I've just had my first week of working less hours and I have to say, it's been lovely. I now work from 9am to 3.54pm, having an extra 1 1/2 hours at home in the morning. This week I focused on weeding the yard, doing about 45 minutes a day outside and it was wonderful. I still get up early as I am so used to it now, it's never easy but so worth it, I then empty the dishwasher and prepare our breakfasts then I head down to the computer and work on my blog for about 40 minutes. Then it's time for breakfast and I head outside.
Along with this time outside, I have been able to finish up the kitchen, leaving it really clean and ready for dinner prep, start and finish some washing and do a general tidy of the house before heading out the door for the working day. I just love it.
Having just a bit of extra time in the morning also makes me super aware not to waste any of it, I make a list of what I would like to achieve in that time and just get on with it. I do feel a little more tired as I am doing more, but I have been trying to get into bed a little earlier too, I don't want to start burning the candle at both ends, I want this to be as enjoyable and easy on my body as possible.
Now on with the frugal stuff-
1. Decluttered my wardrobe and dropped off the bag to a local op shop. Not really frugal but it felt good to have clothes that are either not flattering or getting a bit tatty in my wardrobe and draws. I am trying to channel William Morris who says "If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it :Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful"
2. Caught the water while rinsing the Quinoa for this salad and used the water to keep some plants hydrated.
3. Finally made a start on some new dog coats for our little woofs, I had bought some pyjama pants from a local op-shop a while ago, just for this purpose. Little Pippa's coat is so old but a really great design, so I took a pattern off it and started cutting out the coats last Sunday. I will show you the finished coats soon.
4. Called into my local Coles and Woolworths on a few occasions to see if there were any marked down produce. Along with working less hours there will be less pay coming in, so we will have to be a little more savvy at stretching the grocery money.
5. Rang Reserve (Salary sacrificing company) to finally and hopefully, once and for all, organise to include our health insurance as part of my salary sacrificing bundle. I have tried on 4 occasions to do this over the last year and each time I received conflicting advice on how best to do it. They are certainly not easy to deal with and you need time and patience to do so. With starting a little later I was able to ring and speak to them about it. Well, 5 rather lengthy phone calls later I hope I have started the ball rolling. Again with working less there will be less pay coming in so I need to make every cent work in my favour.
Your turn, how did you save money this week?
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