A little catch-up to let you know I’m still here and OK…….thank you all for your kind messages and for asking after me. Life….and the spinning of plates goes on……a few plates have been dropped but I can fix them later on…….I also have a wee rant (!) about shocking customer service which is the last thing I need to be dealing with right now. Thank goodness for a lovely postbag to pick me up.
Month: March 2021
Beyond Frugal! Extreme saving: need vs. want.
Continuing from the last video where I talked about preparing for a wage-free life and trying a no-spend year, today I talk about saving the pennies. This is extreme saving and won’t be right for everyone but, whatever your goal is (wage free living, early retirement, paying off debt) I hope you will find some of these ideas useful…….how far you take it is up to you and depends on your end goal….and your motivation to get there. You can do it!
On the sofa: Learning as I go…
It has been a busy week and sometimes quite difficult….so today I’m taking a breather and having a wee catch up with you. It has been a steep learning curve; I’m going to share some of it with you in the hope that it will be useful/helpful to some of you further down the line (but it may be too raw for some of you at the moment so please feel free to skip through to around the 18 minute mark……I want to help…..I definitely do NOT want to upset/open wounds). Rest assured there are no tears in this video……it’s not maudlin at all! I’ve also had some lovely post arriving; it’s very eclectic…..and it has all put big smiles on my face.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: Pruning: blueberries, herbs and rose.
Another job that was delayed in February – pruning! Hurrah for some snipping time during a beautifully warm and peaceful day. I tidy up all the dead flowers and herbs plus prune the rose and my blueberries.
Beyond Frugal! Prepping for a wage-free life.
Today I’m going through all sorts of ideas and tips (based on my own experiences) for you to try if you’re aiming to have a wage-free life at some point….the ideas also apply if you want to retire early (small fixed income) or simply to get rid of some of your debts (mortgage/credit cards etc). How far you take any of this is up to you and your end goal…….and how motivated you are to get there. I’m also setting you a challenge! A no-spend year! You can do it!
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: March Garden Tour (2021).
We’re right on the cusp of the beginning of the big changes……this moment each year sees the garden not sure whether it’s last year still….or the new year. The changes are subtle….but they’re coming…..
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: Looking back…..March last year.
Continuing in my series of looking back to this month last year…we’ve reached March….the month that was the beginning of everything changing and becoming a bit more challenging for all of us. My Taunton Deane perennial kale had become a bit of a monster…this was the perfect time to hack it down and donate all those gorgeous leaves to a local free veggie box scheme….little did I know it at the time but this was just the beginning of sharing food, time and love whenever possible.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: What to sow in March.
Hurrah for March and much more choice and possibilities for seeds sowing….especially if you have a greenhouse or polytunnel (unheated even). It’s still early for me to sow much as I tend to sow a lot of things direct because of lack of greenhouse (and window sill space!)…..but here are a bunch of ideas for those of you who do. Plus a few jobs to get on with in March.
