The worm bin is finished. We have 45-55 red wigglers wiggling around in our small under sink bin. I got to use my power tools. My drill. I even changed from one bit to another. Scott sanded it down to make it safe for the little wormies, and we laid down newspaper for bedding and wet it down. We had saved some broccoli stems and I had two out of date breakfast luna bars, and we had one apple that was soft. So all of that has been chopped up and fed to the worms. I really have to contain myself from checking on them every five minutes. They are so cute! Abby named two of them, Franklin and Bob. The fattest one is Franklin. I’m still not sure which is Bob.
I feel like I am making progress to living the way I want to live. We have been eating at home every day, except Friday. Scott made homemade french fries, which were absolutely delicious. We steamed some broccoli and had cheese sauce. I even ate a few bites of steak. I’m not a big fan. Friday night we went to Olive Garden. All of us. Three kids and two adults. We had decided ahead of time to not order sodas. But still, Olive Garden is expensive. Two of the kids ended up ordering off the adult menu, we also got an appetizer, and we split two desserts between the five of us. The total bill came to $90. We left a $15 tip. So our evening meal cost us $105! That is a weeks worth of groceries. I’m feeling a little guilty now, well, not guilty necessarily. But I really want to take a closer look at my actions and make sure they are lining up with my goals and my choice to live in a more conscious way. Because eating more than a day’s pay in one meal does not seem like a good way to live.
I’m now re-examining my goals, and I want to write them out and post them around the house, so I remember what I am living and working for. I asked the kids to be thinking about their life goals, and we are going to talk about it again next week. I told Scott what I was doing. He said he thought we were pretty clear in our goals. I explained to him how I was feeling and he supported me. He also said that he didn’t want us to become so goal focused that we lose capability to be happy now. It’s all about balance. Because I don’t want us to become so hedonistic that we never strive for better. So I am working on that. I’m also looking for inspiring quotes about living simply and things like that.
On a happier note, we purchased a drying rack and put it in front of the heater to dry our clothes. We also have a small clothesline out back, it won’t hold a full load or anything, but on nice days I have been hanging some out to dry. I call that my solar dryer. I haven’t named the drying rack. I’m hoping to save some money on electric, as well as extend the life of our clothes. It’s better for the planet, as well, by not using up precious energy.
I have a list of projects that we would like to start soon. Among them are a garden; a larger, outdoor compost; and a fenced area for the dog. These are all things that I can do at the place I am living right now. Oh, and I’m making a patchwork quilt out of old clothes. Nope, I’ve never done any of the above. Well, I did attempt a garden last spring, but it never grew. I got some weeds. Nothing edible. Yippee! This time will be different.
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