Spend Free Month

At the beginning of March, I decided to enact a "spend free month" in order to cut down on my expenses and to prep for my pending furlough ( I will address this in a differnt post). I have done pretty well so far but I did "slip up" this week. It started with a work farewell event which was totally acceptable under tmy terms but it lead to...Wendy's on Thursday, a big salad on Friday, and a few new pairs of underwear at Target yesterday. While none of these things are outrageous, it showed me a what a slippery slope it can be to start to let go.  This "letting go" carried over at home when I avoided hitting Traer Joe's this week and let my meal planning slip. We ate out a total of three times since Monday compiled with my "slip ups" and NK's daily eating budget...I don't want to think about how much we wasted this week!  So what happens next? I am salivating to buy some organizational items, order a few things from Etsy, and to spend time with my best friend...AMAZON! However, I am going back to spend free. I had allocated $50 to spend on random things for myself in general so I am going to stick with that number and spend nothing else unless I find a way to earn money. Even if it means I have to wait to have Pho...man this is tough! So here is the plan for the week:

1) Make a meal plan
2) Go to Trader Joes and the grocery store
3) Pack lunch and snacks the night before
4) Use the Crock Pot at least once
5) Pick one room and organize/clean it top to bottom.

Please Iet me not forget

You know how sometimes the most special memory can slowly fade away after time? I don't want that to happen to me so I am am writing it down so I can remember it always. Today is a "snow day" for us. Snow days are always special for us but even more now that we don't have as much time all together as a family.  Please let me not forget...

-Nick calling me yesterday afternoon to see what I was planning for dinner since it was supposed to snow.
-Him prepping for the coming storm by gathering wood right as he came home from work.
-The "snow dance" Em made up and had Daddy join. It was a slow swinging hip dance while singing "Snnoooww"
-Hanging with Nick while we waited for the storm to start, hearing the excitement in his voice when it started.
-Sleeping by the blazing fire.
-Snuggling in bed just the two of us as the snow continued to fall.
-The excitement as Nick realized there was enough snow to warrant a "snow day"
-Snuggling with baby Leia as we waited for Emory to wake up, unable to go back to sleep ourselves
-Hearing E's entire mood change from crabby wake up boy to excited lovable boy once he saw the tons of snow
-Calling Grammy to wake her  up and talk about the snow.
-Breakfast together, the four of us

Snow days are an awesome opportunity to slow down and enjoy your family if you are blessed enough to be able to stay home. It's like God giving you a chance to not "have to" do anything.

Thank you for the day...