It has been a busy but good week. If I get my studying done and have time to do some things around the house then I am happy! I got some craft done which have been on my list for a while. I made some reed diffusers, 2 are for the house and one is put away for a gift. These are easy to make, and much cheaper than buying them. I've seen some for $20-30 each for large ones. The bottles were ones I got op shopping and were 50c or $1 each. I also made some beeswax wraps. Mr 18 bought me the beeswax pellets and material for mothers day. I made 12 of these, they were a bit fidly but not too hard. I kept some for myself and packed up 2 packs for Christmas gifts.
In the kitchen I baked some vanilla cupcakes while the oven was on and a banana bread. I had some rolls to use up so turned these into garlic bread which was served with spaghetti bolognaise. I turned leftover mashed potato and vegetables into bubble and squeak patties. We had these for lunch with an eggs.
I made some pies in the pie maker using a fold over method with the pastry. This elimates the need to use a cutter and avoids waste, though they are more rustic looking! I had rice and mince leftover from dinner, so added these with a sprinkle of cheese. It made 8 pies. These were delicious!
I ordered a few things online for Mr 18's birthday which is at the end of this month. I also bought some Christmas gifts from Spotlight and saved $10 by using a free promo code. I'm determined to buy or make something each week to put aside for Christmas. Normally I start this in October, but with the way the world is at the moment I'd rather get it done and not have to stress later.
I juiced oranges and made orange vinegar with the peels. I also juiced some lemons, saved the juice to make lemon butter tomorrow and made lemon vinegar with the peels. Citrus vinegar smells so good!
I built up my pantry by adding some more toilet paper, tinned food, cough syrup, prescriptions and rubbing alcohol. I've found a few gaps of items we are low in and will buy these next week. I feel very strongly that its important for me to keep this up!
Hubby picked up some free bread and vegies from the community centre and we did our shopping at the Foodbank. This week they had free pantry boxes and frozen pasta packs. As of next week the pantry boxes will go back to being $10. I bought a meat pack, cleaning pack and a beauty pack which had body was, soap and face masks for $7. This was excellent value as each item was under $1! Some of these I put away for gifts. All up our trolley came to $63.
Mr 14 got home from camp tired, dirty and sore. I ran him a bath with epsom salts and lavender. He was excited to be home and had some stories to tell us! The first night he was away he said he didnt feel that cold so he fell asleep under his hootchie (like a waterproof tarpolin) in his clothes. No sleeping bag or blanket- just tracksuit pants, a tee shirt, jumper, jacket and woolen gloves. Well, that night turned out to be the coldest in trek history. In the bush it was minus 3 degrees. He could have gotten hypothermia! Oh my gosh! Apart from that he had a good time. There was lots of walking and team building activities. The day before he came home he said it rained for most of the day but he was happy because he learned to build a fire. He was so proud of himself! This is such a good skill to have. He is now a trek leader and will get to go on other camps and help out the teachers.
I hope you've had a good week!
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