Bits & Bobs

I hope that everyone's doing well. Ms Goose has been sick - again! About 2 weeks ago, DS had a runny nose for days and I remember thanking my lucky stars that I didn't get sick (I normally do when he has a runny nose) and thinking about how great I felt. Well, on Wednesday afternoon I started the sneezing & runny nose mess. I thought it was allergies, because I had all the allergy symptoms. I took a Walact that night & slept like a baby. As soon as DS left for school the next day (last day before break), I went back to bed & slept the day away. My day since Friday has been, get up, shower & breakfast for both of us, back to bed. Set alarm for lunch. Lunch break for DS (I didn't have any appetite), back to bed. Set alarm for dinner, back to bed, set alarm for DS's bedtime routine, shower, Walact, back to bed. I thought I had the flu, but I don't sleep this much with flu. Does Covid still exist, because this seems like a milder version of covid (I've had it 3 times before, so I know the symptoms). My sneezing/runny nose dried up in 2 days, but my body's not up to performing. And silly me kept putting on clean clothes after my morning shower. I finally got smart & skipped the clothes altogether and threw on a clean pair of pjs. I sleep in pjs anyway, so why did I get dressed, then undressed just go get into pjs again? ..smh

Yesterday I felt a little better and decided to do a bit of cleaning after breakfast. I also stripped the beds and washed all the bedding. I always do this as soon as I start feeling better. I wash everything to get rid of the germs. I just feel better sleeping on clean linens. Okay, I'm a laundry nut 😂, but it works for me...lol I love doing laundry, just don't ask me to iron. I knew that I was overdoing things, so I hit the bed after lunch again and slept 4 hours. My body's stiff from all the inactivity. I can't wait to get in a good workout again. 

I haven't done much cooking today. I just made a pot of taco meat, fresh pico and a batch of frikkadel. We're just eating whatever's available & from the freezer this week and I'll make some sides. DS wanted to make muffins, but I was out of eggs and blueberries (he can make muffins tomorrow). I feel a lot better today and decided to run a few errands, stop for an early dinner (cause DS wanted dinner out), but I was already worn out before we left. I didn't have the energy for dinner out and promised  to take him out sometime during the week. I'm just gonna make quesadillas with some of the taco meat, add a salad and DS can have some leftover RR fries with that and throw in some Haagen Dasz if he wants. Easy peasy & no $$$ spent. Besides, I'm not even hungry. I'm gonna do dinner, pack mail & then catch more  💤😴

I feel bad for DS being stuck at home while I'm sick, so I have to make it up to him this week. We'll just go out every day and get ourselves some treats too. I have several gcs, so he can just take his pick every day. He loves getting treats and I'm looking forward to some ooey gooey chocolatey donuts. Not that I need any...lol I can already see myself gaining those pounds I lost thus far. 

What else has been happening at Casa Goose

• Firstly, I need to clarify for some people. I've been divorced for almost a year. I'm just dealing with the ex fulfilling the settlement agreement. I can still buy a house, without having the last part completed, but I'm the kind of person who likes to have all my ducks in a row. I don't like loose ends. 
  
  
• I let $12 Wags RRs expire, because I was too sick to go to the store. 
  
  
• I received a $5 Best Buy reward and might use it to purchase DS a Christmas gift that's on clearance.
  
  
• I was able to redeem $20 PG gcs over the last few weeks. They haven't had gcs available for about a year now, so I was happy to get an email that they've restocked. I had tons of points, so I got $10 Target, $5 DD, $5 Starbucks. I've almost maxed out my DD card (they limit you to $125  per card), so I have a plan B in mind. Now I have to wait for PG to reset so I can order more gcs.
  
  
• I used all those small Dawn bottles to fill a 90 oz & 24 oz bottles. Then I filled the small bottles (they had a small amount left over in each bottle) with water and have been using that. It just goes to show that you don't actually need to use the product in it's purest form. A tablespoon combined with 7 oz water still works just as well. 
  
  
• I bought some gcs at RA last week that earned me $30 BC. Yay for free money. I have another deal planned for next month. Stay tuned cause it's a big MM.
  
  
• Ordered discounted RR gcs from Sams. I do the same with Krispy Kreme gcs. Sams has the best price on them. Then I wait until KK has the BOGOF dozen deals and use my gcs to pay for it. 
  
  
• I considered buying a really cool pair of athletic shoes for myself. I was going to sell my old pair, use the money to buy a discounted gc, then buy the new pair for 'free'. I mean, I had a whole great plan worked out to get this shoes for free. Then I thought 'this isn't a need'. So I decided to not buy anything. I can still sell the old pair or I can keep it since it's in great condition and it's hard to find good quality these days. 
  
  
• I'm so frustrated. Months ago, I picked out some nautical lamps to go with DS's new bedding. I didn't buy the lamps, because I was waiting until we move. Well, the past 2 days I had this feeling that I need to just order the lamps. So I checked the site this morning & the lamps are OOS! Grrr! I signed up for new stock notification, because I love those lamps. They are a perfect fit for his room. The same thing happened with the new desk I wanted. I had my eye on it for a long time and then it sold out. Bloody hell!!!!! I'm very picky, so it's hard for me to have to go and look for something that suits my needs again. Thankfully, the desk is back in stock (I was afraid it was gone for good). Now I just need to move soon, so I can get everything I want. I will buy those lamps as soon as they come back in stock. One site said it should be back next month, so I'm keeping fingers crossed. Now you know why I already bought that vanity.
  
  
• Wags sucked me in again last week with their boosters & Ibotta offers. So here's what I did:

Trans 1

2 x Dawn $2.48

3 x O Spice b/w 21.00

Less OS DQ (3.00)

Less OS DQ (2.00)

Tax 1.41

OOP $19.89

Earned $6 RR ($5 OS, $1 Dawn) + $7 WC (WYS $22) + $7.50 Ibotta (OS)

Total earned $20.50, so a small MM

Trans 2

2 x Dawn $2.48

Less WC (2.00)

Tax 0.15

OOP $0.63

Eaned $1 RR

Trans 3

4 x O Spice spray $28.00

2 x Dawn 2.48

Less OS Q (6.00)

Less OS DQ (2.00)

Less RR (4.00)

Tax 1.83

OOP $20.31

Earned $18 WC ($8 WYS $25 Paper Q, $10 WYS $25 DQ) + $5 (OS - my RR didn't print, so manager added WC) + $1 RR (Dawn)

Total earned $24.00

Ugh, I scanned my receipt to Ibotta and it rejected the Old Spice spray. I don't know why, because it's deodorant spray. I actually tried to scan the barcodes in store before checking out, but Wags wifi didn't work. That would've given me another $10 back. I find that Ibotta doesn't work at Kroger, Wags and sometimes Walmart. Their wifi's crap!...lol

Well, it was still a MM trip, so I can't really be upset. I'm just upset that the store had so little inventory on the first day of the sale. You can't find the Captain b/w at all locations and this store only had one bottle. In fact, their site says that the Captain isn't sold in store. Scratching my head at that one. Wags also doesn't carry any of the new scents, because I would've settled for the Harbor one. Oh well, DS is just gonna have to enjoy the Deep Cleanse. It's not too bad. I actually had it confused with Deep Sea. I didn't know there were 2 different ones.  I love how the Deep Cleanse bottles say "Bigger is better". I'm like "Yeah pal. You're not nearly as big as the Captain!" 🤣🤣🤣 (notice the size difference?). 

My one account has a 20/$40 booster this week, so I need to do a small transaction first to see if it will trigger any paper boosters to add to the 20/40. Then I need to make a game plan. I already have half a plan. Okay, I have a  plan to get more Old Spice for free (not that we need any more).Wags making me broke again...lol 

Not much else happening here. I'm still decluttering and downsizing Ebay inventory. If it wasn't for Ebay, my packing would've been done for now. Seriously, I'm over all this stuff. I like to have my life streamlined. I'm still deciding about what to do about Ebay. Decisions, decisions. 

Have a great week peeps!