August really went out with a bang…. 4 day trip to Disney! It was awesome and hopefully I can share some pictures this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gardening- 1 watermelon from the garden and I thought we were pretty much done with extreme heat and lack of rain for the two weeks of August but I ended up with fresh salsa, a cup of green peppers frozen, along with several salads made from cucumbers. I even have another pot of spaghetti sauce going! I will probably let the sweet potatoes go until the end of September. The goal this month is to clean up and preserve anything that is left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goal #1 Grocery Budget of $550- The total for the month is $250. I was able to continue to fill some small holes in the pantry but am just buying things as we need them. I do need to restock on quick easy lunches during September as the kids will likely be home 2-3 days a week the entire month. I am going to anticipate another low month but if that changes then we are still ok. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goal #2 \u2013 Record and keep up with gas\/ auto purchase- $174.65 the total for the month. Another low month on gas. The price has been all over the place but I have been driving to and from work for the last three weeks so gas around $200 a month should be the normal until the end of the year. I am most excited that this should allow us to pay off the gas credit car which has a set of tires on it as well! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goal #3-Use a cash envelope system for everything possible. We are getting better at this. I am going to continue working on this. One issue I am having is that Aldi, one of the stores I shop almost weekly is only excepting exact change or debit cards. This makes it harder for me to remember to keep extra change on my at all time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goal #4- Blogging- 15 post per month. This is post number 14 for the month! I am actually proud of this goal especially going back to work on both of my jobs. I hope to continue in September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goal # 5- Fitness- Goal is to walk 3 times a week. Did not come close but did manage a 7 mile day at Disney! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goal #6 \u2013 Bible study- Goal- 3x a week \u2013Yikes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goal #7-Attempt at least 52 new recipes this year.-\u00a0 I only need 2 more recipes to mark this goal off of my list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earnings_ $65. This is a small improvement so we will continue to hope for the best. This covered our breakfast at Magic Kingdom on Saturday and even some cold drinks at the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things are slowly returning back to normal. We survived and enjoyed August so now to settle in to a new school year and continue to focus on enjoying each moment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
August really went out with a bang…. 4 day trip to Disney! It was awesome and hopefully I can share some pictures this week. Gardening- 1 watermelon from the garden and I thought we were pretty much done with extreme … Continue reading