1. I mended my curtain
I have some inexpensive curtains from Ikea in my bedroom (Matilda sheers), and I’m kinda glad they are inexpensive because…Miss Chiquita made a hole in one, and has caused some snags in others. 😉
I just sewed up the little hole by hand, and the repair, while visible, is not noticeable from a distance.
I also put some Fray Check on all the edges, since this loose-weave fabric is extremely prone to fraying.
noticeable while the Fray Check is wet…
I love having a little bottle of Fray Check on hand for things like this! One bottle lasts for a super long time, and it’s very simple to use.
Invisible when dry!
2. I made a little menu plan
I worked Friday and Saturday, had a day off on Sunday, and now I’m in the midst of a Monday-Wednesday string of shifts.
So on my day off in the middle, I made a plan for my breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for the following three days.
This way, I:
- will have a solid breakfast before work
- won’t need to buy cafeteria food for lunch
- won’t get takeout after work for dinner
Having an easy plan for dinner after work is especially important, since my time between getting home and going to bed is so tight!
3. I used my regrown green onions
I planted some green onion ends in one of my flower pots many months ago, and I’ve cut them off to use them lots of times.
And still, they regrow.
Obviously, this will come to an end soon (hello, winter!), but I will enjoy my free onions until we get a freeze.
This time around, I used them to make a lime cilantro sauce for burrito bowls for work lunches.
4. I bought some clearance conditioner
I was at CVS for something else, but noticed that one type of the Maui Moisture conditioner was 50% off. So, I picked up two bottles and also applied a $2 coupon at checkout.
(Maui Moisture products are supposed to be good for slightly wavy hair like mine, which is why I buy this brand!)
5. I…still have been too busy to buy a car
As it turns out, working a full-time job at the hospital plus doing a STUPID BSN CLASS (*#$@*%!!) plus running a blog is actually taking a lot of time every week.
Which means I still have not made the time to go buy my dream car*.
Which means I am still driving my trusty old minivan.
Which is definitely a frugal thing, albeit an inadvertent frugality.
Hmmm, you know what? Maybe I should go buy a car when this horrible BSN class is over! I will have more time then, and that would be a very nice reward for suffering through the class.
*Dream car = a Civic with a sunroof, if you are just joining us
Your turn! What frugal things have you been up to lately?
Source: www.thefrugalgirl.com…