Stacie's Ramblings

It's Friday, most everyone's favorite day of the week! It has been another hot week in Texas, so we've been staying inside in the evenings and catching up on tv and I have been reading Where the Crawdad's sing.  Coffee Our new Keurig arrived this week, so every morning I have traded my morning hot tea for coffee. I have never been a daily coffee drinker, but we found some k-cups made by the Donut Shop which are a nutty, caramel flavor and they are delicious. I have been brewing a cup of that and adding a little heavy cream and a tiny bit of stevia. It's been fantastic! I also found these fun printed to go cups at HEB!  Television We have been catching up on watching Parker's Trail on Discovery. He goes to New Zealand to check out gold mining there and to buy some new equipment. The scenery is gorgeous and now a trip to New Zealand has been added to my bucket list.  Outfit My favorite outfit this week was my Wit & Wisdom jeans paired with a black splice blous...

This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. Thanks. I'm continuing my Thrifty Thursday accountability series on what I have done to save money this week or ways I have made extra money this week. Saving on Things I have Bought Cooked all dinners at home this week. Used a gift card to purchase a coffee maker on sale to replace our current machine that's on the fritz.  Used a $5 off $75 purchase coupon at the grocery store to purchase groceries this week. Every little bit adds up.  Avoiding Spending I really wanted to go by Sonic for a Diet Dr. Pepper one afternoon, but elected to get a soda out of the work refrigerator instead.  I've been using the Flamingo wax at home kit for my eyebrows instead of going to the salon.  Minimized extra driving by consolidating errands. We good a bag of frozen shrimp scampi this week and it had a lot of leftover clarified butter and seasonings in the skillet. I saved that sauce...

Hey y'all, Happy Monday!! It was a little bit of a stressful weekend. I stayed at home while my husband had to take his dad to the hospital due to come cardiac problems. They were both gone all weekend, but arrived back at home late Sunday night after a quick treatment for dad! All is well now and everyone is back home!  I stayed at home to take care of the dog and horses and was able to catch up on a lot of neglected things around the house. I organized the pantry, cleaned out the refrigerator and did a closet clean out. I was able to list some clothes and shoes that I no longer wear on Ebay, so hopefully those will sell soon. I took a few items to the donation bin in town as well.  Since I cleaned out the pantry and refrigerator I have a grocery order placed today. Here's what we plan on eating this week: Monday - Hamburger patties with onions and mushrooms. Tuesday - Keto Huli Huli Chicken with a side salad.  Wednesday - Grill steak with roasted okra Thursday - Oven b...

It's Friday, most everyone's favorite day of the week! This week was pretty standard around our house with going to work, enjoying dinner at home each night and our in-laws even shared some bbq they made with us one evening. Here's some of my favorite things from this week! Summer Fruit Watermelons are ready in my garden and they have been such a treat to have during this hot weather. It's been over 100 degrees each day and cold watermelon from the refrigerator is so refreshing. This is the Charleston Grey watermelon variety; they are large oblong melons and very tasty!  Exercise The elliptical really is a great workout and something I can do at home. I workout after dinner in the evenings and it has been too hot out to go for a walk outside. I put in my ear buds and catch up on my podcasts and enjoy the air conditioning!  Podcasts One of my favorite podcasts lately is the Sorta Awesome podcast with Meg Tietz and her co-hosts Kelly and Rebekah. These ladies cover every ...

Inflation is on everyone's mind these days, including my own. My Thrifty Thursday series will be an accountability series on what I have done to save money this week or ways I have made extra money this week. Saving on Things I have Bought Saved a few planned clothing and shoe purchases on my wish list and bought those during the Nordstrom Sale and Prime Days. Found some motion sickness medicine on clearance at the grocery store; I planned to buy it for an upcoming trip. Cooked all dinners at home this week. Used a gift card to purchase a coffee maker on sale to replace our current machine that's on the fritz.  Used a $5 off $50 purchase coupon at the grocery store to purchase groceries this week. Every little bit adds up.  Avoiding Spending Filled my online cart full of garden seeds and decided not to check out. I am not currently planting and do not have a current need for seeds.  Borrowed a copy of Where the Crawdads Sing from the library to read.  Minimized extra...

A few bloggers I admire, Shay and Erika , do a monthly "Let's Look" series where they talk about a certain topic and give their hints, tricks and a peek into how they handle every day life! I absolutely love reading this series, so I'm linking up with them today!  Today's topic is How We Keep Healthy ! Keeping healthy is something I have to really work on, because I can sometimes let laziness get the best of me and good intentions go to the wayside. I think Shay hit the nail on the head when she said healthy really boils around luck. Some times people face horrible health obstacles both mentally and physically, but today I'm going to touch on a very broad approach of the habits I try to keep to stay healthy 1. Drink Lots of Water - Every day, I fill up this large 64 ounce bottle with filtered water and take it with me throughout the day. I'll admit, it's a lot of water to get through every day. In the morning when I first wake up a drink a glass of w...

Welcome to my blog! As you can tell by the the name of the blog, I will be writing about a wide range of topics. A little bit about me, I am married to the love of my life for over 7 years and we live in south Texas. We have a dog, lots of horses and we have built a life we love for just the two of us. I work full time outside of the home, but in my spare time I like to garden, bake yummy desserts, read and spend time with my family. Here's a little peek into a daily life!  This is a photo from our trip to Big Bend National Park for New Years. We traveled with another couple and enjoyed exploring the beautiful scenery. It was our first vacation really since the pandemic and it was so nice to be out in the fresh air in a new place. We plan to go back again as the park is so vast it's impossible to see everything in just one visit.  I hope you enjoy tagging along as a share life and what's going on in my little corner of the world!