Life and Other Things

Hello Friends!

Happy Wednesday...happy day before I go back to work day...happy "it's already May" day!

Wow! This year is moving on, isn't it?

As I'm typing this today, it's dark and rainy outside. It's been storming since yesterday. I don't mind, though, because I'm really enjoying my time at home right now and I kind of like this cozy feeling of not having to go anywhere.

 

We had a busy weekend with our oldest granddaughter, Emmy. I picked her up on Saturday morning and she stayed until Sunday evening. We did a lot of fun things while she was here and had a great weekend together. 

On Monday I got straight to work on some things I wanted to get done before going back to work this week, one of them being this little concoction I wanted to put together. I've made this homemade dishwasher powder once before and remember it doing a fine job, so I had it on my list to make more. The recipe is so easy, so I made a container for myself, as well as two jars for my daughters-in-love. 

 

Here's the recipe:

1 1/2 cups washing powder

1 1/2 cups Borax powder

1/2 cup salt

That's it!

I used two recycled sauce jars and made a cute label and that should last them for a while. Every night when I would use the store bought powder or liquid, I wouldn't feel great about washing my dishes in all of those chemicals, so this was the alternative. I didn't do a cost comparison, but I would think it comes out to our benefit, either way. 

This has been on my reading table this week. I've had this book for many years and go back to it once in a while, when I need a reminder that a home is what you make it. Myquillyn is a beautiful decorator, but she also shares her experience in this book about moving 13 times in her first few years of marriage. Life happens! Jobs happen. Crazy things happen. But she rolls with the punches and makes the best of each home she moved into and it's really inspiring.

This is another book I've been perusing this week. I have probably shared this here before, but I keep several of her books in my kitchen and I will read a few pages while I'm cooking or waiting on things to cook. I'm planning on sharing some tips here soon. 

Today I'm cooking some ground beef and making some meals to put in the freezer. I'm trying to get ahead of the game by having things I can heat up after work.  Yesterday I made a big pot of Chicken Taco Soup, which we ate for dinner and then I was able to put 3 containers in the freezer for the next few weeks.

Today I will be dividing up the ground beef and putting it the freezer for lasagna, tacos, more soup and some "hash" that I make with cubed hash browns. Nothing fancy, but it will feed us on the days I don't want to cook up something new. 

In other news...

David and I are talking about downsizing, which I will share more of when we get closer to actually doing it. I've already started cleaning closets, selling a few items and envisioning myself in a smaller space. Lots of thoughts going into our next season of life and what we want that to look like, financially and just in ways of how to do life. 

These are thoughts that I will share as time goes by. For now I'm watching a lot of YT videos about other people downsizing and living their lives free from debt and mortgages and all that entails and I'm getting really excited about the possibilities. 

But for now, I've got a list of things to do today, so I better get to it!

I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!

Until Next Time...

Blessings!