My house is clean and I did some grocery shopping and saved $42 between store coupons, PricePlus savings, and in-store sale savings. I've been so much better about this, yet I still only buy stuff that I really need or can use. I also went to the pharmacy and got a flu shot. What the heck! I hadn't had one for a couple years. If by some odd chance I got a regular flu, everybody would be paranoid that I had the current coronavirus (Covid 19). I wouldn't want that. I will say that when out in public, I think a lot people avoid "coughers". I know it's natural. There's also been extra hand sanitizer around.


I've been good about avoiding sweets lately. Instead, I've craved salty crunchy stuff. I almost never buy chips or pretzels, and try to keep cracker supplies low or out. So, I've been eating nuts, mostly almonds. Too many of them! But today I treated myself to an oatmeal raisin cookie. The ones where I bought it are so good! I'd say that my favorite cookies of all time are oatmeal raisin and Linzer tart cookies. I have great recipes for both, but I'd rather just buy one cookie than have a whole batch staring at me.


I've been making a lot of soup. The other day I made a pot of homemade minestrone. We ate some, and I froze three containers worth. Today I made chicken vegetable orzo soup. I'll have enough to do the same. I know that it is a little irrational, but I'm in a depression era-like food/water storage mode.