Jan 21
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 in
Budgeting, Coupons, RecipesI’m procrastinating. I should be in the shower by now. I have to leave my house in an hour.
But even though I’m procrastinating, I’m excited about today! I am meeting my friend Jenn and we are going to work on/look at the children’s room she has put together at her church. This girl is creative – she even made sock puppets for the kids to play with!
Then, as usual on Thursday, I am going to volunteer at the bookstore. I look forward to Thursdays for exactly this reason. I love volunteering!
Tonight I am going to make cauliflower soup for dinner. It sounds weird, but it’s a pioneer woman recipe, and I trust her recipes! I think it will be fantastic! (I will be sure to recap and let you know.)
This month’s grocery budget is going so incredibly well. I’ve started couponing and matching them to the sale ads. I usually end up going to Kroger and Walgreens, but I sometimes stop at Randall’s as well. This week I only spent $36.81 on a week’s worth of groceries (mainly produce) because I have a lot of food in the pantry right now. I have about $85 left for the last week of the month. I am going to look for some good fish to buy next week – perhaps tuna, but probably salmon. OOOOH, mahi mahi would be good too….
I saved $14 at the grocery store this week. It feels so good to be getting stuff we love AND saving money. For example, I bought two packages of ground turkey (a total of 2.5 lbs) for $4 yesterday! It was on sale for 2/$5 and a had a coupon for $1 off. Normally, one package costs nearly $4 and lasts for two meals for us. So, this week I bought 4 meals worth of meat for $4. It amazes me how much I save just by paying attention to the sales and buying the Sunday paper.
Last week I came home with FREE milk, FREE bread and FREE eggs! Milk is kind of expensive these days (I usually see it for $1.99 – $2.99.), so when it’s free that’s pretty exciting.
Well, I better stop procrastinating. I have to leave in 45 minutes! Have an awesome day everyone!
Dec 30
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 in
Allowance, Budgeting, Decorating, Entertainment, RecipesThis morning I jumped out of bed when the alarm went off.
If you’ve talked to me lately, then you know this is exciting news. I can definitely feel that my thyroid is low right now, but I couldn’t get a doctor’s appointment until Jan. 13. So, I’ve been very lethargic lately – along with a host of other symptoms that come along with hypothyroidism.
Needless to say, I’m counting down the days until my appointment.
This year was D and I’s first Christmas together! We had a lot of fun together, and we enjoyed having my dad stay with us Christmas Eve. Since he was not able to stay for dinner, I made a special breakfast for Christmas. We ate Pioneer Woman’s breakfast quiche recipe, and it was literally to die for! If you haven’t heard of the Pioneer Woman, then you need to go to her website right now. Seriously, click here. And if you love quiche, then you need to click here, print out the recipe and make it this weekend. I kid you not, it’s worth it. We left out the artichokes, but it was still delicious (and I’m sure it would be delicious with them too!).
We received a lot of awesome presents this year, but my favorite by far was the Blokus game D gave to me. We have probably played it 8 or 9 times since opening it, and it’s seriously a blast! This game would be a great addition to any family game night – and great for playing with kids!
We have taken down some of the Christmas decor, but I don’t plan on putting everything away until next week. We are spending New Year’s with D’s mom, and I can’t wait to give them their Christmas presents! We are also going to the Cotton Bowl this weekend with my dad. It should be fun, and I’m definitely rooting for OSU. We have to support the Big 12 (even though A&M ate it on Monday night at the Independence Bowl).
The most exciting change right now is that we signed up for a Netflix account! On Sunday night, D and I sat down and designed our budget for 2010. We discussed our financial goals, and we made certain our budget reflects them. If you haven’t done this with your spouse, you really should! If you don’t revisit your budget periodically, then how do you know you are moving in the right direction?
(Ok, I’m stepping off my soap box now.)
Anyway, we decided to each give $5 from our “blow money” so we could get Netflix. Since we don’t have cable, I think this will be a nice thing to have! (And I’m excited to be able to watch non-network TV shows on live stream!)
How was your Christmas? Any exciting changes going on?
(OH, you know the wreath I told you a couple of weeks ago I wanted to make? Yeah, I made it – with the help of a friend. And I love it. And it’s going to stay above my mantle. I promise to post a picture after the Christmas decor comes down.)
