Monday, Money saving madness

     We have had no cell service since Friday about 11 a.m. due to a forest fire.  You cannot call out and people can't call in.  This is not helping my business at all and I am anxious to get it up and running.

    Some how I inflamed my left hip and it is BAD.  I took along walk yesterday,  nothing out of the ordinary and I did not sleep a wink last night.  No matter what position I tried it throbbed painfully.  It is hard to walk.  I am hoping that it will abate as the day goes along.

     It will be a limping and hopping day.  I just took 2 ALEVE so I am hoping after this post for a miracle.

Money Saving Madness   August 5th-11th 2018

1. Picked and ate squash, tomatoes, peppers, corn, herbs, lettuce from garden.
2. canned 7 quarts of tomatoes
3. canned 7 quarts of spaghetti sauce
4. Ate out out freezer for meat and main courses
5. Fed all food scraps to chickens
6.  Made pies that would use up pullet eggs
7. continued to work on my bread bag rug
8. Bought limit on shrimp for a killer price
9. Stayed out of stores and went to two second hand stores bought nothing.
10. found a quarter! add to pig bank


     I am telling you there is nothing more satisfying, than going to ones freezer and pulling out meat that you purchased for a rock bottom price, adding side dishes from your garden, potatoes (that are free or pennies on the dollar).  Making a great meal and not having to spend, because it is there.

     I love going to my storage and pulling out what ever pasta I bought for .69 a pound.  Making a great pasta salad for pennies. I love refilling my large flour and sugar containers with staples purchased at the lowest prices of the season.  Running down stairs  for a box of cornstarch and seeing that there are 2 more boxes, along with other baking supplies.

     Okay here is to getting up and getting something done with as little pain as possible.  Yikes!

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim