Costco was not frugal but necessary. We stocked up on oatmeal, coffee, protein bars, cheese, butter, eggs, and who knows what else. Oh, there was a cheesecake involved:) Still coming in at $400. Yikes. Overall our grocery shopping has been pretty restrained and mostly at Winco or Trader Joe’s which saves a lot of money.
We filled the truck up at Costco and that too saves quite a bit as that is the cheapest gas around.
We had a nice starry walk this morning and only one guy was there. He shows up occasionally. The one older lady who doesn’t use a flashlight( my pet peeve) showed up just as we were almost done. A nice way to start the day.
We’ve had homemade meals all week except the Costco chicken which was still eaten at home for dinner on my infusion night. There are lots of leftovers so I made up one chicken dinner for the freezer and later plan to make chicken enchiladas with the rest. I have my pressure-canned enchilada sauce I made last year so I’ll use that.
Our electricity bill came in at $188 which is the lowest it’ll go. We didn’t need coolers running or heaters so it’s the break before the winter bills start going up. We use the balanced payment plan though that PGE provides so it basically evens out your bills for the year. It works out well.
Next week I have a dentist’s for a cleaning and since we don’t have dental insurance anymore that will be OP. I think cleanings are @ $130 now.
I plan on swimming tomorrow and then at least once next week on my week off from infusion. Plus, I also have labs to do.
Last night I made a quiche with things from the fridge that needed using, mushrooms, peppers, spinach and, some cheese chunks. It came out nice. Tonight I plan on using a frozen pizza I have to get it out of the freezer as I need the room. I’ll make a spinach salad on the side.
Tahoe Girl 
Do you ever meet wildlife on your early morning walks? The biggest animal we have here is the coyote (a recent addition – guess they walked over on the ice one winter – still an 11 km walk!). We have lots of little foxes and skunks and raccoons. My niece lived in Tahoe a few years ago and she always took bear spray with her. The thought of encountering a bear terrifies me. Thankfully we don’t have any here. 🐻😳
No not really, at the pond there might be a muskrat occasionally. We do have coyote, bear and even mountain lions but they are rarely seen. we too have skunks, raccoons, foxes, etc. but they don’t bother anyone except getting an occasional chicken that’s wandered too far. Back when I did walk alone I did carry pepper spray though for safety.