BPaula47's Journal, 06 March 2017

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Hi. FS, first let me say that this is water weight cause it's that time. So not stressing it. I've been on this roller coaster before.

second, it's been busy around here. I've had to find a new pharmacy because my mail order pharmacy no longer works with my pension related insurance. that's been fun. I'm gonna miss them. I had nuvixus and they were great! they were the ones who introduced me to Scriptalk, a device that when tagged or coded will read the information from a micro chip placed on the bottom of your prescription bottles. I've only had this for about three years or so, but it just made things sooo much easier Before that, i had to rely on my poor sister remembering to read the prescriptions to me so i could use a labeling system that well...let's face it...sometimes i forgot. Too iffy. so i had to find a pharmacy that would offer me this service because i refuse to go back and give it up. Walgreen's to the rescue! Kroger wouldn't even consider it. I think you have to pay to join Scriptalk's service. Not sure about that so don't quote me. then i had to see if Walgreen's would do the 3-month supply program...yes, kinda they do. You can get your prescriptions three months at a time if your insurance will pay for it and if your doctor will write the prescription that way. but no, you don't get the one month discount for doing so...Nope...no way. I'm gonna miss that. instead of paying for all three months, i would just have to pay my co-pay on two months. Kroger did do that, so i give them credit for it. Next was, hey Walgreen's, do you carry auto-safty needles for the insulin pens? Ummmm...don't know yet. I'll find that out later today. Lord, i hope so. I've been told that only one pharmacy in Lansing has them and i was using them until Nuvixus (who provided them happily). so, praying that Walgreen's can make it happen. After all, it has been about three years or so...progress in pharmaseudical procedure? dare i pray for it? side note, i asked the receptionist while i was on the phone with her, what my cost would be for the insulin without insurance. (They don't have my insurance info yet) she said oh about $430 some odd dollars. Was that for three months, i ask. NOPE! Yikes!

I spent the weekend processing about 40 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breast for my freezer. I found out about this service called Zaycon Fresh that delivers farm fresh meats to a location near you. You have to pre-order online and then go pick it up. they have these ridiculous discounts on meat! I wondered about it at first until i did some more research on it. so, i got my first order (or part of my first order) and you have to cut and trim these breasts cause they straight from the chicken to you. they were pretty clean, but whole...i mean breasts and tenders and even some membrane from where they removed the skin. I'm just glad i didn't have to pluck the darned things. anyway, i packaged up 10 lbs for deep freezer storage, cooked 10 lbs to shred and have on hand for easy meals and the other 20 lbs i'm making into freezer meals. I got some cool recipes online...okay on youtube...but they're really good ones. but i forgot that the You-tubers i got them from have large families. so these meals are huge! I'm gonna have to break them down a little next time for me...one lone single chica. so far, i've got two recipes equaling four bags packed and frozen. I've got three more to go and for dinner tonight...chicken Enchilada bake. Yum. this haul should last me about a year, i'm thinking considering i have a 40 lbs shipment of ground turkey coming and about 16 lbs of italian sausage, too. Yep, i'm good on meat for at least a year. now, i can focus on putting my grocery budget to work on some other things i need to compile like stocking my poor, empty pantry of staples.

Peace and love ya'l. One montyh! wonde how much it would cost in Canada...