We got this picture from a Freedom Come Rain reader who says she relies on Holy Spirit to help her manage her expenses better. She enjoys doing DIY (do-it-yourself) projects and disclosed that during times of fasting, she has noticed that her problem-solving abilities are heightened. Is that your observation, too?
KITCHEN SCRAPS CADDY
Look at her easy-to-reach kitchen scraps receptacle, hooked onto the window grill with bendable clothesline wire.
The DIY practitioner informed that all uncooked kitchen scraps (no meat or fish products, though) go into the plastic bag that lines the receptacle, and at day’s end, it is emptied into her fertiliser drum outdoors. A pipe is affixed to the drum, allowing her to dilute the liquid formed from the scraps in a ratio of 1 part to 10 parts water. This is a rich organic fertiliser for her plants and trees. (If you’re interested in making your own fertiliser drum, you can check Marie at Farming on the Rocks on YouTube. However, do note that there are some simpler variations possible.)
Her larger kitchen bin, our reader says, is for dry things only, so there’s no odour in the house all week. Plus, she gets to reuse the bag in the main bin a couple of times by boxing all her refuse for the garbage truck.
Cents add up to dollars, and if the outcome is worth the input, it makes sense to practise DIYs, don’t you think?
DISH SPONGE CADDY
Around the kitchen faucet, Ms. DIY showed how she affixed a longer piece of the same clothes wire to a plastic cup for her Scotch-Brite. She said, “I got this idea near midnight recently after spending a long time scouring Amazon for a dish sponge caddy with suction caps. My last one was so done, and the replacement I found looked very sturdy and had great reviews. I thought, “It’s just US$10!” Plus, courier fees and exchange rate (upward) movement that she hadn’t calculated at first!
“But Holy Spirit began speaking to me,” she continued. “Remember, you are breaking the purchasing mode in instances where you can make your own. Get one of the dispenser cups from your detergent bottles, heat that old ice pick you have, make some drainage holes in the cup, and…voila!
“Have you forgotten that I was the one who told you to start cutting your Scotch-Brite in half? Now, it’s the perfect size for this container!”
The multi-tasker was pleased to point out that in the flowerpot is an aloe vera plant: “It’s very vital for kitchen burns or a quick facial,” she revealed. “Some people will grab a can of condensed milk for scorches, but what if you make your own milk?”
We decided to leave that DIY for another time!
