not buying it - week 2

i'm a little fuzzy on the details of last week so i may have missed a few things.

clothing
-matched up a shirt and skirt to refashion into a dress for jaden

food
-made my own corned beef brining solution and brined a brisket (it turned out delicious)
-grated my own horseradish to make sauce

household
-reusing plastic bags for trash bags

utilities
-diligently shutting off power strips each night for computer/dsl and tv/dvd player
-making sure lights are off when we are not in the room

gifts
-made gnomes, painted wooden people, made stickers from leftover sticky back paper scraps for stufing eggs for our spring egg hunt

exercise/self improvement
-knife throwing
-hooping

homestead

education

weaknesses
-had to purchase a new iron, sage broke ours and i searched several thrift shops. i do not like the new iron so i plan on returning it and hope to find a second hand or freecycle one

purging
-sold a few items around the house on ebay
-gave away 3 bags full of diapers and toddler clothes to a friend who needed them