Cleaning Out My Purse

My small purse is about 9"x5" and is worn crossbody. It is a front sewn to a back, no sides. So, it is small. I stuff it full. The purpose is so I won't have to try to hold a purse and still have cc, dl, and other pertinent necessities--one tube of lipstick, an emery board, cuticle nippers, insurance cards. Other stuff just gathers. So, tonight I decided it needed cleaning out just to find one 50 cent coupon. 

Well, the effort was more profitable than fifty cents. I found two 75 cent coupons for Jimmy Dean sausage that I just bought today. I did find the 50 cent coupon for Daisy Cottage Cheese that I was looking for and that I bought today. I have the stemless wine glasses that I bought and hate. Plus, I found the coupon for a spice rack that is worthless and a cosmetic case that is not working out. I found a coupon or signing up at Club Publix that will me $5 off my next $20 purchase. 

Cleaning out my purse before the end of the year is going to net me about $50. Some of the coupons expired Dec 31, 2022. Whew, by the skin of my teeth. 

I had gone to Publix today to redeem 3 coupons for 3 free bread products, $11.49 value. Now, I need to find room in the freezer. I bought one loaf of bread and two packages of hamburger buns. 

Four books of stamps surfaced, too. And, I found the number of the woman who cleaned and said she is coming on Sunday. I just need to check, and the number had aged out on my call list or something.

This was a profitable couple of hours of digging in my purse. Plus, my purse is skinnier and lighter. I found a dime and penny. I already knew the $5 bill was wandering around amongst the coupons and receipts. 

Now, I need to clean out my pink purse, the larger of the two. I doubt I will have the same luck with coupons, but it needs to be done.

My a2milk is on sale, but the sale price has gone up. Previously, I paid $10/3; now the price is $12/3. Bummer! 

Today, I had an appointment with a new cardiologist, a nice man, unlike the one who interrupted each sentence or question. We were 30 minutes late and had to wait another two hours to see him. So, we rode back in the rain, dark, and Tommy with low blood sugar. It was a harrowing drive. If I were ever going to have a heart attack from extreme fright, this would be the drive to do it. Besides not being a good driver, in my opinion, and not good at dark or in the rain, everything that happened was someone else's fault. The cardiologist has lots of tests scheduled for me. Lovely! 

Going to the doctor and Publix and cleaning out my purse is all I have done today. But, I slept late and slept ten hours. I went to bed at 9:30, slept until 1:30, took meds and went back to bed at 4 am and woke 10 am. See? I went to bed early and still only slept four hours. 

Do you ever clean out your purse and find things that you had been looking for or thought were lost or that you had forgotten you had? What was it? Do you find money?

The Reluctant "Helper"

As you know, I have been ordered to not touch anything. Well, the table in the kitchen is covered with his tax papers from April. I have not touched one thing. I did put something new and clean on top of the papers after warning him I was not bothering his papers.

Three days this last week, I have mentioned I want to get the dining table cleared so we can eat at the table. He has muttered "okay" and agreed in other ways. Tonight, about 9:30 pm, I told him I want him to help me get boxes of food in boxes and the chairs on which they sit out of the way and against the wall. I put food I buy in boxes in chairs. His response--DAMN. He did not say he would not, so in a bit, I will get up and mention it again. He said he thought we were going to wait until it was light. He knows the tiny bulb in inadequate and dusty fixture is not enough light! I told him he could move the papers tomorrow.

He told me that the papers had to be kept in stacks before moving. So, he recognizes there is a mess and a problem. I chuckle inside. I have told him I refuse to struggle to cook with six inches of counter space and need the table so I do not have to stand. He understands, but keep procrastinating.

This will be fun--NOT. Why is there six inches of counter space. He has the largest microwave I have ever seen. OLD And his had two drying racks for washed dishes on the counter side by side with no sign of the drain pan that goes underneath to direct water back to sink. That is on left side of sink. In the right half of sink is another dish drainer. THEN, there is a coffee pot. That leaves about six inches to the left side. Then, there is the corner and stove is six inches on the next leg of counter with 8 inches to the other side of the stove. This kitchen is quite large with just a smidgen of counter. He has a table on the wall opposite the sink.

In the dining area is another table. That is what I want access to.

Today after Sunday School, we had a service where Chrismons were placed on the tree. Then, there was a chili and soup lunch. Thankfully, there were sandwiches, too. The best sandwich has a recipe that I will share.

It was nice to come home and not have to heat up leftovers or cook. Then, I slept!

The next hour should be interesting.