Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
The Ways of My Household/Vicky Challenge: 5/8/2018
(Another iris on the door side of our chicken coop smiles at us every time we go to the coop!)
We worked on our shed a combined 2 hours this
week. At an average of $23 per hour we
saved $46 by doing the work
ourselves.
My husband found this pot lying on the side of the road and brought
it home. There is absolutely nothing
wrong with it! He looked it up on Amazon
and if you purchased 10 of them the cost was $100 so savings to us is $10.
My husband has been working early voting the past couple of
weeks and one of his fellow workers gave him these brand new knives. We looked them up on Amazon to get a price
idea and learned that their combined value is $123.59.
Savings to us … $123.59.
We planted more garden Saturday using
seeds we saved from last year or plants that we grew from seeds we saved from
last year. Savings to us …… $25
We spent zero dollars of our grocery budget last week! We continue to eat mainly out of our pantry.
I stitched up 2 of these pretty pink ruffled pillowcases and added them to my shop, Pillowcases by Patsi.
Our chickens gave us 8 dozen eggs this
week: savings $24
I made another batch of home-made yogurt this
week. Savings: $15.12
Not working outside my home: savings $100.
We continue to cook from scratch, feed the compost bin and do all
our normal money saving things that are second nature to us.
My Vicky Challenge savings this week come to ...
$343.71. Add that amount to the total of $3462.92 since March 21st, 2018
and our savings thus far are ... $3806.63.
That's it for me this week, how have you built
up your pantry or saved money this week?
patsi
She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27
My May t0-do/goals list can be found HERE.
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me keep my pantry well-stocked!
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you click on the link and place an order, etc I earn a small fee at no
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Monday, May 7, 2018
May 2018 'To-Do'/Goals List
(It's been beautiful porch swinging weather! I love this swing that my husband made for me, it's my 'relaxing place!')
April
just flew by and now here we are in May and it’s time to check in on how I did
with April’s goals and set new goals for May.
March’s to-do list/goals can be found HERE.
April’s to-do list/goals can be found HERE.
Here’s my May ‘to-do’
list otherwise known as breaking my 2018 goals down into baby steps …
Sewing
Complete
clue #5 in the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt I’m doing (I'm not giving up on this, I might have slowed down but I'm still 'turtling' along!)
Work
on Shadow Work sewing challenge
Crochet
edgings on some pillowcases and add them to my shop, Pillowcases by Patsi
Continue
to stitch up pillowcases for my shop, Pillowcases
by Patsi
Financial
Fund
another 10% of our emergency fund plus the 10% we didn’t get done last month (I don't know if we can do 20%, but we're going to give it a try!)
Purchase
one gift card and stash it away plus the one we didn’t get purchased last month
Continue
to work on developing secondary sources of income, this month I’m continuing to
work on my e-book
Pantry
and Preparedness
Spend
$25 on a non-food preparedness item
Continue
working on building up my pantry each week through my $5 or Less Pantry
Building Challenge
House and
Other Construction
Continue
to work on repair of outbuilding/shed ... working on this!
Spiritual
Continue
teaching teenage girl’s Bible class ... in the process!
Teach 1st – 4th grade children’s Bible class ... in the process!
Complete
monthly assignment in the Digging Deep Great Escapes Bible Study for women I’m doing ... in the process!
Continue
to work on the Philippians Bible study I’m working on
Blogging
Continue
to post on blog daily or as close to that as I can ... in the process!
Gardening
Weed
and work out garden ... ongoing!
patsi
She looketh well to
the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27
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Friday, May 4, 2018
I'm Making Essential Oil Roller Bottle Blends ...
(This little plastic container, with all my roller blends in it, sits on my bathroom vanity ready for use. It's easy to see when I'm getting low as well when they're all in the same place.)
Here's what I made up and what I use them for ... (I am not a doctor, please consult a physician for medical diagnosis and treatment as some essential oils can interact negatively with prescribed medications.)
I have two different blends that I don't want to be without and the first one is this immune boosting blend. It is a powerhouse and I use it when I know I'm going to be traveling, when sick or trying to keep from getting sick. I do not use it everyday, 365 days a year but only under the circumstances just mentioned.
Immune Boosting Roller Blend
15 drops of OnGuard (Doterra), Thieves (Young Living) or Plague Defense (Hopewell Oils)
40 drops lemon Oil
20 drops frankincense
15 drops peppermint
20 drops tea tree oil
15 drops oregano
Finish filling 10 ml roller bottle with fractionated coconut oil or other carrier oil.
I apply this to the bottom of my feet once a day, as needed.
The other roller blend that is a staple at my house is tea tree oil. It does wonders for sinus pressure for both myself and my husband. We apply it to the sinus areas every 4 hours as needed.
Tea Tree Oil Roller Blend
15 drops tea tree oil
Finish filling 10 ml roller bottle with fractionated coconut oil or other carrier oil.
I'm trying this new roller bottle blend for allergies, I've heard and read great things about it so I'm going to give it a try.
Allergy Roller Bottle Blend
10 drops lemon oil
10 drops lavender oil
10 drops peppermint oil
Finish filling 10 ml roller bottle with fractionated coconut oil or other carrier oil.
I will be applying this to the sinus areas and to the back of my ears/neck area.
Here's something to remember about essential oils that is important. When purchasing essential oils for medicinal purposes make sure you are getting 100% pure essential oils. Not all essential oils that wear the name of essential oils are 100% essential oils!
What about you, do you use essential oil blends, if so, please share!
patsi
She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27
My other blog: She Hath Done What
She Could
Come follow
A Working Pantry on Facebook HERE.
You can also
follow me ... on Pinterest!
Check out my
little cottage industry: Pillowcases by Patsi
If you are blessed
by what you read here and would like to help financially support my writing,
you can do that by making a small contribution by clicking on the donate
button. I would be very grateful!
Thank
you for using my Amazon
affiliate link when placing your Amazon orders.
I earn a small percentage that doesn't increase what you pay and it helps
me keep my pantry well-stocked!
Disclaimer:
Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links. This means that if
you click on the link and place an order, etc I earn a small fee at no
increased cost to you. Thank you for your support through these means.
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