tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post2288924502737293395..comments2024-03-27T14:18:47.272-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: Assigning Value to our Days/Frugal Fridaysterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-57650711304832209752016-01-17T16:29:10.036-05:002016-01-17T16:29:10.036-05:00Nice post. I enjoy reading about all your savings....Nice post. I enjoy reading about all your savings.<br /><br />So, coloring hair ... At my hubby's request I get my hair colored every 8 weeks at the salon. My hair is shoulder length, curly and thick. Most of the time she just colors the roots so that is a savings, but I'm thinking that just my part could be touched up much of the time and I could do that. How does one decide what color is right? The last couple of times the color solution has caused an itching and burning sensation. I'd like to do at least some of the coloring at home but I don't think I could do my whole head. Any helpful suggestions for me??? I'm just not good at this kind of thing.<br /><br />We are cold, below zero, so I'm staying close to home, which is a savings. I've been walking with Leslie Sansone DVDs most every morning - so that is a savings for me. <br /><br />I've done well on my pantry challenge this month, mostly just dairy and fruit. I may extend it into February as the pantry is still quite full. I need to use the garden produce as we will have a big garden again this summer and I'll be canning it. <br /><br />I too like your bright, cheery background. PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-87578162037326655112016-01-17T12:23:21.697-05:002016-01-17T12:23:21.697-05:00Great week of savings! That has to feel great to ...Great week of savings! That has to feel great to make such a contribution to your household. <br />Love your blog design too.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-86312242171814857652016-01-16T17:01:34.277-05:002016-01-16T17:01:34.277-05:00Just a thought since you sometimes get coffee out....Just a thought since you sometimes get coffee out. Senior coffee in our area is .49 at McDonald's and .59 at Hardee's. It is free at Chuck fil A with an entree but I find they vary on that from store to store. This is a real money saver for us.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-42948362034510034092016-01-16T15:36:03.158-05:002016-01-16T15:36:03.158-05:00Hi Terri,
Our bed is a queen but I keep a king si...Hi Terri, <br />Our bed is a queen but I keep a king size bedspread on it as the queen ones are just too skimpy for our tall bed. The bed in the guest room is a double but a queen bedspread fits it best. <br />I think maybe the linens manufacturers decided to save a bit and cut back on their sizes. <br /><br /><br />Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-25731755887385834852016-01-16T14:49:34.538-05:002016-01-16T14:49:34.538-05:00I, too; like your new blog design. One of the thi...I, too; like your new blog design. One of the things that I have done with meatloaf baked in a cupcake tin.... I used the little meatloaves and put them into green peppers for stuffed peppers! Very handy since I also had peppers in the freezer as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120446690878795217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-4688678870948777052016-01-16T12:37:20.421-05:002016-01-16T12:37:20.421-05:00This week just felt like a money pit with the cost...This week just felt like a money pit with the cost of having the water damage repaired and popcorn ceiling removed in the kitchen. The house is still just a wreck with dry wall dust and things out of place. It is silly to put the things back when we will just have to move out of the kitchen again in two weeks for the new counters and remainder of the painting. For those three days I had to go outside to go from one side of our downstairs to the other. Add to that three days of all meals out which really got tiresome. Eating out is fun until your have no choice! We were very careful and only spent about $60. I will be SO glad when it is done. <br /><br /> made the ven fried chicken recipe using chicken thighs in this post of recipes this week and it was soooooo good that I think it will reduce buying fried chicken from the deli. http://www.livingonadime.com/cheap-dinner-recipes-ideas/ I did not add the biscuits to the pan.<br /><br />Kudos on the hydrangea. They are so hard to root or at least for me.<br />Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-45376221496758265752016-01-16T08:48:27.187-05:002016-01-16T08:48:27.187-05:00You are doing a great job at saving money. Now is ...You are doing a great job at saving money. Now is definitely the time, if people haven't been doing it before now. I looked at some of your old posts. It looks like you have always been frugal. It gets a bit scary when Walmart starts closing stores. There have been more rumors about J.C. Penney. One of my neighbors had his hours cut. I honestly don't know how people do it who have large families. It can't be easy. There are four of us. Three adults and one teenager. The teenager eats like he has a hollow leg and never gains a pound. He is, however, always active. We stockpile and save where ever we can, but it seems like every time I go to the store many things have gone up.<br /><br />You have many good tips in all of your posts. Thanks, it's a lot of fun reading about your day.<br /><br />Shell<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-84996732615535310502016-01-16T01:15:22.645-05:002016-01-16T01:15:22.645-05:00Your new blog background is very pretty - fresh an...Your new blog background is very pretty - fresh and light and a little bit whimsical! <br />I pack Greg's breakfast and lunch each work day, and sometimes include a snack. I make up little packets of oatmeal w/ raisins or cranberries which he takes in a soup cup, then adds hot water when he's ready to eat. Lately, for snacks, I made up packets of mixed nuts with dried cranberries, some pretzels, and a few Christmas M & Ms (those are finally gone). He always gets fresh veg/fruit as well. Our supper leftovers make his lunches. <br />He enjoys eating out, so every couple of weeks I don't make his lunch and he gets his fast food burger fix. He's always happy to take his lunches if I make them, but just as happy to let Burger King do it. :)<br />I was just thinking yesterday about making a duvet cover for our comforter. I really like the weight of the comforter, but the print/color of the fabric is tired. I don't want to get rid of it, but it definitely needs some freshening up.<br />Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396880852810370044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-51107057991869517132016-01-15T21:38:21.498-05:002016-01-15T21:38:21.498-05:00What a fun surprise to find that your hydrangea st...What a fun surprise to find that your hydrangea stem had started making roots! My Mom always rooted African violet leaves and begonia cuttings in those old fashioned cobalt blue milk of magnesia bottles. As I am thinking about it now, I don't know how she came to have so many Milk of Magnesia bottles around. I don't remember any of us ever taking any of that medicine. I inherited some of the ones she had and they are excellent for rooting plant starts.<br /><br />I always packed my husband's lunch, too. It truly is a savings and he liked not having to go and stand in line or take time out of his break to buy food. He is now retired, as of December 1, but is contemplating looking for a part time job.<br /><br />I made meatloaf a few weeks ago, and I know just what you mean by it seeming to take so long to get all of the veg chopped up for it. When I made my meatloaf it was a giant one, but I divided it into three medium sized loaves. I baked all three at once. We had one of the three that night and again as a round 2 meal later that week. I froze the other two loaves. At this time there is still one left in the freezer waiting for us. My husband and I like them even better the second time around, and after they have been frozen. It seems like the seasonings and flavors all meld together. I love having a meal in the freezer waiting, all I have to add is some sort of vegetable side dish.<br /><br />We are in for some really cold, wintery days and nights here for the next few days. Winter is not my favorite time of year. susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-27941648149773336212016-01-15T20:51:58.673-05:002016-01-15T20:51:58.673-05:00Terri, I just wanted to say how very pretty your n...Terri, I just wanted to say how very pretty your new blog background is! Excellent savings as usual. I had good luck with CVS this week and 2 freebies at Kroger!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170218700397945765noreply@blogger.com