Is anyone feeling SPENDY.
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Comments (101)Ok... after reading more I realize we have a few more splurges that had not occurred to me at the time. Tomatoes on the vine or any good garden type tomato. I cannot abide a thick skinned mealy supermarket kind. Any San Marzano tomatoes for sauce work fine. It must be the soil or that water.... Sangria jelly, whenever I can find it. It is ridiculously good. The smoked whitefish spread at Costco. We have that in our house at all times. If cheese were less fattening, I'd have a whole fridge dedicated to it. As it is, I splurge on "eating cheese" (as opposed to cheese for cooking or grated cheeses) when we have guests. I love the horseradish cheddar kind or the champagne cheddar and any good asiago variety is my fave. I nibble it to try to make it last. I think I lived on a half cheese diet when pregnant as it was one of the few things that did not turn my stomach. Virginia ham is also a little splurge as it is usually more expensive than other kinds. It tastes like deli ham is supposed to taste to me. The other kinds are ok,and I'll buy them when they are much lower, but Virginia style is superior. German sausages from the German butcher are also a splurge. They carry the good European bread to go with their amazing cold cuts. I count what I buy there as eating out prices, and consider it lucky that we are not tipping for it, lol. I guess it is a way to justify those prices for eating at home and having it cost so much, lol....I don't even know what the price per lb is and prefer not to know. It is the one time I don't know prices out of everything else I do in life and hope to never know as it would ruin it for me. I get a large bag of stuff and it is spread out over several meals, but is probably our largest splurge, only done once in a while..... We do only drink imported beer and since most domestic is so awful, don't even consider that a splurge. It is a necessity to drink the better quality. After becoming used to German/Austrian beer over there, it is impossible to accept less. It sounds snobby, but if anyone did a side by side comparison, they'd forgive us ;) Luckily, we don't drink quantity. Often, dh and I will split a beer with dinner just to accompany certain foods. Our fave wine is a German reisling by Schmitte Sonne, which has a screw top, so is not crazy expensive, but it does cost more than many other whites we could buy instead. Since we buy by the case, we cut the costs some. It is always a hit when we bring some as a hostess gift....See MoreAnyone else now have digestive problems, feeling sick after meals?
Comments (2)I have a similar reaction.. I may feel really hungry but then start to eat and can only eat very little. Often I have a lot of gas pain etc. after eating. I used to eat whatever I wanted as well with no worries but when my other menopause symptoms developed, the nausea and eating issues surfaced as well. I also developed a sudden intolerance of beer and wine to the point of feeling very sick ( headaches, nausea etc) the next day. I can tolerate a bit of whiskey but I really just avoid alcohol now. I also developed issues with burping which I never had before as well! I have had a full gastrointestinal workup and no issues have shown up. The Dr decided to slap me with a diagnosis of IBS-C because of the constipation that has also developed. I would however as suggested above, see a gastroenterologist just to be sure. However you are certainly not alone in these changes. Menopause has been a crazy ride and I can see why they call it "The Change"!...See MoreExhaustion after build? Anyone else feel like that too?
Comments (17)I'm ready to move in. I started moving my kid's toys into their closets. My parents are bringing down furniture for my kid's rooms which are for the most part done. I'm to the point where I'm exhausted. I have had to do more than I thought I would have to do. I thought if you spent this much money you wouldn't have to touch up trim/wall paint, you wouldn't have to clean so much! I thought the new house would be move in ready. But with a rural custom home???? I just don't know why it has taken a year and we don't even have septic yet! No one told me I should have ordered custom cabinets when framing started. And so many stupid mistakes like I when I signed off on my super expensive front door... the interior trim between the sidelights was painted white but I have stained trim? I didn't even think to look at this detail closely because I told them my doors would have stained trim. So guess who is sanding off the white paint and staining it? ME! Made a mistake on where I wanted a light fixture so instead of paying extra to have it swapped I'm doing it! I guess I'm just not cut out for this home building stuff because I make too many mistakes. And the dust; there is no end to the dust or the mud for a matter of fact, when will it go away, I've cleaned a million times. I'm just ready to move in. We have managed to stay within the normal 10% overage but it has been a chore. :)...See MoreDoes anyone else feel this way??
Comments (32)cearbhaill, yes the juggling act! But after learning I need to order early for hard to get plants before they once again become unavailable I had no choice but to order them in Feb. I've been patiently waiting since then, I have 3 orders that are supposed to ship tomorrow. Once I get them in the ground I'll see what's next. When I began gardening I thought all I need are roses, a few hydrangeas my potted annuals and that's it. Occasionally I'd get free plants from certain companies like daylilies, then I'd learn about daylilies and I got hooked. I began researching other perennials and began getting hooked on blanket flowers, the follow year coreopsis, then I became obsessed with coneflowers, now I'm addicted to heucherellas. I also planted several small crape myrtle trees and a Vitex Shoal Creek Chaste tree. Pictured is Vitex it's not my tree, mine is still small but it has buds on it and it's getting ready to take off and bloom....See More- 10 months agolast modified: 10 months ago
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