Thursday morning at the supermarket

Istijlál (Majesty), 4 Jalál (Glory), 169 BE – Thursday, April 12, 2012 about 6:15 PM Pacific Time

I went to Smith’s Food and Drug store this morning to pick up the prescription I called in last night. While I was there, I bought an 11.5 oz. can of coffee and some coffee filters. I also bought a new hairbrush and comb.

I bought the hairbrush and comb because I have spent the last two months looking for the ones I used to have. I am not sure where they are, I could have lost them while I was away from the house, they could be under the seat in my car, or somewhere in the house. I got tired of looking for them and using the little dinky black comb I have in my purse.

Since I did not take a list with me, I did not get everything I wanted to buy. This means either, I go back tomorrow morning or I wait until Monday This evening, I am not looking forward to going back to the grocery store tomorrow, so if I can possibly get by without it I will wait until Monday. Of course, I may change my mind in the morning, especially if I find a coupon for the item.

Coupon Epiphany in Las Vegas

Istiqlál (Independence), 4 Mulk (Dominion), 168 BE – Friday, February 10, 2012 about 5:25 AM Pacific Time

I’m attempting to save money by using coupons. I clip my coupons, place them in an expanding coupon-size file and sort the coupons by month. There is only one problem with this method. I can’t remember the types of coupons that I have in the file. If I can’t remember the coupons I have then how can I use them before the expiration date.

I have to make some changes to this method. In 2011, I listed the coupons I had in a spreadsheet and sorted them by expiration date. This method worked all right, I simply did not keep it up. I’m going back to that method, with some slight changes. I’m setting aside an hour or two on Sunday to sort the coupons and make my grocery list for the week. This way I can decide which coupons I need and use them before the expiration date.