As you read about in our official house update, July was a crazy month for us. We were in the midst of selling our house, moving and had two quick vacations to Wisconsin (with college friends) and southern Indiana (for a family reunion). Honestly? I didn't pay much attention to our grocery budget last month. Every frugal shopper has to draw the line somewhere and in July? That was my line. I shopped when we needed to for the things we needed. And I just realized that I don't have a single picture of my grocery shopping in July either! It obviously was a different month. Part of our July … Read More...

What a crazy couple of weeks! As I alluded to in our newsletter the other week, we've been making some big decisions around here. Not quite three weeks ago, we decided to sell our house! We love our house and our charming small town but it was quite a ways from the downtown Lutheran school where my husband teaches. Plus, my in-laws are selling their house and building a new one, so we decided to buy theirs. Of course, to do so, we have to sell ours first. The last couple weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of activity. We listed late Sunday night (after 2 weeks of busy preparations, … Read More...

Are you ready for this grocery confession? It's been a week of confessions for me! This time, I'm confessing that I shopped without a grocery list. Nathan decided he was ready to start potty training (woo-hoo!) so we stayed close to home all week. He's done a great job and caught on super quickly. Whew. That said, I ran out to Meijer quickly on Sunday while Andy was home. I really dislike shopping on Sundays when the stores are so busy but I picked up a couple bargains as I wandered the aisles quickly without a list. This post may contain affiliate links, but only of things I use and love. … Read More...