Apr 22, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
82 Degrees & More Snowy Weather! Two Home Office Rehabs, Mini Grow Light System Hack
Originally when I applied for my new job it was listed as no remote work, 100% in the office. Between the time I was hired and the time it was posted things changed. I was very happy to find out I would be doing part-time remote/office work. It's really nice not to have a full time commute and be able to work from home some of the time. Lots of little things you can do in between working from home like moving sprinklers, running a load of laundry, etc. We were in the dilemma of what to do since we moved our personal home office stuff into the bedroom office. Now with that area being a kitchen buffet-
That
made room for the small desk to go into that bedroom. Good excuse to
deep clean! We deep cleaned that area, always hard to miss the dust
bunnies behind the furniture-
So next- what kind of desk was I going to use to work from on? We looked around
and I really wanted to get something that would be more like a piece of
furniture. Eventually when I retire we won't need two desks so I figured
we'd buy something nice that we could keep long-term. We didn't want to
spend too much money so I looked around and finally settled on a desk
from Costco. It was $200.00 off, ordered it online and had it delivered
within a week. The thing that really sold me on the desk was it was mahogany hardwood construction. I wanted something really stable that was not going to get wobbly or weaken over time. I did shop around quite a bit and we didn't want cheap MDF, etc. Dave and I got started-
Look at the Mahogany grain!!! WOW
Mar 19, 2023
Independence Days Challenge
4. Manage Reserves- Get a Good Deal/Barter/Stock Up/Prep- Clearance priced wild bird food, clearance price winter clothes, and several used Dvds and books from eBay. My food processor died, found a good deal online. My most recent read, highly recommended, this would make a GREAT movie!!!
5. Eat the Food- Try New Foods/Recipe- Working on trying some new Mediterranean diet recipes with some new and used cookbooks I was able to find. Another used book, while very heavy on the dairy (for us) great recipes!-
6. Build Community Food Systems- Not at this time.
7. Recycle/Re-Use- Dave has been cleaning up and reorganizing our garage. He needed to reorganize some specific areas. We were able to donate quite a few things and get them out of the garage. We're trying to create more workspace, with two cars and limited storage. It's much better, but a work in progress. I have the new kitchen "buffet area" (previous computer desk) done, with mostly thrifted items! I went for a Mediterranean feel, just waiting on buying some butcher block for the new top!
9. Regenerate What is Lost/Salvage Something- Saved the life of our hen Debbie. I looked at one day a couple months ago, when it was really bitter cold, and she was standing there with her tail down looking pretty sad. Didn't know what was going on so I brought her in right away, got her warmed up. When I was handling her I realized she was really, really thin. I thought maybe she was egg-bound since the other two had started laying. I gave her a warm bath and blew her dry.
Mar 11, 2023
Thinking Outside The Box About Retirement- Five Ways to Prep for Retirement That Don't Include a Bank Account
Feb 15, 2023
I Spoke Too Soon!
Feb 14, 2023
Waiting on Eggs, Spring Around The Corner? New Chairs! Happy Valentine's Day
Feb 4, 2023
Saving Money On Meat & More! Dining Room Refresh- DIY Reupholstered Chairs & Paint
Saving Money On Meat And More!-
Not to forget pets, bought a big back of cat food for Bonnie to go in a tote with oxygen absorbers. I still have two extra bags of chicken feed. Now if they would just start laying!!! Should be any day....
I started thinking that I wanted to repaint my little shelving unit that hangs on our dining room wall. It was a deep blue. With the new chair and buffet fabric it was a lot of blue. I had seen the PBS new series All Creatures Great and Small and loved the green accents in the kitchen. I also liked the green paint on my antique wood-handled kitchen utensils-
It's called French green or Antique green. Previously I had used spray paint but was not able to find this color anywhere. I settled on a large bottle of craft paint at Hobby Lobby, about $6 each. I bought some new foam brushes, wide ones worked really well for the two big shelves. I knew it would take two coats especially on the metal side pieces. I love the color! I wish I could have found chalk paint in this color, but it does have a satin finish which I like. Took two coats-
I finished my thrifted shadow box with the WWII chicken print. I added broken egg shells, wheat and Lavender-