I all the time really feel like I publish 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 likely to be much more useful for my readership to get a greater glimpse inside what our easy/homestead/from scratch/frugal life actually seems to be like.
Frugal Friday Week 22
So I’ve began a brand new collection referred to as Frugal Friday and wish your assist. My concept for this collection is to share a few of the initiatives/recipes/issues we labored on this week and, usually, simply what life seems to be like.
I would like your assist as a result of I’ve tried one thing comparable 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 seemed like within the feedback part. I feel it may hold us ALL accountable and will function an encouragement to others!
So let’s dive proper into this week!
Meals We Ate
I lastly obtained again to a meal plan this week. Not solely are we again on a plan, I made it for the subsequent 3 months! I’m very comfortable I took a day without work my schedule to do that. We operate higher with a plan. Right here’s what was on the menu this previous week.
Breakfasts
- Egg in Toast
- Yogurt and Granola and Fruit
- Cereal
- French Toast (with contemporary strawberries)
- Pancakes
Lunches
- Mac and Cheese
- Chicken Nuggets
- PBJ Sandwiches (mountain climbing)
- Ham Sandwiches (mountain climbing once more)
- Chilly Salad
- Clear Out the Fridge Day (did this twice to wash up stuff from final week)
Suppers
- Hen Wings (did these plain with garlic, salt, and pepper this week)
- Scorching Canine (4th of July!)
- Hen Tenders (home made breaded and fried skinny slices of rooster)
- Roast with Carrots
- Nacho Bar (pictured above)
- Homemade Pizza
- Leftovers
Purchasing I Did
I did numerous buying on the finish of final week and the center of this week. I obtained a brand new comforter for our mattress and a few much-needed challenge provides for homestead summer season initiatives. We determined that every one initiatives and “further” issues is not going to go into our finances, however now we have to promote different issues to pay for them. We ended up promoting a big piece of furnishings we didn’t want, some outdated home windows, and some different random issues to pay for all we purchased, plus have a lot left over.
I additionally did a giant grocery store this week and spent about $300, which is my month-to-month finances (all our contemporary meals comes from the coop we personal and isn’t included). Not solely was that every one I wanted proper now, it was all of the buying I needed to do for the subsequent 3 months of my menu plan! I’ll both save the additional $600 that might be our meals finances over the approaching months, or I’ll add just a few extra issues to our stockpile with a few of it.
Different Issues We Did
We did fairly a little bit of mountain climbing this week alone and with mates. It’s far too moist to work on sure initiatives and the backyard has been too moist to mow or weed.
Outdoors Tasks We Labored On
With the vacation, we didn’t accomplish a lot across the homestead however we DID make plans for the remainder of the summer season. I’m excited to share these initiatives with you as time goes on!
We did put greenhouse plastic round my tomatoes to try to hold them hotter. The mornings are nonetheless within the low 50s and 40s and issues are simply not rising. A number of the crops have popped up new leaves, a few of them have died off fully, and the brand new seedlings I planted 2 weeks in the past have emerged. If it could ever heat up, issues would go loopy I feel!
Inside Tasks We Labored On
Since my herbs are all rising within the greenhouse and have been protected against the storms, I’ve been engaged on these! I dehydrated all my garlic scapes (going to make garlic salt) and began dehydrating the parsley. Subsequent up is dill and basil.
Weblog Posts I Wrote
- How to Use Washing Soda – This was all the time such a thriller ingredient for me after I first began my frugal dwelling journey. Listed below are a bunch of how to make use of it!
Wanting Forward to Subsequent Week
We can be out all subsequent week serving to with a summer season camp. 🙂 It’ll be again to the common summer season initiatives after that!
So inform me….what did life appear to be 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 printed 2 books on the subject. You possibly can examine Merissa’s journey from penniless to the 100-acre farm and ministry on the About Page. You possibly can ship her a message any time from the Contact Page.
