September 2

 

Small sunflowers in a little pottery vase on a side shelf above the kitchen sink.

Today's inspiration - The Secret Joy of Ordinary Life

Some of today's work - 

Before

A side of our house - my job today was to put stone along the edge, wash the siding, caulk around the window, paint over the inside trim of the window, and then put up the shutters.

After

This is the concrete building in our backyard that Mike has been dismantling the overhang. This overhang served our animals well until Mike finished building the barn.

My worktable - Crocheting some pumpkins to make garlands with Nutiden yarn.

Emme made chicken parmesan for dinner tonight. (She came up with the new spelling of her name.)

Financials - 

Coop - $72.01 (took advantage of last day of sale items before the new flyer comes out tomorrow - more Crofters Organic Jelly, buy 1, get 1 free - also lime juice was on sale. I have some in my water each morning - Mike's cashews, he has a small amount each evening when we sit down to relax for the night, bananas, beer, and a few other things. 

Total food for September = $168.49

Got $40 cash back to go toward an envelope for our property taxes and home owner's insurance to build up to $300/month.

$120.06 - 10 backs of 80# concrete mix - had to make a form in front of the concrete building to stop erosion. Trying to cut our budget down to $3,000/month didn't leave much for the house renovation line item. We have spent probably $40,000 so far on the renovations and our house is comfortable now so that doing more isn't a necessity at the moment. I will break down our costs at some point to share but besides the septic, electrical and plumbing work, Mike and I have done all of the work ourselves which saves so much money.

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