Vol.32

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The weather outside is //

As I look outside my window // As you are reading this, we are hopefully (!!) getting Fiona onto the trailer and off to processing! We borrowed a farmer friend’s trailer last Wednesday and it’s been in her paddock ever since. She’s been stubborn and even put herself on a hunger strike (we put her food in the trailer, but she refused to go in)…but I think we turned a corner on Sunday. Praying for a smooth moving process today.

As I look around the house // The weather forecast looks like I’ll be spending a lot of time indoors, which could be dangerous! Last week on a rainy afternoon, I had the crazy idea to bring the old loveseat in the basement up two flights of stairs to the schoolroom. One of my sons helped me move it (we only dinged one wall!) but he definitely looked at me like, “Oh no. Mom’s got that redecorating look in her eye again.”

A low buy month update // I’m considering Week 1 a success!

Most money was spent on groceries. Our local grocery store has been having shortages and limits, so we decided that continuing to add to our pantry is probably wise. (This week we added some peanut butter, jelly, and marinara sauce.) I’m still hoping to keep the grocery budget low throughout this month, so we’ll see if I can accomplish both goals at the same time.
We had four days of zero spending.
I began decluttering again. I started a box for Goodwill and listed 14 items on ebay/Poshmark. By the end of the week, I had made three sales. Money earned after fees: $31.30

Returning // to this post after feeling like my Year of Simple has been a terrible fail so far. Thankfully, it’s only August…plenty of time to turn this ship around.

On this week’s to-do list // – get a start on fall garden planting – work on the permanent pig shelter

– make a DIY grout cleaner

– post a few toys on Trash Nothing – troubleshoot the sanding problem with the laundry room walls

– celebrate the feast day of Saint Lawrence by having a BBQ (weather permitting)