Hello Friends! I disappeared for a few days and it has been wonderful. I love disconnecting and reconnecting. Taking time to enjoy the season - the endless heaps of wrapping paper, plates of cookies, ...
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Grocery Budget and a Menu Plan
Confession: I'm feeling a huge amount of anxiety about our grocery budget for December. The menu planning comes easy because I've been doing it for so long. But I'm getting sweaty palms about our ...
November Grocery Budget Recap and our Weekly Menu Plan
I am having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that it is already December 2. Bernard, our Elf on the Shelf arrived on Sunday morning. That's typically when the shock sets in. The days seem to ...
Grocery Budget {Week Four} and a menu plan
The adventure continues! Living off the USDA's Food Plan grocery budget is a bit easier than I thought it would be. We've been focused on our weekly menu plan and making an effort to not stray too far ...
Grocery Budget – week three – and a menu plan
Menu planning AND sticking to a budget is an adventure. Last week's menu plan was a hit - I do want to mention that The Texan cooked dinner on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday AND Friday. If you're ...
Our food budget – week two – and a menu plan
Menu planning and sticking to a food budget is not for the faint of heart. You may recall that last week I mentioned that we'd be closely monitoring our food budget for the month of November; for our ...