Frugally yours

Back some months ago, I wrote about how I would like to live a far simpler easier lifestyle,.. by which I meant cutting back on the spending I do….most of its emotional spending, from the sheer loneliness of complete isolation, sadness from missing my children, the heartache of not being with the man I love and all that goes with that, then mix this with complete utter boredom, this is as Jesse says often , when youve have yourselves that perfect storm…..half of what I was spending on wasn’t even for me !!!!! it made me feel better about not being close by those i love, so it comforted me to buy them little things, most of which I guess if I’m honest they don’t need or want really( it was all about making me feel better.

I tried as I have said( once previously) and pretty much discovered something about myself from the off ( I was indeed somewhat terrible at it) ok let’s put it out there, I was darn right miserable at cutting back…, I made excuse upon excuse, …I need shopping , ewwwww that’s on offer, Amazon has a sale, someone in the next county said they needed something, And there I was before they finished the sentence, my itchy swiping finger on the pulse at the ready , tablet charged and I’m on Amazon quicker than speeding bullet , ( I’m not joking about the next county bit either it happened lol) …for a few seconds I had that instant gratification, I felt a tingle of excitement , a rush . But it didn’t last of course , minutes later I was back to being bored or whatever emotion I felt at that time.

Before coming on here though, I road tested it out for a while( privately), taking this new found project out for a trail run( before I made an idiot of myself again lol) And this time by gritting of my teeth , ( gnashing them more like lol) …it’s working, I bought my last things on Amazon well over a week ago, they are things I actually needed for my rabbit Cinnamon, And that’s it….I hadn’t food shopped in well over a week , spent any money in general come to that ……this you may be surprised at, but just try it?, It’s a lot harder than one may think, many times I’ve caught myself just in time …And virtually everything costs something …we go back in time and even going to the bathroom cost,s ..brings back memories of spending a penny( it’s an age old Brit thing folk,s, , we used to have slots in our public toilet doors ,you put a penny in to open the door) …..but seriously while sat in the bathroom (ahem) it dawned on me every time I flush, . I am indeed flushing money down the pan….lol

so I began looking round my home with fresh eyes , where else could I cut back… , straight away I noticed a large pack of kitchen wipes. I use wipes for everything, floor wipes,

, widow wipes, bathroom wipes,kitchen wipes ….bottom wipes…yes I was queen of the wipes my friends, then there was my disinfectant fetish, I had Dettol, bleach, Zoflora , disinfectant wipes, ( back to the wipes) I had sanitizer for all occasions, ….we have Germ killing sprays, room scented sprays( what do rooms smell like anyway? ) well chemical,s by the time I had finished, ….I have three different scented washing detergent liquids, ….my house is a pot pourri of chemicalness, I was disappointed in myself instantly, when I bundled this lot altogether,

And it’s not as if im under the influence folks( that being tv adverts by the way not alcohol 🍸) I don’t even watch live Tv, just netflix, prime etc, but then hang on there is that thing with product placement isn’t there !, Sighs, I’ve decided I’m using up all these products I’ve amassed until they run out….then it’s down to cloths instead of wipes, two or three products, like good ole white vinegar , bleach, to replace my cacophony of scents and uses, cutting back on doing laundry daily , turning off lights, buying only the food I need, not the amount I have done up until now,

it’s shocking learning just how wasteful you get ,without even seeing yourself going down this route, I’m looking out for tips and help folks, if you have any please feel free to share , it’s all much appreciated , take care of yourselves and watch out for those add,s , they are going suck you in lol ……😁💗💗