Layout:
Home > Got some stuff done today :)

Got some stuff done today :)

September 1st, 2014 at 11:44 pm

This morning I bought three things I found from the online FB garage sale: a table, a camera and a paper shredder.

It was quite interesting getting the table home in my little Yaris. Bungee cords were involved.

I did a good bit of unpacking and organizing. I did manage to find places for most of my baking glassware. There are just a few pieces I have nowhere to put except the linen closet in the bathroom. I figure I can always give them a quick wipe before use. Smile

I haven't come across my cordless drill yet - which I need for hanging pictures and for putting together my new table. So that will have to wait.

I did laundry here for the first time - there are 3 washers and 1 dryer ... Good thing I don't use a dryer very often. Smile

I cashed out for two $5 AGC's from Swagbucks.

I have about 8 boxes of books and office related stuff I need to figure out what I'm going to do with. I only have two bookcases left that are in good shape (I broke one on last Sunday.) I am considering ... gulp ... letting go of more books. Some of the books I have kept with the intention of having them for my kid(s) later on. That dream I think is passing away quickly. Plus by the time a kid today would want to read them, paperbacks probably won't even be known anymore. Smile

There are around 4 or 5 boxes of pictures and decorative stuff. I think I can do most of that myself, but really hope that I can get help with the mirror ..

Tomorrow I need to get my rent check over to the landlord's (and set it up to go auto-magically from Cap One so I don't have to think about it again.) I also need to call the utility companies and make sure my accounts are set up properly - haven't gotten anything in the mail, but lights and gas are both on.

I've decided I'm going to go with CB's routine of ten items per week buying at the grocery, etc. Even with all the food I ate down before coming out here, I still have PLENTY. I just need to use it!

I want to figure out how to use my rice cooker to make quinoa and steam veggies (it's supposed to do both at the same time ... never used it, owned it 3 years?) Then I'm going to try making sweet potatoes in the crockpot. YUM!

I also have a lot of sweet potato noodles that I bought that I need to use up. And the list goes on.

Smile

5 Responses to “Got some stuff done today :)”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    1409612447

    Good job getting some things done! Quinoa takes 10-15 minutes on the stove. I hope you find your drill soon. Smile

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    1409613106

    Big Grin I know .. but doing it in the rice cooker, it will keep it warm until I'm ready to eat it. Whereas on the stove I have to be ready to go or it will get burnt or cold. Big Grin

  3. creditcardfree Says:
    1409613330

    That makes sense. Might as well try it if you got it right!!

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    1409613364

    Yep Smile

  5. Thrifty Ray Says:
    1409631580

    I make quinoa in my rice cooker all the time and it turns out great. I use 1 part quinoa to 1 part water...But yours may be different. Good luck!

Leave a Reply

(Note: If you were logged in, we could automatically fill in these fields for you.)
*
Will not be published.
   

* Please spell out the number 4.  [ Why? ]

vB Code: You can use these tags: [b] [i] [u] [url] [email]