Making a Printable List Takes Time

I decided to make up a printable grocery list today.

I did not finish it. It is strange as I sit down to do it from memory how much we actually buy. There is it seems an endless amount of things we buy for the house on a regular basis.

Think of it as categories like dairy, meat, deli, bakery, produce (fruits and vegetables), canned products (fruit, vegetables, tomato products, baked beans, tuna, et cetera), boxed items (pasta, instant potatoes for some people, cereal, and so on).

It is not just like potatoes or onions it is what kind of potatoes are you buying red, russet, baking, yams, sweet, Yukon gold, and so many more choices.

I know most people would just write down potatoes, grapes, or onions. I look at the ads or what is in season and get that whenever possible. Sometimes I do get what is not on sale if it is not too expensive and I am really in the mood for it like watermelon in the middle of January in the North.

I have not even made it to the other necessities like toothpaste, shampoo, cleaning supplies and such. It is absolutely crazy how many different products we buy either daily, weekly, or monthly.

I am going to make a complete list eventually first by going around the house and writing it down on paper and then finish typing it into the computer. Oh what I have already typed is on four pages because I have the list column followed by a NEED column with an IN CART column next to it. I might add a SALE column and maybe a COUPON column following the in cart column. I have not decided that yet, but it does sound like a good idea. It might help me get the sale and coupon items first.

I am considering putting the multi-page list in one of those three pronged pocket folder so I can put the coupons that go with the list with it easier along with the sales flyers.

I have a feeling after completing this project I will be looking for ways to pare down what we buy or find double duty items (especially in the cleaning area). We have done that a little bit, but we need to do a better job. I need to find out what exactly the family likes when it comes to certain flavors of things like soup and other items so they do not sit on the shelf going bad.

Thanks for reading my out loud online babbling.

Have a great day wherever you are in the world.

I Need A Life Change!!

So, How does a person go about changing their life drastically?

That is my question lately.

I owe too much money.

I work in a low paying, stressful job. I actually do generally like the people I work with even if they drive me absolutely insane some days.

I would love to take a bunch of computer classes, but have no money and the classes run too late at night when I have to get up around 3:30 a.m. every day.

I do have an Associate's Degree in Marketing which has been useless and paid for with Pell Grants.

I want to move, but unfortunately I am the only one working in my house. I live with an unemployed brother and a mother on Social Security who can not drive any more due to Macular Degeneration.

I find myself so exhausted physically, emotionally, and mentally. My mom and I want to clear out the house and sell it and move someplace smaller. We even talked about moving to another city and possible another state that normally does not get the kind of weather we do in the north. I know the south has been hit hard this year with bad weather, but that is unusual.

Too many years working part-time and occasionally full-time for less than $8.50 an hour (I have not had more than $8.50 since 1999 and that was because the store I worked at was closing and that is what the liquidators gave me to get me to stay). I am tired of all the stress and no energy. It is starting to take a toll on me. I cry too much, "fake happy" at work to customers because the customers will complain, I have put on weight again, I can not sleep even though I am exhausted, I am snapping at people way too much and am just overwhelmed and it seems like not one person in my life sees it or cares.

I can not even bring myself to talk to the couple of friends that I do talk to once in a while because their lives are actually harder in some ways, but they do have husbands to help pay bills and do shopping and .....

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New Online Stores Now & Upcoming

I have a new

family online store

using

Weebly.

It is called

Mystie Meadow Gifts

http://mystiemeadowgifts.weebly.com

This online store is going to be full of handcrafted items

and art work by my brother Scott W. Schneider.

Some of the types of items that will be for sale are:

crochet lap afghans
felt Christmas Stockings
pillows, pillow covers, pillow cases
ornaments (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, St. Patrick's Day and general designs)
original pastel artwork and limited edition prints of some of the artwork
wreaths
crochet top towels
notecards
bookmarks
and more

I am in the process of photographing items to be put up for sale.

Right now I only have a few ornaments up,

but please check back soon to see what I have added.

I will have what I am calling a sister store

(name to be released once up)

selling gently used

and

new merchandise.

We have way too much stuff in our house

and many items are still brand new in packages or with tags attached.

There will probably be additional items

that I find at a great price

to be passed on to others.

So please keep an eye out on my blog for further details.

Thanks for reading my blog.

My friend & I will be at Festival Hall in Racine, WI at booths 23 & 24 selling things. Books, aprons, scrapbook supplies, ornaments, original pastels, afghans.