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The weather outside is //
Look at that weather forecast! Highs in the 70s in August is pretty unheard of around here.
As I look outside my window // This is our last full week of summer break and I’m torn between being completely lazy and going 100-miles-an-hour tackling farm projects. I’m going to attempt to balance both goals by working hard in the morning and then relaxing all afternoon. I really need to weed the garden and finish up one of the permanent pig shelters. We’ll see how this goes.
As I look around the house // I’ve been searching the house for things to donate/sell and I’m happy to report that I’m having a little trouble! Decluttering regularly (and then not bringing in tons of new stuff) has really helped keep the house at a comfortable level. We’re nowhere near minimalists, but I think we’re getting closer to the Goldilocks feeling of “just right.”
Recovering // from the shock of our latest electricity bill. Between this month and last, we haven’t changed our routine at all, but the “rate adjustment” increased our bill by almost $100! To add salt in the wound, we were also told that another rate adjustment (the third since May) will be implemented next month.
On this week’s to-do list //
– celebrate the Feast of the Assumption
– prep the schoolroom for the new year
– respond to blog comments (I apologize for the delay!)
– look into PO Boxes
– shred junk mail
– organize my master closet
– prepwork for Broilers 2.0 processing
Low buy month update // Week 2!
- After successfully getting Fiona onto the trailer and off to the processer, we bought lunch from Chickfila. Eating out is never cheap for our family, but this felt like a worthy time to celebrate.
- We had three days of zero spending.
- Side hustle update: I listed six items on ebay/Poshmark and made nine sales! We also sold some chicken and eggs to a friend. Total money earned: $98.31
Currently reading //
- Fiction: Mother Daughter Traitor Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
- Nonfiction: Indestructible: The Unforgettable Memoir of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima by Jack H. Lucas
- Religious: Lay Saints: Models of Family Life by Joan Carroll Cruz
On the menu this week //
Monday: sheet pan mini meatloaves with potatoes and green beans
Tuesday: bialy pizzas
Wednesday: breakfast for dinner – maybe this egg casserole?
Thursday: skillet chicken nachos
Friday: shrimp scampi
Oof. Rate increases really really stink!
Your decluttering has been so inspiring to me. I have started my own!
I went through all four of my kids’ clothes/closets as well as my own this month! And I sorted through almost my entire downstairs. Three more areas to go! Feels amazing!
And I’m so sorry about your rate increase. That stinks! We had a bill that was $100 more, but it turned out that all our toilets (purchased at the same time) had gaskets that were leaking, so the toilets were running all the time. Gosh that was expensive!
Luckily Josh is handy and the fix was CHEAP! So the next month it was back to normal. Phew!!!
$100 USD, wow