2. I'm binge watching Outlander as the Starz' cheap trial subscription needs to be cancelled by the end of the month so it doesn't auto renew at full price.
3. When we go inside the store to shop, we take reusable cloth bags with us, but when we order curbside they put all items in plastic bags. Normally we return the bags to the store for recycling. But since returning from Colorado in November, I have been saving every plastic grocery bag we get. While in Colorado I learned that their state restrictions mean that no bags are supplied with store purchase. My friend said that plastic bags are 'like gold' and used as sparingly as possible to make each one last.
Since her birthday is this week (and we always exchange fun but frugal-ish packages on our birthdays), I used the bags that I had accumulated to cushion her boxes' contents. This will be a reuse that will continue to be reused at their new home over and over.
I downloaded a free video meeting app so that friend and I could be together as she opened her birthday presents...at least virtually. It was so fun, and I was pretty sure some of the items included in her gift box might need some explanation. ;)
(I'm sorry if readers find the use of plastic bags repugnant; the state I live in is not too eco conscious. Carey and I try to do our part individually.)
4. Same friend gifted me a viewing of a lovely documentary on Orthodoxy in Alaska over the last couple of centuries. It was made by two filmmakers at her church. Just finished watching it, and the scenery and message were very beautiful.
5. I patched jeans, and figured out a way to adapt a design flaw on a couple of dusters that I will happily wear now. I caught up on laundry. Carey and I volunteered at the library today, and perhaps again tomorrow if needed, as the library received a donation of 6,000 books that need to be gone through.
On the menu this week:
Saturday: takeout Schlotzky sandwiches
Sunday: Sunday family supper at Kasey & Beau's
Monday: Pancakes, bacon, &eggs
Tuesday: homecooked meal from freezer (15 Bean Soup)
Wednesday: Broccoli Cheese Soup
Thursday: out for Chinese
Friday: Sweet Potato & Sausage Hash with Eggs
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How fun to share her birthday online with your friend 🎂. 6,000 books sounds overwhelmingly and I hope there were lots of usable ones.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good week fun wise. Every time I sat down to read I fell asleep, so not much progress on reading challenge.
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