First of all I would like to say Happy New Year to all my followers around the world. I am absolutely amazed when I look at the stats for this blog and I see countries like Latvia, Germany, Russia, Croatia, USA, Singapore, Thailand, etc come up. What a wonderful feeling it is. My home made muesli bars has always been the number one hit on this blog.
We had a quite new year at our house, the heat wave meant that we have been doing everything we can to keep the house cool. Fortunately the insulation that we put in back in September is now paying off.
I don't usually make New Year's Resolutions as I find I don't keep them, but here are some resolutions that I have made regardless of what time of the year it is.
1. Try not to waste too much money. Think about my purchases before I make them. Is there some way cheaper I can do it? Do I really need it?
2. Get the most out of my vegie patch. That means giving it some attention; weeding, watering, fertilising and removing pests.
3. Try not to waste food. After all, that is a form of wasting money. Throwing food out that has gone bad before it was used up is like throwing money out. Try using the food up while it is still good or preserving or freezing it if needed.
4. Remember to make claims. Often local government bodies offer rebates on water saving ideas, for example, if you give them your receipts. Often I enter the receipts into our expenses, and then throw them in the recycle bin.
5. Recycle as much as possible. I am trying to reduce the number of rubbish bins we fill each week. Before starting a family, we used about one rubbish bag per week, as the rest either went in the recycle bin or the compost. Hopefully my son will want to toilet train soon, so we can get rid of nappies. In the meantime, I am washing the Pea Pod nappies everyday so we can use them instead of the disposables.
6. A friend in need...Remember to ask my friends if they have any childrens stuff they want to get rid of before I head down the shops to buy something for my son. Recently we have been thinking of getting him a bed as he is too big for his cot. We went for a walk one evening and saw a child's bed in good condition in someone's front yard with a sign on it saying "Free, please take". So we did. Now all we need is a mattress (which we will buy as I don't like to use second hand mattresses). He has just outgrown size 2 clothing and moving into size 3, and needs new shoes soon, so I will be asking my friends if they have anything they want to give away or sell.
Well, I think that's enough to concentrate on for now. I hope you all had a great New Year. Please feel free to post your New Year's Resolutions here.
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