A Peek Into My Week: Chicken Update, Garden Update, & More!
What my life has come to
As I mentioned, it is finals week for the Savvy Student Shopper. Instead of spending time hunting for deals, blogging, and coupon shopping, I’ve been attempting to study and write up my final papers. Wednesday is my last day.. the end is near!
I am in the process of selling textbooks backs too. It has become a game for me the past 3 years. Eventually I’ll write up a post about textbook buying/reselling. This year, I think I may have broken even! Meaning I’ll be making back close to what I originally spent in January. I have learned a ton about buying/reselling textbooks and I’ll definitely share some of that with you.
The chickens are doing great – very big and healthy! I’m looking forward to their egg laying stage in a few months. They are still spending the nights in my bathroom because their coop is not 100% secure (My dad was supposed to have it done by now) and I don’t want to chance anything since I live on the woods with lots of hungry animals. They do spend the day in their outdoor coop and they love it!
Every time I’m home, I try to spend a little bit of time getting the garden in shape. Gardening is a lot to keep up with, especially when you are only home a few times a month! Some nasty buggers have already attacked my chives. Like 100 little black bugs per chive stalk. Disgusting. Between the deer, bugs, droughts, sandy soil, birds, etc., I think I have more garden mishaps than garden successes, but it’s alright.
My older lettuce about ready for harvesting.
Raspberries are thriving! I hope I actually get some berries this year and not just leaves.
Onions
Potatoes in cans
Baby spinach
My strawberry patch is doing the best it has ever done! As long as the birds and bugs leave it alone, I should have dozens of berries!
Some more potatoes on the one side of my garden. (Please ignore all weeds)
I think I’m hitting up CVS this weekend, so I’ll try to share my trip! As soon as I’m done with school, I’ll get back into the grocery store deals and Target! I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
I sell my books on half.com and bookscouter.com. Good luck with school :), I still have class till June.
I sell on a bunch of sites; whoever gives me the most money. I’ll be writing up a textbook buying/selling post shortly. 🙂 Good luck to you too! I’m done school tomorrow!
I love reading all your gardening/canning/thrifting posts!! Where is the basil??
Thanks Dana! Happy Mother’s Day, by the way!
The basil is still inside! We keep it growing all year long but I’ll have to move it out to the porch now that’s it’s warming up.