Wednesday Snap Shot

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Wednesday Snap Shot is a quick peek into my week.

If you'd like to join in on my Wednesday Snap Shot.. copy and paste my post, add your answers (you can also copy the pic..BUT Please download the picture to your computer first.. do not just directly copy and paste.. otherwise you are using my bandwidth..thank you! :).. link your post to my blog and then come back and let me know you shared your week. I'll come and visit you and read about your homemaking week!! :)



So Far This Week
It's been a quiet week. I've been working on going through stuff and getting rid of stuff. Where does it all come from? We've lived here for 21 years now and I find there are places I just have not dealt with, like a big filing cabinet that still has homeschooling records that I no longer need and bank statements that are years old. Time to purge a lot.

My daughter Sierra had an extra day off and came and spent the afternoon with me. We had such a great time. Talked non stop and enjoyed our time together very much.




On My To-Do List
Just basic housework... and more going through things. Hubby and I have plans for later in the day.



Projects I'm Working On
Aside from my cleaning I finally made soap! I was pretty happy about this. We were running low and I can't use store bought soap, dries out my skin horribly. I made 7 pounds. It does not look real pretty at this point.. but after it's cut it looks more like soap..






Today's Weather
Shaping up to be a lovely day...
High, 81   Low 57


The View from my Deck (or window)




What I'm Reading
I'm halfway through Ezekiel. And almost done with Dracula. I'm liking the book more then I thought I would.



What I'm Listening To
Hubby making coffee, clocks ticking, birds chirping


Something Frugal I've Done This Week
Stayed home.. for some weeks this works better then others, this was a simple week. Being 45 minutes from town means that I really have to think about how often I need to go into town. It makes sense to combine my errands and shopping into 1 day. Hubby and I typically do this together, it was a habit we got into years ago as a way to have a date day. We still enjoy the time together and he likes grocery shopping :) So we make a day of it. That saves not only time, but gas money.



Fitness and Health for the Week
I just got my new FitBit! I LOVE it! :) After looking at them all I chose the Alta. It's been a nice upgrade from my Flex. And has a few more options then the Flex. Now that I'm feeling better, I'm more inspired to start getting my steps on and get back to where I was.   

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That is all for this week!



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