Hi everyone! Well, I'm a day late and a few dollars poorer than I was last week. But here are a few things I did accomplish over the last 8 days:
1. I spent most of my free time this week painting our daughter's bedroom. This is something I've been wanting to do for over a year, and finally I just decided to do it. I found a paint color on the "rejects" rack for 50% off. It was similar to the pastel green that I wanted anyway, so I bought that and a can of white to paint ugly wood panel wainscoting on three sides of the room. The room is so much better now. If feels like a real bedroom and not an old man's office from the 1990's (which, in fact, it was). Painting the gold/red wood doors and paneling white had a tremendous lightening effect, and any color at all on the wall was better than the white walls that were there before. We also hung a rope swing, which will be a great way for her to blow off steam this winter when we're all stuck inside. Lastly, I exchanged an old, thin red rug for a more modern, plush off-white rug. The new rug is smaller, which actually makes the room look bigger. I am so happy with it. The only remaining projects for that room are: 1) wall art, and 2) coordinated bedding. For wall art I'm just going to spray paint some photo frames pastel pink or purple, and fill them with photos, educational posters, Biblical art prints or her own artwork. As far as bedding goes, I'm going to try to make a knock-off version of Beddy's bedding, which is basically a glorified sleeping bag. The Beddy's set I'm looking at costs $130.00. I seriously considered buying it to save on time and hassle. But I feel like I could put together something comparable for less than $50.00. 2. I started reading The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse, which I bought on Amazon. It cost $20.00, but I'm learning so much. Regardless of who wins the presidency, I feel like we are headed toward some kind of fiscal disaster, and I want to be prepared. A huge part of the book is dedicated to defending oneself, and the author's ideas seem to never end. Of course firearms are a big part of that, but part of an economic collapse is the marked lack of firearms and ammunition... something we've been experiencing here for several months now. Alternatives he lists include everything from knives to glass bottles and pepper spray. What I love about these kind of books is that there are always inexpensive options. While the book is more geared toward city-dwellers (which is probably why there's such an emphasis on fighting and almost nothing about gardening), it still has a lot of good tips from someone who has experienced such a crisis firsthand. 3. I acquired 10 dozen free eggs and a massive bag full of bread. We didn't really need the eggs (since I have chickens), so we gave most of them away already. I've been slowly using up the bread for sandwiches, toast, and tonight we had oven-baked French toast. It was far less time-consuming than regular French toast, and Hubby gave it two thumbs up. 4. I purged some of our toy collection. 5. I put a row cover on a small patch of spinach, lettuce and radishes. Last week I planted new spinach and lettuce seeds in my 4x4' greenhouse bed. And they've germinated! I'm excited about this, because this is the latest I have ever had usable greens in the garden. Right now I can harvest spinach, lettuce, radishes or Swiss chard if needed. Of course there aren't unlimited amounts, but I'm just proud of the fact that it's there. That's all for this week! I'm excited about new projects for this week, and hope to share some Thanksgiving decor photos in the coming week. Blessings, ~Prudence~
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