Last year we were able to bring down our grocery bill to $100 a week. That is feeding 5-6 people 3 meals a day plus snacks. Last week I reached our next milestone of $80. It's in part to growing more food and a more diverse assortment of food this year. This is our meal … Continue reading Becoming more self sufficient
Healthy Clean Eating
The cleanse: daaaaaay 4
It's not as bad as it was the last time I cleansed, because I already had mostly cut them out, but omg am I craving white bread and sugar. If I can get through the next 24-48 hours I'll be home free. Another issue you have to get used to is portion sizes. Whole Foods … Continue reading The cleanse: daaaaaay 4
The cleanse: day 3
Day 3 is much harder. I'm starting to hit the brick wall of "There is nothing I can eat that I want". Breakfast: 2 cheese and egg whole wheat breakfast burritos. Then I had to take my 5 year old to the doctors which ended up taking almost all day and of course I brought … Continue reading The cleanse: day 3
The cleanse: day 2
I started the day with a big breakfast (after almost cheating on the first day). I had a craving for a snack last night and almost grabbed a handful of Cs pirate booty. Instead I had some raisins. Today I am going to make Parmesan and butter popcorn to have to snack on when I … Continue reading The cleanse: day 2
The cleanse: day 1
I need to feel like I have more control over my life. I've been progressing into a downward spiral of depression and self doubt (which will be a later post). I have been telling C that once we get approved for food stamps I will start my 10 day cleanse. We have had them since … Continue reading The cleanse: day 1
Meal Planning Part Deux
I have had a request for a blog on my meal planning. Let me preface this by saying that I am FAR from being a type A personality. I have high anxiety which gives the perception that I'm a type A, but I'm not. I plan just enough to ease my anxiety, but I'm still … Continue reading Meal Planning Part Deux
More meal planning
Now that summer has officially hit and we are starting to harvest some of our garden crops I am once again really excited about meal planning. We have been doing really good at planning our meals and staying within a $150 budget for 2 weeks, however.... things are about to get real! We splurged a … Continue reading More meal planning
The Great Chicken Massacre
Around the same time we purchased our 10 laying hens A bought 50 Cornish Rock chicks to slaughter. Our hens grew up with them and I helped take care of them because of that. Fast forward now almost four months later and here we are. Its time for the slaughtering of the chickens. We have … Continue reading The Great Chicken Massacre
Stuff is growing!!!
Our garden is doing really well. I am so proud of it. The house is still currently at a standstill, but I should hopefully be getting the sewage permit this week, or at least getting the perc test complete. I'll feel better once we really get the ball rolling on this. In the meantime we … Continue reading Stuff is growing!!!
Grocery Shopping
We totally overspent yesterday. We knew we would, and I know it's going to save us a ton of money in the long run, but it still sucks. How did we overspend? Thanks to some awesome friends of ours (you know who you are!) we discovered a restaurant supply store right next to Cs work. … Continue reading Grocery Shopping