We enjoyed a
rather quiet and low-key week at our house.
As a result I was able to make some serious progress on a huge project
I've been working on. I'll be sharing
that with all of you once it is completed.
I cooked all
of our meals from our well stocked freezers and pantry. We had plenty of leftovers to keep us in
lunches all week as well.
I did not
grocery shop this week, or do any other shopping for that matter.
We used up
every last bit of shampoo in the bottle before tossing it into the recycle bin.
We enjoyed
Family Movie Nite and watched DVDs from our collection. My oldest made brownies from a mix we had in
the pantry. I made for a very nice
evening.
The chickens
gave us two dozen eggs this week and in turn we gave them plenty of kitchen
scraps to enjoy. The girls gathered up
the apples that had fallen from the tree and gave those to the ladies as
well. They were in heaven.
The oldest
passed down her school uniforms to her sister as she no longer needs them. Three of the polo shirts are in really good
condition but faded. I had ordered a
bottle of Rit dye from Amazon last month ($4) so on Saturday morning the
youngest and I dyed all three of them and they look brand new! These shirts retail for $14.99 each so in
essence we saved $41 over replacing them.
I'd much rather recycle them anyway.
We are rather pleased with ourselves.
When we
finished the shirts I dyed two of my faded dish towels with the leftover
dye. Why not since we had it? J They look great as well. Just like new.
My neighbor
had a yard sale and I bought this cute little nightstand for $10. It is really solid and sturdy but it has way
too many coats of paint on it. I plan to
sand it down and repaint it. I also plan
to change out the knob. I'm super
excited. Another sweet little item for
my retirement house.
Remember the
set of lace curtains I got last week at a yard sale for $2? After running them through the washer and
dryer I loosely folded and hung them on a hanger in the laundry room. I left them there all week as I wanted to
make sure they were completely dry with no trace of moisture that would cause
them to mold. On Saturday I pulled out
from my stash a vinyl zippered case a set of sheets had come in and after
folding up the curtains it was the perfect size to store them in. I feel comfortable keeping them in there now
all protected from dust and such after they hung all week.
I made a
nice pot of navy been soup using the ham and ham broth from a big hambone I
cooked up and defatted last month. It
made a delicious soup and there was plenty to put away in the freezer to enjoy
later.
I finished the eyelet doily I had cut out last month. Then I finished the embellished crazy quilt
throw pillow I started a couple of months ago.
I can't wait to share that pillow with all of you in an upcoming post.
I had a scrap of muslin in my stash of leftovers so I hemmed the
edges with a decorative stitch. Now I
have a new super soft and lint-free eyeglass cleaning cloth. J
How was your
thrifty week?
made a zucchini cake & froze 3, 2c bags
ReplyDeletehad 2 meals of gr beans from my little garden plus a handful of tomatoes-now & then..
washed out a lot of zip loc bags
made my own bug spray for my garden..
continously making pops for my grands with or juice & lemonade, 92c molds from Walmart...
have a happy week!
Wow! Good for you! Sounds like a terrific week to me. :)
DeleteYou did really well! I love that you redyed the shirts and the dishcloths. I need to do this to some jeans of mine and my husband's. I blogged about my savings on my blog.
ReplyDeleteI will check that out! I think dyeing jeans is a great idea.
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