Budgeting My Way To Retirement - Week 10

 

It boggles the mind that we have just completed ten weeks of 2022.  I'll be honest, I have mixed emotions about it so far.  On a personal level I'm feeling pretty darn good, but on the grander scale, the state of the world has me more than a little concerned.  This past week I found myself struggling a bit with the weight of things.  The reality however is that there is very little I can do about most of it so worrying and fretting isn't going to do anyone any good, especially me.  So, I decided not to get too worked up over it and focus on the things I can do.  I know that I am doing my best and doing all I can right now and that is all any of us really can do.  And I pray.  A lot.

 

After my big shopping excursion with my two beautiful daughters the week prior I spent the past week being super thrifty.  I just went to work and came home each day and tried not to look at the signs at the gas stations on my way to and from.  I'm not sure what I was doing in my sleep at night, but while I was sleeping gas prices crept up quite a bit several times.  Anyone else have that same problem?  Needless to say, I won't be doing a whole lot of extra driving.  It's nuts!

 

I made some good meals and we made sure to eat our leftovers and not waste any food.  We've been extra mindful not to waste anything for that matter.  I washed out three Ziploc bags to reuse and cut open a tube of moisturizing cream to make sure I scoop out every last bit before I toss it.  I am composting tea bags, coffee grounds and egg shells right now and collecting veggie scraps in a bag in our freezer for our next batch of stock.

 

No signs of life yet, but I'm hopeful

I used some toilet paper rolls I've been collecting to make seed pots and then filled them with potting soil.  I started tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins and cantaloupe seeds.  As I acquire more rolls I'll start more seeds in the coming month.  In the meantime I'm making garden plans.

 

Delicious leftovers

I hope everyone had a great week.  Let me know what you've been up to.