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2024 Goals Week 3 of 52

You know the thing about yearly goals? You have the entire year to get those goals accomplished! So, let’s see what I got done last week. Home repairs professionally done – New kitchen countertops, rip out over-the-oven microwave and replace with new exhaust hood, trim all fruit trees and cut down all sumac in theContinue reading “2024 Goals Week 3 of 52”

Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 4 of 52

Week 3 was a good week. I made a double batch of chocolate chip, coconut, banana bread, a pumpkin pie, and an apple pie for us. Spaghetti leftovers on Monday, I made the French onion soup recipe from the cookbook my cousin sent me. One night we had pepper steak in the crockpot and oneContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 4 of 52”

Not Impressed With Our Debt January 2024

In my December update a full year had gone by since I last checked in and after a lot of thinking, researching and delving into our credit card statements (and a few tears I might say), I have a much better understanding of how and why our debt soared again this year. The ironic thing? WeContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt January 2024”

2024 Goals Week 2 of 52

This week was not a fun week. Emotionally it was a roller coaster and stress has been through the roof. I did get some things accomplished though to take my mind off the bad and relieve some stress. Below is what I managed to accomplish with my goals. Home repairs professionally done – New kitchenContinue reading “2024 Goals Week 2 of 52”

Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 3 of 52

Week 2 was a pretty emotionally exhausting week and it showed in the meal dept. When I get overwhelmed or stressed I just don’t want to cook. Are you like that too? I made dinner four out of the seven nights. We had Italian wedding soup on Sunday night, Monday we ate out but hadContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 3 of 52”

SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #22

It’s been six weeks since our last update and I should have completed Joyce’s Rose but I didn’t even pick it up until two days ago. I just didn’t feel like stitching. We have had a rough few weeks with Bob and Joyce and sickness for my hubby. But we carry on, right? How wasContinue reading “SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #22”

Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 2 of 52

Week 1 we did pretty good in the meal dept. We only went out once and that was on Friday night because I am not cooking on a Fridays after a long work week. Period. For week 2 our groceries cost us $83.37 and I did my entire shop at Caledonia Marketplace. On the menuContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 2 of 52”

2024 Goals Week 1 of 52

I worked my butt off this first week of 2024! That’s it this time! How are you doing with your goals? – MM P.s. if you would like to check out my Etsy shop here is the link https://redmillvintageandnew.etsy.com

2024 Goals

Here we are again ushering in another New Year! I didn’t do much with my goals last year. I had a feeling it would be a tough year and it was. I am hopeful for a better year this year but I already said to my husband he better buckle up because 2024 is goingContinue reading “2024 Goals”

Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 1 of 52

Happy New Year! I am committed to shopping and planning mindfully again in 2024. I kind of lost steam about halfway through 2023 when I thought I was missing out on buying more fun things to cook with. Turns out I can still get those fun things, I just need to plan better for them.Continue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 1 of 52”