CC began the painful process of dismantling the garden in the sky yesterday. I’m so proud of what he’s accomplished back there – and how each year looks better than the year before.
This year we added a few plants that we grew from seeds. I think we’ll do that again this winter in hopes of further reducing the amount of money spent at Bachman’s in the spring. We started morning glories from seed and they basically took over, climbing into the hanging baskets and up chains to our upstairs neighbor’s balcony (CC helped things along).
Saturday we did the mongo-grocery-shopping-stravaganza! Costco, Target, Lund’s – then home. I have all of the October meals planned out (even weekends and lunches) and have each week’s fresh-food list prepared. The downtown Target is being retrofitted for fresh produce, so I’m hopeful that will help me keep the weekly shopping within budget!
My contact at the city’s wireless internet provider called on Friday to report that our area was fully up and running. So last night I switched the wireless router again. And after an hour of frustration, things were working again. I ran an internet speed test and found that we’re only reaching speeds of about half a megabyte per second – not fast enough to stream youtube without giving it time to load, but fast enough for most other uses.
Because 1 MBps will suffice, I can buy a year’s worth of service for $14.95 per month!
CURRENT MEDIA PLAN:
Cable & internet: $126
Netflix (3 out at a time): $20
Monthly total was $146
NEW MEDIA PLAN:
Basic cable: $15
City internet: $15
Netflix (5 out at a time): $30
Monthly total will be $60
Tonight we’re making borscht in the pressure cooker. CC loves borscht (and all other things beet). And then we just going to bum around at home and maybe hang a couple more shelves in the bedroom.
Saturday night I started reading the Informant. I haven’t read a book (not counting cookbooks) in so long. I’d sort of forgotten how pleasant it can be to let time slip away while reading. We installed the thermal blinds in the back bedroom last night, so I’m eager to spend an entire Saturday reading. Soon.
This year we added a few plants that we grew from seeds. I think we’ll do that again this winter in hopes of further reducing the amount of money spent at Bachman’s in the spring. We started morning glories from seed and they basically took over, climbing into the hanging baskets and up chains to our upstairs neighbor’s balcony (CC helped things along).
Saturday we did the mongo-grocery-shopping-stravaganza! Costco, Target, Lund’s – then home. I have all of the October meals planned out (even weekends and lunches) and have each week’s fresh-food list prepared. The downtown Target is being retrofitted for fresh produce, so I’m hopeful that will help me keep the weekly shopping within budget!
My contact at the city’s wireless internet provider called on Friday to report that our area was fully up and running. So last night I switched the wireless router again. And after an hour of frustration, things were working again. I ran an internet speed test and found that we’re only reaching speeds of about half a megabyte per second – not fast enough to stream youtube without giving it time to load, but fast enough for most other uses.
Because 1 MBps will suffice, I can buy a year’s worth of service for $14.95 per month!
CURRENT MEDIA PLAN:
Cable & internet: $126
Netflix (3 out at a time): $20
Monthly total was $146
NEW MEDIA PLAN:
Basic cable: $15
City internet: $15
Netflix (5 out at a time): $30
Monthly total will be $60
Tonight we’re making borscht in the pressure cooker. CC loves borscht (and all other things beet). And then we just going to bum around at home and maybe hang a couple more shelves in the bedroom.
Saturday night I started reading the Informant. I haven’t read a book (not counting cookbooks) in so long. I’d sort of forgotten how pleasant it can be to let time slip away while reading. We installed the thermal blinds in the back bedroom last night, so I’m eager to spend an entire Saturday reading. Soon.
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