A Home Day -- A Cheap Day
It wasn't until the yesterday evening that I realized I hadn't ventured beyond the confines of my own property. Cheap . . . yes, but not exactly the most enticing frugal advice.
I can see the headline, "Save Money By Never Leaving Home!" Like house arrest, but in the name of frugality. Super fun!
I spent an hour or so setting the backyard to rights. I raked, rearranged furniture and set plants back onto the freshly refinished deck.
I listened to my library audiobook while puttering around the house -- laundry, watering plants, (every Sunday!) gathering garbage and recycling.
I scrolled my phone and took screenshots of books to put on hold at the library.
I grabbed the last premade pizza crust from the freezer, topping it with sauteéd peppers and onions. (Cheap ingredients for the win!) You can see that my $3 clearance shelf peppers filled an entire gallon-size freezer bag. Keep in mind that I took this photo after I pulled out a handful for yesterday's pizza.
The pizza was enough for both of us, which we enjoyed beneath the glow of the TV screen.
Both of us agree that Mackenzie Crook's The Detectorists is a start to finish masterpiece, so it was an obvious choice to start dive right into his new series. Small Prophets just started airing, but Apple TV made the first two episodes available to stream. A+, no notes.
An easy day, a satisfying day, a frugal day. I got a few things accomplished and I got to enjoy the things that give life pleasure. Now I just need to twiddle my thumbs until the next episode of Small Prophets is available on Wednesday.
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 have a stitchery framed in my mudroom that says "don't make me go to town". Truer words ever spoken.
Sunrise yoga. Made egg bites for the week. Made mom's cookies (she has as a wicked sweet tooth, I make high protein low sugar cookies for her).
Blew leaves out of the flower beds, mowed to pick up leaves.
The giant maple leaves are starting to fall, they are head sized!
Made salad dressing, made salad in jars for 4 meals.
My Saturday was a wet mess with soccer. . .
1) We took down, washed and stored our patio set-up for the season. Is isn't going to win any design awards, but it works for us and doesn't need constant replacing.
2) On Sunday the older boy and I took advantage of the sun and raked the backyard. He questioned the need until I pointed out the nastiness of raking a WET back yard.
3) We've been re-arranging our house and changing things about to fit our changing lives. Thrift stores and re-upholstering for the win!
4) A community potluck had me reaching for my second-hand instant pot and some on-sale eggs to make a batch of deviled eggs. I spread the work out over a few days and recruit help for the peeling.
5) And, as always, packing a lunch, making my coffee, taking the bus and wearing the thrifted/ me-made wardrobe. I did put the summer stuff away and take out the winter stuff, so it's almost like having a new wardrobe! My goal is to not buy any new clothes this winter- I have too many and the growing kids will need pants soon enough!
***Extra extra extra***: CF and I have just sold NDN1's house--and to the candidate of my choice!!! We had two identical cash offers for the low "as is" asking price, and I lobbied unashamedly for the one from the buyer I know personally. He is, in fact, a brother-in-law of my eventual executor, and the first thing I did after we signed the paperwork to put the house up for sale was to email my executor and his wife and ask them to put the word out among their family and church connections. It'll be a great comfort to have members of this family next door--and also a great comfort to have the responsibility for the house taken off CF's and my hands. Three hearty huzzahs!!!