Frugal Friday File 2019, week 35...

Successes:
1.  It is SO hot and dry here.  Kasey and Beau are having issues with their well as water levels drop, so my mind has been on conserving water.  I've been taking work clothes off and hanging them up as soon as I get home, if they can be worn another day.  

2.  I'm making sure washer and dishwasher have full loads before running them.  (Which pretty much means I am putting off doing laundry and dishes as long as possible.) 

3.  And does it count that I overslept today and skipped showering before work (since I was going to be there alone today with no one nearby to offend their senses).  LOL

4.  I've said for years that dust is just a protective layer for furniture.  Lately I've decided what's good for the furniture is okay for the car too, so it's not been washed in...awhile...a long while...I think it still has Michigan dust on it!

5.  Okay, you may have guessed from the above sad entries that frugal efforts have been rather halfhearted-to-nonexistent around here lately.  But I have managed to show up for work all five days, and let's just say it has not been my best week. 

Saturday:  leftovers
Sunday:  Sunday family supper at Kasey & Beau's
Monday:  sandwich
Tuesday:  *Chinese
Wednesday:  *burger
Thursday:  *Schlotzky sandwiches
Friday: ?

Number of individual servings made and frozen for work lunches this week:  0

(*not-frugal takeout or dinner out)

Proof that even spam is occasionally right on...

I received quite a few comments today on a post from quite awhile back.  When you get many comments on the same post a long time after you publish it, you can bet they are spam.  Some are nice, some are rude, some are scary.

Still, one of the ones I received today was a horse of a different color.

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LOL  I couldn't agree more!

What I'm reading Wednesday...

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan

Working all week.  Too tired to read much.  It's time for me to go read a couple of paragraphs and fall asleep.  This may take awhile.

Saturday snail mail...

A few card have been made and mailed recently.  

This list is actually incomplete, as there are a couple of birthday cards that were mailed, but I don't want to show until I'm sure they've had time to arrive.

Frugal Friday File 2019, week 34...

Successes:
1.  I worked two days this week at my home branch.  I also totally went back on my resolve to turn down more work for awhile, and I've accepted at least two days a week for the first three weeks of September...and possibly a lot more.  The newly scheduled days are at a brand new branch that just opened, and it is less than five minutes from my house.

2.  More books from the library...checked out for me...bargains from the Book Nook (used donations) for Carey.

3.  The freezer is once again full of home-cooked meals for Carey to take to work.  We have filled every last freezer container that we own.  :)

4.  I've been staying home (and out of the heat!) as much as possible, while keeping the thermostat at a responsible setting and using ceiling fan in whatever room we are in at a given time to stay comfortable.

5.  We haven't purchased a car for Carey yet...he has a buyer for his truck that is willing to wait.  Gasoline prices are down.  Bills paid on time.  

Saturday:  baked pork chops, yellow squash casserole, broccoli
Sunday:  No-Peek Chicken and Rice, corn
Monday:  *TexMex
Tuesday:  *Italian
Wednesday:  Monks' Bowls w/ salmon & roasted vegetables
Thursday:  leftovers
Friday: leftovers

Number of individual servings made and frozen for work lunches this week:  11

(*not-frugal takeout or dinner out)

What I'm reading Wednesday...

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

Frugal Friday File 2019, week 33...

Successes:
1.  Made a pan of brownies from supplies on hand for Sunday's dessert.  Really yummy if I do say so myself.

2. We have been so hot!  I just paid our electric bill, and out of curiosity compared it to last year's Aug bill.  Surprisingly, current bill was down $30 from the previous year's.

3.   Staying home and reading library books to avoid the heat.

4.  Working on a scrap quilt for a library donation.  No new fabrics purchased for it.

5.  Working today at a local branch.

Saturday:  sandwich
Sunday:  Sunday family supper at Kasey & Beau's
Monday:  Frito Pie
Tuesday:  *burger
Wednesday:  Chicken Alfredo
Thursday:  *Schlotzky sandwiches
Friday: waffles, eggs, bacon

Number of individual servings made and frozen for work lunches this week:  0

(*not-frugal takeout or dinner out)