The theme for this year is “Laser focused, hunkered down and spending as little money as possible.”
How did we do this week?
These flowers got their start at my mom's house several years ago. After her passing, I brought home a start (along with other flowers) and planted them in a couple of places this being one ... on one side of our compost bin.In the Vegetable Garden: This was supposed to be a big planting week, but it gave way to doctor appointments and medical tests for my hubby.
I'm not stressing about it though, if we don't get anything else planted until fall, we will work with what we've already got planted and can do. I need to pace myself and conserve energy to be able to keep the things done that have to be done such as lawn care, etc while hubby is on restricted activity.
Having said that though, I did get 12 Roma tomato plants planted that I grew from seeds. I planted 2 in each of these 6 containers.
In the Kitchen: We ate lots of leftovers and easy to prepare meals from the pantry this week. It's so nice to have that option and I make it a priority to stock our pantry with items that make 'times like this' easier.
In the Pantry: I continued to harvest strawberries and flash freeze them for the freezer.
This was a quick and easy task that didn't take much time.
I harvested and canned carrots ... (this is not all of our carrots, but these were the ones that I was competing with 'critters' for ... hehehehe, I won the competition!)
Health/Fitness: This was a topsy-turvy week as far as my fitness plan went, all I can say is that I did the best I could ... and sometimes that has to be enough!Bible Study: I worked on creating a scavenger hunt based on 'God's Promises' that will part of our church's upcoming youth day.
In the Flower Garden: This is on hold for the time being, it comes under the same category as further gardening. If it happens, great, if it doesn't, we'll go to plan B.
In the Herb Garden: I harvested and dehydrated Rosemary, St. John's Wort, Oregano and Plantain at various times this week. It was easy to run out to the herb garden for a quick snipping if I only had a few minutes to work with and that's what I did.(pictured: our plantain, as you can see, is doing really well.)
What I'm Reading: I read the latest issue of one of my favorite magazines, Homesteading Monthly.
Continuing Education/Skills: Nothing this week ... unless you count my reading this month's Homesteading Monthly magazine mentioned above. I always learn something from this magazine.
This week’s frugal quote/discussion topic … When it comes to frugal living, it's always wise to have a plan B. What are your thoughts on having at least one back-up plan for your frugal journey?
That’s it for this week, what has your week looked like?
until next time,
mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry
She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27
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