Sunday
morning was cool and overcast. By
comparison to the past two months our weather has dramatically changed. We scarcely use the A/C units anymore
although I still open all the windows and our back door each morning and let
the fresh air in. I got my day started
with hot coffee and some writing before I headed into the kitchen to put on a
batch of beanless chili for my youngest.
While that cooked in our largest slow cooker I got my Sunday chores done
and the laundry. Once the chili was done
I canned six pints and set a dish of chili in the refrigerator for my
daughter. Then I went back to my laptop
for more writing, financial planning, monthly planning as well grocery and meal
planning for next month. I also read a
book for a while. It was a great day.
I refilled our rice canisters with 10 pounds of rice I had purchased last year
Monday
it was back to work for me and school for the youngest. The oldest is back to college on the first of
September but in the meantime she is working as many hours as she can at her
job in preparation. My youngest is
working part time too and both girls are in super saver mode. They are very careful and thoughtful
spenders. They make this mama very
proud.
Last
week I re-purchased a copy (used) of Your
Money or Your Life and have been reading it lately. I also purchased the updated version (also
used) for my oldest. It is still a great
read and very much applicable. This time
around I was excited to see how many of the things suggested in this book I
actually do and I am thrilled to see that I do A LOT of them. My mindset with regards to my relationship
with money and possessions seems to fall right in line. I initially read this book ages ago but it
has obviously made an impact on me all these years. I find that pretty darn exciting.
I
worked a full week and then on Saturday my intent was to relax and spend time
in the craft room after I did my chores.
My chores ended up morphing into a project in the laundry room,
however. I ended up switching my washer
and dryer around, re doing the venting and then did a purge and reorganize of
the whole room. It felt really good to
get a project under my belt and feel capable and accomplished. Plus!
I love, love, love how it turned out.
I have plans this winter to give the laundry room and our downstairs
bathroom a refresh, but for now, just this little project being complete is
very satisfying. Oh! And the cost to do this project = $0.
I turned this 3 pounds of ground beef into 7 pints of beanless chili
THINGS
WE ATE LAST WEEK: Swedish meatballs, beanless
chili, nachos, spaghetti & meat sauce, pesto gnocchi.
THINGS I CLEANED IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS:
Laundry Room & Half Bathroom - Cleaned mirrors, scrubbed sink & toilet, vacuumed & mopped floors, cleaned wall art. Daily swish & swipe.
Kitchen & Dining Room - Vacuumed & spot mopped floors. Daily swish & swipe.
Bedrooms & Main Bathroom - Cleaned mirror, cleaned tub, vacuumed & dusted. Daily swish & swipe.
Other
- three large loads of laundry. Vacuumed
& dusted living room, hallway & both entryways, cleaned mirror. Cleaned our box fans.
We gave our box fans a good cleaning
THINGS
I DID TO SAVE A SMALL BUNDLE OF $$: I did
not grocery shop last week. We did not
use our A/C units last week.
It's hard work being a kid and a kitty
THINGS
I DID TO EARN EXTRA $$: I worked a small
amount of overtime.
I cleaned, purged and reorganized this shelf unit
How was your thrifty
week?
Sounds like a great week! Love your laundry room! It looks great!
ReplyDeleteI need to reread Your Money or Your life. It has been too long.
What a sweet picture of your girl and kitty!
BEST....BOOK.....EVER! I read this in the 90s and it was life changing for us as well. Following the steps faithfully I retired 7y early :-)
ReplyDeleteAn older friend of mine said this years ago: Now that I can afford broccoli, I'd rather grow it. So true. My gazingas pin was books at over $1100/year back then. Now that I can afford them, I still prefer the library. Good habits are awesome!
AGREED!!! I'm with you on the library. I hardly own any books myself, but the library is a treasure trove of good reading. :)
DeleteI used to get those box fans from trash heaps. I took off the back and cleaned the gunk and hair. then, I took off the front and cleaned those, too. The hair and lint gets wrapped around the hub. I would clean the blades and inside and outside of the cabinet, use the vacuum on the hub. The fans worked and I gave them to people who had no ac and needed a fan.
ReplyDeleteI used my box fan to move the room ac to another room instead of leaving the ac on all the time. I hope I still have that.
What a lovely thing you did. We love our box fans for a multitude of reasons. :o)
DeleteLove that shelf unit with the detergent
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