First grocery shop for July

I began my morning with stripping my bed and doing a large load of whites and lights in the washing machine. I emptied the dishwasher and filled it up again with a second load of dishes while I soaked a sink full of dishes with baked on food. I have been struggling with my mood disorder the last couple of days, so I forced myself out of the house this morning to go shopping. It seems to have helped me a bit. Tomorrow I will go to Amherst Island to celebrate both my friend's birthday and Canada's birthday. It is supposed to rain tomorrow afternoon, so I don't know if the parade and/or fireworks will be cancelled. Regardless, we will be enjoying a pot luck dinner and celebrating a friend.

I stopped first at Michael's with my 50% off coupon for one regularly priced item. I needed a few items including both white and clear embossing powders, another white gel pen, and a package of 50 white A2 sized envelopes. I used my 50% coupon to buy myself another smaller paper pad with solid colours and co-ordinating prints to make more cards with. I also had another gift card left from Christmas with almost $25 left on it, so I was only out of pocket for $10 and change. Now I just need to wait for inspiration to come and sweep me away in a frenzy of crafting and card-making. Ha.

Next, I went grocery shopping at Freshco. Their new sales start on Thursdays.

Miscellaneous  cost $22.40

The no name TP was $3.83 and the Finish was $10.99  Not in the photo were some toiletries and store bought dog treats for $7.58  I was hoping I could get a full rebate for the dishwasher tabs, but I picked up the wrong ones. Darn it! I should have chosen the Max-in-one.

Dairy totaled $15.76

Not in the photo are Black Diamond 24 cheese slices (my plastic cheese) which were only $2.99, but I had a $1 off coupon so it would have only cost me $1.99, IF I had remembered to bring my coupons with me. DARN IT!

Meat cost $11.82

I am craving chicken this week. The whole chicken was $2/lb.and the 2 kg pkg. of seasoned boneless chicken breasts was selling for $5 for the bag. 

Produce totaled $17.00

I count my frozen veggies as part of my fruits and vegetables purchase. I also bought celery, green onions, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red pepper, apples and clementines.  

Pantry items came to $37.44

At the back of the photo is a bag of oatmeal and a small bag of oregano. I should have bought these at the Bulk Barn, but I don't know when I will get there next. I was completely out of these. I also bought Olive oil, baking spray, honey mustard, two different cooking sauces, Mayonnaise (both generic and branded), tea, 2 tins of mushroom soup and a can of mushrooms, diced tomatoes, peanuts and fusilli pasta. Everything was either on sale or store brands. 

Bread cost me $ 4.48 today

My total for the first shop of July came to $112.22 including taxable items, and my savings due to sales came to $24.47