I don't know about you, but I get a little depressed after the holidays. January is such a bleak month in Michigan where I grew up. Thank goodness we moved to Texas! I think it got up to 75 degrees today. But I still can't help it. All of the travelling, the visits with family - are over. I'm glad that I have moments like this one to help me out of my bluesy state. What a face! Noel is an expert at eating solids food now. At his last appointment he weighed in at a healthy 19 lbs.
Had to post a pic of her new jumper for Grandma Adams. She loves it and it looks so cute on her! Thank you! When she first put it on, she hopped into the next room and then all over the apartment. I guess she thinks that when you wear it you are supposed to jump around a lot. I love her innocence and how she takes everything so literally. Of course she would do that! What else would a jumper be for but for jumping?
This is Claire's new favorite game. Looks like I got lucky, right? Wrong! This only makes for a soaked kid with soaked clothes and a soaked floor. But she's a happy soaked kid, so I'll probably continue to let her play.Some of you may be interested in a new blog I working on. It's called The Economist's Wife. I'm trying to be better at taking care of our finances and work on trying to improve our lives a little. I'm really going to have to try harder especially since Aaron will be in grad school soon. I'm wanting to keep track of things that I've learned - tricks and tips on how to run a household for less - and things as I'm learning them - in one place. Some things I'd like to cover are: balancing a checkbook, maintaining and budget, buying a car, debt calculators, ecomomical meals, keeping up appearances (like affordable hair and makeup, clothes, and decorating), affordable and free entertainment and kids activities, and our goal - buying a home. If you have any questions that you would like me to answer or topics that you would like to see covered you can e-mail them to econwife@gmail.com.
2 comments:
That is a very good idea for your new blog and it is a cute name.
I think you should have a topic for people who say things like I would rather just pay...because I don't have time.
And for really adding up your grocery bill. My favorite lesson I learned when Ken got laid off a few years ago was for a month I started keeping track of every single thing we ate. I would figure out how much a cup of cereal is, milk, and apple. Whatever it was (even lettuce on a sandwhich). And kept it in a notebook. It was kind of appaling the first few days how much our breakfast or lunch cost. Dinner was scary, but then the next day may not have been anything because I would make sure to use me leftovers. It was eye-opening, and good for someone like me who loves to cook good (sometimes expensive) food.
Thanks for the great ideas Steph. I'm definitely going to be doing the meal cost analysis:)
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