My Abundant Life: This Week's Frugal Tasks Saturday 10th September 2016

Spring has sprung and I'm just busting to get out in the garden. As soon as the weather brightens up a little I'll be out there almost every day pulling weeds and planting our Spring veggie garden. Thankfully with all the renos making a mess in our home, I've wiped and cleaned everything as I put things back in place. This will free me up for outdoor activities. Here's what I got up to this week -

* I cleaned the dishwasher using bi carb and white vinegar. I also cleaned the kettle using citric acid.

* Stocked up on Pinocleen disinfectant at half price for $2.49 a 1.25 litre bottle.

* Made lemon slice for a family afternoon tea. I used lemons from our tree and sweetened condensed milk I'd made.

* Made four loaves of wholemeal bread with extra goodness. Yes, I used both ovens at the same time. So quick and easy to bake in bulk.

* We had lots of electrical work done on our home on Wednesday. While the power was off I used the time to cut out images to make men's birthday cards.

* Dried all the washing on the clothesline and clotheshorses.

* Picked silverbeet from the garden for a couple of meals.

* Froze one leftover portion of tuna casserole and three of mince pasta bake. Soon I'll have enough frozen leftovers to write them into the menu plan.

* Saved lots of shower and washing machine water for each next load.

* Continued to feed the chickens handfuls of grass each day and a broccoli head ( gone to seed ) every few days

* Diluted the dishwashing liquid and refilled the pump.

* Gratefully received lots of bread bags. I turned them inside out, decrumbed them and dried them on a clotheshorse outside. They'll be used for bin liners and for flouring chicken drumsticks.

* Stayed away from the shops as much as possible. I haven't been well since Tuesday night so Darren and Jessica ducked up to the shops for milk, carrots and tomatoes.

* I needed to go to the city with Megan on Tuesday. I took bottles of water and muesli bars to save a little money on food.

* Kept the heat off during the day most days this week. I love Spring weather for many reasons especially the gas and electricity savings.

I'm sorry I don't have many photos this week due to me being unwell.