1. I mowed my grass and did a dump run with Donna
I know, I know…I keep considering hiring someone, and I think I will probably crack and do that once school starts. But for now, I did have time to knock out the task.
When Tropical Storm Debby blew through here, she literally BLEW through, so I had tons of downed branches in my yard that I had to move before I could mow.
Luckily, my neighbor Donna also had some branches she needed to take to the yard waste area at the dump, and she needed some help lifting them into her truck.
So, we worked together to get my branches and her branches loaded, and off we went to the dump.
Now my yard is tidied up before school starts and I’m so glad about that.
As an aside, I really cannot complain about the amount of mowing my yard requires. Because it is almost all in the shade, it doesn’t grow much, plus we had a long drought. Sooooo, the last time I mowed was June 15th, almost two months ago!
But fall is coming, and my trees will drop copious amounts of leaves on the ground, so I’m thinking I should probably hire someone to do some leaf removal for me during the school semester.
2. I resold a pair of scrub pants on eBay
(This one is me rectifying a little error!)
I had bought this pair on eBay, but when I tried them on, I discovered they were too small. Like…I could get them on, but there’s no way I could have squatted in them without splitting the leg seams.
And I have to be able to squat and bend over in scrub pants!
What is it that people say when pants are too small? “My thighs were too powerful for these pants.”
My leg expansion is a direct result of my workouts, so that phrase seems particularly relevant. Ha. I have done too many lunges to be able to fit in these pants. 😉
Anyway, I relisted them on eBay and they sold pretty promptly. Problem solved, and I’m only out a few dollars from shipping. That’s pretty small beans.
3. I accidentally got a free Starbucks drink
I went there the other day to make myself focus on my semester prep work assignments, and I ordered a hot latte, using a gift card.
But when they called me for my drink, there was an iced latte on the counter. When they saw my confusion, they said, oh, whoops, we accidentally made it iced.
They made me a hot one, and asked me if I also wanted the iced one since they’d just throw it away otherwise. So, I said sure. I drank the hot one while I did my schoolwork, and I brought the iced one home and put it in the fridge to drink the next day.
4. I got my free Baskin Robbins scoop!
I did indeed use that promo code I told you guys about last week; there was a Basket Robbins near where I needed to drop my eBay package off, so I combined the errands.
And I sat down on a bench in a nearby little park to enjoy my ice cream. 🙂
5. I bought a box of bruised peaches
I got a big ol’ box for $20 at the produce stand. Yay! I’ve been eating peaches like they’re going out of style, and I will also freeze a bunch of them for smoothies.
I threw a marked-down jalapeno in the box too. 😉
I happened to find this box right before I had two days of 12-hour shifts at the hospital so…I just shoved the whole box in the fridge until I had time to deal with the peaches. 😉
Ranee
Wednesday 21st of August 2024
Just a bit of advice. If you decide to hire someone to do your leaves this Fall. Call around now. The year my husband was emptying out his parents' house (during the pandemic), he had so much work to do and was spending every waking hour there or at work. He was home long enough to eat and sleep and back at it again. I couldn't do the yard by myself. So, I tried to get help. I got yelled at, laughed at, ignored and hung up on. I finely got a return call from the nicest, kindest man and he even said, "I bet you're not having much luck finding anyone to clean up your yard." He squeezed us in. There was a team of about 4 guys, and it looked amazing after they were done. I gave them a cash tip to buy lunch for themselves. I still have the photos on my phone of the before and after. It was well worth it to us, especially with everything else going on. (We have since had 2 trees removed, from the front yard. They were very old silver maples that were not in good shape and were a constant menace with falling branches. We miss the shade they provided, but knowing they won't fall on my house during a storm was more important to us.
Isa
Wednesday 21st of August 2024
* Using my Buy Nothing group to offer and get items. In the last couple of days I got a bed sheet set, a hammer and an all natural face cream (new).
* Thrift store : 5 shirts for 10$.
* Got blueberries bagels from the reduces rack at Wal Mart. Will eat them with my No Name cream cheese.
* Working out at home
* Using cheap soap for hand washing in bathroom/kitchen (left over shampoo, cheap body wash, cheap hands soap from dollar store, etc).
Daisy
Wednesday 21st of August 2024
Canning! A good friend has pear trees, so she brought me freshly picked pears. I canned pears, made pear sauce (with cinnamon!), made my homemade fruit cocktail, and finally, we pressed pear cider. We're ready for winter, and it cost us pennies.
Selena
Tuesday 20th of August 2024
@Kristen - if you have a sweet tooth now, it will become much less prevalent as you get older. When I was younger, I loved most sweets (we're talking consuming a pound of turtles/pixies in one sitting). As I've gotten older, I am pretty picky about my sweets (and really does dark chocolate count as "sweet" - discuss among yourselves). My mom was never into sweets until the shit storm of dementia hit her. I don't consider her "preference" to anything but a piss poor cancer of the brain.
Nikki
Tuesday 20th of August 2024
1. We returned most of our library items on time. After they were returned, my son found a disc in the player. I know I checked that the discs were in the case, but clearly I wasn't careful enough about how many... it won't cost me anything, because our library doesn't have late fees. 2. We made all our meals at home. We brewed coffee at home. 3. We enjoyed free activities. 4. I finally finished the table that I had been working on. We have been wanting a bigger table, but I can't find any in our area for a reasonable price. Our current table is solid wood. It was VERY scuffed and scratched from kids. It looked terrible. But it is an adequate size and we generally like it. So I restained it, etc., and it's finally completed and back in the house. 5. I can't think of anything else in particular, but we were too busy to spend unnecessary money. I spent money planning an event, but I will be reimbursed later. We will also look into getting a debit card for the account so that I don't have to spend my own money again.