This video is picking up on something we lightly touched on last year and which I know quite a few of you were keen to try……..a year without spending! Of course, there are still things we need to spend money on so perhaps we should call it a low spend year……are you up for the challenge? Please note: the figures I use in this video are purely for demonstration…..I realise some of you will be working with much lower figures…and some, much higher.
Year: 2022
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: Seeds! Getting organised for 2022.
Yay! Another fabulous winter job for any gardener trying to distract themselves before they can get their fingers back into the dirt………seed sorting and organising! Now that I’ve drawn my plan for the year I’ve had a chance to sort through my seeds…..leftovers from last year, my own saved seeds and swaps/gifts from other growers…..and I can see where there may be some gaps and purchases needed. My next job will be to write out a simple sowing schedule.
Beyond Frugal: 9 Habits of a Frugal Girl.
Today’s video is one I’ve been asked to make on numerous occasions…….I know many of you are super frugal too so please feel free to share your tips and experiences below….but for now, here are nine of my habits which keep me on the frugal path. But….ooops…..I forgot one of them so that will come in the next frugal video.
Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: Planning the 2022 Garden – for year round food production.
It’s that wonderful moment in the year when I start to plan a whole new vegetable garden that I hope will produce food for me all year round. Part of my plan will be based on lessons learned last year……and all the previous years….and partly it will depend on whether I want to try some new things this year. This first plan will likely change though….once I start going through all my saved seeds and seeds that have been given to me…..
On the Sofa: Frosty morning chat.
A doctor’s appointment, a stamp, some body products (a shampoo bar and some magnesium ‘butter’) and a window treatment. It’s a mixed bag chat on this frosty morning!
On the Sofa: Bouncing ideas around.
It’s the start of the new year and I’m feeling giddy. The start of a new chapter, the start of new plans….the pages are blank so anything is possible. A few days off with friends and much chatter to bounce ideas around has helped me to cement some that I want to put into action over the coming months….. No instant changes but rather starting things now to build slowly towards changes in the next couple of years….
