The $80 soap dish

Ok, not really. But. We ended up at The Container Store yesterday. Dh wanted a small plastic bowl with a lid for his shaving soap, so it would be easier to take out of town. He found one, and it was less than $4. But then....I found these CUTE mason jars large enough to fill with my gf pasta. Then more small enough to hold the gf binders (xanthan and guar gums). THEN we found a really cool lid rack we can put on the door so the glass lids aren't a mess in the cabinet. And heavy duty metal measuring spoons, that dh so kindly suggested for my gf baking. And then...he found an organizing system for all the nails and stuff in the garage. Oh yeah....and a collapsible laundry hamper for his nasty work clothes. So yep. That little soap dish cost $80 in the end. ;-)

I have to say though, dh has managed to save quite a bit when shopping for more work clothes. He goes straight to the clearance racks. He recently had a pair of jeans get ripped up while in a tight space. They went in the trash they were so bad. The latest cheap clothing "score" was a pair of jeans for $5!!! Found a couple yesterday at Old Navy for $10ea. T-shirts, thankfully, go on sale all the time. He's found a couple for a buck or two.

A good friend of mine once told me "the more you make, the more you spend." I REALLY gotta knock that off. :-P

****heading to the nearest shop-a-holics anonymous meeting****

no gluten...except on vacation

Vacationing is not what it used to be for me, dietarily speaking. Cross contamination everywhere. And worst of all was discovering that certain foods are made in different manners depending on where you go. Green chili can be thickened with either corn starch or wheat flour. Guess where I ate? The place that used wheat flour. UGH what a night that was! :-X (And I need to remember to ask if the enchiladas come with the red or green sauce. @@) Being tired on vacation doesn't help in the food recognition category either. I was so tired one evening, I ate some macaroni salad. With regular noodles. OY! At least is wasn't much, and didn't do too much damage.

I am utterly amazed at how my body is changing on the inside. How it handles things now that I've got all the irritants to the system out. I had no idea that the majority of my food allergies could be "cured" by not eating wheat! The allergists explain it like this: you have an allergy bucket. It can only hold so much, then it tips. As in, you have a reaction. The more allergens introduced to the bucket, the more frequent the reactions as the bucket is nearly full all the time. So I'm trying to keep my bucket on the empty side. But wheat. Dang. I LOVE wheat! In breads, pasta, cake, cookies, doughnuts.... *drool* Oh well. I love my health too, and I LOVE not having to worry about when I'm going to have yet another very painful reaction to something I ate.