Hump Day Poll: Hobbies
My mom had a ton of hobbies. She was a scrapbooker , cardmarker, diamond art maker, slot machine jockey, bingo player, cross stitcher , occasional sewing thrown in when I was a kid to save money. She loved being creative. I also love being creative but haven't done much on that front. I suppose you could say my Etsy shop is about as creative as I've gotten lately but hobbies that become something you depend on money for, it becomes less fun and more job. (Not that that's producing anything right now anyway since I've not done a single thing with it yet this year because of the house chaos but I digress.) I have this bad habit of going full force into ideas and pooping out on them. I still have a bin full of stuff to make risers for stuff like soap, tea kettles , etc waiting for me to do something with them. I have drawers full of stuff for craft projects that rarely get touched and then inherited a bunch of Mom's stamps and card m...
I saw a challenge on Oprah decades ago. Unplugged everything not used and saved alot.
ReplyDeleteThese are all good tips. Waiting until after peak should really save a lot.
ReplyDeleteOur peak hours go to 7pm during the week, so I've done that for years with waiting until then to run the washer and dryer, or weekends when you can run them at any time. We keep the thermostat between 62 - 65 at night during winter. I wash dishes by hand, unplug what I can, use cold water for laundry, and use those child safety covers in outlets around the perimeter of the house to block air coming in, either hot or cold. I no longer feel a draft in the living room or kitchen since doing that. During winter you could literally feel the breeze come through the outlets that were not used. Crazy. I got lazy about it this winter because I was trying to get laundry done while I worked, and our bill skyrocketed.
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