Sunday morning I packed our little cooler with some food, filled
up our water bottles and tossed the sunscreen into my purse. The girls and I hopped into the car and
headed off to the beach for a few hours of fun in the sun and water. It was really nice to take a break from our
projects and enjoy some family time playing and relaxing.
My oldest daughter was anxious to get back to work on her car so
by 2:00 we were heading back home. Ready
to get busy once again and finish up Phase 2 of her car repairs we jumped into
our grubby clothes and got right to work.
Check back tomorrow to see what we did.
I think you'll like the results.
She sure does and is super happy about it.
The rest of the week went by in a blur. We completed two more projects on my
daughter's car during the week. Those
posts will coming up in the next couple of weeks.
I worked a lot of extra hours
last week so I'll have quite a bit of overtime on my next paycheck. Yay! I
really appreciate that!
I kept our meals pretty simple.
A salad or vegetable and meat. It
has been a warmer week for us so keeping things fresh and light, plus quick and
easy prepping, seemed like a really good idea this past week. Especially with me getting home from work
later than usual.
I borrowed some hedge trimmers from a co-worker saving me the cost
of buying my own or renting them. Since
this is a tool I rarely use it makes more sense for me to borrow one than to
own one.
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| I mix one tablespoon of shower gel into a cup of warm water |
I used some warm vanilla
sugar shower gel to mix up a batch of foaming hand soap refill solution. I used it to top off my kitchen and bathroom
dispensers. I love that scent. It is one of our favorites.
We washed out several Ziploc bags to reuse.
Some
of the 15 Minute Chores I accomplished
to keep my home in order:
Laundry Room & Half Bathroom - cleaned
sink & toilet. Daily swish &
swipe.
Dining Room - vacuumed floor, dusted
shelves and chair rail.
Kitchen -
vacuumed floor, cleaned microwave and appliances.
Bedrooms & Main Bathroom - vacuumed
& dusted. My oldest cleaned the
bathroom. Daily swish & swipe.
Other - three loads of laundry, vacuumed &
dusted living room, hallway & entry.
Swept front porch.
How
was your thrifty week?
Warm vanilla sugar does smell good! I have so many soaps from BBW that it will be a long time until I need to do this.
ReplyDeleteI like to stock up on them when they go on sale. This year I'm trying not to go in there much so I have to make my stash last. ;)
DeleteYour cliffhangers are killers! I am dying to see how your daughter's car is turning out--particularly that roof. I can't imagine what you had up your sleeve to get it to look nice, but I am sure it was innovative and that the results are great!
ReplyDeleteLOL You only need to wait until tomorrow. I think you are going to like it.
DeleteYou girls make me tired; you stay so busy. You are teaching them great things!
ReplyDeleteI don't mind telling you, I'm getting a little tired myself. :0)
DeleteI will have to try the idea with the shower gel, definitely less expensive than buying hand soap.
ReplyDeleteIf you've noticed someone has been on your blog a lot lately, that would likely be me. I went back to the very beginning and I'm into 2016 now. I've enjoyed reading the blog and have snitched one of your ideas - the list of 30 items for 30 days. I've just started my list, there are things I do regularly but I've also put a few on the list that are somewhat outside my comfort zone. Thanks for the idea!
If I use regular shower gel then I use 2 Tbs in 1 cup of water. B&BW shower gel is thicker and more concentrated than most.
DeleteGood for you! Enjoy the 30 Things In 30 Days. I had a lot of fun with it. In fact I've often thought about doing it again.