I wanted to start today's post out with a picture of this new to me plate rack. This is my mother's china she received when she married my father in 1952. The rack was given to Lil sis and she did not have a place it would fit, so she gave it to me. It is perfect for my dining room. This whole dining room was thrifted. Everything in it was either bought second hand, or on a really super sale, or given to me. This is how I decorate. I call my style Early Attic.
It was up to 80 here yesterday, but has turned cold again, so I don't foresee any flower planting this weekend. Drat! Nor getting anything out of the green house. We did go get some things from Home Depot to make a raised garden bed on the far side of the house that we can protect from deer. I will plant my beans and things they eat over there and the things they won't eat out in the big bed. I swear we are like the neighborhood smorgasbord for all creatures, great and small.
I was only able to finish 3 dresses yesterday, but I also ripped three and those will be the first to be done today. I have to get into the shop and do some rearranging as you can hardly walk in there.
I feel like I am fighting a snowstorm, so I need to move things around to be able to sew and not feel like I am trapped in a white cell.
Well now I can walk in but it is not much better. Yesterday I did three black dresses that were solid sequins so there are little black sequins all over and I have one more black dress to finish before I vacuum. I have had several people call or come by and I just tell them I cannot get to their stuff until after the 14th, or I ask them to not even bring things in until after the 14th. It gets to a point that I become overwhelmed and I freeze.
So, my goal is to just plug along and get as many dresses as possible out today that I can. I am hoping 6. Yesterday I got a late start sewing as the shop was so busy with clientele, that take my time. Blessed with work.
Well, here it is Thursday again and as I was gone, I can't really say how much money I saved, other than I was frugal in my travels as I could be.
THRIFTY THURSDAY:
1. saved all my change for the week.
2. saved all the $5.00 bills from travel and I really just dealt in cash total already have $100
3. put $43.36 in my penny savings can for the month.
4. put a $1,$5,$10,$20 bill away for the week
5. bought two pairs of jeans at Talbots on a 30% off sale, as I cannot get my size if I wait for a better sale. These will last me for years.
6. Saved my Lil sis a ton of money on her daughter's wedding by using skills.
8. eating out of the freezer now, to save money, but we may go to Taco Time for Sinco D Mayo. We will see.
9. saved all my birthday cash for flowers for the yard, so it did not come out of the budget.
10. researched the best and least expensive way to put a raised bed in for additional garden.
11. Went to Albertsons and purchased two pounds of butter at $1.99 the limit and that is it for groceries.
12. purchased gifts for my daughters in St. Louis. I guess the average shoe size there for a woman is about a 9-10 so I found Ugg boots, and Birkenstocks in their small sizes. Who knew?
13. bought plane ticket on Travelocity to save money,
14. used my Delta CC to purchase allowing me a free bag
Well, I am off to get some sewing done and stay on the old treadmill of life.
What are you going to accomplish today?
Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.
Kim
I too buy jeans and if I don't get too fat, keep for years. I just don't need many. I'm looking forward to getting some flowers in planters but just don't trust the weather yet, though the last two days have been glorious.
ReplyDeleteNothing like a good pair of comfy pants that you have washed and loved for years.
DeleteI wear a size 7 shoe and I cannot find that size any where around here. Maybe a trip to the Lou is in order.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sewing!!
I wear a 6.5-7 also the girls do to.
DeleteI get such a kick out of reading your blog, thank you for filling us in on the wedding. The part about the horror of watching all the cake icing melt was unbelievable! I also loved the photo of the elf :) Glad to see that you have loads of work, and that you are pushing people out of the way to save your sanity! Hilogene in Az.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty funny and horrible, my twin and I trying to keep it from sliding.
DeleteI bought flowers almost dead! I can revive them. I give up on vegetables since something ate them off the porch! I only know it was NOT a deer.
ReplyDeleteI buy alot of things in the dead and dying section of flower markets, as I can always bring them back.
DeleteLove the plate rack - just the right spot.
ReplyDeleteMy head swims at all you get done each day.
I really like it also. I have wanted one for years and I think it will be so pretty at Christmas. Well if you saw my house right now you would think I don't do anything.
DeleteAs Cheryl said, my head swims, too! I played in the yard today. We still have pockets of nasty, dirty snow around town. But, i was able to weed the garden, plant potatoes, chard, spinach, garlic, lettuce, all the things that (hopefully) won’t die when the temps drop. I also put some fives away but I’m not as strict as you about spending them. Mostly, they go for gifts. I’m just so happy to see the sun!
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Hubs has all the potatoes planted and we did go to look for peat moss and perlite last night at Walmart but they were out. I would love to plant this weekend but with this cold and the weather I just don't know.
DeleteSeriously - you make me look so freaking lazy! You accomplish so much, Kim. I hope you are taking care of yourself, too.
ReplyDeleteI actually visited my parents in their independent living place - and they were having a fabulous Cinco de Mayo party! So mom & I went down to have a few margaritas & munchies. It was a riot! One more margarita & I would have been sleeping on their couch tonight! They do such a great job of keeping things fun & lively there. Makes me almost wish I lived there! ;-)
Crappy weather here - so not getting outside much to get my 3-mile walks in. When I can't go walking, I go thrifting! And I LOVE your "early attic" look! You have a knack for it! I love to find things to repurpose! Keeps them out of the landfills, too!
Have a good week!
Oh, honey I can do lazy believe me. That skill I have perfected.
DeleteI keep clothes for years and years, so I get the jeans purchase plan.
ReplyDeleteI am not buying groceries except for fresh produce from the produce stand, and I swear stuff in my freezer is multiplying!
I think mine is also? Like is has sex and then I fins more...
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