Due to Darren and I being out all day yesterday ( Friday ) with our cleaning work and trip to the city, my list is a little shorter this week. I typed up my frugal tasks Thursday night making my week a little shorter. Still, we did manage to make the most of what we have here at the Gower Abundant Cottage.
* Cut up 3 old socks that had holes in the heel. These will be used as garden ties.
* Gratefully received some chicken and roast potatoes leftover from a lunch meeting.
* Gratefully received some card making supplies, a couple of pillowcases and steel wool pads from a swap table at my card making group. The pillow case material will be used in a few crafts ( maybe apron pockets ) and the steel wool will be used to clean my oven racks.
* Cleaned the kettle with citric acid.
* Cut more broccoli from our garden. I've blanched and flash frozen it for future meals.
* Fed broccoli plants, a lettuce plant, bread crusts and weeds to the chickens.
* Made up a bottle of Miracle Spray to sell to a friend.
* Used a Gold Class movie gift card ( given as a present in 2019 ) to watch a movie in the city for our wedding anniversary on Friday.
* Mended my reusable shopping bags. I bought them about 10 years ago and they are made from a nylon type of material ( like rain parkas ). They are lightweight and I keep them in my handbag for department store type purchases. Occasionally the seams start to split so I run the sewing machine over them before the hole gets too big.
* Oiled our wooden chopping boards with olive oil and a paper towel. They've come up looking like new.
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| Darren's flower display on the deck |
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| Plum tree in full bloom |
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| An oiled chicken chopping board. |
Going to the movies would've been a lovely treat for your anniversary, Wendy. Even better with a gift card!
ReplyDeleteSome frugal things from our place this week:
* shopped around for best price on gift for Fathers' Day and saved $30.
* bought cream cheese to make homemade cheesecake for Fathers' Day, already have other ingredients.
* bought 2x 500g mince, 1x chicken tenders and 1x large bag salad mix at marked down prices when did late evening grocery shop. Saved total of $14 on these purchases.
* made stir fry, fish and salad wraps, fried rice, chicken rissoles and rice for dinners this week + ravioli from freezer
* mended pocket of school uniform shirt
* got all washing done on sunny day before forecast rain
* enjoyed lovely free lunch as part of a staff event at my work.
Have a lovely week!
Meg