Monday Miscellany

I have random things to say, people!

Tide pods are convenient, but not THAT convenient.

Since they’re definitely more expensive than the liquid Costco or Aldi detergent I use, I’d never tried them until I got a pack for almost nothing at CVS (coupon and sale).

I finished up the bag, and I have to say, they are easier than measuring out laundry detergent.

But the thing is, measuring out laundry detergent isn’t hard at all.

We’re talking about a choice between A) very easy and B) even easier.

So to me, it just doesn’t make sense to pay more for a very slight convenience improvement.

(Although I can see the appeal if you start your kids doing laundry at a really young age. You can’t really spill laundry pods but you can definitely make a huge mess by spilling laundry detergent.)

I sold some furniture! But not on craigslist.

I tried craigslist, but boy, things are kind of quiet over there these days.

Several of my Instagram followers suggested I try Facebook marketplace, so I did. And wow, I got tons of responses.

Unfortunately, 98% of them sent messages saying, “Is this still available?” and then….<crickets>

But I did eventually get a solid buyer.

And I listed one other thing that is supposed to be picked up this morning. Fingers crossed!

Edit: She cancelled. Ugh. THIS is why selling things is annoying.   People flake so often.

I gave away a bunch of stuff on Facebook.

Our church is part of a local Facebook group that operates kind of like Freecycle.

Except: I have much better luck getting my stuff picked up promptly in this group.

We did not give this away! I’m keeping it for small people who visit our house.

I was helping my kids clean out their rooms, so we had quite a few outgrown/un-needed things to pass on, and they are all gone to new homes now. Yay!

In summary: Facebook is not my favorite social media platform, but it IS handy for selling/giving away things.

I have tons of purple hyacinth bean seeds.

We’ve had several freezing nights here, which means all my vines are dead. So yesterday I plucked off the seed pods and pulled the vines down.

I’m leaving the pods out to dry completely before I store them over the winter.   Some of them are almost dry, while others are still quite wet.

I definitely have plenty for next year, though!

I’m not much of a gardener, but these hyacinth beans are easy enough even for me to grow.

Here are some of my other favorite frugal plants for black thumbs like myself.

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Alrighty. I’m off to the store to buy things for Thanksgiving.

Because as I was telling Mr. FG last night, I have no reason to put it off (I’m not at work, after all), which means that it would be pretty darn stupid of me to wait until Wednesday to go.

Grocery stores will just get worse and worse between now and then, so I might as well get that job done ASAP. It’ll be a little crowded, but nothing like Wednesday.

God bless the poor grocery store cashiers this week!