Really Frugal Weekend
Monday, August 06, 2007
OK - it's my fault - I thought my husband's payday was LAST week & it's THIS week - so we are caught short of $ - But, you know, it's interesting to see how you cope without much $ in your pocket at all...I get so creative when I am very broke. I collect the pocket change from my husband (there are always pennies and dimes lying around), and at times like this I count it all up and it usually amounts to a couple of dollars. The extra change I had hoarded got us through the weekend's drinks, etc. The only thing we buy at McD's is iced tea/yogurt/ice cream. Although my husband is being converted to the chicken wraps - thank heaven - those cheese burgers are so awful.
I try to even avoid paying for drinks - but we have to buy ice for the boat, and we ran out Sunday & it didn't make sense to buy a whole other bag of it....We did bring pasta salad from home for dinner and we are now eating our breakfasts in. And the coffee machine in the club house is up and running again.
Oh, and there was some salvage! Someone must have been moving out of their boat, so there were a set of plastic chairs and 2 small tables by the garbage bin. Perfectly nice, altho weathered. So I convinced my husband to pack them into the car, so we could bring them back to the city for the apartment. Anything we put out in the yard or in the driveway area has a tendency to "walk" - so I haven't invested in any new outdoor chairs - but these were freebies, so I won't be so attached to them if they disappear! I do want to encourage myself to reclaim the outdoor area here. We don't have a patio or anything - but there are nice places to sit outside.
I also found a slightly chipped wildly orange ceramic chip and dip plate - from the 50's, early 60's lying with the chairs. We don't have a plate like that, & I do love the orange, so I brought it home, filled in the chips with matching markers, and applied clear nail polish to the chip. It's practically good as new & with taco chips in it, no one will notice. Besides, it's so VINTAGE. That's always a great excuse - it's vintage!
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