Thursday, Thrifty died... When Kim does not work

 When Kim does not work, Kim does not save.  I was in shock when I went to see what I had done to save this week. Oh well I can't always be putting excess money away.  But I did not think it was this bad.

Yesterday was so busy, I had 5 wedding dresses come in, it was constant doorbell and cars lined up in the driveway.

I did have a wedding dress go out and I did get the three bridesmaids done that I needed to have done and then last night after a nap I hemmed 8 pairs of pants.  That is all I had the energy for.  Those three dresses will go out today.

I want to get a couple if not three wedding dresses done today.  I need to get a few more out of the shop.  It is getting tight in there.

I just thought the season would wind down.  Now I know that October is the second biggest wedding month here, so I have to be prepared and get all those dresses done so I can go on my girl's trip and feel relaxed.  I can do this, if it will just slow down a bit.

Made spag sauce last night with my garden medley I boiled down Sunday night.  I used two cups in my sauce and froze the rest to make more sauce.  It was delicious. Hubs brings in handfuls of cherry tomatoes every day and we eat them like candy.

So, note the changes for the week when Kim is down and not out and about.

1. saved all my spare change (only contributed once to the bank)

2. saved ONE $5 bill this week.  Only one.  So total is $890.00 Kim needs to be out spending money to save 5's

3. saved a $1, $5, $10, $20 bill

4. ate all meals at home from mostly freezers and storage.

5. used corn, beans, tomatoes, onions, squash, peppers, cabbage from the garden for many meal sides.

6. Made enough boiled down tomato/pepper/onion stock for three good batches of spag sauce.  Froze two.

7. Cut and dried many herbs

8. Made two large loaves of french bread.  Cost .50 compared to $2.59 a loaf at store. Will use leftovers for french toast

9. used coupon at Joanns

10. downloaded a couple of receipts to fetch.

As I have been really down, I have not saved as much or in as many ways as usual, but that is okay.

Mom and Hubs are returning to Nampa tomorrow and he will stay over and come home Saturday.  He would like me to go, but the thought of 11 hours in the car when I have so much to do here is overwhelming.  Plus, I just need to rest and having him gone will allow me more of that. 

Mom is considerably weaker than she was at Christmas.  This is good in some ways as she is not trying to come into the shop and help me (not). She is not nagging me to eat and following me around with food.  But this has a downside as we realize she is just slowly leaving us in some ways.  Where is the mom that could walk a mile?  Now she gets to the end of the driveway and turns around.  She has to lay down and rest after she makes up a bed.  She is just so very tired. I am really worried. If we go to the store, she often stops and finds a place to sit and rest. 

She still insists on living alone and we want her to be able to do what she wants as long as she can.  It would be lovely if she could pass in her own home, but the longevity in her family will probably prevent that. Aging parents are so hard.  But I also know it is very hard on them.

Well, I am off to get some work done.

Have you done anything to save money this week?  Are any of you eating from the garden?  If so what?

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

Kim