Mid July -- Frugal Happenings for Last Week

It's mid July, and it seems like the last 30 days have been a roller coaster ride.  I've had a few weeks visit with my grandson, general life, my daughter has turned 21, and life has (in general) kept rolling along.

I'd love to say that things have been super frugal, but as usual they've been this insane mix of some times things are and sometimes they just aren't.

In no particular order:

1. I had three doctor's appointments.  Never a frugal venture.  
2. We didn't do badly on groceries for the week -- even with guests coming.  I spent less than $90.
3. My computer died -- turned out it was simply so old it couldn't handle the workload I was forcing upon it.  Buying  a new computer even with sales prices and discounts was not inexpensive, but we did use the discounts.  
4. I did (because I killed the drying rack) save all the laundry to do at once.  I don't know if it is more frugal or not, but at least I only ran the dryer one day.
5. I have been using a lot of recycling materials in my journaling, which is both frugal and feels good.
6. My freezer (the one that is part of the refrigerator) is dying.  I've transferred everything to the chest freezer.  Thank goodness I had been working to clear it out.  We are looking at having to replace the refrigerator.  Repair cost estimates are to high to be cost effective.  For now I have opted to go as is. The refrigerator is working fine.
7. The microwave, which is over the stove, appears to have a crack in it.  Not sure why.  I'm keeping an eye out for a good sale.  I would normally just say forget it, but we actually use the microwave for reheating things....especially when there is just one of us at home.  It makes leftovers a lot easier to use up.