It was a good, good day. Moneywise and otherwise. Today I:
1. Received the final sign-off for the contingencies on the home I am selling, meaning all the major obstacles are out of the way.
2. Got a paycheck with almost $500 extra in it (extra time worked last month - I wasn't keeping track of when I was getting it, so it was a nice surprise)
3. Made $60 at the farmer's market.
Yeah!!!
Ok, maybe I have held on to the God of Wealth coin too long...I'll send it on tomorrow (so sorry, Stressless - look for it soon!). Then again, maybe I can pat myself on the back and attribute some of the cash to my hard work - and I did work hard today. At 7:30am, I left the house to pick blackberries until 9:00. As soon as I got home, I started baking: cinnamon rolls, chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, and lemon blackberry muffins. Whew. I made up my signs and trotted off to market, where I sold nearly EVERYTHING, save 8 cookies (out of about 9 or 10 dozen) and a few cinnamon rolls. That is including the 7 quarts of blackberries I took, which sold for $4-$5 each (okay, I let myself get talked down on a few, but I won't next week - promise!). I spent $5 for groceries this morning (butter - my biggest expense. I need some recipes that use Crisco instead) and paid $5 in order to have a stand, so I netted $50. I probably had another $5 or so in ingredients already at the house. Aside from butter and chocolate chips, the rest of the baking supplies are relatively cheap. Anyway, I was very pleased with the outcome and plan to go back next week. I have even toyed with the idea of approaching our local mom-and-pop market to see if they want to buy some blackberries from me. I know they have bought strawberries from my neighbor in the past.
I'm not sure when I will have the time to pick a lot more, though. This weekend is my future SIL's bridal shower. We have out-of-town relatives coming in on Friday, so I'll be spending a lot of time at home and getting ready for the shower. But a lot of the blackberries are still red, so I should have at least another week or two to pick - maybe more.
DH scolded me for worrying too much (not in a negative way - he is the laid back one and I am the worrier). He believes everything will work out just fine. Well, I know it will work out too - I just want to help everything along so that it all works out faster!