January Blahs

I haven't been posting much - have a case of the January blahs or blues if you want to call them that.  I hate this time of year.  I probably would have felt a little better if we had managed to get away on holidays in December like our original plan was, but that was not meant to be.  Perhaps it is because our travel wings have been clipped for at least another year or so.  It could be because I am mired in paperwork trying to gather all the bits and pieces together so we can go see the accountant to file our Corporate taxes (*think very complicated as we are a Federal Corporation so pay big bucks for him to take care of it).  So If I don't post that much in January - you know why.


I have been reading a lot lately - just finished The Falls by Ian Rankin.  He is a great author and the good news is I have only read a couple of his books so have many more to enjoy.  Scottish mysteries if you have any inclination. I managed to read 24 books in 2014 which was my goal - 2 a month.  I had to read a bunch in December to pull it off but due to the holidays I did manage to achieve the goal with about 3 days to spare.

I have tried thrifting this month but have found absolutely nada.  Maybe I am too picky or just not in the mood but usually thrifting brings me joy. I have been successful at grocery bargain hunting this month so that is a plus.  Yesterday I bought $45 worth of meat marked down to $20 at my very expensive grocery store that regularly puts out stickered meat on the last day to purchase.  I buy 90% of my meat there - not much else as it would break the bank.  Yesterday we enjoyed a crock pot roast with mashed potatoes, gravy and corn.  It rarely is on the menu as I refuse to pay $20 for a small roast.  This one was $10 and still a bit of a splurge as I usually try and keep meat to a maximum $5 per mean. The rest were chicken pieces which went into the freezer.

I also managed to score a bunch of cheap perfume as my normally expensive (for me) perfume that goes for $45-$60 for a 1.7 oz bottle was found at my grocery store in discounted Christmas packaging.  I bought 3-1 oz bottles plus 3 hand lotions for $3.04 each for a grand total of $9.12 for all of it.  They only had 3 and I bought it all.  I should now be set for the year for perfume.

My plans for this week are to start researching a local trip to Tofino.  You generally have to book months in advance if going in high season so we have to decide when we are travelling.  Possibly a 3 day weekend this Spring.  It is an extremely expensive place about a 4 hour drive from here so I would like to find a reasonably priced unit with kitchenette so we can self cater which we normally like to do anyway.     I am also going to contact our Bichon dog breeder as two batches of puppies should be born this month (any day now) and one with our name on it so hopefully I will be able to share some good news shortly.  We have been waiting since November.  Once they are born it will be a full 2 months before we can bring it home but something cool to look forward to.

Have a great weekend everyone!