I at all times really feel like I put up many how-to’s and never many “actual lifes”. Though I do attempt to incorporate that into my newer posts, I’ve usually thought that it could be much more useful for my readership to get a greater glimpse within what our easy/homestead/from scratch/frugal life actually seems to be like.
Frugal Friday Week 21
So I’ve began a brand new collection referred to as Frugal Friday and want your assist. My concept for this collection is to share among the initiatives/recipes/issues we labored on this week and, usually, simply what life seems to be like.
I want your assist as a result of I’ve tried one thing comparable earlier than, and I gave up after some time. I received bored, felt like nobody was studying it or cared, and I moved on to different initiatives. So what I want you to do every week is to share what your week appeared like within the feedback part. I believe it may preserve us ALL accountable and will function an encouragement to others!
So let’s dive proper into this week!
Meals We Ate
I didn’t preserve monitor of a lot of our meals from this week however right here’s what I keep in mind!
Yogurt and Granola, Pancakes, Sausage and Eggs, Egg Sandwiches, Doughnuts, Banana Muffins, Chef Salads, Rooster Meatballs, Sausage and Candy Potato Fries, Marinated Flank Steak and Inexperienced Beans, and Egg and Sausage Sandwiches.
Purchasing I Did
The one procuring we did was to select up a number of issues for tenting, though we principally used what we had at residence for meals. We additionally paid to go to the 1880 City in central South Dakota, which regardless of having lived right here my entire life, I’d by no means been to! It wasn’t the good place we’ve ever been nevertheless it was a pleasant place to stroll round in the course of a street journey.
Exterior Initiatives We Labored On
This week was a tragic week on our homestead. We had an enormous hail storm on Tuesday evening with none warning. All of it occurred inside a span of about quarter-hour, and the one time I needed to do something (at 1am) was the two minutes I used to shut the home windows to the home, which we go away open at evening.
Wednesday morning was spent choosing up the items and determining what to do subsequent. I’ve exhausted my funds for seeds and vegetation this yr so I dug via my older backyard seeds and replanted every thing that I assumed nonetheless has an opportunity to make it within the time now we have this summer season. The tomatoes and peppers have been principally protected by the greenhouse as was one row of cabbage.
The whole lot else shall be a ready sport to see what survives and what isn’t going to make it. In a couple of week, we should always know higher what the backyard state of affairs seems to be like.
Inside Initiatives We Labored On
Sunday and Monday we took a street journey/tenting journey to go to mates and get away from issues for a brief period of time. It wasn’t actually an inside venture however we did take our camper that we’ve been engaged on. The brand new triple bunk system labored effectively.
I additionally rearranged the home this week and moved the lounge into the eating room area and the eating room into the lounge area. Now now we have a cozier front room and I’ll have extra space this summer season for canning initiatives (if I get to do them!).
Weblog Posts I Wrote
- No Cook Meal Ideas – This put up has a number of concepts on find out how to make meals this summer season with out turning on the oven.
- 10 Uses for Cilantro – I up to date this put up as my cilantro in my hydroponics system is lastly prepared. Plenty of meal concepts right here on find out how to use it up!
- 12 Uses for Mint – I additionally up to date this weblog put up as a result of herbs are in full swing proper now!
- Homemade Catalina Dressing – This can be a yummy recipe to make proper now for the entire in-season lettuce. It additionally make an important taco salad.
- Gluten Free Raspberry Bars – Model new recipe on the weblog this week. This can be a quite simple dessert that’s straightforward to customise.
Wanting Forward to Subsequent Week
I’m undecided what subsequent week seems to be like simply but. If the backyard pops again up, there shall be weeding and again to enterprise as typical. If it doesn’t, we aren’t positive but. I’m considering I’ll plant among the objects that I’m nonetheless capable of plant in one of many greenhouses. It’s a ready sport proper now.
So inform me….what did life appear 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.
