Tues, Rice and a twitch

 I had just heated my default pot of rice when I was looking in my closet for a misplaced can of corned beef. Maybe it went out with all the stuff I tossed out of the cabinets.

I might need to get a little tub of smart balance and some spam to keep on standby. My last Feb 2022 haul of freezer food has come in handy especially this week and the last since I'm trying (for no good reason) not to fill up my car with gas until Friday. For what reason? Don't ask me. Just to see I guess. 

I just got used to filling up when I would take the trash and I didn't have enough trash to take to the dump, so I was waiting until I had it.

So I'm planning to make a trip to get some groceries/household supplies, gas, and trash dump this Friday. But if I feel inspired since work has been work-y, I give myself full permission to do it earlier. 

I thought I would want to today, but it was not as warm outside as the sun would have me believe. I did check the mail and my debit card finally came for one of my bank bonuses.

I paid $65 in 6 transactions on my internet bill. I still have to use the debit card 4 more times to meet the requirements.

I tried to do a gift card to Food Lion but reasoned that I don't want to have to remember to have my phone on me because that's not my usual flow. McDonald's e giftcard would be great if I could load it on the app, but I didn't see an easy way to do that.

So since I couldn't overpay for internet, I just put the card in my wallet and hope to use it either on my big errand trip or get 4 $10 giftcards to Food Lion. Since the card is linked to my budget app, I can still track the expense.

That's the only downside with the requirements that require a spend. It interrupts my current workflow. But it's usually worth it especially when I can do it in batches.

Southstate denied me. Oh well.

I was going to do an alternate direct deposit for my new one, but since they only required 2 deposits, I just opted to add them to payroll.

I'm still considering:

- PNC

- First Tech

PNC's $5k deposit and min balance is a little steep for me right now. So I may have to wait. 

Oh, so I really came up here to wait out the timer on the Knorr Sides rice dish I found in my pantry. I didn't even know it was there. Now mind you, my pantry is pretty bare. 

I added some mixed veggies and frozen shrimp from the freezer stash and that plumped it up a bit.

I did decide not to to do a big COVID haul this year but I guess mixed veggies, frozen shrimp, and frozen tilapia are my frozen staples. They're easy to prepare without much forethought. I have 1 more lb of frozen ground turkey that I have to utilize. That's harder because I would have to think ahead to thaw it out. 

I was going to make Chili; then just a bean and meat dish; but still nothing. I might try to use it to make stir fry with my sauces. 

But honestly, I don't prioritize a lot of meal prep. I don't always feel like eating, and I rarely feel like cooking. I mostly will feel like baking and feel like I should eat something nutritious before drowning in sugary treats.

I had the waffle mix out for awhile but yet to make any.

Anyway, today was a work day! I got my EndNote issue resolved for the time being. And my 2 deliverables are on review. So I can take a bit of a breather.

Tomorrow during our very early team meeting, I might tackle some references. Actually, no, I can't do that because I might try to use EndNote and that changes everything! But honestly if it's faster to just copy and paste the references for one of the shorter deliverables, I might just try to do that so I can knock it out versus messing with EndNote.

Anyway, toodles!

P.S. - did I tell you I've kinda ix-nayed the Round the World Trip. At least not for a slow travel sitch. I think I might try to split up my time-away with 3 sessions this year. Right now, I'm thinking the default of a Summer and early Fall trip to Seattle. But I've been hankering for a warm December, so I might add Miami for 6 weeks. All 3 short term rental companies I'm familiar with have properties there, so that makes the lodging search that much easier!