TheMainKatie

Single mom of a Teen, 2 cats, and a hyper pup. I drive a Prius. I have naturally curly hair. I am infatuated with food and saving money. I workout some too. I am blessed to have family nearby and believe family is important. You'll notice all types of topics get my attention. I am very random. If you have a suggestion for a post, message me and let me know. Checkout my Amazon storefront: https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/home/account/tag/manage?tracking_id=themainkatie-20

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Paqui One Chip Challenge - I Did It!!! ��

Friday, September 11, 2020

Have you seen "Help Get Scott a New Headstone"?

Hello

I thought you might be interested in supporting this GoFundMe, https://www.gofundme.com/f/scott-a-new-headstone?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet.

Scott's headstone was stolen in the middle of last night. His mother saved for two years for his headstone. It was a mother's final gift. Now it's gone.

Even a small donation could help Jennifer Hunter reach their fundraising goal. And if you can't make a donation, it would be great if you could share the fundraiser to help spread the word.

Thanks for taking a look!

Sincerely
Katie ❤️

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Covid Unemployment Benefits

Did I lose my job during this? No.

Have I whined about other people’s income? Also, no.

I’m kind over seeing this entitled meme or ones similar to it. Not everyone who benefited from the extra unemployment benefit was making minimum wage. A LOT of minimum wage jobs were nearly unaffected by Covid. 🙄

I personally know plenty of people who made more than $900/week that were furloughed and this extra unemployment benefit was helpful but they still had to adjust their budget.

The normal max unemployment benefits doesn’t do shit for a lot of the furloughed workers. But all some want to focus on are those who made made less than $15/hour. Sadly some of y’all bitching about others pockets are “Christians” or generally “good people.”

Everything going on in the world and all you’re mad about you’re jobless neighbor getting some help while their hoping for the job they busted their ass for and helped them once attain “the American dream” comes to back for them. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Buying groceries online

I’ve used Lowe’s Foods personal grocery service, Walmart Grocery, and Instacart for groceries for pickup and delivery from Tramway Food Lion.

If you want a regular receipt to scan for cashback apps then the Lowe’s Foods service is the one to use.

If you prefer Walmart for whatever reason then Walmart Grocery isn’t bad.

If you like to pick your groceries and want say during the shopping progress then Instacart is your best pick. Thanks to the app you can see every time a replacement is made and chat with your shopper. They can send you pics of your choices if the store doesn’t have what you selected or the preferred replacement. Shopping through Instacart has been less stressful than sending a man to pick up tampons.

Btw. If you have family or friends that need groceries, put their address in Instacart. More than likely you can have groceries delivered to them.

My order from the Tramway Food Lion was just delivered. My shopper, Summer, was super fast at shopping and was here quick too. I swear she shopped faster than I do and everything is perfect! And to my surprise I have a regular receipt so I can scan it to my cashback apps! 🙌🏼

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Please stay home for your kids

A lot of y’all aren’t taking this serious but let me break it down from the perspective of someone who was hospitalized for pneumonia a few times as a child.

Being sick was painful and scary. I still remember how heavy and painful my chest felt. I mean painful! And breaking hurt so much. My asthma made this worse especially when I got upset about the pain. I couldn’t help to get upset. It hurt so much. My hands felt itchy from the tape holding the IV in and I was constantly told if I didn’t stop messing with it they were going to restrain me.

Thank God my family could come to cheer me up. I wanted my grandparents with me at all times the entire time.

Your kid if they get this and become hospitalized are going to feel pain you can’t help them with.

Your child will be scared. The younger they are the more scary this will be.

Only one person will be able to be with your child during this time.

Are you prepared to pick whether it’s mom or dad that sits alone with your sick, hospitalized child? Are you prepared to tell your crying child that nana or papa or bubba or sissy can’t be there? Are you prepared to tell them the other parent can’t see them because you are already there?

Btw. Kids do get this and there have been children to die.

This is not the time to take risks.

This is not the time that you want to find out your loved one had a silent health condition that unfortunately made them more susceptible.

#stayhome

Saturday, March 28, 2020

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Positive exploration to do while we are social distancing:

Museums

• Louvre Museum, Paris https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

• National Gallery of Art, Washington DC https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en

• Metropolitan Museum of Art https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art

• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en

• Uffizi Gallery, Florence Italy https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en

• Paris museums https://kottke.org/20/01/paris-museums-put-100000-images-online-for-unrestricted-public-use

• Museums color books http://www.openculture.com/2019/02/download-free-coloring-books-from-113-museums.html

• Museum virtual tours https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours

Zoos

• San Diego Zoo https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos

• Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam https://youtu.be/_6wbfVWVk8Q

• Smithsonian’s National Zoo https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams

• Reid Park Zoo Lion Cam in Tuscon, AZ http://reidparkzoo.org/cameras/lion-cam/

• Ouwehand Park Polar Bear Cubs Rhenen, Netherland https://explore.org/livecams/polar-bears/polar-bear-ouwehand-twin-cubs-cam-2

• Cincinnati zoo live FB for kids https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/cincinnati-zoo-to-start-home-safari-facebook-live-to-keep-kids-learning-during-their-time-off/95-4d957e04-50dc-4f18-9e9c-63e8dd5012f4

Aquariums

• Monterey Bay Aquarium https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-exhibits/live-web-cams

• Georgia Aquarium https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/ocean-voyager/

• National Aquarium Virtual Tour http://samuraivirtualtours.com/example/nadc/index.html

• Virtual Tour of the Seattle Aquarium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY8__n13tKM&feature=youtu.be

Travel the World

• Google Maps street view will allow you to visit almost any destination around the world. Check out this view from Pompei. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7489468,14.4848331,3a,75y,217.27h,79.14t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1e-bu_kis-dL1BnVGZhDdw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

• Visit the Great Wall of China https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china

• Virtually discover Yellowstone National Park https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm

• Tour England through this 360 video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NakltvfbYk0&feature=youtu.be

• Take a live look at Colonial Williamsburg. https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/webcams/

• Go on a virtual field trip to Ellis Island. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm

• US National Parks https://totallythebomb.com/heres-33-national-park-tours-you-can-take-virtually-from-the-comfort-of-your-home?fbclid=IwAR2NeJzewJ2TcoEYM0uIRXO1u-MmI06T2tF4CdcsOmUsuH_Z1x5yoe_Xo_g

Netflix for Kids

• https://homeschoolhideout.com/educational-shows-on-netflix/?fbclid=IwAR02Ubppc3wujBw8T961nvHEhi4zivwROE4jPs0Dpapug3ezZq80JTcRFrw

Online schools

• Scholastic’s school courses https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/scholastic-releases-daily-learning-courses-for-kids-home-from-school-amid-coronavirus/

• Free online ed sites https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions/

• School workbooks https://www.edhelper.com/teacher-education/Daily-Free-Learning-Workbooks-for-Teachers-to-Share-with-Parents-while-Schools-are-Closed-Kids-will-actually-do-these.htm?fbclid=IwAR0Nesgp0XLeboJCQbtNkNcEiu9nZhtBPWLbjj_4wZg0GnljjO1TTlwN3LU

• Online schools https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NUKLZN7hGSu1Hzm70kfzBKs-lsSELaEMggS60Bi2O2I/htmlview?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook&sle=true&pru=AAABcPYwzkg*rPnqv8XlN3goKJHq-z1fPA

Other

• Boredom busters for kids https://familyeguide.com/boredom-busters-110-fun-at-home-activities-for-families-kids-2/fbclid=IwAR2q_Z6LA_wJpdJtErqZVPkUYvEE5dH0wRiOh78XY9xGfLe0gLuJWbBVQOY

• Isolation/home ed things to do https://www.tobyandroo.com/self-isolation-homed-ed-entertainment-ideas-kids/

Symphony/Opera

• Metropolitan Opera virtual tours https://www.travelandleisure.com/culture-design/music/metropolitan-opera-offering-free-virtual-shows

• Seattle Symphony online https://mynorthwest.com/1765138/seattle-symphony-coronavirus/

• Chamber Society of Lincoln Center https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/watch-and-listen/

• Munich’s Opera and Ballet https://www.staatsoper.de/en/staatsopertv.html

• Berlin Philharmonic (need to redeem voucher on their website by March 31st to have access to their digital concert hall) https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home

This was shared with me by my employer. ❤️