Grocery Shopping For One

With a husband being deployed..
Sometimes I feel like grocery shopping for one is pointless. 

I buy a dozen eggs... I use 4.. Trash

Loaf of bread- Make one sandwich..Trash

Pork chops- Too many in pack.. Trash

See a trend.. Too much food for one person to eat.

OR 

I eat the same foods for TWO weeks to keep from wasting it..

Here is what I keep in my fridge.. 

Pepper Jelly (2 jars)

Margarine

1/2 dozen eggs

Silk Light Chocolate Milk

Cranberry Juice (made with Splenda)

Raspberry Lemonade---Amazing stuff. Only 50 calories for a glass..

Turkey bacon

Yogurt

Cheeses (shredded cheddar, string)

Real UNSALTED butter--- Salt is just a preservative in butter. Use unsalted.

Tuna with water-- I keep cans in fridge.. So tuna salad is cold once I make it.

Corn tortillas

Cilantro- I eat this stuff on everything

Guacamole ingredients.. (I keep ingredients for recipes in baskets, easy for grab&go prep)

Oranges

Freezer:

I always have Popsicle's

Wine bag

Frozen berries

Chicken breasts

Burritos

Fish fillets

Meatballs

Steak

Bagged steamed veggies

Of course I have some inspiration to keep me from eating everything in the house. 

Stress eater=moi!

And my on-going grocery list... You can find a copy of here. 

This grocery list is amazing.. 

It organizes into categories and you will get everything you need all in one section. 

What are some of the things you always have on hand?

Fill in the Blank

Haven't participated in a while so I thought I'd give it a go..

1.  When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is, check my email and facebook. Looking for messages from Mr. Army Man. 

2.   I can hardly wait for  the day my sweet hubby returns with lots of hugs and kisses. 

3.  The quickest way to my heart is beef strognoff  because it is my all time comfort/sick food.

4. A little known fact about me is that I can make big choices in a matter of minutes but little choices take me weeks, days, hours. Crazy I know. (I picked my wedding dress out in a matter of minutes and had my heart set. Couldn't persuade me to try on another.) 

5. The best part about my job is I get to eat all day. Lol. Well maybe that's the worst part. I need new clothes and a good workout schedule now. 

6. Something I just couldn't live without is my contacts. I'm blind.

7.  Something useful that I wish I knew how to do is  Weed eat. My yard looks a hot mess. #deployment problems

 Happy Friday everyone!

Re-Enlistment

Yesterday, Mr. Army Man re-enlisted for another 6 years. 

He still had a little over a year left on his previous contract but that is null and void.

 His 6 years began yesterday.

I am SO proud of him! 

His courage, leadership and the man he has become. 

More than that I am proud to call him my husband, soul mate, and best friend. 

I cannot wait to see where this new journey takes us.

Comfort Foods

Read an article in Cooking Light, where they had a few readers participate in listing their TEN favorite comfort foods. So, I thought I'd share mine too. 

(Mine are in no particular order.)

1. French Onion Soup (recipe)

2. Green Bean Casserole (recipe)

3. Dad's Chicken and Dumplings

4. Mom's Poppy Seed Chicken

5. Mac and Cheese

6. Fried Okra

7. Egg's Benedict

8. Dad's Homemade Biscuits

9. Guacamole & chips

10. Mom's Brownies/Peach Pudding Cake

What are some of your favorite comfort foods? 

New Purse/New Life

Guess what was laying on my front porch yesterday when I arrived home?

A huge box. 

With this little beauty inside..

My hubby ordered it, and completely surprised me!

I hate surprises but he did so good! 

It was off my Wish List.

He really always knows what I want/need.

Late yesterday I decided to take all my plants off the porch and but them on the walk way because it was starting to rain.. Again. 

Free water.. Um. Yea.

While taking one of my ferns down off my front porch.. 

I find this inside..

Just one of God's amazing miracles.

Of course I didn't touch or move it.. 

Only problem now is..

Bird crap on my front porch. Lol.

Could always be so much worse.

But for right now I choose life.

Happy Thursday!

Finding Your Life

Here lately I've been re-reading my ever favorite book Faith Deployed that I talk about here.

In the book it talks about finding routines & such. Today I talked with my husband about the future. Not years down the road but about his home coming. Everyone knows that's that's what all of us mil-spouses look forward too. Not just us but our soldiers too!

He was talking about trips, getting back into a routine with me, etc.

I've encountered some recurrent themes, in this time- I often question myself, "how can I fulfill all my duties and hurt myself the least."

I've taken on wife, full time student, a class tutor, yard mower, maid, dog walker, and so many more tasks/roles, And just because I constantly keep myself busy & entertained doesn't mean I don't run myself ragged and still get hurt by distance, altered plans, short phone calls, etc..

Instead of trying to micromanage everything I think to myself, "Am I consciously or subconsciously trying to "tweak" my time so everything will fall into place to fit my plans.. Am I frustrated, stressed or even anxious in trying to control every aspect/process of life. Or do I just need to roll with the punches to a certain extent and enjoy life?"

As I'm writing this I make a toast/vow to myself that I WILL be more free spirited and just sort of roll with it (so to speak) and let God and life lead me down whatever road they guide me too!


On another deployment related topic, Mr. Army Man found out he will be going to the board soon. For those of you not military, the board is for promotions. So for right now he is studying fiercely. I am so proud of him. He has only been an E5 for right at a year. Hopefully my man will get his rank as staff sergeant soon! 

Weekend Recap

So excited that this quarter my weekend begins on Thursday.
I'm a little late on posting..
Busy, busy week.
But better late than never.

Thursday:
I walked around downtown Sanford, went into some shops and listened to some amazing street musicians.
I also went grocery shopping..
This is what two weeks worth of shopping for one person looks like..


I picked these beautiful flowers up at the grocery for $3. Can't beat that.
And I'm not one for cut flowers but I couldn't resist.



Friday:
I had plans to go to the Asheboro Zoo with a bunch of friends/Army Wives.
They all have babies and some were sick/fussy.
So I ended up paying bills, cutting grass, and made a trip to Target.
I picked up some shorts, white linen pants, and those killer wedges.
I also got various things for our master bedroom, you can read about here.

Saturday:

I had driving school.

And I hit up two Targets trying to find exactly what I needed. 

Here's what I wore. Simple for a day, out and about.

Then I went to dinner with Lady B & Baby T. 

She adores Mexican and her hubs can't stand it.

He is with Mr. Army Man for business, so we have been indulging in lots of Mexican.

Here's my dinner. I know, I'm a fatty (but I did take two boxes home of leftovers)!

Sunday:

One of Mr. Army Man's friends Bitchard, came home for r&r this week. 

Him and his fiancee (now wife) came over for burgers, dogs, and homemade fries. 

All delicious. 

I'm so glad he came home and even more excited I got to be apart of their nuptials. 

More on that later!