I am a dumpster dining scavenger and it makes my frugalista heart so happy when it all works out. In this case I ended up with a lovely stone patio. The stone tiles were rescued from a pool hard-scaper who was tossing them (last pic) and the rest was from counter top places. Yep, the granite kitchen counter top folks have to pay by weight to have their dumpster emptied and they were more than happy to help me load my vehicle with their scrap. I recommend asking before helping yourself. Only one place told me know. And one place, that was behind a locked gate, let me in and helped me load. At another place I was in the parking lot when a huge sheet of stone feel off the loading dock. Some of the larger pieces in my build came from their accident. Once everything was in place I gave it 2 weeks to seat itself with the help of the weather. Then I went back with small bits to fill the cracks (pic 4). Dumped a bag of quick-krete on it, and swept into into place then used the hose to 'rain' it all into place to set. Oh and the dumpsters of these places often have whole bath counters with sinks and faucets. My outdoor garden sink as a rescue.

If you have any grass bald patches, try out this hack! We tried direct sowing grass seeds onto our lawn TWO TIMES before this and EACH TIME....all the birds in our neighborhood FEASTED, eating all our seeds. It wasn't until we added a secret ingredient the birds left our seeds alone and grass grew. Hope you're having an awesome weekend!

Day 4 of my 30 challenge to "Beat" my inhaler was pretty tough...but I did it! Activity: 4.25 mile run. Total Time: 41-ish minutes Start Time: 7:30 PM Temperature: 26F I'm trying different things to build up my lung capacity so I can hopefully not need to use my inhaler...as much. I have exercise induced asthma but for the last two months, I've needed to use my inhaler more often than right before I workout...even though I do CrossFit 3x per week. This run was a STRUGGLE! My legs hurt. My toes hurt. My stomach was tight. And I could hardly breathe. It was towards the end of the day and my Dopamine levels were very low. Mentally, this was a challenge for me. I didn't have much left in my mental tank. Luckily, my son joined me on his bike and helped keep me going! Follow along to see how I do over the next 30 Days and if I can "beat" my inhaler! How are you progressing with your goals/habits?