Looks like fine, sunny, laundry-hanging weather out there this a.m. -- good thing since I have a little catching up to do....

It just occurs to me this morning, that I have not stepped foot in a store, shop or business establishment of any kind since last Saturday. And I don't have any plans to do so today either -- so, barring any unforeseen circumstances this ought to be my 5th consecutive day of no-spending.

We received our monthly gas/electric bill yesterday. It's waaay lower than it has been in months, rather dramatically so (like, nearly 200$ less??)-- thanks to Spring I assume. What a relief. Our poor, neglected old house is a sieve in winter, our gas bills outrageous no matter how low we try to go with the thermostat. We'll need to try to do more about this next fall, in the way of weatherstripping, plastic on the windows and everything else (hopefully one day we can get the whole place properly insulated)...

Oh, and DH and I FINALLY got to our taxes last night. Why we always seem to put this task off I never know, especially since we usually get a return (eye roll). Hmmm, I guess because we despise it? Oh well, at least they're out of our hair ....