This Weeks 5 Frugal Things on a Friday

Hello Dear Reader,

Firstly, lets unpack what I said last week about my life being mundane, I never meant it in a bad way, I love my simple life and wouldn't have it any other way. A while ago, on another blog, I read a comment about frugal living being boring and a lot of sameness and that people often lose interest in blogs that continually post about frugality. I just didn't want to lose readers who were here for another reason. I didn't mean to insult anyone or indeed upset any readers. I am frugal and love a simple day at home, above all else. I hope that clears things up.

Right, now that that is over with, let me tell you about my week. Work=holy-cow-it-was-busy! And I got a virus-y thing with a sore throat, runny nose and body aches + yesterday morning I got one of my classic migraines which always messes me up for the day. I am truly lucky that I don't get much of a headache but I do get blurred vision and feel wonky and unco-ordinated for the rest of the day. I knew I couldn't take a sick day as it was just so busy, I really don't think I am super woman and I know that they would cope without me, but as we are coming into the Easter break AND I have Tuesday off as an ADO, I don't think any one would have believed me if I rang in sick. So off to work I went, I struggled through and now I can relax for the next few day. Love a long, long weekend!

Now on with the frugal stuff-

1. Packed my lunch for work every day, it may not be gourmet but it is always kinda healthy and filling.

Chads Bread with a Twist with egg, lettuce and cucumber, peppermint tea plus my one piece of dark chocolate and a great book

2. Wrote up a list every day of jobs to get done around the house, how is that frugal? Being aware of my limited time and using it well, I believe, is also a fundamental part of being frugal.

3. Did some more de-cluttering and tidying next door (my late MIL's home) I am now doing about 3 x 30 minutes a week. Whats that saying "You can eat an elephant, just one mouthful at a time". Instead of feeling overwhelmed, I set a timer for 30 minutes, pick an area (I am now up to the kitchen) and methodically work away at sorting and cleaning for the whole 30 minutes. It's quite amazing how much you can get done in that time.

4. Menu planned and shopped only to the grocery list. My most favourite and ingrained frugal thing to do. It is a great place to start if you want to save money and prevent food waste in your home.

5. Bought some beautiful big bunches of parsley that were marked down to 50 cents a bunch from Coles on Tuesday arvo, I had run out of onions and garlic (for the Mexican Potatoes) whoops, so I went to Coles on the way home from work, to buy just those two items. I always have a look to see if any fresh produce is marked down, if I swing by and that day I was lucky. I will use the parsley in this recipe for Easter.

5 a. Made a fabulous Pea and Ham soup using the ham bone from Christmas (frozen for just this purpose) plus a small ham hock. I will post this, new to me, recipe soon, it is a corker.

Your turn, how did you save money this week?

Have a lovely day

💗Fi

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