Frugal In Florida

and I'm off Monday in honor of President's Day. So here's what I plan to do in the next day :) 1. Dentist appt at 8am. I just know I'm going to hear that I have a cavity that needs to be filled. May go ahead and make THAT appointment too. 2. 8:30am is the dentist cleaning. Woohoo 3. Bug man arrives at home while I'm gone! Hubby will have to wait it out OR wait, I can wake one of the lazy kids :) 4. Costco. Yeah. I'm going to Costco. $100 AE gift card is ALL I'm taking. No debit. No cash (well, yes I'll take some cash) I have a very specific list. 5. Wash the SUV. With the help of Sonny Boy since that was the agreement for him to use it Friday night. 6. Laundry, iron and put away. 7. Make salad for next couple of days. DONE 8. Grill chicken for salad lunches. DONE 9. Clean out fridge (main) 10. Clean out fridge (guest) 11. Organize garage freezer. I see pockets of space which makes me very very happy 12. Dust and vacuum master bedroom. 13. D...

Ammie over at Domestically Obsessed is hosting the weekly Make It Happen Monday ... I do find that posting my list of things to do online helps a "bit" but need to get more focused on the list being ready beforehand!! You should go check her out and LINK UP! Here's what I've got to take care of this week: 1. Get the 3 big closings out of the way at work! 2. Workout, exercise 3. Post Menu Plan (easy as Hubby is traveling) 4. I'm skipping all the making appt make stuff this week ... will focus on that next week for sure :) 5. February is my declutter month so I need to attack the guest room linen closet. Clear it out! 6. Pantry, freezers, cupboards organizing. Still on the list 7. Call Ms. McF at school to follow up on meeting 8. Balance checkbook. Move remainder of money to savings. Deposit, move 20% automatically to savings. 9. Set bill pay up for 3 bills in purse. 10. Start creative ideas for Hubby Love month 11. Clean laundry room. Dust bunnies a...

As usual, the lovely Ammie over at Domestically Obsessed is holding us accountable with the Make It Happen Monday list :) Thanks Ammie!! So, my list have been somewhat lame for the past few weeks. Yeah, I have a lot of stuff going on that is NOT on the list ... you know, stuff that you remember to do and does NOT need to put on the list. Such as laundry, iron and put away. Ummm, that should be on the list so it can wave it's arms at me occasionally and say "hey, your family must be running around naked or at least not wearing underwear by now!!" Uh huh. It's bad. But I fixed that problem on Sunday, in addition to the floors now being fairly clean and dust/dirt/grime/sticky free. At least temporarily. So here you have it, my plan to Make It Happen! 1. Iron and put away clean clothes (as of Sunday, they were ALL CLEAN) 2. Menu plan and post (done!!) 3. Re-evaluate budget - update and plug numbers in to date 4. Set up February budget based on above results 5. M...

Yeah, I'm a day late, and more than a few dollars short ... Linking up with the lovely (although prego) Ammie over at Domestically Obsessed to share my to do list....Are you Getting Your Home On?? 1. Post menu plan for week 3 of Pantry Challenge (done!) 2. Post something over at the Frugal Fitness site (Done!!) 3. Move money around from shopping excursion. 4. Make deposit. 5. Move money around again. 6. Remind self that Pantry Challenge is in EFFECT as is healthier LIVING! 7. Call and make mammo and ultrasound appt. 8. Make dr appt for checkup and blood work (eek) 9. Check if Dr. Green is still on plan for Dermo for Sonny Boy 10. Call Belltone to inquire on health insurance acceptance (I've been hard of hearing all my life and it's getting progressively worse, time to get a new hearing aide as the one I have is from elementary school) 11. Pay bills 12. Update budget sheet 13. Put together post of the Pantry Challenge Shopping Excursion. Uh, this will be real ...

I'm a little late to Get My Home On but I know that someone out there is anxiously waiting to see what's on the list! Honestly? I'd just as soon skip it this week but I know better.  So here we go: 1. Start working out again. Starting this evening! Now that I feel better, NO EXCUSE! 2. Post and link menu plan (done!) 3. Set up bill pay 4. Make deposit. Transfer 20% of said deposit and balance checkbook 5. Organize and try to make some sense of the pantry (part of the pantry challenge, discovered 5 boxes of pancake mix!) 6. Update 2011 calendar (move all the stuff from 2010, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) 7. Re-write Princess school schedule. Can't make heads or tails of what day and where :) 8. Remind Sonny boy to get SAT waiver from GC and also to get his parking decal before Brutis get's towed while in class 9. Laundry. Iron. Put away (never really got done last week) 10. Get routine back for taking vitamins in the morning 11. Tell Hubby I love him ...

I certainly hope it's a HAPPY Monday!  Thanks to Ammie over at Domestically Obsessed for hosting the little linkup for the Monday to do list! We traveled for a week, then got waysided by cancelled flights and spent more time than I would wish upon anyone at the airport. It was sad as Hubby and I both watched another young couple with 2 toddlers and a baby go from gate to gate with us ... told Hubby that I would gladly give my standby seat up for them :( Me and the kids finally caught the last flight out at 7:30pm. Hubby jumped on the flight to Fort Myers, grabbed a car and drove across the alley and got home at 3am. Funny enough, he gave 2 other people a lift too ... they were following us around and actually Sonny Boy was rude and told the one guy not to cut in line anymore. Apparently didn't know that there was an etiquette to letting the counter people know you wish to fly standby (ok, you see 20 people go from gate to gate and stand in line at each counter, and  you jus...

We are so lucky that Ammie over at Domestically Obsessed has started a little Monday morning linky called Make It Happen Monday ... it keeps you a little more accountable for your to do list! For me, I really only have a few days to MAKE IT HAPPEN. Meaning, I fly out at the crack of dawn Wednesday ... so I really only have TODAY and TOMORROW to get my s*it together. Ack! 1. Laundry, iron and put away 2. Get kids to do their putting away (geesh, whats with the CLEAN laundry monster??) 3. Pack. Get kids to lay out their clothes by day with surety of extra outfit for Eve & Day AND snowmobile night (the clothes will smell of exhaust) 4. Double check MY bag (as I'm the last one!) 5. Make sure gifts are along in carry on. 6. Grab list to put in carry on AND bag. (this way I'm sure I don't forget!) 7. Get kitty food and litter for the cats. Check in with Lins. 8. Clear out fridge 9. Trash to street, check with J on bring up when done 10. Double check laptop conne...

Another Monday has arrived and its time to put the list of things to do up! Thanks again to Ammie for keeping me accountable (somewhat more so than before anyways!) by offering a link up to Make It Happen Monday  ... guess this is what happens when you are Domestically Obsessed! So, I need to keep my list short and sweet this week ... yeah right! 1. Meet kids at Macy's after work and get winter coats ... chilly here and reallllllly cold in the Midwest! 2. Remind boys at work that I'll be late on Thursday. 3. Set up bill pay for bills that came in (they just don't stop!) 4. Make deposits and balance accounts. 5. Get 12 year old's gift (or at least an IDEA!!) 6. Get drainer towels (rolling over from last week!) 7. Clean out fridges 8. Empty cooler from party (still outside, still has tons of ice and the thought of touching the stuff in there gave me shivers) 9. Laundry, iron & put away 10. Get out luggage and give to kids. Pack up the stuff they are tak...

Every time I type that title, I aways type "Make It Happy Monday" :) Doh. I'm having a horrible time typing as I'm WEAK from working out ... good Lord, what am I doing?? :) And yes, I did the sit ups that I realized I missed. So, thanks to AMMIE over at Domestically Obsessed , I'm linking up again for my Monday list ... 1. CLEAN keyboard out on laptop. 2. Set up work out plan for week. 3. Post work out plan (or at least have them ready to post!) 4. Weigh self. Either be amazed or disappointed as required. 5. Post  menu plan done! 6. Link to Organizing Junkie! 7. Take animals to Thrift stores first for warm clothes then target and mall (unfortunately, I probably missed the cold weather clothes as it's suppose to be in the 30/40 again tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday - bizarre!) This is for our trip to the Midwest. 8. Remind Sonny Boy to sign up for 01/22 SAT. 9. Get girls strainer towel for gifts. 10. Send Carmen thank you note for brutal sha...

Oh boy ... we are in the homestretch to the end of the year. If you are not normally a list maker, now would be the time to change THAT attitude :) If you've been following along, I've been linking up to Ammie over at Domestically Obsessed and posting my Monday morning list of things to do for the upcoming week. And much to my horror, I realize that I occasionally spell AMMIE's name wrong (I'm so sorry!). Anyways ... busy week, month coming up here. 18th and 20th birthdays of the two animals (OMG!). Hubby flies out Saturday morning and returns the following Friday Tuesday. Garage Sale on Saturday. Kids birthday gathering on Saturday night. Which means I have girlfriends over on Saturday night (uh uh, no way am I supporting all these animals by myself ... I need other adult reinforcments!). So with that in mind...here we go: 1. Anything that looks REMOTELY out of place, slap a price tag on it for garage sale [evil laugh] PURGE baby! 2. Once and for all, clear ou...

Really, maybe we should request it be re-named to Make It Happy Monday? :) If you've been following along, I've been linking up to Aimee over at Domestically Obsessed and posting my Monday morning list of things to do for the upcoming week. Yeah, some of the things get checked off after lingering for a few weeks. Other times, they just carry over. Stuff Happens. Such as is Life! Anyways. I'm getting My Home On, at least I hope to! 1. Remove the 3 breast from the freezer to thaw. AT LAST! 2. Touch base with Cathy to finish up sides. 3. Remind bosses of Christmas leave. 4. Discuss options with kids for birthdays (18 and 20!!) 5. Call primary dr and see if she can get script for mammogram to me. 6. IF #5 is successful, schedule mammo at Holy Cross. 7. Check out cheater reader glasses. If not the issue, call eye dr. 8. Set up last 3 bills of month for auto pay. 9. Balance check book and smile. 10. Remove balance of check book to property taxes and weep. 11....

Thanks to Ammie over at Domstically Obsessed , I've started to Get My Home On and post my Make It Happen Monday list here. Does it necessarily help me? Yeah, but I have to fight the urge to re-create it on line as you know how things change every day...so if you are up to it, come on over to Ammie's home and link up! As usual, a few items are carried over (seems to be the story of my life!) and with Hubby being gone 3 nights I've decided to be ruthless and P. U.  R. G. E. some of my problem areas. Better now than when he's around :) ... 1. Set reminder of library book due dates 2. Post and link menu plan monday 3. Hubby birthday card 4. shop on Crescent party stuff (coupons and gift card). Clean and set all for Thursdays get together 5. Scrub kitchen sink (main kitchen) 6. Reset Netflix selections (what is this CRAP they've been sending??) 7. Compile WW points on common foods consumed in this house 8. Guest hall closet - purge 9. Guest room closet - pur...

Thanks to Ammie over at Domstically Obsessed , I've started to Get My Home On and post my to do list here. Does it necessarily help me? Yeah, but I have to fight the urge to re-create it on line as you know how things change every day....notice laundry and ironing are NOT on this week? Thats because in my fit yesterday morning, I ironed ... good therapy! So here I am, once again, attempting to get my home on! 1. Menu Plan, pull recipes and coordinate 2. Halloween stuff in BOX and then attic 3. Inventory guest kitchen freezer and type up results 4. Inventory garage freezer and type up results 5. Publix list, very detailed, no more than $20.00 (veggies, salad stuff, breads, milk) 6. Hubby birthday card 7. Thanksgiving ideas (here or at John and Kathys?) use all three turkey breast or buy whole turkey (NO!) 8. Look into new phones for Kids birthdays (plan wise, how much for phones?) 9. eye exam for me (ummm, things are a little more blurry than usual, eye fatigue? Perhaps ...

Which means, time to Make It Happen Monday. It's also the first day of the new month and NOVEMBER! So are you getting Your Home On? If so, make sure you hop on over and post your to do list! 1. Set up leftovers from party for lunches and snacks (sliders, oriental salad, pasta salad, etc.) 2. Pay bills. 3. Balance checkbook. 4. Set up food/gas/misc. budget. Prep for the No Spend month.... 5. Make menu for week. 6. Pull recipes for menu plan. 7. Post menu plan over at Menu Plan Monday . 8. Clean out the pantry and organize (yet again rolled over). 9. Clean and organize the freezers (all 3 again rolled over!). 10. Start up the exercise routine. 11. VOTE on Tuesday morning (leave house no later than 7:30am). 12. Investigate the mammogram stuff. 13. Get referrals from others for gynecologist. 14. Move money to savings. 15. Send back Netflix movies. 16. Request book from library. 17. Set date for girls get together. 18. Laundry (make that hamper empty for at least a...

Yes, again, Monday has arrived. And I'm joining in on the Make It Happen Monday craze ... That means a few things, but even MORE since it's the LAST week of October: So here I am, I'm hooking up with Ammie over at Domestically Obsessed to Get My Home On and well, this list just GREW. I am a HUGE list person and sometimes fall into being very very detailed, and other times, simple (as in "Cook Dinner") ... hehe...so hop on over and post YOUR list of things to do! 1.  Post  menu plan over at Organizing Junkie .  (done, on Monday yet!!) 2.  Grocery shop (Publix, sales and coupons in purse) 3.  Take a sneak peak at upcoming sale over at I Heart Publix . 4.  Dig in at work as it is the last week of the month and looks like everything is rolling over into the first week of November (NO!) get the calendar set on Outlook. Update each file for closing (search, payoffs, etc.). Coordinate times and docs with lender. 5.  Have Sony Boy bring ou...