(childish - I know)
I've started this weekly thing to remind me that it's all going frugally well, even when I don't really feel it is.
OK, so this week . . .
1. I have sorted out the tins and jars cupboard and made a list of all that's in there so that I can start using it up. To be honest, I'm not sure why I bought some of it but there you go! Ditto with my herbs and spices shelf.
2. I sorted and cleaned the fridge so that it was ready for the Christmas rush. There was some celery and some leeks that were past their best and I didn't have immediate plans for them so they are now in bags, chopped and ready for use from the freezer rather than being chucked.
3. I suppose this is sensible rather than frugal but I've known for quite a while that my dishwasher is on the way out so I started saving. Now I have a shiny new dishwasher all ready to be reliable over Christmas and beyond. Now, I know that one can manage perfectly well without a dishwasher but having been used to one, it's nice to have one again. The frugal bit is that I saved rather than borrowed with exorbitant interest. Another frugal bonus is that it has a built in timer so I can delay the start, meaning that it can work away overnight at a cheaper rate. At the moment, with all the prepping for Christmas, there's more than one load a day, but once that's all calmed down, I need to get into a routine with it all. Ditto with clothes washing as well actually.
4. I made tea loaf, bread and biscuits rather than buying, all using stuff I already had in the cupboards. Now I am prepared for any visitors.
5. I made Thermomix fudge for gifts. It's gorgeous, very popular and, as with all Thermione things, is dead easy!
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