The grocery list on the side of the fridge is beginning to grow. The milk and the flour are getting low. We’re out of bread and vinegar and several other things that I don’t recall at the moment. I’m toying with the idea of going to the store tomorrow, but nothing is truly urgent....
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This morning I went off to spend the day writing. And no, I did not resist the siren call of coffee shop coffee. Furthermore, I ate both breakfast and lunch at fast food joints. The guilt– I tell you, it is crushing me, people. I spent $6. If that had been in the grocery...
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Meals Today Breakfast:scrambled eggs, grapes and toasted hamburger buns, since we’re out of bread and I haven’t found time to buy/make more. Lunch: Tomato melts, fried zucchini, and fresh apple juice Dinner: chicken enchiladas from the freezer, cucumber/tomato salad, and apples. The garden is making me tired. This is how my kitchen counter looked...
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Things I resisted: –this hard water dishwasher aid touted by Pioneer Woman. (Instead I emailed the company and asked if I could review it on my blog.) –this flatiron- Walmart emailed to tell me was back in stock. Darn. I guess I’ll pass on that one for now. Am also bummed to think that...
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A bang-up start to our Thirty Days. The dishwasher is leaking and the van’s brakes are squeaking. Both are headed for repair this week. On the bright side, we did get a coupon for a free box of Cheerios in the mail. During this 30 days I am going to try to: –serve oatmeal...
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Here we are at the start of the month! If you are planning on doing the 30 Days of Nothing in any way, shape or form, sign in so that we can all visit each other. Remember, it’s OK to do this in a way that seems workable for your family. You decide the...
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One of the reasons we decided to do the 30 Days of Nothing is simple: bills. Our daughter’s health issues this summer used our medical savings plan faster than we’d anticipated, and I’m eager to get things paid off. We don’t have much debt, and I get uncomfortable when the bills stack deeper than...
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Two years ago when we did 30 Days of Nothing, we spent $318 the whole month on food. Of course besides that we had our regular bills for utilities, gas, housing, etc. But we cut out all non-essentials. No clothes, books, eating out, or other extras. I felt good about what we saved that...
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Just wanted to remind you all about the 30 Days of Nothing that I’m planning for September– a mere two weeks away. Details are here. Feel free to grab the button to mention it on your own site, whether or not you decide to play. Feel free to email me for the code (owlhaven...
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We’ve done it. We made it through 30 Days. I’ve already been to the store. Already rejoiced over the addition of coffee creamer back into my coffee, butter back into my fridge. My freezer is restocked with meat. My pantry again bulges with all sorts of nice little non-essentials like paper napkins and pancake syrup and...
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