Five Frugal Things | I have baby basil!!!
Before we get to today's Five Frugal Things, an update: my basil seeds have started sprouting!
The other morning, I was doing dishes, and I glanced over. Was that something green I saw? I picked up the pot and SURE ENOUGH! Baby basil plants!
So, if you have some geriatric basil seeds, this is your sign to plant them. 😉
1. I froze my bananas
Before my last string of shifts, I noticed I had two bananas that were getting spotty.
To me, this is no bueno. I don't do spots.
So, I sliced and froze them, and I will use them to make some servings of chocolate banana "ice cream", which is seriously so good.
Chocolate "ice cream" = bananas, cocoa powder, vanilla, and some half and half blended up!
2. I planted some expired marigold seeds
Apparently, I have not exactly been using my seeds these last few years, because in addition to my expired basil seeds (mentioned last week), I discovered I am in possession of expired marigold seeds.
VERY expired.
So you know what I did: stuck them in some soil, and added some water plus my best wishes.
We shall see what happens!
3. I planted some green onion ends
I had sliced up some green onions, and I saved the root ends. I stuck them in one of my pots outside, where they will regrow very nicely.
I am not even half a gardener (please note my expired seed run. Ha.), but this is easy enough even for me. You should try it.
It's super convenient to be able to snip off a little bit of green onion rather than having to buy a whole bunch (some of which inevitably get slimy for me.)
4. I got some overtime last week
Last week, in addition to my three shifts, I did:
- my N95 fit testing
- my annual skills testing
- the AIDET training I mentioned on Thursday
- my residency class
- four hours of Healthstreams (we are allowed to do them at home and submit for four hours. There were a LOT of Healthstreams, which are our online educational assignments. All nurses have them, not just new grads.)
I did not have to do my Healthstreams last week (they're due at the end of May), but I purposely finished them all up so I could submit them that week. I figured I might as well do it on a week when I was already going to go over 40 hours.
5. I bought some Dollar Shave Club razors on eBay
Annoyingly, they changed their razor design in the last few years, and the new ones don't fit the handle I have.
So, I just go on eBay occasionally and buy some of the old design, and that's what I did this week!
They're cheaper than the new blades, and this way I get to keep my old handle.
