So far 2020 is treating me pretty
darn well and I hope it is the same for all of you. My first full week of the new year was a busy
one at work. I put in more overtime than
usual and I am happy for the opportunity to earn the extra income. After a long day at work I came home and
relaxed by working on a crochet project I started on Wednesday. I haven't crocheted anything for quite some
time so it has been really nice to have this to work on in the evenings. Once I am done I will have my first handmade
Christmas gift completed. I think my
intended recipient will be very pleased with it too.
My digital camera started to conk out
on me so I had been looking at replacement options for a couple of weeks. I decided to stick with what I had as I'm
very familiar with it, it is easy to use and fairly drop resistant (up to a
point) and last a long time. Plus I have
all the accessories and extra batteries.
I shopped around for the best price and settled on a seller on eBay. I placed the order and paid for it with my
PayPal credit account and will use the proceeds from my recent eBay sales to
cover that expense. I was extremely
happy it worked out that way. Pretty
much like getting it for free and all because I decided to clear some crap out
of my garage. Win-win!
I made this delicious chicken & vegetable soup from scratch
Our monthly meal plan was a godsend
for me this past week as I was able to quickly prepare meals and have plenty of
leftovers for our lunches. Not having to
stress about what to cook was a huge load of my mind too. We used up a lot of odds and ends of things
we had in the pantry and refrigerator and had no food waste to speak of.
I came home Friday evening and
decompressed from the busy work week with my crochet project, a cold beer and
watched some TV while I was at it.
Perfect way to end my work week.
I am quite happy with how this little project is turning out.
All items were either on sale or markdown plus I had a lot of coupons
Saturday morning I took my daughter
to work and decided to take advantage of the trip and do my grocery shopping
and a couple other errands. Since I was
already there it made sense. After
picking up a few really good grocery buys I headed over to Dollar Tree in hopes
they had restocked the laundry detergent. They hadn't but I did find two packages of
sparkly stuff to use for card making so I splurged.
On the way home I popped across the
street and dropped off a big box of donations at the thrift store then took the
scenic route so I could stop at Fred Meyer and pick up five packages of butter
they had on sale for $1.77 each. I think
I have enough butter in the freezer to get us through the year now including
holiday baking. I also had a $2 OFF
coupon to use on the butter making this a really great deal.
It felt really good to drop this box of donations off at the thrift store
THINGS I CLEANED IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS:
Laundry Room & Half Bathroom - cleaned mirrors & light fixture, washed decorative towels & rug, vacuumed floors. Daily swish & swipe.
Kitchen & Dining Room - cleaned microwave, vacuumed floors.
Bedrooms & Main Bathroom - vacuumed & dusted. Scrubbed tub, sink & toilet, cleaned mirrors & light fixture, washed decorative towels & bath mat. Daily swish & swipe.
Other
- one very large load of laundry, vacuumed & dusted living room, hallway
& entry, tidied up garage. Hauled a
load of donations to the thrift store and filled up the recycle bin with a lot
of cardboard.
I made my daughter this gnocchi meal all out of leftover items
THINGS
I DID TO SAVE A SMALL BUNDLE OF $$: I gave
myself a haircut. I washed a few Ziploc
bags to reuse. I started a new crochet
project using yarn from an abandoned afghan I had started a couple years ago
and didn't finish. Loaded a bunch of
digital coupons to my store rewards cards.
I kept my shopping pretty minimal and was very mindful of each item I
purchased and how I paid for those items.
THINGS
I DID TO EARN EXTRA $$: worked some
overtime, sold some items on eBay and from my Etsy shop. So very happy about those sales! I also made some more greeting cards to sell.
My great grandmother's pot got quite a workout last week ❤
I
think I did rather well and I am quite pleased with the progress I have made so
far. How was your first full thrifty
week of 2021?
My grandmother had a pot just like the one your great grandmother had. I wish I had inherited it!
ReplyDeleteThis pot is wonderful!
DeleteWell, it could have been better but things come up. I was able to stock up on a few pantry items and did a pretty good stock up while I was getting new tires in a town 50min away. I am working on a plan to go there every 6 weeks and do a huge shop and then fill in locally for dairy and veggies
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a good solid plan to me. :)
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