My Abundant Life: This Week's Frugal Tasks Saturday 5th March 2016

Well, the day finally came when my soaps were hard enough to wrap. I've been waiting for over 6 weeks so you could say I was super excited to pretty them up for gift giving. Here's what else I got up to this week -

* Bought two cushion for the lounge room from Savers for $4.99 less 20%.

* Also bought some soft netting from Savers for 44.99 less 205. I'll be cutting this up Annabel style to use as ribbons on presents.

* Picked a good handful of raspberries each day.

* Packaged up all the soaps I've made lately. They are now packed away in a box to give as presents during the year. I'm quite happy with how they look. the ribbons I used were bits and pieces I've saved over the years. It really does pay to save every scrap you come across.

* Only used the cooling when really necessary.

* Bought two oven mitts for $1.99 each less 20% from Savers. I'm always on the look out for these as they cost so much in the stores.

* Cleaned the dishwasher using bi carb of soda and white vinegar.

* Gratefully received some shredded paper from a cleaning client to use for our chickens. This saves us buying sugar cane mulch for the nesting boxes.

* Saved the shower water to hand wash the op shop finds.

* Megan made chocolate brownies

* Ate left over curried sausage casserole one night.

* Made more raspberry jam using our berries and lemon juice. Any more raspberries I pick will be save for muffin baking throughout the year.

* Redeemed a rain check for 5 kilos of chicken drumsticks at $1.98 a kilo. This rain check was from March last year. I have one more to redeem next week then I think I will have enough drumsticks for another year. Woo Hoo !!!

* I'm still picking tomatoes but they are slowing right down.

* Topped up all the cars with petrol every 3 - 4 days. We are trying to make the most of the cheaper petrol and keeping the tanks full in case the price goes up shortly.

* Made pizzas from scratch on Thursday night. There was enough leftover for another dinner for Darren and a slice for Megan to take to school.

* Made two batches of double strength miracle spray. One is kept in the kitchen and one in the laundry. When I refill my spray bottles I dilute it down to normal strength which is 50 / 50 with water.