Thrifty Tuesday

 

The end of another month, really time is just whizzing by.

So what thrifty things have I been up to this week. 

I walked pretty much every day thus saving fuel and the cost of a gym membership.

I darned a pair of Harvey's socks and he actually said he can't even tell. 

I am using up all those small tubes of hand lotion that I received as gifts from students, and will soon start on the larger ones that Kris always seems to get me when he gets me smelly bath things.

I added some water to my shampoo bottle and will now get some more washes out of it.

Did up the budget numbers today and we are once again under budget. I am hoping that continues until the end of December. It would be nice to finish off a year with extra cash in the bank. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

My neck is much better today and that is a big relief. I figure if I am careful, and don't sleep funny tonight, everything should be back to normal by tomorrow. Well at least I hope. 

So what's on the menu for this week.

Monday

Mushroom meatballs, leftover mashed potatoes and a salad.

Tuesday

Scalloped potato and ham casserole, served with green beans and the remains of the salad.

Wednesday

Leftovers from Monday this time served over noodles, mixed veggies.

Thursday

I get supper out as a thank you for helping with the Bible study. Harvey can finish off the scalloped potato and ham casserole.

Friday

Fish, homemade fries, and salad.

Saturday

Hot wings, pasta, and leftover salad.

Sunday

Beef roast, roast potatoes, roasted carrots. I may even try making some gravy, not something I do very often.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

 Just a quick post as I am nursing a sore neck. I must have slept wrong last night and now am suffering for that. 

Harvey is watching his beloved Saskatchewan Roughriders play. Hopefully the pull off a win. 

I have made my goal/project list for next month, my extra cleaning list and my monthly menu. All the little household tasks were completed albeit a bit slower than usual. I even managed to get my Christmas ornaments done and a bit of knitting. 

Sewing on the other hand will need to wait until my neck is not so stiff and sore.

In other words just a very quiet and laid back day.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Frugal Friday

I am taking a break from knitting as my thumb joint on my hand where I broke my wrist (twice in the same place) is giving me grief. I have put on my stretchy fingerless glove and hopefully that helps. I need to keep right on working in order to get all done for Christmas.

However this post is about my frugal week, so I better get started.

1.  Baked two loaves of bread this week.

2.  Drapes open to let in the sunlight during the day and use solar heat in the house. Closed in the early evening to keep heat in.

3.  Using an old flannel sheet that does not work on our bed any longer (why do things seem to shrink?) to make Hubby a pair of sleep pants. There could be enough left to fashion me a nightie.

4.  Lots of use it ups in the food department, and the items that were not used up have been bagged or put into containers for use later.

5.  I managed (or will manage) two meatless meals this week.

6.  Used up fabric from the stash and fashioned three Christmas gifts.

7.  Used up a small hand lotion and am working on the next one. My hands really dry out when knitting.

8.  Downloaded free reading material onto my ereader, and a couple that were on deep discount. I used my gift card from last Christmas to purchase those.

I told Harvey I probably spent a bit more on groceries this month, but still hopefully am under budget. That I will find out on Tuesday. However, Harvey says when he looks at the grocery fliers he is almost sick at how prices have risen. Still by only shopping every two weeks what I can't save on groceries I definitely save on fuel for the vehicle.

I have also taken to using the phone to check on contracts to see if there is any way that I can renew or cancel online. Seems to be working.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating today.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Mid Week Check In

I missed my post yesterday, time just got away from me. Don't ask me how cause I have no earthly idea. However, some of the problem could be rooted in the fact that the last two nights I have been unable to get comfortable in bed. This would happen because of aching hips. I would find what I thought was a comfortable position, and then in 15 minutes need to shift as I would start to ache. Oh my, I do hope tonight is better.

I managed to get Harvey and I appointments for our booster shots. We get them Dec. 7th so will be great for Christmas visiting. Now if the anti-vaxxers in the family would get done, I would feel even safer.

We got snow overnight and colder temperatures (could that be why I was so achy????) and we had the appointment to get our regular tires taken off and the snow tires put on. Another get ready for the winter chore ticked off the list.

Been busy sewing this week. Three pairs of oven mitts for the men in my family, and Harvey now has a gardening apron.

Got some fabric used up and managed to use up some bought binding as well.

This is the first strip in Kris's knitted blanket.

You can barely make out the cat in the center. It does show up better in real life. I plan on doing three strips of black and two of white. I picked those colours because his cat Eiko is black and white. 

Then even though I probably will not get a chance to work on the t-shirt rug I did do some work. I got the larger strips cut up into 4 so I can get moving on that right away once a few more projects are completed.

Tomorrow since my day will be cut by the last Bible study, and Zoom dance in the evening I plan on getting my Christmas cards started. Perhaps even get a couple of letters done to go in at least two of them. I may even find a bit of time to cut out a pair of sleep pants for Harvey to replace the ones I cut into rags.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Mondy

 

I can't believe it is the last full week of the month. It is crunch time around here. 

Monday

Beef stew served with slices of homemade bread.

Tuesday

A chicken casserole to use up a bag of the roast chicken from Sunday.

Wednesday

Leftover Beef Stew along with dumplings.

Thursday

The leftover Chicken Casserole.

Friday

Pulling out a tray of the Eggplant Parma.

Saturday

Using up some soup from the fridge freezer. I will probably make grilled cheese sandwiches to use up some of the cheese in the fridge.

Sunday

Ham, rice and mixed veggies. (Could be a tossed salad instead of the mixed veggies).

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.