2025 Frugal Friday File, December 12...

 

I'm not going to kid you, the past month or so has not been very frugal (hence I missed a couple of Frugal Friday File posts).  Holidays, extra gasoline used, wedding duds, additions to fabric collection, etc.  But moving on...

1.  In another effort to use up what was in the fridge, I threw together some random ingredients for supper last night.  A head of cabbage, some smoked  sausage, and some carrots and beets from the garden (each of which were oddly shaped and stunted...as in the beets were the size of radishes 😂).  It would have been fine, if I hadn't over salted it, and scorched it a tiny bit.  But it was relatively healthy, frugal, and filling.  

Carey reminded me that excess salt is not a friend to my inner ears.

2.  Making a menu and grocery list.  Adding in edible gift ingredients and cookie exchange ingredients.

3.  Making a batch of Rudy food today.

4.  Switched over to thick, cozy, flannel sheets for the winter.  They are the thick/chunky flannel ones that we have had for years and will probably last forever.

5.  Our tree has been dressed with sentimental fragile ornaments; I still have small handmade and/or non-breakable ornaments to add to it before it is done.  Kasey wanted the small collection of snow village buildings and accessories, so I dropped two medium bins containing it off to live at her house. I can still enjoy seeing it at their house, but I'm happy to let her set it up, repack, and store it.  :)   I recently weeded out the decorations that weren't sentimental or hadn't been used for awhile intending to donate them.  Before I took it to Goodwill, Bobby (#1 grandson) stopped by and was happy to take it all home to use at his apartment...a large bin of garlands, ribbon, wreath and other assorted decorations went home with him (no backsies!)  I could probably pare it down more, but I'm happy with the space I've gained. 

Snow village in its new home.

What we ate this past week:

Saturday:  family supper at Kasey & Beau's

Sunday:   leftovers

Monday:  pot pies

Tuesday:  takeout sandwiches

Wednesday:  burgers out

Thursday:  Cabbage Sausage Skillet

Friday:  Breakfast for Supper

**designates meatless mealS