Make Your Shower Bigger, For the Cost of a Shower Curtain Rod

We moved here 5 years ago and the same gross, old shower curtain the old owners left here was still here.  Whatever.  Don't judge.  There really wasn't anything wrong with it - just old and gross.  The husband has been obsessed for months with getting a new one.  Once the tax return came, he splurged on himself and the family and bought one:

Not only has he been obsessed with shower curtain rods - but with curved shower curtain rods.  All the ones he liked were $65-$70.  Which might not seem like a lot, but for us - yeah, it was a lot.  So he found one for $35 at Wally World that wasn't half bad.  He bought it.  I hate Wal-Mart - but he went so I didn't have to subject myself to that.  

I don't admit it a lot (because it doesn't happen often) - but he was right.  A curved shower curtain rod is really awesome.  I'm really amazed at how big it makes the shower.  I had to tell him.  I mean, look at this lady I found on the internet with her curved shower curtain rod:

Doesn't she seem all happy and clean?  

So if you are upgrading your shower curtain rod - go curved!  You might spend a little more than a traditional one - but wow!  It makes a great difference in your daily shower.  

Quicky Stop & Shop and Walmart Runs

Stop & Shop

I went to Stop & Shop on Saturday.  Even though I just bought a huge container of coffee from BJ's, my husband took it to work with him and we were without.  Grabbed a small container until I can get back to BJ's this weekend.

1 Maxwell House 11.5 oz coffee - $2.50
Golden Double Stuff Oreo - $2.88 (Cashier took off full price with my free coupon - $3.69)
1.62 lbs of Grapes - $3.22

Total Before Savings:  $12.23
Stop & Shop Savings:  $3.42
Coupons:  $3.69
Cash OOP:  $4.91

Walmart

1 package of coffee filters - $1.24

Total:  $1.24 (we bought more - but this was the only grocery related item)

Crazy Christmas Grocery Shopping!

Ahhhhh!  I have fallen victim to crazy grocery shopping!  I seem to be popping into stores all the time to grab random things.  Make my spending go up and makes my logging difficult.

Walmart
Tostitos - $2.98
Milk - $2.78
Total:  $5.76

Shaw's
1 mini Watermelon - $4.49
2.41 lbs Bananas - $1.66
.39 Plum Tomato - .78
1 box Clementines - $4.88
2 One Pie Pumpkin - $1.69 ea
2 Prince Oven Ready Pasta - $1.50 ea
4 Coke 12 packs - 4/$10
2 Coke 2 liters - FREE (with coupon from flyer)
Cool Whip - .99

Used $15 in CATS
Total:  $18.67

Walmart (again!)
1 Beef Smokies - $2.50
Baking Soda - .64
Coconut - $1.68
Sweetened Condensed Milk - $1.94
Graham Crackers - $2.50
Quick Oats - $2.36
18 eggs - $2.18

Total $13.80

2 Random Trips

Stop & Shop

1 gallon of milk - $3.79
1 pack of Hillshire Farms Lil' Smokies - $2.50

Total:  $6.29

Walmart (I've been on some weird Walmart kick lately!)

2 Half & Halves - $1.73 ea
1 Beef Smokies - $2.50
1 Tropicana OJ - $2.66
1 Gold Fish - $1.65
1 Arnold Bread - $1.88
18 ct. eggs - $2.18

Total - $14.33

CVS, Walmart & Roxie's - Oh My!

We hit up a few stores the past few days for things we ran out of.  Then I kind of went on a baking supply shopping spree.  I'll have cookies coming out of my ears this year.

Trip 1 - CVS

1 Half & Half - $3.29

Total - $3.29

I told the husband to pick some up on his way home from work.  That's what he got.

Trip 2 - Walmart

1 Crisco - $4.54
5 lbs Sugar - $2.24
Total - $6.78

Trip 3 - Another Walmart

4 Nestle Morsels - $1.78 ea
2 Libby Pumpkins - $1.37 ea
2 Eagle Sweetened Condensed Milk - $1.50 ea
1 Argo Corn Starch - $1.27
1 Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmellows - $1.34
Powdered Sugar - $1.50
Pine Room Spray - $2.00
Friehoffer's Bread - $1.97
1 Reynold's Parchment Paper - $2.84 ($1/1 MFC from paper) $1.84

Total - $22.78

- I went to Walmart on my way to Roxie's to get Corn Starch, Parchment Paper and Powdered Sugar.  What I found is that have some wicked cheap baking stuff.  So I went a little crazy.  I really don't shop at Walmart for groceries because, well I just don't.  I have 2 Walmarts near me.  One is small and their grocery department isn't that big (it's seriously one of the smallest Walmarts I have ever been in).  The bigger one is always busy.  It's just not worth it to go there (plus, it can be a little scary at times). I went at 8:30 am, it was dead, and I regretted not bringing my coupons.

Trip 4- Roxie's

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thigh Filets - $2.31

2 lbs Carrots - .89

Half a Butternut Squash - .74

2.2 lbs Family Pack Steak - $9.45

3.4 lbs Chuck Roast - $9.88

2 Plumrose Bacon - $1.99 ea

5 lbs Potatoes - $1.49

1 stray kitten who wanted to attack my meat - $200 at the MSPCA

Total (minus cat) - $28.74