Last week was a much
more satisfying and productive thrifty week for me.
After a busy and
rather hectic month of March our poor little home was a bit neglected. Sunday the girls helped me spring clean our
living room, dining room, hallway and laundry room. We also cleaned the kitchen, both bathrooms
and mopped all of the floors. I did a
ton of laundry and even washed bedding too.
It was not the typical restful Sunday we usually try for but it sure
felt good to have everything nice and cleaned up.
Banana muffin, scrambled eggs w/ homemade salsa, fruit salad |
The weather was nice
enough I was able to open the windows and air out the house that day too. Fresh air makes the house smell so nice. Makes it feel cleaner too.
My youngest went
through all of her clothes and pulled out items she has outgrown. She had a big bag full for us to donate to
the thrift store. I added a couple items
to her bag as well. We stopped on the
way home from track practice Tuesday so she could drop it off.
I used a really ripe
banana up by making a batch of delicious whole wheat banana muffins. We enjoyed those for several days at
breakfast.
We went to the
library to return the books we finished reading and checked out some new ones.
I did a Fred Meyer store
survey and added an extra 50 bonus points toward a fuel discount on my rewards
card.
It was time to
replace my toothbrush so I stopped in at the dollar store to get a new one, a
few toiletry items, a box of sandwich bags and a large bottle of fabric
softener. I also got an Easter card to
send to my aunt. I spent $9.
Beef Stroganoff, sauteed green beans |
We concentrated on
preparing meals using items we already had on hand in the pantry, refrigerator
and freezer. As a result we had some
really good meals which included Hoison Chicken with rice, Beef stroganoff with
bowtie pasta, Taco Salad made with vegetarian chili, Sirloin Steak with baked
potatoes & a nice green salad, Salmon with leftover veggies I reheated, plus loads of leftovers for lunches and
additional suppers. We also had a lot of
fresh fruits and veggies to add to our meals and eat as snacks.
I got some serious
mileage with some soap last week. I
added water to rinse out the last bit of laundry detergent in the bottle which
allowed me enough to wash a load of clothes.
I also rinsed out the fabric softener bottle to add to another load I
ran. In the kitchen I added water to the
tail end of a bottle of dish soap and washed dishes for another four days. I rinsed the gooey soapy residue off of the
cap and washed an extra sink full of dishes with the soapy water it made.
Freezer haul |
Saturday morning I
went through the freezer in the kitchen and pulled out all kinds of goodies - leftover
vegetable lasagna, chicken verde and some pot roast. It hardly made a dent. Turns out I have more stuff stashed in there
then I thought, which is often the case.
Needless to say the girls and I won't be doing a whole lot of cooking
this week, which is great because we have a fairly full schedule.
I received another
JC Penney $10 OFF $10 purchase coupon in the mail so I decided to incorporate a
trip to the mall into my regular Saturday morning shopping trip. I picked up a nice Christmas gift for my
youngest daughter and only spent $7 out of pocket. I'm pretty happy about that. I also used the other free item coupon at
Bath & Body Works to pick up a mini shower gel. I put that in my stocking stuffer stash. I now have two lotions and two shower gels.
Saturday morning groceries |
I washed out several
ziploc bags to reuse. I composted tea
bags, coffee grounds, egg shells and banana peels. We gave our kitchen scraps to the chickens. They laid oodles of eggs too so we are really
well stocked.
How was your thrifty
week?
I am finished with cleaning out my house. I had a total of 18 kitchen trash can liner bags, 4-55 gal trash can liner bags, 8 Walmart bags, too much this n that, gave a lot away, 47+ pairs of socks, 60+ cassette tapes, stack of patched sheets (out for grease rags), stacks of stuff out to husby's shop for grease rags.... I AM DONE AS OF SATURDAY @ 2:30P... now I'm thinking basement, basement... all went to SA... they made a killin' !!
ReplyDeleteWow! Congratulations on a huge job completed. I bet it feels really good. What is it about socks? Somehow we always end up with tons of pairs of socks. Far more than one person truly needs. Ha, ha!
DeleteYou did really well! I keep hoping to get some more Bath and Body Works coupons in the mail here soon. I want to try out some of the newer fragrances that they have out now. ;) Your stroganov sure looked good and it does some like your freezer is stuffed with all kinds of good food. I hope you have a wonderful week and are able to get some good sleep each night. Be blessed!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debbie. That was a pretty good batch of stroganoff, if I do say so myself. I hope you have a wonderful and well rested week too. Take care my friend. :0)
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