Clothes On The Line

My husband lost his job about 6 months ago.  Now, I know that this is a common story for so many families out there, but this time it hit home for me.  He filed for unemployment immediately, but he's never been the kind of guy to sit around and wait for something to happen.  Within a few weeks he got another job and has been working since. 

Since he has had the change in jobs, I have started to think about money a little bit smarter.  I began to wonder, "what are some ways that we could save a little money here and there without a total lifestyle change?"  Now, there are some things that I absolutely will not sacrifice on, i.e. the quality of my food.  As I have said before, I am a foodie through and through and am totally obsessed with food, recipes, reading cookbooks, etc.  That being said, I will not compromise much in this area. 

I was washing the dishes one day in the kitchen sink and looked out my kitchen window.  Duh, I thought...we have this refurbished (by me) super cute, red clothesline outside that I never use.  It came with the house and was rusty and unusable when we moved in.  We sanded it, painted it red, replaced the lines and it was ready to use in a day.  That was about three years ago and I can count on one hand the number of times that we have used it.  

So, here's my goal...as long as the weather's nice, I will hang the laundry out to dry on the fully functional clothesline.  Just a reminder...we do live in the country, so for those of you thinking, "OMG, what an eye sore" just remember, no one really sees it and, if they do I hope that they think how smart and frugal I'm being.  Maybe they will even buy into this idea too.