Four Frugal Things -- Project Hail Mary & Project Remove Corporate Logos
1. My daughter and I used our free library passes to see a free prescreen of Project Hail Mary, which was every bit as much fun as you'd expect. (So fun!) I can't remember the last time I saw a movie in a theater, which made our evening extra eventful.
I looked it up and it normally costs $23.99 for a single effing IMAX ticket!
2. I found this spool of twine at the pay-by-the-pound Goodwill bins and knew exactly how I'd use it. I have four miscellaneous hanging wire baskets and always thought it would be an interesting to weave it like a proper basket.
I'm 473 hours in, but enjoying the process. I'd choose a larger gauge twine, had I actually had a choice, but will see it through. I'll still need to line it, but think it'll be a success in the end.
4. My begonia plant is a victim of my overzealous water program, (Every Sunday!) but I have a plan to save it. I'm both snipping cuttings to propagate new plants, but will also cut it back and transplant it in a pot with better drainage.
No dead plants on my watch!
This photo of the same plant illustrates why this plant loss is a stab in the heart.
4. The forgotten item that I picked up at the bins for my $100 Goodwill Gift Card Challenge is this new looking puffer jacket, complete with embroidered corporate logo.
Of course, that's never stopped me in the past!
There, isn't that better?
Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?
Katy Wolk-Stanley
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."
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I'm going on a girl's trip with my high school friends (Just realized - this makes 35 years since we've graduated high school, so this will be like a reunion trip!). Someone said something about me cooking, and I'm jumping on that. Even if no one chips in, I'm pretty sure I can feed us all for 4 meals what eating out would cost me for the weekend. I've got a menu planned, and a little over a month to look for sales. There are 9 of us going. Chicken alfredo, garlic bread, and salad the first night. Ham & Cheese egg bites, fruit salad, and apple butter bread for breakfast. Lunch out because I'm sure we will be exploring. Beef tips, mashed potatoes, and some kind of vegetable for the last supper there, then leftovers or eat on the way home on Sunday.
We watch our sweet granddaughter after day care on days when my daughter works (she's a nurse, so daycare closes before she gets home, and her hubby works out of town, and doesn't make it back to town to pick her up until after daycare closes), and we've gotten into a bad habit of grabbing something out after she is picked up. Today I picked up some Pasta Roni and canned chicken for a quick, delicious, and cheap meal so we won't be tempted to eat out tonight.
I bought a big roll of jute twin at Habitat's Restore a couple of years ago. It's endlessly useful.
I went to silent book club at the library today and had a wonderful time. The provided snacks were healthy and stood in for lunch. Came home and made a faux Asian dish for my husband using discounted pork, frozen peppers from last year's container garden, and all the discounted frozen veggies that would taste good together cooked with a spicy sauce. It was too spicy for me, but he loved it.
Chewy gave me enough discounts on a bag of dog food that it was free aside from the tax. I think they were related to the recent birthday of one of the dogs. Whatever it was, it was welcome.