A Wonderful, but Not-So-Frugal Weekend

photo by maljam2002

This weekend we had 9 people to our home, sharing three different meals with each one. Some planned, some not so planned. This part was wonderful, lots of fun, and frugal. Everyone brought something to share for the meal, and there were lots of laughs. It’s so much more fun for kids (and much easier on their parents, too!) to have a meal at a home than in a restaurant.

I also tackled some gardening and harvested tomatoes and 4 butternut squash from our tiny backyard garden.

 

Here are the not so fugal parts:

• I bought two birthday cakes, rather than making the cupcakes I’d planned. Being in town only four days made me prioritize my time.
• We ordered pizza when I forgot about dinner Saturday evening. Dinner always happens, same time every day. So how could I forget? This was just laziness.
• We went out for drinks to celebrate a friend’s promotion. Worth it: We loved seeing and supporting our friend, met some lovely people, and didn’t drink much.
• I destroyed our MacBook. The MacBook on which I am currently trying to make a living. I won’t go into details, but I’d like to state here that my husband was right and I was wrong, and that he’s the most patient and kind person I know. I’ll either freecycle the hanging plants that leak or find very inexpensive new pots that don’t leak this week.

That last one made me pretty sick. I couldn’t blame it on anyone but myself, and I felt terrible not being more careful. Unfortunately, we need to replace it, and quickly. Jason’s uncle reminded me that it’s just a thing, which I had been telling myself but not really listening to. But it really is just a thing, and an easily replaced, tax-deductible thing at that.

Stay tuned for the computer shopping saga!