"A cardinal principle of the gospel is to prepare for the day of scarcity. Work, industry, frugality are part of the royal order of life." (Bishop Keith B. McMullin)
I have been trying to rest still. I really hate cold-flus (this was written two weeks ago and luckily we are through it now).
We only got the brutal cold, we did not get the weather they got in the south and up the coast.
This week, we had to kill time waiting for a place to open. We were already near Salvation Army and went in and looked around for twenty minutes. I found cotton yarn for dishcloths for .99, just one, so I went and got it and made this dishcloth...
I think I will get three more out of it, if not more, so that makes this one a quarter - unless it makes more in which case, it would be less.
A similar pattern is free here - https://web.archive.org/web/20140830015947/http://www.groupepp.com/dishbout/kpatterns/grfavorite.html I stopped at twenty stitches and decreased from there.
If you are familiar with knitted dishcloths, this is about the third the size.
The other item I got was some fabric. They have the fabric rolled then taped. This fabric had a blue tag which meant that day it was half off, making it two dollars.
When I got home I opened it up only to find there was damage the whole length four inches from salvages on both sides but I was determined and was creative in pattern placement.
And here is the dress I made with barely any fabric leftover.
So the dress cost two dollars...
The sweater I made a few years ago and was free too as I did it as a test knit, so the pattern was free and the yarn I used was free too.
So building skills is very important!
The amaryllis bulb we were gifted at Christmas is giving us a show every day now...
It's so pretty, we are enjoying it very much!
This week, I switched my carts around. The white one is a bit bigger and I wanted to put my paint brushes in a basket that had three sections. So the white one now has watercolor supplies in it.
Then I put the blue cart next to chair with knitting tools in it.
Build those skills and be frugal and stock up as you can. Things are not getting better any time soon I am afraid.
https://www.wisebread.com/20-great-frugal-skills-and-how-to-get-them
https://zenhabits.net/the-cheapskate-guide-50-tips-for-frugal-living/ - we can't do every one of them but maybe there is some information that will help us.
https://sloely.com/simple-frugal-life-skills/
https://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/learn-a-new-skill/ - this has how to go about learning a new skill.
https://www.christasterken.com/frugal-homemaking-skills/ - how to make the most of what we have.
I hope you all are doing well and staying warm. Watch how people were able to get through that storm and learn from them. I watched a lady years ago tell how they made it through an ice storm. The one thing she said she wished she had was a carpet sweeper, so when I was yardsaling one day, I picked one up for 75 cents. What can you learn?
I am not totally over this cold-flu but on a sad note, both Missy and Tippy Longstockings caught it as well (don't worry, they're better now too!) so there is lots of sneezing on their part and coughing on my part.
Keep trying to outrun those germs!
Missy says she is resting in her bag. She says keep up the good work and if you get sick too, she would share her bag with you.
Tippy Longstockings says if you can't outrun the germs, make sure you get plenty of rest!
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