Ten years ago i put up an ad on ALT.com and received a few different emails. One of them was from Master. The email i got from Him went something like this; We're probably not a match, but it's worth a shot, reply if you're interested.
Of course that's not verbatim but that was the vib i got.
There were a few different emails to sort through and i replied to a couple, one of them said i was too fat and he actually lived right around the corner from me. i actually was challenged by Master's email and a little irritated "i'll show You we're a match, dang it!"... HAHA! So i replied to His.
As soon as i was able, i sent Master an instant message. The very first words spoken between us were on Yahoo Messenger and they were: "Hello Sir, are you too busy to talk?". That was ten years ago, yesterday! =)
Since the very first conversation, Master archived every single conversation we've ever had on Yahoo and has a complete history of our growing relationship on line. It was fast of course, being that i was living here a short 30 days later.
Since then though, we've had many conversations on Yahoo, when i was staying at my Mom's taking care of her and my grandma, for instance. Even here at home when i've been gagged we've talked on Yahoo or even in times of difficulty, we've used Yahoo as a tool to calmly discuss problems. It gives us a chance to think about things before we say them and work through things. It's amazing when i think about where we started and where we are now. All the things we've been through even in ten short and ten long years all bundled into one. So much as we've stayed the same, we've changed so much it's crazy. As a couple we've grown into what might seem to be two completely different people but at the core we're still the same people who met and fell in love.
We were just talking about this a couple days ago, i have changed so much for Him, i knew i was going to change what i wore and how i would submit to Him. When you look deep inside of who i really am, my personality and what makes me, me. That person is who He fell in love with, the person who was so passionately in love with Him and willing to make those changes for Him. If we didn't have enough other things in common we wouldn't have made it this long. i guess my point here is, did He pick me for what He could make me or did He pick me for me? Both, He chose me because i was the one who wanted to become everything He wanted me to be, because i wanted to become His. Pretty simple really.
Thank You Master for choosing me ten years ago. Happy (late) Anniversary!
Your,
precious treasure
Biz Page
On Being A "Professional" Master/slave
We've never, ever wanted to be mistaken for any of the countless people who claim to be a Master or slave when in reality, they just pretend for money. There's potentially a fine line in other folks' perception, and I've gone to considerable effort to never cross that line. My treasure writes here because she enjoys it, she loves to get and reply to comments and she also does it because I require it. In the beginning, it was a blog, nothing more, nothing less. In the last few years, it has become not only a blog, but also a hub for all of our online activity. Some of that activity is done simply for fun, some of it is to feed some sort of narcissistic need for kudos that I still deny having, and some of it is done to try to supplement our income by sharing our real life with others who might be willing to toss a few bucks our way for a small window into our normal activities. Normal for us but mere fantasies to them, things that they can't get at home or simply things that get their blood flowing south. Like most people, we started out never showing our faces, never being specific about where we live, blah blah blah. One day, I decided that I was tired of acting like I was ashamed of Myself or My girl, just so someone I knew wouldn't find a photo that would make them all butt hurt because of their own insecurities and closed-mindedness. In a very short time, we had started making videos and posting non-anonymous pictures all over the place. Eventually, My girl started doing live cam sessions for cash and it's become a multifaceted "business". That's why we're making this page. I didn't want it on the front page of the blog because this is still her blog, and always will be, but we wanted to add a page for some of the money-making things that we do.
About two years ago, we decided to test the waters with Kindle publishing. For a nominal fee of 99 cents a month, you can get this blog automatically delivered to your Kindle. Unfortunately, this makes it less likely for My girl to get the comments that she so loves, so if you decide to go the Kindle route, please come back here later to leave that comment you were thinking about!
Lately, we've had gentlemen ask if it was possible to buy My treasure's worn stockings. If worn stockings is what you seek, then we are happy to oblige. We've charged very reasonable amounts in the past, and that won't change. Pricing will depend entirely on quantity, color, availability, your location and any other variables or requests. We get her stockings from Europe, and we only order a few times a year, so we may have limited color options at any given time. If you're interested in My girl's worn stockings, or any other requests for that matter, please email her directly at precioustreasure_md@yahoo.com. We've done custom videos and would also be happy to do custom photosets. If it turns you on, and you think we can provide it, please don't hesitate to ask.
About 2 and a half years ago, we also decided to start making videos for sale. We've had a banner on the front page, but we've never really promoted it at all. Well, I'm not really going to promote it too much here either, but if you'd like to check out our clips, you can find them here. You can also find some of them here.
My treasure has also started working as a cam girl on ImLive. There's a banner on the front for this as well, but you can also click here or on the banner below to find her over there or schedule a meeting with her.
Banners here also!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Because He Says So
i just sat down here determined to make a post regardless of what i had to say or not to say. my posts have been few and far between lately and i can't use being busy as an excuse, everyone is "busy" and when it comes right down to it, we're rarely busy. Busy is sort of a state of mind isn't it? It's what you make of it and how well you handle the amount of activities in your life that determine whether or not a person truly just runs out of time. i'll buy that sooner than "i'm busy".
Being busy is so often over used. People will say i am so sorry i didn't get this or that done, i have been far too busy, when in fact they haven't, the truth of the matter is we're just bad at prioritizing. Was that person so busy they couldn't call you back? Really? A phone call takes what? Thirty seconds to make they just couldn't squeeze it in? Do you buy the fact that they never sat down at their computer to check facebook or watched a bit of TV? It's priorities. Don't say you were too busy, just be honest and say you're sorry, and don't offer excuses.
So back to blogging why don't i put blogging at the top of my priorities? i do actually, i think about posting every time i sit at my computer but the same thing happens to me on my blog that used to happened to me conversationally. i never used to talk when i was younger because i didn't think that people would want to hear it, i thought it would be "silly". So i just, didn't. Same thing here, it's not exactly the same but it's a little bit the same. A lack of confidence, i suppose. Sometimes i think it takes a tiny bit of arrogance to own and operate a blog. Who wants to come here constantly and read what i have to say? Right? It's quite opposite of submissive behavior to believe that things i have to say are so interesting or ensnaring that one might visit day after day to see just what MD's treasure has to say today. i am reminded by Master though that i don't blog or journal because i believe i have so much to say, i write because He says i'll write.
Another problem is, i don't pay attention to myself throughout the day. i don't remember what's happened between Master and i so i don't have much to reflect on here. Does that make sense? Every once in a great while something will hit me and i'll think OH! i should remember that for the blog but so many things are just common place for us that it doesn't strike me as remarkable. More often than not it's Master who will say "you should blog about that", then i'll take note. If He doesn't say something, i won't think twice about a situation between us. So i guess if anyone should ever ask me, "can slavery become "hum drum"?" i suppose the answer would have to be "yes, in some ways, it can". Only in that like everything else, it's what you're used to. i'm used to being tossed to my knees or on my back at a moments notice and being told to suck it. i'm used to being chained to the bed for the whole night or having my ankles chained together or both at the same time and unless i think really hard, i completely forget that it's even happened.
It's like i need to keep a journal about what to journal about! haha!
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
Being busy is so often over used. People will say i am so sorry i didn't get this or that done, i have been far too busy, when in fact they haven't, the truth of the matter is we're just bad at prioritizing. Was that person so busy they couldn't call you back? Really? A phone call takes what? Thirty seconds to make they just couldn't squeeze it in? Do you buy the fact that they never sat down at their computer to check facebook or watched a bit of TV? It's priorities. Don't say you were too busy, just be honest and say you're sorry, and don't offer excuses.
So back to blogging why don't i put blogging at the top of my priorities? i do actually, i think about posting every time i sit at my computer but the same thing happens to me on my blog that used to happened to me conversationally. i never used to talk when i was younger because i didn't think that people would want to hear it, i thought it would be "silly". So i just, didn't. Same thing here, it's not exactly the same but it's a little bit the same. A lack of confidence, i suppose. Sometimes i think it takes a tiny bit of arrogance to own and operate a blog. Who wants to come here constantly and read what i have to say? Right? It's quite opposite of submissive behavior to believe that things i have to say are so interesting or ensnaring that one might visit day after day to see just what MD's treasure has to say today. i am reminded by Master though that i don't blog or journal because i believe i have so much to say, i write because He says i'll write.
Another problem is, i don't pay attention to myself throughout the day. i don't remember what's happened between Master and i so i don't have much to reflect on here. Does that make sense? Every once in a great while something will hit me and i'll think OH! i should remember that for the blog but so many things are just common place for us that it doesn't strike me as remarkable. More often than not it's Master who will say "you should blog about that", then i'll take note. If He doesn't say something, i won't think twice about a situation between us. So i guess if anyone should ever ask me, "can slavery become "hum drum"?" i suppose the answer would have to be "yes, in some ways, it can". Only in that like everything else, it's what you're used to. i'm used to being tossed to my knees or on my back at a moments notice and being told to suck it. i'm used to being chained to the bed for the whole night or having my ankles chained together or both at the same time and unless i think really hard, i completely forget that it's even happened.
It's like i need to keep a journal about what to journal about! haha!
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
Saturday, September 17, 2011
It would seem that you were not into this life before you met your master. How did he persuade you to become his complete sex slave?
Master is my first real life Master, yes. i learned of BDSM on line through a couple of different avenues. i was quite green when i became His slave, that is certainly true enough! =)
i must say though, there was really no persuading needed. Once i learned of this lifestyle and what a submissive was i was hooked and anxious to become owned. i didn't know all the ins and outs of slavery vs submissiveness nor did i know a lick about bondage. What i did know was that i wanted to serve and i wanted to do it to the best of my ability. i also knew that it was going to take a forgiving Master because while i was eager, i was new and i have some short comings.
So really, i needed no convincing to become His slave, or sex slave at all. i jumped at the chance. As a matter of fact, i even submitted a written resume' to Master, listing all my qualifications! HA! HA! =) i bet if i asked Him, He's still got that resume' archived somewhere in an old email exchange.
Maybe i should be embarrased how "easy" i was when He went looking for me or maybe i should feel like i was a sleeze, but i don't. i just had a feeling that this was the right thing from the get go. Master moved me here exactly 30 days after we met on line. We knew what we wanted and we've been going strong ever since. =)
Thanks so much for the question!!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
About your bathroom rule. Does master just want to control your privacy or does he actually come into the bathroom to watch you pee and poop?
There are a couple different elements about the bathroom and privacy rule here. Yes He definitely wants and has had complete control over my privacy. i have never been allowed any privacy, that's always been a rule. This is the exact rule as written: #21 you will keep no secrets from Me, unless they involve surprises or gifts. This is another rule regarding privacy, as written: #22 you will have no privacy from Me. you will not close a door between us without permission (except doors leading outside).
So as you can see privacy has always been something that He's had complete control over. The bathroom element is something new though, even before i had to ask permission to use the bathroom, He would sit on the bed and watch me while i went to the bathroom. i've always been really private and this was horrifying to me. Since then it's been easier and easier for me to be open in front of Him.
He has given me no choice but to lay it all out there for Him no matter how horrible it was for me. Master is by no means into bathroom or scat play but what He is into is objectifying me and making me as pliable as possible. This is a pretty effective way of doing so. =)
Thank you so much for the question!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Invaded By Him
Master is getting supplies to finish up a couple more outdoor projects. We've sort of neglected our own work this year, doing all His parents work instead. It's a good feeling though, knowing that their things are getting accomplished and that they'll be all set for a while. So Master has been gone for a while and i've been home alone. The only thing He told me to do while He was gone was use the ice pack on my back.
Of course He wants me to get better and get back on my feet doing all the normal things i always do but then i started thinking about it when He left. There is nothing at all about my inter-workings that He's not aware of. When i hurt my back He could tell the severity of my pain by the way i was walking, moving and acting. When i began to improve even though i had yet to mention that i was feeling better, He knew that i was feeling better because i was moving around better and able to do more without asking for help. This was over a matter of hours, not days.
Even before He made the rule about bathroom usage, there was a no privacy rule, i am not allowed to lock or even shut a door. i don't normally even think about the level of control or even invasion if you will. He has invaded every part of me, completely taken over every single part of me, especially my mind and how i think. But by using that word it might indicate that it was unwanted where of course that's untrue to the fullest degree. There is no part of my life that isn't completely territorialized by Him.
It's amazing to me how One person can have such a hold over another, and yet doing it in a loving manner where there is complete adoration and trust. The words to describe a relationship like ours do not in any manner indicate a loving relationship, do they? Yet in some ways we have a traditional marriage where we love as a Husband and wife love as desperately as any other might. In other ways we couldn't be more different in how we live our M/s life.
i don't really know what made me think of this today, just really Him saying "use the ice pack" when He left, i guess. haha Funny where the mind takes ya.
i hope you're all having a happy Monday.
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
Of course He wants me to get better and get back on my feet doing all the normal things i always do but then i started thinking about it when He left. There is nothing at all about my inter-workings that He's not aware of. When i hurt my back He could tell the severity of my pain by the way i was walking, moving and acting. When i began to improve even though i had yet to mention that i was feeling better, He knew that i was feeling better because i was moving around better and able to do more without asking for help. This was over a matter of hours, not days.
Even before He made the rule about bathroom usage, there was a no privacy rule, i am not allowed to lock or even shut a door. i don't normally even think about the level of control or even invasion if you will. He has invaded every part of me, completely taken over every single part of me, especially my mind and how i think. But by using that word it might indicate that it was unwanted where of course that's untrue to the fullest degree. There is no part of my life that isn't completely territorialized by Him.
It's amazing to me how One person can have such a hold over another, and yet doing it in a loving manner where there is complete adoration and trust. The words to describe a relationship like ours do not in any manner indicate a loving relationship, do they? Yet in some ways we have a traditional marriage where we love as a Husband and wife love as desperately as any other might. In other ways we couldn't be more different in how we live our M/s life.
i don't really know what made me think of this today, just really Him saying "use the ice pack" when He left, i guess. haha Funny where the mind takes ya.
i hope you're all having a happy Monday.
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Happy Grandparents Day
i don't think my back is ever going to heal if i keep up days like today. It's not that i was totally active and running around lifting 50 pound loads of laundry it's that i haven't spent one day like i am supposed to. The day we came home from the Chiropractor i was out raking mulch a couple hours later. It's not that Master asks me for help or tells me to help it's that i sit there and think oh this little bit can't hurt. When in fact it's all those little bits of one little load of laundry in the basement won't kill me, is what never lets me heal.
Anyway, we did have a nice time today with Master's parents at the nursing home. Master's mom decided to stay at the nursing home for their party instead of go out to a park and we went out on a patio and had a picnic so it wasn't like we were really even at the nursing home at all. It was very lovely outside today and we had a nice lunch. i think they even liked the present we got them. Master and i bought them a fountain for their new deck and i can't wait for them to have it all set up. It's going to be so awesome once Master has it up and running. His Mom just has to get home before the snow falls or it gets too cold to have it running so she can see it!
We got some sad news today that Master's cousin passed away this afternoon. It wasn't unexpected. She's had cancer for quite some time but she was not much older than us and just too young to go. Life hadn't been kind to her in very many ways and she had very little fight in her to begin with. Master has been asked to be a pallbearer. It's an honor but as always something that's never easy. i just hope that she's finally at peace, she deserves so much more than she had here on earth. i believe that now she can be truly happy.
We waited until the party was over to tell their parents because we didn't want to ruin their day and i was surprised at how well Master's Mom took the news. Of course she was expecting it, as we all were and in some ways relieved for her suffering to be over. It always amazes me how things progress after the news of someone's passing no matter who it is. Eventually you have to move on, sometimes much slower than with others but you keep going. Not too long after telling her the news, i was in washing her hair. It's just the changing of the tides. Life must and does go on whether we're ready or not.
Peace to you and yours,
Happy Grandparents Day (if there's any of you out there!)
MD's treasure
Anyway, we did have a nice time today with Master's parents at the nursing home. Master's mom decided to stay at the nursing home for their party instead of go out to a park and we went out on a patio and had a picnic so it wasn't like we were really even at the nursing home at all. It was very lovely outside today and we had a nice lunch. i think they even liked the present we got them. Master and i bought them a fountain for their new deck and i can't wait for them to have it all set up. It's going to be so awesome once Master has it up and running. His Mom just has to get home before the snow falls or it gets too cold to have it running so she can see it!
We got some sad news today that Master's cousin passed away this afternoon. It wasn't unexpected. She's had cancer for quite some time but she was not much older than us and just too young to go. Life hadn't been kind to her in very many ways and she had very little fight in her to begin with. Master has been asked to be a pallbearer. It's an honor but as always something that's never easy. i just hope that she's finally at peace, she deserves so much more than she had here on earth. i believe that now she can be truly happy.
We waited until the party was over to tell their parents because we didn't want to ruin their day and i was surprised at how well Master's Mom took the news. Of course she was expecting it, as we all were and in some ways relieved for her suffering to be over. It always amazes me how things progress after the news of someone's passing no matter who it is. Eventually you have to move on, sometimes much slower than with others but you keep going. Not too long after telling her the news, i was in washing her hair. It's just the changing of the tides. Life must and does go on whether we're ready or not.
Peace to you and yours,
Happy Grandparents Day (if there's any of you out there!)
MD's treasure
Now Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Posting!
i have been bad about writing this week it's been hard to sit straight up though at the computer for any real length of time. i hurt my back and have been pretty laid up the whole week, either sitting in bed or trying to stay off my feet.
Master finally said that i had to make an appointment to see the Chiropractor and see what was going on with my back. i'm not sure why i was putting it off only to say that once i actually had the adjustment i should have known it was going to hurt like it did. The guy we see is a friend of Master's and a really great guy and he's very good but that doesn't mean what he does, doesn't hurt! When he poked my hips and asked me if it hurt i thought i'd go through the roof! Oh well, not like it killed me, right? hehe!
i started this post very late last night and had every intention on trying to finish it but Master had other things on His mind. Because of my back and the somewhat severity of the pain i was in, He didn't want to risk me further injuring or prolonging my recovery time. So there were no blow jobs of any kind in the last week. None. For Master that's a big deal. Master felt that i had improved enough that i could get back to work and i was keen to do so! =)
Master and i are off to celebrate His parents anniversary today and His Dad's birthday. Yes, their anniversary really is on "this" date, kinda stinks huh? Of course their anniversary came almost 50 years prior. Still i feel for them having a yucky date to remember their anniversary by.
i hope you all have a great Sunday!! i apologize for my somewhat erratic posting this week. i hope to be back on my feet and back to my regularly scheduled posting!
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
Master finally said that i had to make an appointment to see the Chiropractor and see what was going on with my back. i'm not sure why i was putting it off only to say that once i actually had the adjustment i should have known it was going to hurt like it did. The guy we see is a friend of Master's and a really great guy and he's very good but that doesn't mean what he does, doesn't hurt! When he poked my hips and asked me if it hurt i thought i'd go through the roof! Oh well, not like it killed me, right? hehe!
i started this post very late last night and had every intention on trying to finish it but Master had other things on His mind. Because of my back and the somewhat severity of the pain i was in, He didn't want to risk me further injuring or prolonging my recovery time. So there were no blow jobs of any kind in the last week. None. For Master that's a big deal. Master felt that i had improved enough that i could get back to work and i was keen to do so! =)
Master and i are off to celebrate His parents anniversary today and His Dad's birthday. Yes, their anniversary really is on "this" date, kinda stinks huh? Of course their anniversary came almost 50 years prior. Still i feel for them having a yucky date to remember their anniversary by.
i hope you all have a great Sunday!! i apologize for my somewhat erratic posting this week. i hope to be back on my feet and back to my regularly scheduled posting!
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Prisoner or slave?
i am supposed to talk to Master while i'm sucking His cock. Not the whole time and not like "Hey, how about those Vikings?". But i am supposed to work on my libido, being more passionate and giving Him the most erotic blowjobs possible. That's always been a goal and something i work on. Last night right before bed He came into the bedroom and locked my ankle cuff to the chain on the bedpost for the night.There's usually very little if any warning that i'll be chained to the bed for the night but i'm usually totally ready for bed, last night i wasn't. When i'm chained to the bed, obviously i'm in the bedroom for the duration of the night and whatever needs done in the rest of the house is going to have to wait or it better be important. Master told me that i would be allowed to finish what i needed to do in the kitchen when i was done. With that He got in bed and laid on His back. There was no mistaking that i was to begin His blow job.
i still have trouble thinking of new things to say to keep things erotic and i struggle with it all the time. Last night the first thing i thought of was to thank Him for chaining me to His bed. Then He asked me why i was thankful. i was truly thankful for the reminder of my place, sometimes i get upset when i know i'm restricted and i know i can't move around freely. But really what does it hurt? It's not like i *have* to get out of the bedroom or if i really needed something He wouldn't get it for me or if i were in dire straights He wouldn't help me. That's where the trust comes in, right?
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Motivated For All The Right Reasons
For once Master and i actually had our day planned. We don't usually make plans for a normal day when we're going to stay home but today we did. Then of course Mother Nature decides that our plans aren't meant to be! haha
It's okay though, Master got lots of work done in the garage and i was the gopher. We really wanted to get some yard work done and we had a nice supper planned for grilling out but it pretty much poured all day. It was a rain we've needed all summer and our plants and trees are the better for it, i'm sure. We've decided to have a movie night and have tacos in the basement. We haven't had a movie night in a long time and we're both looking forward to it, we're just getting a little bit later start than i would have liked but at least Master made some great strides in the garage.
His Mom is also making good progress. Yesterday we picked her up from dialysis and she was able to get herself out of the wheel chair and get into the car. Since she's been in the hospital she's needed people to help her transfer from chair to chair or to a bed so this is progress, as small as it may seem. She said she took 14 steps the other day with a walker, i was happy to hear that too. Every little bit is improvement and everything helps her to realize that she'll get better and stronger.
Master and i went grocery shopping yesterday. We are (i am) trying something different this month. i'm not sure how much faith Master has hahaha! i searched all the local ads for the week and wrote down all the best deals of the things that we were out of and use, this took me all of about 15 minutes. Then i made my plan of attack, which stores to hit and when. Some of the deals were one day only some where two days some 5 days. Then i wrote down the specific item, the price and the name of the store. By taking just a few minutes, i was able to walk through the house and take a fairly complete inventory of things we were completely out of or things that i knew we were going to run out of in the next couple weeks. A good look into the pantry gave me an idea of what we have on hand now, what i'll use and what i'll run out of throughout the next month. Again, giving me an idea of how much to stock up on of our usual meals. my hope is that my list is a comprehensive list and that with exception of perishables (and that list is very short for us) i won't be back to the store until the following month.
So now that you're looking at me thinking i'm totally insane to think that no one has this much time, this probably took me a total of 30 minutes, if that. Including the time to make the list and look at the ads. If you don't get your local ads in the mail (we don't) you can look them up on line. That's what i have to do or i can steal them from my in-laws. It's a lot more handy to be able to look at them and be able to circle stuff having them right there in your grubby little hand but on line works well too.
Here's what i can tell you, if you have a Sam's Club in your area, and you have an ALDI in your area. There is no comparing. ALDI is by FAR the better buy every time. Wal Mart has things cheaper in some cases (very few) but ALDI in the long run makes it worth your time and effort to shop there, if you're lucky enough to have one in your area!
Obviously the driving force here is saving money and getting the most for your money when you do your grocery shopping. In Master's house the other driving force is little, to NO waste. We throw away almost nothing, seriously almost nothing. If there is a way to recycle it, reheat it or give it to the ducks, we do.
Things do go moldy and if something goes to the back of the frig and doesn't get eaten O.M.GOSH am i in trouble. i am very motivated to never waste food, to save my own hind end. Just another component to good meal planning i guess, one i need lots of work on! =)
i hope you're all enjoying your weekend!!
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
It's okay though, Master got lots of work done in the garage and i was the gopher. We really wanted to get some yard work done and we had a nice supper planned for grilling out but it pretty much poured all day. It was a rain we've needed all summer and our plants and trees are the better for it, i'm sure. We've decided to have a movie night and have tacos in the basement. We haven't had a movie night in a long time and we're both looking forward to it, we're just getting a little bit later start than i would have liked but at least Master made some great strides in the garage.
His Mom is also making good progress. Yesterday we picked her up from dialysis and she was able to get herself out of the wheel chair and get into the car. Since she's been in the hospital she's needed people to help her transfer from chair to chair or to a bed so this is progress, as small as it may seem. She said she took 14 steps the other day with a walker, i was happy to hear that too. Every little bit is improvement and everything helps her to realize that she'll get better and stronger.
Master and i went grocery shopping yesterday. We are (i am) trying something different this month. i'm not sure how much faith Master has hahaha! i searched all the local ads for the week and wrote down all the best deals of the things that we were out of and use, this took me all of about 15 minutes. Then i made my plan of attack, which stores to hit and when. Some of the deals were one day only some where two days some 5 days. Then i wrote down the specific item, the price and the name of the store. By taking just a few minutes, i was able to walk through the house and take a fairly complete inventory of things we were completely out of or things that i knew we were going to run out of in the next couple weeks. A good look into the pantry gave me an idea of what we have on hand now, what i'll use and what i'll run out of throughout the next month. Again, giving me an idea of how much to stock up on of our usual meals. my hope is that my list is a comprehensive list and that with exception of perishables (and that list is very short for us) i won't be back to the store until the following month.
So now that you're looking at me thinking i'm totally insane to think that no one has this much time, this probably took me a total of 30 minutes, if that. Including the time to make the list and look at the ads. If you don't get your local ads in the mail (we don't) you can look them up on line. That's what i have to do or i can steal them from my in-laws. It's a lot more handy to be able to look at them and be able to circle stuff having them right there in your grubby little hand but on line works well too.
Here's what i can tell you, if you have a Sam's Club in your area, and you have an ALDI in your area. There is no comparing. ALDI is by FAR the better buy every time. Wal Mart has things cheaper in some cases (very few) but ALDI in the long run makes it worth your time and effort to shop there, if you're lucky enough to have one in your area!
Obviously the driving force here is saving money and getting the most for your money when you do your grocery shopping. In Master's house the other driving force is little, to NO waste. We throw away almost nothing, seriously almost nothing. If there is a way to recycle it, reheat it or give it to the ducks, we do.
Things do go moldy and if something goes to the back of the frig and doesn't get eaten O.M.GOSH am i in trouble. i am very motivated to never waste food, to save my own hind end. Just another component to good meal planning i guess, one i need lots of work on! =)
i hope you're all enjoying your weekend!!
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
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