Five Frugal Things -- Donating Water Bottles
1) I took advantage of a sunny day to air dry my sheets. I'll leave them on the line as long as possible to optimize UV bleaching. Note the flat sheet, which I plan on utilizing to sew my own pillowcases.
Looking forward to laying my head on a crisp sunshine scented pillow tonight!
2) I finished reading Time Loops & Meet Cutes and then reached over to my ever present stash of library books to choose my next read. I put Beasts of a Little Land on hold after reading City of Night Birds, by the same author.
I have high hopes, as I really enjoyed her other book. The sentences were beautifully crafted, her characters were smart and engaging; and the plot flowed from page to page in perfect fashion.
3) My husband and I watched Project Hail Mary through my sister's Amazon Prime account. I actually saw a preview of the movie for free with my daughter, (gotta love those library passes!) but this was my husband's first viewing.
I do admit, it was significantly less visually arresting on our TV, as compared to watching it on a ginormous IMAX screen.
4) I stopped by Safeway to grab a couple items and made sure to buy two packages of their 99¢ eggs.
I felt like a time traveler to a bygone era of cheap groceries. What's next? 33¢/lb apples and 99¢ French bread?
These are specific examples of standard grocery prices when I started to track that kind of thing.
5) A local nonprofit that helps with food, clothing and supportive housing put out a call for reusable water bottles, so my husband and I gathered our extras to donate. My husband coaches soccer, which means he gathers forgotten water bottles in an attempt to return them to their owners.
He's often not successful, so these bottles build up.
His job puts him in this area, so my husband will drop these off tomorrow.
Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?
Sold another item and into the mail
it went.
Received my Walmart gift cards via Humana rewards so making my grocery list. We have plenty of proteins just need fruits and veggies.
I think I’ll brew some ice tea as I’ve run out of those flavored packets to
put in my water bottle
Katy, I think you will enjoy your new-to-you sheets and pillowcases. I bought pillowcases in that brand when my old ones self-destructed, and I have been very pleased with them. Sweet dreams!
We're already sleeping on the fitted sheet and we're very happy with it!
-I dropped off three bags of items at a local thrift store where 100 percent of the profits go to the American Cancer Association. They were delighted to get all the books I included.
- inspired by your embroidery projects, Katy. I found a really good looking embroidery book at the Friends sale for .25. The illustrations were clear and looked like fun. I did an embroidery Christmas stocking kit one year. Turned out cute but so much work.
- I am trying to use up art and sewing supplies that have somehow built up over the years. So far I’ve done three paintings and lots of sewing projects.
-Tried a new granola recipe today from a $2.00 huge Good Housekeeping Cookbook that I got at the Friends sale. It looks good but hopefully tastes okay.
-I am attempting to just relax today as I got steroid shots in my cervical vertebrate yesterday. No sedation - just lidocaine for pain (wasn’t enuf) and didn’t realize that the injections go through the front of your neck! Okay - I’m a wimp. So just relaxing with reading and watching episodes of Grandchester (so good!). Aside from the big granola project.
What????? Injections that go all the way through your neck? Did I read that right? Poor you!
Made a batch of homemade bug off.
Baked two batches of cookies in the solar oven.
Washed the pick up. Scrubbed off some kind of tree sap from last weekend's camp spot.
Washed 4 sections of the driveway fence, will let it dry and then paint it this evening. At this rate, I should finish in 2 weeks.
Made a small batch of pickled beets, saving the greens for dinner.
Picked, washed, dried and froze blueberries, green beans and Tart cherries.
I know how it is with those abandoned water bottles at sports events! I saw it at all my grandsons' games. Really bugged me!
I am determined to empty my freezer some time in the near future so I can defrost the fridge! Today I took out Mac and cheese for lunch, and pizza for the next few days.
I checked the mail in my vestibule this morning, and saw that a large package had been delivered to the wrong address. It appears to be some kind of appliance, and it's way too heavy for me to move, or I would have just taken it over to the right door. I went to the vestibule next door, where it belongs, and buzzed the recipient, but the speaker was so garbled I don't think either of us could understand the other. Then I knocked on her back door, but she did not come to the door. Big city paranoia! I called another neighbor to see if she had a phone number for this person, but she did not. I just checked, and the package still there, and the person it should go to doesn't have a clue. I guess I will tape a message to her mailbox. Sigh. The trials of being helpful!
I ran a load of laundry today which included a boy's jacket that had been left at the park for several days. It was a mess but it cleaned up great. I put it in my Goodwill bag. The baseball cap I found the other day got thrown out. After soaking it, I spotted holes in the lining, and I know Goodwill would not accept it.
I got some credits on my electric bill for the couple of days I reduced my energy usage to help prevent a brownout. A little over $11 -- but the real benefit was no brownout.
The idea of donating gently used water bottles is a great one. I will mention it to my pastor as a possible mission project. There must be bottles out there waiting for a home.
Agreed! Whenever I look at the inventory at a thrift store or on Buy Nothing posts, I think to myself that all the water bottles we'll ever need have already been manufactured.
My semi-frugal activity for much of the last week was clearing out my late Mom's room & closet in the last push to declutter before I fully move to Iowa. Literally 15 car loads of stuff were just her things. 3 more were mine. (Hangs head in shame) The Goodwill half a mile from me LOVES me right now. I did send pictures of some of the better items to see if my cousins wanted anything, but they agreed that I should just donate it all instead of hauling stuff across 4 states. I do have a tote of family pictures & whatnot that I'm taking to my genealogy loving aunt.
Last thing I'm doing before I leave is loading a cooler with sandwiches, fruit, & water. There aren't many food options driving late at night, so this will prevent buying ridiculously priced items at the gas station/truck stops. At least gas has dropped slightly now that the holiday is over!