Monday: I've lost some weight and my pants are too big so I ran a seam down the outside of each leg to make them smaller. I also took in the seams on 6 blouses and mended some underwear. I cooked up several different vegetables from my garden so all I have to do is reheat for dinner. I find the more I can cook ahead the less temptation there is to eat out. I have a lot more energy in the morning than I do at 4pm. *smile* I saved egg shells to make another batch of fertilizer for the garden. Baked my son's birthday cake in the early morning so that I wouldn't heat up the house.
Tuesday: I worked 3 hours in the morning at Miss Alice's so I don't do as much at home on Tuesday's to save money. I saved the rinse water from my dishes and threw it on my plants..... I'm trying to use up food that has been buried in my freezer. I found a bag of fish stick so we had them for dinner along with a cucumber, tomato and red onion salad with Italian dressing. Looked up on the internet how to freeze okra. I'll be doing that one day this week.
Wednesday: I hung a load of wash on the clothes line .... used the rinse water from the washing machine to water some plants .... cooked vegetables for dinner in my solar cooker which saved electricity and didn't heat up my kitchen . I made 2 batches of homemade snow cone syrup instead of buying it for the grandkiddos.
Snow Cone Syrup
2 cups of sugar
1 cup of water
1 package of Kool-Aid
Heat sugar and water until it comes to a
full boil. Remove from heat and add Kool-Aid.
Cool. Refrigerate up to 1 month.
Thursday: Stained a 'free' outdoor bench with some dark stain. The wood was weather worn. After applying a dark stain it looks brand new. I covered the bench this past winter with a large sheet of heavy plastic to shield if from the weather. Taking care of what I own helps things last longer which saves me money in the long run. Hung clothes on the line. Saved a bread wrapper and cake mix plastic pouch to re-use. Picked enough okra to freeze so I baked it for 10 minutes at 350, cooled and then put in the freezer. I made homemade spaghetti sauce from tomatoes I grew and put it over spaghetti squash (also grown in my garden) for dinner.
kitchen and house cooler.
Friday: My son and daughter in love brought over 4 buckets of free horse manure for the garden. Made a yummy salad from our garden veggies of sliced thin zucchini, red onion and tomatoes with zesty Italian dressing. Chopped Hungarian peppers from my garden and froze them.
Saturday: I made homemade spelt flour tortillas for breakfast burritos. Cut my husband's hair. Washed my car at home using 1 bucket for soapy water and 1 bucket for the rinse water. Picked strawberries from my garden and froze them for smoothies. Hung out a load of laundry on the clothes line.
Sunday: Church and then home for a day of rest. :-)
How did your week go? What did you do this week?
Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. Eccl. 5:10 NIV
Remember the poor....
My 'outdoor kitchen' in my garage. It helps keep my kitchen and house cooler.
Friday: My son and daughter in love brought over 4 buckets of free horse manure for the garden. Made a yummy salad from our garden veggies of sliced thin zucchini, red onion and tomatoes with zesty Italian dressing. Chopped Hungarian peppers from my garden and froze them.
Saturday: I made homemade spelt flour tortillas for breakfast burritos. Cut my husband's hair. Washed my car at home using 1 bucket for soapy water and 1 bucket for the rinse water. Picked strawberries from my garden and froze them for smoothies. Hung out a load of laundry on the clothes line.
Sunday: Church and then home for a day of rest. :-)
How did your week go? What did you do this week?
Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. Eccl. 5:10 NIV
Remember the poor....
