Frugal Endeavors

Last of the summer sunflowers.

September 20, 2016 to September 27, 2016

The week began with our summer vacation.

A Literary Way to Keep the Bugs at Bay

These sachets filled with insect repelling herbs were designed to fit inside an altoid tin

Frugal Endeavors

Beautiful, juicy plums

September 12 to September 19, 2016

I love a productive frugal week. My new work hours means that I am home in the early afternoon, leaving me with time to get things done to help our budget.

More Pleasant than Traditional Mothballs – a recipe

I have been finding tiny little holes in several of my shirts and I am beginning to suspect that something is eating my clothes.

I went searching for a way to keep these monsters away from my stuff.

Frugal Endeavors

September 6 to September 11,2016

This week started with a day off. Thank goodness. And then, like a cherry on a sundae, I worked for a few more days and got another day off! I had lots of free time to cross a few frugal “To Dos” off my list.

Frugal Endeavors

The crossword app on my phone was trying to encourage me. Check out 44 across.

August 29 to September 5, 2016

I am so glad that this was my last week of extreme craziness. I hate to admit it, but working day after day for weeks and weeks with not a single day off is really starting to wear on me. The good news is that I have been offered a new position at work. I will have fewer hours but they will be consistent and I will have a job that lasts through the winter. This means that the wolves have moved from howling at the door to having a nap on the front porch. Here is how we saved our pennies this week.

Keeping Christmas in your heart all the year – Advent up-date and a new stocking!

Whoo hoo – I managed to squeeze out a little time and add gifts to the advent tins for Days 14 and 15. I was also able to cross off another item from my Christmas “To Do” list for 2016.