I all the time really feel like I submit many how-to’s and never many “actual lifes”. Though I do try to incorporate that into my newer posts, I’ve typically thought that it is perhaps much more useful for my readership to get a greater glimpse inside what our easy/homestead/from scratch/frugal life actually appears like.
Frugal Friday Week 6
So I’ve began a brand new sequence referred to as Frugal Fridays and wish your assist. My concept for this sequence is to share a few of the initiatives/recipes/issues we labored on this week and, usually, simply what life appears like.
I would like your assist as a result of, sure, I’ve tried one thing related earlier than, and I gave up after some time. I obtained bored, felt like nobody was studying it or cared, and I moved on to different initiatives. So what I would like you to do every week is to share what your week regarded like within the feedback part. I feel it may preserve us ALL accountable and will function an encouragement to others!
So let’s dive proper into this week!
Meals We Ate This Week
I had an honest meal plan this week because of all of the prepping I did final week. We ended up with a bunch of leftovers although in direction of the tip of the week in order that’s what we’ve been consuming up for just a few days now!
Breakfasts –
Lunches –
- Egg Drop Soup
- Stroganoff
- “Large Plate”
- Chicken Nuggets
- Fish Sticks
- Quesadillas
- Pizza
Suppers –
- Meatballs
- Balsamic and Cherry Roast
- Tacos
- BBQ Spice Rooster Wings
- Hamburger Soup
- Leftovers!
Buying I Did
Oh buying I did this week! I discussed final week that I used to be going to go thrifting, which I did! I discovered just a few luggage price of stuff for the house and children. I spent $13 on the children garments within the image above. I obtained just a few different issues as properly and spent about $40 complete.
After which I went on one other buying spree…however on-line. Now I understand how many containers I’ve for planting seed begins and what I’m going to wish. I ordered extra lighting for the shelving models I’ve. My husband additionally obtained me one other shelf for vegetation from Costco when he went this week (see the image of the one I’ve under). Then I ordered a bunch extra pots and trays and planting issues! Right here’s a bullet checklist as a result of it was quite a bit:
- The VermiHut – I’ve been wanting a worm farm ceaselessly and after performing some analysis, I ended up shopping for this tray fashion one. I shall be positive and do a weblog submit on it as soon as I get it up and going and see if it was price it! I ordered Purple Wiggler Composter worms from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm due to the assure he provides.
- Plant Lighting – I ordered a number of extra of those as a result of I’m going to extend them to 2 per shelf on my plant beginning cabinets. These are new for me this yr as an alternative of the purple gentle ones and I like them up to now. They supply extra gentle than the opposite ones I had and I like that it’s not purple.
- Square Pots – I ordered extra of those in each sizes that they carry. I like them for the vegetation that have to develop bigger and for an extended time period as a result of they go exterior (for me that’s peppers, tomatoes, fruit vegetation, and so forth). They slot in a 1020 tray (customary seed beginning tray).
- 1020 Trays – I’ve run out of those and wanted extra. Those from Bootstrap Farmer are palms down my favourite. I’ve by no means discovered different trays which are this sturdy.
- 50 Count Seed Trays – I ordered a few of each the 50 depend and the 32 depend trays (however couldn’t discover a hyperlink to the 32 depend). These are additionally from Bootstrap and are very heavy obligation.
- Silicone Pans – This isn’t associated to planting however I did organize them! I’m going to make use of these as reusable freezer meal pans. I don’t like the concept of cooking in aluminum and all the waste it causes as properly so I’m going to strive these.
Exterior Initiatives We Labored On
That within the image above my associates is extra snow. This previous week I feel it’s snowed each single day. Whereas very fairly, it implies that exterior work continues to be ready on nicer days.
Inside Initiatives We Labored On
I used to be busy taking part in within the dust this week…inside that’s. I planted 100 cabbage seeds (3 totally different sorts. Two for summer time consuming and 1 form for storage in the root cellar) and 50 pepper seeds. My celery is beginning to come up and the remainder of my vegetation are wanting good as properly. I have to plant broccoli seeds quickly as properly (I plant these exterior within the low tunnels in April) however I would like extra space and lights for vegetation first.
I made a batch of hen broth from the chickens that we raised and butchered final yr. I used this to make some soup this week and put the remaining within the freezer for subsequent week.
The children and I are getting somewhat bored from being always snowed in. So we determined so as to add just a few additional parts to our college day to assist. This week we had a number of days of constructing lunches from different international locations that go together with our historical past research. The image above is Russian Stroganoff (served with very non-traditional, however tasty, canned nectarines and corn).
Books I’m Studying
I instructed you final week I had gotten 100 Days of Real Food, Fast and Fabulous, and Not Your Mother’s Make Ahead and Freeze Cookbook from the library. Listed here are my ideas on each!
I discovered just a few recipes that we favored within the 100 Days of Actual Meals Quick and Fabulous guide however I feel I favored Lisa’s first guide, 100 Days of Real Food higher. There simply gave the impression to be extra that we’d use.
The Make Forward and Freeze Cookbook appears to have a number of handsome recipes that I’d wish to strive. Nonetheless, I did make the Breakfast Cookies (I discussed them in final week’s submit) they usually weren’t a household favourite. I must strive just a few extra issues I bookmarked.
Weblog Posts I Wrote
I’ll add this part so you may also compensate for the latest blog posts I put up in case I missed sharing them in my newsletters this week!
- Best Plants for the AeroGarden – I get requested about my AeroGarden quite a bit as a result of I take advantage of it each winter. On this submit I’m breaking down what appears to develop one of the best in addition to easy methods to refill it with out the costly pods.
- Frugal Cookies – I up to date this weblog submit as a result of it has an excellent straightforward recipe for Skinny Mint cookies. I believed a few of you may want that one proper now!
- Buttermilk Muffin Recipe – My mother posted this one this week. It appears tremendous good!
- Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe – That is certainly one of our favourite recipes as a result of it’s really easy, multi-purpose, and so tasty.
- Tuiles – I’ve a bunch of searches for this recipe so I up to date this very outdated weblog submit which jogged my memory how tasty these little treats are.
Trying Forward to Subsequent Week
I plan on getting up all the plant lighting and the brand new plant shelf that I purchased (offered that it really comes on time!). The one shelf hasn’t triggered a lot of a problem however I’ll must re-arrange the lounge to suit the second shelf. I’ll get a few of the flower seeds started for my pollinator section in the garden.
So inform me….what did life seem like for you this week? What did you do, make, or plan to do?
Merissa has been running a blog about and living the simple life since 2009 and has internationally revealed 2 books on the subject. You may examine Merissa’s journey from penniless to the 100-acre farm and ministry on the About Page. You may ship her a message any time from the Contact Page.
