Fourth Friday Friday of March 2022

Welcome to Friday! 
My Frugal Week
Last Saturday I spent the day cleaning Mom’s room for her. She will be coming home today, so I worked in there cleaning and moving furniture, so home health and caregivers will have space to work with her. 
Mom’s vacuum died a long time ago, so she asked me to buy her a new one from Walmart, so I ordered a Bissell for $59 and some Febreeze vacuum bags with Gain. I vacuumed her room before her arrival.
Joy of the Week

Before Mom’s return, Bailey and I made a trip to Knoxville to go thrifting for inventory. We left on Tuesday morning and came home Thursday. We went to multiple thrift stores, stayed in a hotel for two nights, went swimming and ate some of our favorite foods. It was just the break we needed from the stressful activities of the last few weeks. 
One of the stores we went into was a thrift store where the proceeds support the local animal shelter. They had cats in the store and multiple cat houses, cat condos and scratching posts for their pleasure. Here is a photo of their yellow cat. He loved my loving on him and scratching his head. 

We both found some great stuff like one store had bags where you could fill them with books for $3.00, which is right up my alley. I found another magazine rack for my kitchen storage project. I found a lot of clothes in my size, storage bins, and several other items. We had so much fun and would love to do it again one day.
Meals This Week
Friday: Taco Night!
Saturday: Chicken Tenders, Fried Okra, Mac & Cheese, Broccoli
Sunday: Beefy Baked Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas
Monday: It’s been too long and I can’t remember. 😂 
Tuesday: Stock & Barrel Bacon Burger & Fries
Wednesday: Mexican Food! ❤️ ❤️ 
Thursday: Chicken Pot Pie with Homemade Thyme & Garlic Biscuit Crust 

That’s all the news to report from here this week ~ short, but sweet.

How was your week?

Belinda~ Living within our Means ~My Linktree