Friday, February 10, 2012

Shopping Trip Successes

It's Friday morning. The baby is napping, and I've already fired off one blog post. Sure, I haven't showered, the dishes aren't done, and there's laundry waiting in the washing machine. But I've decided a little me time is ok this morning, which means a cup of coffee and another blog post.

This is a Friday Shopping Trip Success post, but really, I didn't do a whole lot of shopping this week.

Because the pantry and fridge were already well stocked, I only made one trip to Aldi, where I spent $34 on the items pictured below, mostly produce.


The real "succes" of my week if the fact that I actually stuck to my weekly meal plan! The meals, many new recipes, turned out well, and we avoided eating at restaurants out of laziness. Yay! You can check out a few of this week's meals - Cajun Tilapia and Black Bean Salsa - Crock Pot Balsamic Chicken

How did your shopping go this week? Share your successes by leaving a comment or linking up your blog post. Also, don't forget to follow me on Linky Followers (see right side of blog).

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11 comments:

  1. AmyFebruary 10, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Great job shopping this week. It is also a good idea to stock up on those items that are on sale. Just in case you may need them later.

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  2. AllisonFebruary 10, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    Thanks, Amy. I try to shop that way, but there just wasn't much in the sale ads that matched our needs/food preferences this week.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    Following you via LF blog hop. Hope to see you at Take Six. :)

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    1. AllisonFebruary 11, 2012 at 9:53 AM

      Thanks, Tanya! I'm following you back. Your recipes look delicious!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2012 at 7:15 PM

    Great trip

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    1. AllisonFebruary 11, 2012 at 9:55 AM

      Thank you! I appreciate the kind comment and hope you'll visit the blog again!

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  5. Erika @ One Recipe at a TimeFebruary 10, 2012 at 11:19 PM

    Great trip! Looks like you got lots of great produce. I love meal planning. I have my meals planned out until the end of March. I may tweak it from week to week shifting things around, but it really does make life so much easier!

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    1. AllisonFebruary 11, 2012 at 9:54 AM

      Thanks, Erika! I've seen a few of your monthly plans on your blog. It's an idea I'd like to learn more about!

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  6. UnknownFebruary 11, 2012 at 10:52 AM

    Thanks for visiting my little blog project. Happy to follow you back!!

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  7. TashaFebruary 11, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Hi Allison, I have been meaning to post but have been fighting some type of bug for a few weeks. Had to go to drugstore to pick up prescribed meds and figured I would try my hand at taking advantage of some drug store deals. I think, for it being my first time, I did OK. Actually I am pretty proud of myself. I followed Southern Savers Best Deal suggestions and came out with 1 Carefree and 1 Stayfree product, 4pk GE light bulbs, a Red Bull and Hershey's Choc. Bar for hubby, and a Ginger ale for myself. I bought the beverages and candy separate, which were free except for the tax thanks to the 3 $2 +Up Rewards from the first purchase.
    I totaled them all together before coupons/sales $19.97 after coupons/sales/etc. I spent only $7.49 out of pocket. I also noticed that they have Softsoap on sale for $.97. As I was clipping coupons for today's trip I saw a coupon or two. I will probably go back and take advantage of that sale, especially since we are running low on hand soap in the house.

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    1. AllisonFebruary 11, 2012 at 7:32 PM

      What a great trip, Tasha! If you have to refill any of your prescriptions, you might want to have them transferred to a Harris Teeter Pharmacy. They're offering $20 in groceries for every new or refilled prescription, through the beginning of April. I picked up a refill tonight, and it loaded the $20 right to my store card. Easy grocery money. :)

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