Sometimes I get Domestic

And today was one of those rare days.

This morning I went to 5 different stores and the bank (and only spent $85 between all 5). While I rarely hit that many at a time, I had small purchases to make at all the drugstores and there is an intersection near Beautiful G's school with all 3 AND my bank, so we literally hit every corner of the intersection, driving in what was essentially a circle. I followed it up with a trip to Stater Bros and Albertsons. The best part, in my mind anyway, was that my biggest expense was Stater Bros (at $42) and my lowest was $1 (Rite Aid.)

Once I got home, I got bit by the random (and for me, it's truly random) urge to clean my room. Technically it had been brewing in my head for awhile, since I told Dave a couple weeks ago I wanted the plastic bins he wasn't using so I could organize my closet.

And clean I did! I now have 3 empty drawers under my bed (stockpile, anyone?). I also don't have anything on my headboard and only a few things (that belong there) on my dresser. It's a miracle and I am happy.

I also cleaned the kitchen, including my dumping ground. You know the spot where you put everything that you'll "get to later"? Yeah, that's the end of my kitchen counter. It gets filled with papers, weekly ads for stores, letters, and schoolwork. I finally did a massive overhaul there today and it looks like a regular place instead of Mt. Paper Explosion.

The best part? I did it all while Beautiful G was in school. What I didn't do was work on any posts for you guys, so this is probably it for today. Don't worry, we'll have more tomorrow!

WHOO HOO!

I have a couple comments from new followers PLUS I noticed a huge influx of people here yesterday (or huge for me, anyway). It turns out that I was selected to be a featured blog on Follow Me Wednesday! Thank you ladies for choosing me and HI to all the new people! I really hope you like the blog and you can learn a lot from my wisdom (and mistakes cause I make plenty!)

We're having an awesome bit of weather here in SoCal this week and Albertsons has deals out the wazoo, so I feel like I'm making out like a bandit.

If you live here in SoCal, here are some deals at Albertsons worth stopping for:

Anthony's Pasta, $1 each.
The $1/1 coupon over at Anthony's website is still available, giving you FREE pasta again. I walked out with another 4 free things of spaghetti today, although these are for my mom.

Ragu Pasta, 2/$2 (must buy 2)
There is a coupon in the weekly ad for $2/2 Ragu, which is an amazing deal (especially when paired with FREE PASTA!). If you didn't keep your ad, don't worry! My store (and most likely yours too) will have coupons available in front of the pasta and has ads at the front of the store.

Skippy Peanut Butter 2$/2 (must buy 2)
This is another in ad coupon, but so worth it (especially, like us, you eat a lot of PB&J)

Breyer's Ice Cream 2$/5 (must buy 2)
We are ice cream addicts and this is a GOOD price for the stuff. Stock up! In ad

Lipton Tea 2/$4 (must buy 2)
In ad (AGAIN!) and a good price if you're a tea drinker like me.


These are ALL on my list for this week and I would recommend them to you too!