Moving a little slowly today, the back is trying to seize up. I didn't get as much done as I wanted, but I did manage to wash and hang up 2 loads of laundry and I'm almost done with the dishes. Got a bigger load than usual because DH cleaned out his locker and backpack and brought me all his empty ziplocs (which I wash if they aren't moldy) and tupperware containers, oh joy.
I had bought a good sized spiral sliced ham which I divided into meal size portions and froze prior to putting them into vacuum sealed bags, but DS left the roll of bag material in the trunk of the car, and DH took the car to work
. I was able to vacuum seal a couple of pre-made kits for cornbread though, because they would fit in the smaller sized bags.
Since I couldn't do the ham, I spent some time cleaning out a couple of small filing cabinets that have been sitting in the studio for years. There was a lot of junk I could throw away, but I did find the pink slips to the car and the truck, and I found the prepaid burial insurance policies as well. I'm glad I found those- they need to go into the important papers safebox. Now we just need to get rid of the filing cabinets and I'll have room for another utility shelf unit for storing canned goods. This part of the studio is slowly becoming my long-term pantry. It's not as good as a cellar would be, but since half the building is living space for DS it does get some heating and cooling so it won't get the extremes of temperature a shed would have. I plan to cover the windows in this space with foil, which will block light and help block a little more heat/cold transfer as well.
Tomorrow, if I have more energy, I should be able to take care of vacuum sealing the ham, and start cooking up the turkey and vegetables that I want to can for quick meals. Starting with a quart jar of this, I can either make a soup with the addition of noodles or barley or rice, or I can cook it with dumplings. I can thicken it to a stew, put it in a crust for a pot pie or top it with mashed potatoes for a cottage pie. And right there I have a weeks' worth of meals without trying very hard, lol.
And, believe me - insurance companies don't just hand out checks from the goodness of their heart, lol.
