- Last weekend we spent some time shopping to fulfill some summer needs. I did not realize that both Kendall and Zach needed new shoes. I still have a small list of items that are needed but I hope to finish those up this weekend as well. This was expensive but we spent time at Goodwill and Bargains by the Bin before heading to the other stores. Zach was able to find T-shirts at Belks for around $10 each!
- Another good deal last weekend was Shutterfly offered 8×8 books starting at $10. This is an awesome deal, actually one of my favorites. I ended up spending a great deal of time, really too much time, finishing up several projects. I ordered a total of 6 books and ended up spending $130 including shipping. The extra cost came from using Disney themes and extra pages (anything over 20). I do have one additional book I would like to get made and printed. This week Shutterfly is offering unlimited pages so I may see what that cost would be. But this depends on my time.
- We are headed to Disney in a short time. I have set a couple of goals for myself in order not to be the fat mom that slows everyone down. The first is that I spend at least 12 hours on the treadmill at the YMCA. I did my first hour last night so 11 more to go. I also want Braxton to get used to walking as we are not planning to use a stroller on this trip. The hope is that we can start family walks on Sundays and Lily would like to do at least one other walk during the week. The problem again is time at home.
- I have officially lost weight. In fact, I received a compliment on it last week! I have lost 16 pounds since December! I am also down one jean size which is super fun!
- We did not even remotely stick to the pantry challenge this month. So I have decided that we will do a strict pantry challenge with the exception of milk and water and soda until our Costco trip prior to leaving. The challenge will begin March 1st. We will be going to Costco before then but no other trips will be made unless something is a necessity by my standards.