Bakey Goodness.

I made English Muffins! I did not spend $2.50 on a package of 6 fluffy, crispy, doughy, buttery breakfast muffins, but I made them. It took me a couple hours, but in the end I have a heaping plate of 18 muffins for a total cost of about…..$2.00-$2.50. Not too shabby. And they really weren’t as hard as I though they would be. Plus I got to use my rolling pin, which I don’t get to whip out very often.

I know I have touched on this subject before, but it always surprises me when I start to kneed bread how natural it is. It’s instinctual. It’s something that people do, humans do, and thousands upon thousands of years of women have done before me. And that makes me very happy.

And while we are on the subject of doing things myself to cost less money, I am going to try and start chronicling the things I do that might take a little longer, but save on the cents, as those are becoming increasingly rare to have lying around these days. This weekend I baked muffins and bread instead of buying them for a savings of about $5.00 on the muffins and $2.00 on the bread. I went to a friend’s house last night and instead of driving or taking the Max I rode my bike both ways saving $3.50 (for the round trip Max ticket) or $3.50 (est. Gas), plus I got a good workout. I also bought fertilizer for my container garden in bulk instead of buying a huge box that I won’t ever use, saving me about $5.00. Total savings this weekend: $15.50!! Can I get that in cash??

Oh, plus, here’s my garden today:And as a reminder here it is about a month ago.They grow up so fast!! I have my first flowers on the tomato plant and I am anxiously awaiting its fruits. Price of tomato plant: $1.99, and I’m sure I’ll get more than my money’s worth in tomatoes very soon.