Griffon is doing much better.His face is still grotesquely swollen, but it is not swelling further. He threw up so very much throughout the night because of the antibiotics though :( .
Trinity and I went on a nature walk this morning to get some photos for her American Girl contest. We got several great ones, but the closeness, conversation , and the deer we saw were far greater rewards! As we were walking and chatting a deer rustled about 50 feet from us and bounded away! It was majestic and breathtaking. Trinity is the first of the kids to see a deer on our property. We want to make these walks a staple.
I am donating a ton of stuff. Because it is stuff. Not that we don't use it...not that we don't like it. Because it is stuff and bogs down our life. I do not want to have things to make us feel good or fulfilled. The kids are so on board with this. I am also going to strive to not buy new unless there is no used option. No new shoes, clothes, things. Ebay, Etsy, Craigslist, Thrift stores.I think this will make a huge difference this year! I am going to track our money fiercely. We spent on average 400 dollars per week on groceries last year. The past month I was frugal and clipped coupons and got that down to 200 per week. We cut fast food almost entirely and only went to a resteraunt one time. I would rather go to a resteraunt a little more often...it is good for my spirit to eat in a fun enviorment with the family.
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I am totally convinced that the only way for me to have a bunch of kids & not go completely mental, is to keep the levels of our *stuff* super low. I went on a massive decluttering extravaganza a yr or 2 ago. It felt soooo good! My goal was to have as few things around the house that the kids could spill, throw, or break so that I wouldn't have to waste so much time every day cleaning it all up! I probably got rid of 70% of our toys. They didn't play with them & really just took their stuff for granted because there was so much of it! Now I waste half my days instead doing dishes & laundry. lol There's just no escape from that *stuff*. :p lol
ReplyDeleteGood luck keeping your grocery expenses down! I too struggle with that. One thing that's made an enormous difference for us is buying in bulk. And I very rarely buy anything processed. Food in bulk is soooo much cheaper!
But anyway, I'm done chattering away in your blog. :p