Too Many French Fries!

Between my partner and I, we do a lot of fast food shops as well as some fast casual(as the mystery shopper companies call them) and so we bring a lot of food home. Many of these shops serve french fries as a side item and so we end up with a LOT of french fries. You would think the boys would love to eat them, but even they get tired of them after a while. So, what do we do with all of those french fries?? We could just throw them out, but my partner doesn't like to waste food. Thankfully, she has a friend whose mom has a chicken farm, so we FREEZE all of the french fries and give them to her when we see her. Right now, we have two plastic grocery store bags filled with french fries! I am glad we have an outside freezer to put these in or we wouldn't be able to do this.

I go back to work tomorrow, so we shouldn't have AS much fast food as we have during the summer when I have more time to go to lunch for a mystery shop. I already have some shops lined up for next month though! I need to start saving for Christmas!

Teenagers come in handy when Mystery Shopping

Jacob is a wonderful asset to have around when I mystery shop. There is just no way I could eat the fast food that I buy. I just rejoined weight watchers and am trying to lose weight, so I am bringing home most of the food I buy. I can't really tell you WHAT he is eating, as the mystery shopping companies don't like us to reveal the restaurants and fast food places we visit. Let's just say he is eating a lot and having two dinners most nights. He will eat fast food at least twice today. As a teenage boy, he is loving it! I swear he is a bottomless pit! I would rather have him eat it, then throw it away. I am getting double the pay for many of these shops or I wouldn't even take them. Now, let's just hope he doesn't gain too much weight!

Gas Shops, Pizza and Wings

Oh I am so happy have 26 new gas shops coming up next month. I get $5 worth of gas for each shop. That is $130 worth of gas and with prices going up, I'll take what I can get. I am waiting for two other sets of gas shops to come out soon! I am hoping they come out soon, because next month is already looking a little slow.

There have been some pizza shops that have come out recently that I have never done before! The boys and I had pizza for dinner tonight. The other night we had pizza and wings for dinner! Jacob is tired of hamburger and french fries and so am I for now. I haven't signed up for as many fast food shops as I usually do. I'll have to see how much of a bonus they offer for some shops before I will take them. I have more pizza and wing shops coming up too!!!

No More Fast Food Please!

Oh my, I am sick of hamburgers and french fries! I have had so much fast food the last few days. Even the boys are getting tired of the fast food. It is hard to pass up a shop though, when you are offered twice and sometimes triple the fee. I had a hamburger for lunch and dinner today. I had a hamburger for lunch yesterday! At least I didn't have to cook dinner tonight!! I only have one more fast food shop this week, so far!

Banks, Phone Shops, Fast Food and Gas Stations

I have spent the last week and all of today visiting shops. I have more shops tomorrow. The gas shops are really nice....2 gallons of gas! The bank shops can be pretty boring, but they pay well. I listened to the same information about credit cards four times today!! At least it is easy money, just boring. I also had four phone shops yesterday and two phone shops today. Those aren't too bad, but I don't like the paperwork. These phone shops are from a company that I don't use very often. They pay well, but don't have a large selection of shops and the shops are 21 pages! That is a lot to print.

I also woke up and went to an early shop to get breakfast and then later had lunch!! Tomorrow I have two more fast food shops and then a casual restaurant shop to buy dinner for everyone! I think Jacob may actually be getting tired of the french fries! I also have three gas shops and I just love those. I always need gas.

I do keep track of my mileage for these shops so that I can write it off on my income taxes. I did 108 miles today!!

Fast Food--Teen Boys

Jacob loves the fact that I am a mystery shopper. Wouldn't any teen boy like to have an unlimited supply of french fries and other fast food! At any given time you can open up my refrigerator and find french fries, mashed potatoes and several other side items. You might even find a hamburger or two! One fast food restaurant requires you to complete both the drive thru and to eat inside the restaurant. There is no way I can eat two meals so one always makes it home.

Jacob is also in the middle of a growth spurt and eating me out of house and home! I try to keep an eye on what he eats so he doesn't end up with a huge belly, but so far so good. He gets a good amount of exercise at school and he will be refereeing soccer soon. I don't have any fast food shops this weekend, but I am sure I'll be signing up for some more again soon!