $80 credit! We pay $25 a line, so our bill is only $10 this month and the kids' are $5 each (they are adults and pay their own phone bill, but we are all still on the same plan).
5) Inspired by Katy, I assembled a birthday day of adventures for my partner and I tomorrow! we are going to go to a local thrift store to spend the birthday coupon they emailed me on some summer shirts I desperately need (it's a 75% off up to $20 coupon, so a good one!), then we are going to use my $5 Safeway birthday reward to pick up one of their $5 deli sandwiches (which are big enough for two), then we are going to a favorite beer garden during $5 happy hour AND they give you a $1 birthday pint AND they allow outside food to have our lunch and enjoy a pint in the (possible) sunshine, followed by the local museum (I have free museum passes from the Library), then possibly a stop at our favorite cafe at the port for my birthday coffee (we'll split it between two small cups) and a walk around the marina, then home for a snacky charcuterie dinner and a few rousing games of darts. I've budgeted $15 for the day, for the discounted pints + tip and thrifting.
Happy birthday, Jenny! Love your frugal five.
Hope you have a Happy 50th Birthday!
I've only had Popeye's chicken sandwich and it is truly the best one out there.
I agree. Popeye's makes the best chicken sandwich. My town just rejected a bid to open a Popeye's and I'm so disappointed.
Happy birthday, Jenny & this is a great list!!
Congrats on the Limoges box! Another great thrifting score. I love it when you get your pots filled with soil and come back with a new plants. I wish my local stores would do that! Every year I'm happy when you make that post. Worth waking up on a weekend for!
Me too, on all of your remarks, Lesley. And Katy deserves major kudos for her amazing sales in aid of the Food Bank. Given (ahem) recent developments in the US, food banks are going to be stretched even further than they are already.
Nothing too new, but since I'm out here on the patio enjoying our perfect spring weather, I'd like to share some of my long-ago patio/outdoor frugal hacks that have held up for many years. (Just for something different.)
So here goes:
1. My rectangular glass patio dining table+ 6 matching chairs were purchased for about $100 from Salvation Army back in 2010 right before closing on the house. At first I thought the price outrageous but the I started comparison shopping. Similar, smaller, square tables that were the size of card tables +4 chairs were going for $150 or more at the time. Ones that were identical to mine sold for $250 to $300 or even more! So I went back to the SA Thrift Store. I had Mom's minivan so I simply stored the set in the van until after we closed on the house. This is the 16th year I've used this outdoor dining set. I have replaced the cushions once but otherwise the set is as good as new. And I am eating my meals on it this spring.
2. I also thrifted (or garage saled) a metal plant stand/patio side table that did not have its glass table top. I'm sure I paid no more than a couple of bucks for same. Soon afterwards, my ginormous 1980s microwave bit the dust. I salvaged its round turntable and Eurica! It fits perfectly in the side table.
3. I have decorative twinkle lights from Goodwill and Habitat ReStore, bought very cheap, fastened around the ceiling of my covered patio. Makes sitting out there after sunset all the more relaxing. In an earlier incarnation, these strings of clear lights were probably on someone's Christmas tree. I bought them second hand and significantly cheaper than regular patio lights.
4. Inherited my grandparents' heavy iron chaise longer and the cushion is upholstered vinyl with springs and straw inside. Much more durable and comfortable than the flimsy things you buy today. It has gone through many a spray painting and the cushion was reupholstered a few times but it's still a great place to sit and read and text the NCA and similar blogs.
5. Reusing lots of flower pots, baskets and hanging baskets as I do every year. Why buy new when you can replant things? Also I salvage potting soil. Example: The church gave away leftover poinsettia plants in flower pots; so when the plant went kaput, I put the soil in another planting and saved the plastic pot for later. Will likely do the same with any Easter lilies I get. I previously mentioned I clip wicker baskets (bought from garage or estate sales) to plastic hanging baskets to make them a tad fancier. Oh, and since I have an equipment closet door opening out onto the patio, I put one of those over the door metal things (designed for hanging lots of clothes) on the door. I have a lightweight hanging basket on it with a wicker basket on the bottom and a trailing spider plant. Looks almost like a florist fixed it up.
Meanwhile, wishing all of you a blessed Easter or Passover. Please don't forget the true meaning of the season.
THEN I started comparison shopping, not "the". Typo!
BTW, I ran the numbers and using that $100 patio dining set for sixteen years has cost me a mere $6.25 a year. (Not counting the replacement cushions.)
I get potting soil in a similar way! In the fall I offer (on Facebook and Nextdoor) that I will happily compost dead mums. I dump them all into my raised bed (or wherever I need more soil), let them sit all winter then in the spring cut off the dead stuff (put in composter) and mix up my new soil! Last fall I had 15 mums dropped off! I also mix in some of my compost. I’ve offered to take poinsettias but hardly anyone drops them off. I also stop and pick up and dead plants put out for trash and save the soil.
Your Seattle adventure seems to have been just what you two needed – time together in a new place, some fan-girling about a waterfall, a free library tour... What more could a holiday hold?
1. I continue to struggle with online access to one of my Mom's Credit Card accounts. A rough estimate of the number of hours already invested (sunk cost?) is three plus and counting. I need to book an appointment – or shall I say ANOTHER appointment – and take my computer and phone in to solve the problem.
I had frustrations with her bank account, now that I remember, which also entailed a second visit with a computer and phone to resolve. However her bank is actually a Credit Union and the entire experience was friendlier... I shall persevere.
2. I visited my mom and brought her more eggs from the chickens, and helped her with her physical calendar. Her short term memory is getting worse (natch) and her snappyness is noticiable. I came away discouraged but a quick visit with my Daughter before I headed home, and a lovely reaching in phone call from a girlfriend (who knew I was seeing my Mom that day, and who lost her mom 5 years ago after a few years of downward trends) both helped me find my equanimity.
I was tempted to go to Costco on the way home but held off, I will be down again next week and at that time will ensure I have a good list for a fast visit. Otherwise I can be easily distracted.
3. The local grocery store has turkeys for $1.97/lb so I did stop there on the way home, I just looked at the flyer that I had circled and realized that I got EVERYTHING on that list, even though I forgot it. I am doing some judicious pantry stocking, and also indulging in things like the delicious pumpkin pies this grocery is offering for easter.
The turkey is thawing and I will roast it without stress on one of the next couple of days – Some of my family is away, some is sick, and I am being careful of my energy. I have noted here before that cooking the bird the day before an event has been a game changer – just boil some broth and pour it over the sliced meat 10 minutes before serving, reheat in the oven as you are getting the veggies ready. No fussing with carving when there is a 6 ring circus going on around you. I carve the bird, then make the broth/stock, the day before. Presto!
4. I had cooked up some lentils and they weren't getting eaten, so I did a google search and found a squash lentil quinoa and kale salad that I had all the ingredients for. Not usually something I would try but hey, why not something new? The Fibromyalgia is biting my derriere and my wrists are sore, so the peeling and chopping of the squash was a bit challenging, but all was assembled following about ¾ of the recipe (like, use the rice cooker for the quinoa, instead of a pot on the stove!). The dressing isn't a re-do, however the rest of the 'bowl' is satisfying, tasty and certainly nutritious. I took the time to make some notes on the printed out recipe.
Your short term memory is doing just fine.
Boy, do I hear you on your #1, Ecoteri. NDN1's CF and I are having similar struggles getting our DPOAs recognized on her two major investment accounts (thank goodness, her bank is local, and we've already gotten on there). Plus which, she's got a lot of little PITA annuities and investments, and I'm sure we're going to have the same problem with all of those. What fun, eh?
I have just ordered a kind of physical journal thingie that forces one to go through and gather this information for future folk, but also (ahem) for myself. I suspect it will be a journey of annoyance but will find a body double (probs my daughter) to force me through it all.
I was certain we had it all ok with mom's stuff with the POAs but that is only the start of it.
I'm going to be talking to my banks to ensure that at least one of my kids has access if necessary. I'm only 65 and I have a great relationship with my kids so I think it might really be the wise thing to do. anything to make it easier for them.
I will make an appointment, at least, for the stupid bank credit card issue...
I have to admit to being envious; my mother died in 2018, and my daughter died in 2020. What I wouldn’t give to have a visit with them.
My neighbor is cleaning out a house for an elderly man who has moved to be closer to his daughter. She brought me over some greeting cards since she knows I love sending them. In it was a very specific collectible greeting card since from 1989. I searched on eBay, and there is only one on eBay, with no previous sales. The other one is listed at $750 with multiple watchers!!! I listed mine on auction at a much lower price. I can’t imagine anyone paying hundreds of dollars for a greeting card, but I’m willing to give it a shot.
Other than that, as I told someone yesterday, it just seems like we are hemorrhaging money.
Ooh . . . let us know how much the card sells for!
I washed my car and DH's, which took only about 20 minutes per car, and then used the remainder of the bucket of water to clean the oak pollen off the front porch. The last time I used up a big jug of Dawn dishwashing liquid, I rinsed it out and poured the diluted soapy water into a spray bottle. That has been so useful for cleaning stuff outdoors.
The best price I could find locally on a car wash was $7.99, so that times two is at least what I saved doing it myself.
Gave DH a haircut. Trimmed up my own hair with the delightfully named Tinkle razor comb. Mended several holes in the leg of DH's heavy canvas work jeans. Used a stack of rocks dug up after having a tree removed last summer to edge a flower bed so that the mulch doesn't wash out of it when there's a heavy rain.
Free rocks!
Goodwill sure missed the significance of the Limoges box! Lucky you.
1. Used up a sheet of puff pastry as the base for quiche. Easy-peasy.
2. Made croutons out of leftover buns that had seen fresher days.
3. Donated some items to Habitat ReStore and received a coupon for a future purchase. I hope to never use it as that would mean something needs to be fixed or replaced in our problem-prone home.
4. Received a 5% discount at a local liquor store in the vicinity of our No Kings March. They were offering this discount to protesters, of which we were two of many! My husband enjoys a weekly rum and coke.
5. Donated blood and enjoyed the complimentary snacks. Blood donation is when I allow myself to have potato chips; otherwise, things can get out of hand if I have them in the house.
Also want to say that your oatmeal buffet looks great, and I love that you use beautiful colanders on your counter to hold fruits and veggies.
I grew up with the red colander and thrifted the green one.
I came into an inheritance of Bonne Maman jars from NDN1, and Katy's breakfast buffet is inspirational.
It was a big hit with everyone!
I love potato chips, but never buy them. I wish my Red Cross had them!
Katy, do you donate at a brick and mortar blood center? They tend to have way better snacks than pop-up sites, at least in Minnesota.
Yes, I go to the headquarters here in Portland.
I feel the need to preface this by saying we are about to embark on about as unfrugal of a trip as you can get next week (Disneyland) so everything I list below is a mere drop in the bucket!
1) We are driving on our trip, so I’m bringing plenty of food for the drive down and to keep in our hotel room. My kids aren’t big on eating out (mostly because once they decide they are hungry, they mean right at that moment and don’t want to walk somewhere, wait in line, order etc) so I’m planning to bring snacks into the park and have plenty in our room. I know we won’t avoid eating out but it will minimize it a bit.
2) My kids also aren’t big breakfast eaters so they’ll probably eat some snacks in the room for breakfast. For myself, I’m making up oat baggies to bring down. I put rolled oat, chia seeds, flax meal, walnuts, cinnamon, dried cranberries, and a handful of dried cereal in ziploc baggies. I then dump into a bowl, top with berries and bananas (which I will also bring) and pour soy milk over it. I eat this at home every day anyways and it travels well. I love cold cereal but it’s usually high sugar and not the most filling, so this has been a great way to eat oatmeal but in the style of cold cereal, and it travels well and requires no cooking.
3) I downloaded an audio book from the library, the 4th book in the Thursday Murder Club series.
4) I’m going to cook some African peanut stew tomorrow and freeze it in individual portions, to use up some veggies in the fridge before we leave on the trip.
5) Reading the ultramarathon book I got from a little free library, I’ve decided I will not be running an ultramarathon (no surprise there!) but it does make me want to run a bit more than I do now. I’m going to extend my usual 3 mile run tomorrow to 6 miles and see how that goes. Free outdoor exercise!
Reader Lisa,
My mom worked at Disneyland for several years in the late 1960s, so we would go there fairly frequently (she got steeply discounted admissions for us). I have fond memories of going there! We'd get there early, and stay all day. Have a great time! Trips like this are why we are frugal.
Wow, I want you to plan all my future trips!
1. DH found a penny and a nickel, side by side, at the gym. This gym is Planet Fitness, where they charge $10 month and a yearly $35 fee. He uses the gym 3 × a week so he gets a lot of use for the cost. The .06 went directly into the found change jar.
2. I had a loaf of white bread I bought on sale which DH didn't care for too much. I don't eat much bread so half of it was just sitting there. This morning I used it up by making it into French Toast for brunch.
3. I froze a few portions of the Vegetable Bean Soup we didn't get to eat.
4. My long awaited for book on hold at the library, Cave Mountain, is finally ready for pickup. Alas, today being Good Friday the library is closed! Oh well, I'll have to wait until Monday.
5. In the meantime, I'm reading a book friend lended me so I'm all set for the weekend. It seems like I've always had to have a book I'm reading on hand, even as a kid. My home entertainment.
So . . . he recently came into some money?
1. Spent some more time wrangling with our insurance company. They seem to think they can charge me and not tell me what it is for. That is not how I run my financial life. I turned off auto pay. Now they will have to send me a bill, for which I will demand an explanation before I pay it. Our agent, which I have always liked told me that insurance companies NEVER make a mistake in billing. My estimation of him went down quite a few notches. I wonder if he pays for things that he doesn't know what they are. Probably makes enough money he doesn't even pay attention.
2. Planted 2 more collard trees. I'm not sure we can keep up with all they will produce, but free is really good. Collard trees last for several years, so they are a lot less work than planting annual veggies. My original collard tree was a gift, and the rest have come from cuttings from the original.
3. Covering some areas of the front garden with thick layers of newspaper and mulch. I am ever wanting to cut down on water use.
4. I sold the curb picked firepit for $40 today.
5. Picked up only loss leaders at Safeway. And I rode my bike to get there.
Collard tree! I have never heard of them. I am going to look for some, though in Ohio it might be more of an annual.
Johanna,
I once had a "regular" collard plant over-winter....twice! I didnt do anything special to it. So maybe a collard tree would come back? I've never heard of them, but need to investigate! I'm in Ohio, too.
You go get 'em! Stupid insurance.
1. My mom, who will be 85 this month, digitally dumped on me. She showed up with a tote bag of electronics that she wanted me to make go away. My plan was to turn them all back to their factory settings, then recycle them. One tablet she had dropped, and I couldn't get the screen to show anything but lines. I asked my husband to destroy it so no one could get her information. Because it's his thing he took it apart to see how it worked, and it turns out it has the same battery as one one of my devices, so he kept it for future use. A second device I charged up, added a cord and listed it. It sold in less than 24 hours. It's pretty old 5th generation so I only got $14, but it's free money to me and someone is extending it's life. A third device had a small crack in the screen and needed a cord. My boss offered to buy it from me, but I know she is strapped for money and has a lot of personal issues so I insisted she just take it. Hopefully future good karma for me. I felt proud of finding uses for all the old devices.
2. I have sold several items on eBay and Posh this week. Tiny Streams, as my husband says, but it all adds up.
3. I live in Ohio and the weather is a rollercoaster ride. I took advantage of an unseasonably warm day and rode my bike to work. It's 14 miles round trip. Looking forward to more warm weather so I can do it regularly, and save on gas.
4. Started free Tai Chi classes offered at my library. It's an eight week class and my plan is to be there for all of them.
5. Started seeds in trays, which will definitely save me money vs. buying vegetable plants. I also have my potatoes ready to go in the ground which I plan on doing tomorrow. The future me thanks me, since my grocery bill will be lighter!
Hooray for tiny streams!
I packaged my three sold items in very -- what is the term? Frankenstein wrap? But I am confident that they are well padded and my eBay customers will be glad for that, though they may chuckle.
I dropped them off at the post office and decided to go to Aldi from there, even though I didn't have my list with me. I felt I had looked at it enough that I would remember.
It turned out Aldi had had a power outage (bad storms last night) so the produce was off the shelf, as well as the deli items. So I had to juggle things around in my head. The biggest substitution was pears instead of berries. I don't often buy pears, because they're always hard (and these are). I have them sitting out in bowls in my dining room, and they look pretty. I just hope they'll soften up.
I spent more than I usually do, $47, but I don't know whether I was overbuying or if prices have gone up that much. I did plan on only two bags, but had to use three.
When I got home I checked the little free library across the street. There was nothing I wanted to read, but I did take a little cookbook published in 1931, with colorful illustrations. Its theme is food around the world. Very charming. I put it up for sale on eBay for $9.99.
Doing that made me think about a book I have on Elizabethan life -- it was also published in the thirties and is a first edition. There have apparently been more editions and reprints. I tried to figure out a value -- I found listings for my edition, but they are all former library books, while mine is not, so in much better shape. I think it should be worth more. I found a listing for $65. Arguably, I should ask for more.
I haven't pulled the trigger yet, because I have never gotten around to reading the book and I think I would like to. I got it years ago at a garage sale, and I think I paid $1.
I am feeling very much better today after taking my first two rounds of Medrol. Wish I could stay on it forever!
"Frankenbox" for the win!
Knew it was something like that!
I had some pears that didn’t ripen correctly. I chopped them up, skins and all, steamed them then ran them through my food mill and made pear sauce. I did add some sugar as they were pretty bland tasting. We will eat it with dinner tonight.
Nice find on the Limoges box. I'm not sure I would look at that and see value. It's always amazing to me that things like that end up at Goodwill.
1. I vacuumed out and wiped down my car inside. I also scrubbed the rubber mats and a couple got rinsed out in the shower since they were extra filthy. It's still too cold here to use the outside faucets. I'm sure this wasn't the level of detailing you'd pay a professional but still it would have cost a pretty penny.
2. Speaking of pennies, I found one.
3. I picked up a few groceries at Aldi. I stuck to my list.
4. I combined errands, dropped off an ebay package at the post office after Aldi and then on to Meijer.
5. I picked up few more items and Meijer and used a $5 reward which brought my total to $7. I also picked up Lowes and Texas Roadhouse gift cards since I will be spending money at both of these places. I received $20 in rewards back for this purchase.
My husband bought some Bonne Maman lemon curd and recently used it up. I washed up the jar, and it was sitting on the counter. He said, "you like this jar, huh?" and I said, "not necessarily, but there are people who act like they're practically gold, so I guess I have to keep it for something." He found that to be quite hilarious. I have vanilla peach jars from Aldi that I have saved and keep coins it, so the Bonne Maman jar may have a future after all. Granted, the Bonne Maman lemon curd probably cost more than the Aldi vanilla peaches, but for some people, a jar is just a jar.
Nice Jars and Good Boxes - the collections of Middle Aged Women with Very Little Money.... LOL. I'm a sucker for a good jar, but don't have neighbours putting out those Bonne Maman ones (I see them for sale, full of jam, but the price makes me quiver....). I recently reconnected a missing lid with a particularly nicely shaped large pickle jar, so I am feeling very successful with my collections
I keep the peaches jar too.
Aldi has peaches in jars?! I'm on it!
I'm not sure they have the peaches all of the time. I remember finding them prior to the holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. I can't verify this as we no longer shop at our local Aldi as the quality of fresh fruit and vegetables have deteriorated over the last year or so. We now shop at our local Coborn's which is much more expensive, but we have a much greater chance our fruit and veg will last longer, instead of starting to rot from the car to the house. Slight exaggeration but the quality of most of their products here have gone downhill.
I use the Bonne Maman jars for overnight oats (yogurt, a splash of milk, oats, chia seeds, berries/shredded apple /banana or whatever fruit I have)l, It is the perfect size.
I used to sell Limoges boxes in the department I worked at in Nordstrom, and I could hardly believe how expensive some of them were.
I know some people love them and derive a lot of joy out of collecting them, but I am most definitely not the target audience!
I thought I wasn't the target audience, but then I went to their website and someone of the heart boxes are truly exquisite!
Happy Passover and Happy Easter to everyone.
1. I contacted the company that makes the sticker books I do with my friend's mom that I take care of. The book was messed up. They sent me a knew one. It doesn't save me anything since I don't pay for them but it saved my friend some money.
2. I went to the library twice this week. 1st one was with my elderly neighbor. I drove. We made photo mugs with Canva. It is an Easter gift for my son. While there we picked up our projects from the week before, an engraved bottle opener. I made it for my husband for father's day. We also got a free puzzle, books, and magazines. I bring them with me to work for her to look at. The 2nd time was with a friend, she drove this time. We played bunco. We didn't win a prize but we had a great time.
3. I have been walking lots. I am down 30 pounds. Hubby and I went to a new to us park this morning. We will definitely be going back. No parking fee. The state parks charge by me and I am only allowed the free pass from the library once every 3 months. Several of the town parks charge too. It is crazy.
4. We cleaned my car out. We are going to Connecticut to my sister's for Easter. My son is coming with us. We are taking my car instead of my husband's truck to save gas. I volunteered to bring a charcuterie board. I am bringing grapes that were on sale, carrots and celery that I will chop up myself, homemade fig jam, 2 cheeses,2 meats, olives and crackers from Aldi. I am also bringing a bag of Christmas clearance M&Ms since they are my nephews favorite. All together it cost me less then $20. I also made cookies.
5. Laundry is hanging outside drying.
6. I planted my peas and sugar snap peas. So happy the garden has started.
1) Went to yoga at the Y yesterday, making sure to take advantage of my membership
2) Dog sitting a friend to help her out, for free of course. I know she appreciates it, and her dog is exceptionally well behaved, so we all win. DH & DS20 are giddy about it.
3) My continued efforts to plan meals around "hard to use" freezer items (TM) continues. Yesterday I focused on two bags of cauliflower rice + 1/2 a bag of Costco rotisserie chicken meat. The chicken is leftover from my work potluck. That, plus cheese, spices, black beans & some Greek yogurt yielded a lot of dinner, plenty of leftovers. I also froze about 1/3 of it, knowing we will never get through it all fast enough. As a bonus, DS20 had his with two of the last remaining mini tortillas. Only two to go.
4) I came home after my appointment & found scraps for lunch, vs the Chipotle bowl I was thinking about. It was late, & Chiptole was right across the street from my appointment. I was definitely tempted. Instead, had an apple, some cheese & nuts so I could wait until dinner time.
5) Got lots of mini walks with our guest dog, so free exercise.