Dang, desktop computers take up a lot of space. I know computers used to take up a whole room but these have been taking up valuable space in my room for way too long. The good news is that you can recycle these in a safe way for FREE (and you might actually get paid if your equipment isn’t as ancient as mine). Check out Costco’s recycling partner, GreenSight. They will pay shipping charges for your old electronics. All you have to do is find boxes to pack them up and off they go!
I’ve changed the “Living with Less” category to “Simplify”. This is something I’ve been thinking about recently and it’s kind of a broad topic and I’m still trying to figure it out. One thing I do know about simplifying is getting rid of clutter and things that I don’t need or love. I’m still working on that and I’m trying to “diversify” my givings so I can get rid of more things faster. There are some things that I just don’t want to donate to a Goodwill for whatever reason and that’s when friends come in handy. A friend of mine works at a youth center in Chinatown so I’m giving the center a guitar and extra craft supplies. Another friend has decided to give only handmade gifts to others so I’m giving her some of the handmade stuff I have. I’m also going to try to sell some stuff on Ebay, Etsy, and Craigslist … a little extra money never hurts.
So that brings me to breakfast. Another part of simplifying for me is making my own meals as much as I can. I’ll still eat out with friends but I don’t want to buy meals for convenience. I try to eat breakfast at home but most of the time I don’t have enough time so I end up buying a muffin or oatmeal at the cafeteria. These pumpkin chocolate chip muffins make great on-the-go snacks and they are much healthier than the ones at the cafeteria (even with the chocolate chips). I used this recipe but cut out half the sugar and replaced half the white flour with wheat flour and threw in some oatmeal. Now I’m all set for breakfast for the next 2 weeks and it didn’t take that much time to make. The house smells good, I’m saving money, and I’m eating something good for me … it doesn’t get much better than this.
I’ve been busy winterizing my home and one of the things that took the most time is making these magnetic window insulators for my windows. I used to put up those plastic shrink wrap sheets that you can tape around the windows using double sided tape but ever since I got Elliot the cat, I had to stop using them because he rips them to shreds (why can’t he be cute like other cats and just bounce off the plastic when he tries to jump on the windowsill?). So what’s a girl to do? Well, I came up with a sturdier version of the store bought shrink wraps that Elliot can’t scratch and made them REUSABLE (for many winters to come) and the best part is that they can be taken down and put back up in seconds so if I burn my dinner, I can just peel these off, open the windows and air out the house, and put them right back up.
I plan on making a tutorial for these but you crafty ones probably have already figured out what I did. Isn’t it great to be crafty?
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