Month Two

We've reached the end of the second month of our attempt to buy nothing.  I already mentioned two things that we had to buy, but now there's a third one to report.  My old garden clogs, which were at least fifteen years old, were so worn that I was about to wear right through the bottoms.  I felt every pebble and piece of mulch.  So I sprang for a new pair.

Tortillas

I've been buying Don Pancho whole wheat tortillas in plastic bags forever ($3.31 for ten).  But I decided to see if I could make them and lose the plastic.

It worked!  They were very easy, tasted great and don't have any of the unpronounceable ingredients that the store bought ones have.  And they cost just 9 cents each.  Another victory!  Yay!

Two Purchases

We've had two make two purchases, both unexpected but necessary.

The first one was a new instant read thermometer.  David grills chicken every week and our old thermometer gave up the ghost.  We did try to revive it with a new battery (another purchase!) but it still didn't work.  So we bought a new Thermopop, in purple. 

The second purchase was a new hose for the back yard.  We had a nice one, but after several years it sprung a couple of leaks.  David made a valiant effort to repair it but it didn't hold.  Because he pulls it out and puts it back every day, he needed one of the lightweight soft hoses. 

So that's it so far.  Nothing frivolous or impulsive.