It is really warm today, almost 22 Celsius which is amazing. Just too bad that the cold is going to be returning bringing with it some heavy, wet snow. I am keeping my fingers crossed that this will miss us. Heavy, wet snow can cause lots of damage to fruit trees and bushes.
I have actually gotten a few things completed this week project wise to share with all of you, and there will be a picture of the ongoing weaving that I hope will be finished very soon. I would love to get this first scarf completed, and the loom moved out of the way so as to cut out some clothing patterns.
Here are the binders that contain all those recipes and craft projects I printed off. The binder contains the recipes we really enjoyed, and the crafts I want to work on over the coming years. There is still room to add to both as I find recipes we like or crafts that could save us money, or use up items from my various craft stashes.
A new and much more organized inventory of my fridge freezer. Hopefully this will keep me on the straight and narrow. The older one was not easily cleaned and really did not look at all nice.
I have two more small white boards on my shopping list for this week. One for the larger side of my pantry in the kitchen, and the other for the top part over the built in microwave where I keep my pasta. I will next purchase another couple one for the smaller side of the kitchen pantry, and the other for the chest freezer. The one I have on the upright meat freezer is working a treat.
Working on the scarf, I believe I have about 12" completed and there are red stripes on the end you can not see. I am hoping to get at least another 20 to 24 inches done over the week and be able to take this off the loom.
No picture of the mitts as of yet, just finishing off pair number 9 of this larger size and once pair number 10 is done, a picture will be forthcoming.
I also did lots of bean preparations this week and those are residing in the freezer packaged nicely in the chest freezer. I will try my hand at crackers, tortillas, and will probably make some mini donuts or cookies next week. Heck since I seem to be on a roll lately the black beans and pinto beans will be cooked and frozen as well.
While my days might seem complicated to many, they really aren't. As I declutter and organize things just seem to get simpler. Cooking in bulk or getting those items necessary for different foods done ahead, make meal prep and meal planning so much easier. I no longer waste time looking for something I need and either not finding it or losing it in the cupboard, fridge, freezer or in the craft room.
My lists help me concentrate and as I mark items off it makes me smile. I am so glad to know that I am not the only list lover on this planet.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
I keep a white board on my kitchen fridge of things to put on my lists. I keep a menu list and A shopping list on my phone. And all appointments are kept on my phone calendar with alarms to remind me a couple days in advance. I think that's it. Now I just utilize technology to house my lists. It's funny because when I'm in a group I'll hear the reminder,alarms from others, going off which also is nice to know I'm not the only one.
ReplyDeleteI keep my appointments on a paper calendar that I have in the kitchen. I use my computer mostly for searches, email and my blog.
ReplyDeleteI am a list maker, it clears your mind to know you have it listed somewhere, we ask Alexa to add items to our shopping list, which shows up on our phones, much easier than a paper list. We do share our calendar together and with daughter, so we can see at a glance who is doing what, we have a viewing screen in our office, which we set to show the week, which I love to check most mornings.
ReplyDeleteWhite board is a great idea. You surely have kept yourself active this week. That scarf will be so nice when finished.
ReplyDeleteLots of rain here and I think next few days. I need to get dead plants dealt with so new growth can come through but not doing g in the rain. My phone calendar helps me and I have a small dry erase board on my refrigerator where I jot quick things as will my kids if they think of dates and such.
ReplyDeleteWow, 22C! We got nowhere near that temperature, though it did reach to about 4-5C and lots of melting happened. There was a large lake forming in the backyard but the ground must have thawed sufficiently that it disappeared overnight.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly seem to be enjoying your loom. I'm looking forward to seeing the photo of the scarf.
We're slowly getting more organized here too and finding it means less waste.
Your wipe boards are a great idea for your food inventories. I look forward to seeing your scarf and mittens once finished.
ReplyDelete22 degrees is but a dream here - at least for now. Today it's finally made it into double digits with it currently being 10 and raining.
ReplyDeleteI'm a paper list girl and have a notepad hanging on the fridge where we jot down things as we need them. We use several pages - one for each store we visit.