On Thursday

Card Painted by Daughter

I had asked my daughter to paint a birthday card to send to my aunt and she did this one, using watercolor paints.  Aunt called me today to let me know that she received it and said she loved it.

Today, I spent the afternoon making phone calls and appointments.  Two appointments for lab tests prior to doctor's appointments, a phone call to the doctor's office to request a lab requisition they forgot to give me on my last visit and another phone call to reschedule a follow up appointment to the following week, a phone call to the dental insurance company to confirm benefits, and a phone call to a new dentist's office to schedule a much overdue first appointment,  These are calls and appointments I had procrastinated on doing, but, finally, they are done.  All that is left to schedule now is Dancer's appointment for his injection - that's on the agenda for tomorrow!

In between making phone calls and scheduling appointments, I did another load of laundry, made tuna salad for brunch, and cooked a stir fry and rice for dinner (I went off the meal plan, but, it was a very frugal meal, with a package of hotdogs I had bought on sale for $0.99 a while ago and frozen, some of the free red onion I received from the grocery store, free broccoli florets, a homegrown tomato, a little Sri Lankan spice blend from the pantry cabinet, and a little ketchup, plus a cup of rice.)

I had planned to water the back garden, but, decided that it could wait until Friday.  

Today, I was grateful for:

- Having both medical and dental insurance
- Being able to schedule and reschedule various appointments
- Working appliances
- Daughter being home to help me with a few tasks
- Cooler temperatures

Today's joyful activity was accomplishing a few things that I had procrastinated doing!  

Plans for Friday include:

- Going to the pharmacy to pick up medication refills 
- Scheduling Dancer's appointments
- Watering the back garden

- Maybe going to the dollar store with daughter (she has a day off from work)

How was your Thursday?  What are your plans for Friday?  What are some of your go-to frugal meals?