Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Spring Is Here
What a strange winter we just left....one day hot, one day freezing cold, one day rainy, one day dry. You know, it was pretty much nation wide with crazy tornadoes, flooding, blizzards and then complete Jekyll/Hyde like weather from one day to the next!
Here, in North Carolina it has been hot in the 70's to the 80's with intermittent rain in the afternoon and foggy mornings. When I moved here 9 months ago I mistakenly thought it would be a lot cooler than the deep south. Boy, was I wrong! Many times, we are having identical weather that Louisiana is experiencing.
I have embraced frugality in a brand new way. Though it should be out of pure necessity, I now look at it as a wonderful challenge and way to live on less and really enjoy it. I save all my empty jars and fill them with seeds for a garden I will one day begin. I look at everything as "how can I reuse this ?" and "do I need this?" and "will this be cluttering my home?". I also frequent garage sales, Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill, etc. We eat out less and I drive less. Driving less is the hardest since I love random road trips.
I am trying to keep busy any way I can. I am on a sick leave that is no longer paid and hoping to get back to work soon. I have been creating little felt birds and decorating jars and bottles and altoid tins and taking photos of everything and anything. I know I have to go back to work soon! I have enjoyed having the time to read and create and just take in the world around me. When you work constantly you sometimes miss the little details all around you. I know I did.
Here, in North Carolina it has been hot in the 70's to the 80's with intermittent rain in the afternoon and foggy mornings. When I moved here 9 months ago I mistakenly thought it would be a lot cooler than the deep south. Boy, was I wrong! Many times, we are having identical weather that Louisiana is experiencing.
I have embraced frugality in a brand new way. Though it should be out of pure necessity, I now look at it as a wonderful challenge and way to live on less and really enjoy it. I save all my empty jars and fill them with seeds for a garden I will one day begin. I look at everything as "how can I reuse this ?" and "do I need this?" and "will this be cluttering my home?". I also frequent garage sales, Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill, etc. We eat out less and I drive less. Driving less is the hardest since I love random road trips.
I am trying to keep busy any way I can. I am on a sick leave that is no longer paid and hoping to get back to work soon. I have been creating little felt birds and decorating jars and bottles and altoid tins and taking photos of everything and anything. I know I have to go back to work soon! I have enjoyed having the time to read and create and just take in the world around me. When you work constantly you sometimes miss the little details all around you. I know I did.
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