My weekly shop…..in readiness to share a whole week of cooking/eating with you. Plus…..a bit of a treat as I am feeling under the weather (I count it as medicine 😉).
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Year: 2024
At Home: Spring Clean! Bureau & Paperwork.
Spring cleaning starts today! Cleaning, yes, but also sorting and organising and a bit of clearing out. Today it’s all about the paperwork that accumulates and I’ll be chatting as I go about some ideas for money saving (getting the best deals), organising, decluttering and recycling some awkward stuff.
In the Kitchen: Mushroom Risotto (meals under £1).
I haven’t cooked with mushrooms in the longest time so when I got those cook kits free I was prompted to make today’s risotto…….I ignored the recipe with the kit (I explain why in the video) and made the version I often used to make for myself. Gosh, it was good! Main meals for less than £1.
On the Sofa (with books): Girl, Woman and other fiction. #booktube
Unusually for me this is nearly all fiction. By accident it’s all women, by purpose it’s some slightly more modern authors I was recommended after Black History month. Today’s reads are: Andrea Levy’s ‘Small Island’, Delia Owens’ ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’, Bernadine Evaristo’s ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ and the start of Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’. Please be kind and respectful when you share comments and opinions.
At Home: Buying furniture and packing.
I’ve got a busy day of odd jobs lined up…….I need to get out and about before the rain comes……so join me as I go on the hunt for various bits and bobs……..and then we can meet back at the flat for some packing. Please be kind and respectful when you share comments and opinions. Living a simple life….and finding joy each day.
At Home: Where will your food come from?
Continuing from my last video when I let you know I have given up my garden…….today I am talking about time as money. How much did I ‘earn’ by growing my own food? How will I now find the money to buy all the veggies I haven’t grown? A checks and balances hard look at where my time goes and where I need to make changes.
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Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: The End.
Making decisions, making changes…….closing one chapter…….to start a new one. It has been a blast but it’s time to walk away……… Please be kind and respectful when you share comments and opinions.
Beyond Frugal: What I do not buy & Ethical Shopping
One of the main reasons for making this video is NOT to try to persuade you to ditch the things you love……but to explain why my shopping bill is always so low. Please be kind and respectful when you share ideas and opinions.
Continuing from my small changes, big savings video I have done some more maths today regarding savings made by not purchasing certain items……it’s quite astonishing! Also my March purchases that were not food related……one of which introduces my ethical shopping.
Beyond Frugal: Small changes, big savings.
Today I’m chatting about a few little things that I do which save a LOT of money over time……some simple swaps for you to try…….and a new habit to put into practice. Today’s little things save me £100s of pounds every year!!
On the Sofa (with books): Wild Swimming with my Sister (plus trees and woods). #booktube
Three books for you today….all of them gorgeous! Including the one my sister ‘gave’ to me as a belated Christmas gift. The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, Through the Woods by H. E. Bates and…….deliciously…..The Mindful Art of Wild Swimming by Tessa Wardley. Please be kind when you share opinions.
