1. house hunters
we have unofficially started house hunting again. i say unofficially because we are nowhere near ready to put a down payment on a house, but we have been looking around and getting some ideas. actually, we have found THE perfect neighborhood for us and even the perfect floor plan, and the best prices, but moving is still a little far off that things could very well change. we could even get so overwhelmed we just give up again. we have come to the decision that our neighboring even-smaller-than-the-small-town-we-live-in-now town is probably where we will be moving to. even the schools are tiny (no joke, i mean tiny, which makes me nervous, but perhaps i could discuss that later). i just know that we have definitely worn out our welcome in this home. we are cramped and about to bust the seams of this place. the floor plan is perfect for us!
2. the pantry purge
this kind of goes with the fact that we have started looking at houses, but i have gotten this obsession with saving money lately. that's a good thing right? but that doesn't mean we are sitting on big bucks cause something is always coming up. it's part of life wouldn't you say? but i am saving as much as i can and really trying to cut back on spending, including the food we buy. i am determined that i am going to create meals with what we have until we are left with nothing and doing the cinnamon challenge is the only way to feed ourselves breakfast. ok, well not that bad, but there is enough meat in my deep freezer to feed us for the next few weeks and i need to stop buying more until we eat what we have. and i would love to save more money and do couponing (the kind where you spend $300 before coupons and $5 after coupons) but that is some MAJOR work and one BIG pain is my butt. i've tried it! however, right now we are currently eating from the pantry and not going to shop unless it is for milk or bread. if you are interested in what we are having each night, stay updated by following me on twitter or facebook. last night we had meatloaf and broccoli.
3. "sleep watching"
recently when the small bulb in my tiffany lamp blew out, i started turning on the tv at night to keep light in the room. i have to keep light in the room because i am scared of the dark (yes, i am scared of the dark, so what! don't make fun!) and also to be able to see elijah if he wakes up. well, apparently i sleep watch tv, because if something that i wouldn't normally watch, such as an infomercial for something stupid and useless and totally overpriced comes on, i will wake up out of my sleep to change the channel. once i find something else that i would watch, i fall right back to sleep. immediately! but i have to put it on something i would actually watch if i were awake or i can not go back to sleep. is that not funny/weird? i seriously doubt i am getting good sleep because i wake up several times throughout the night. and the worst part is that i have a bulb for that lamp now but can't stop turning the tv on.
hope you all have a wonderful week. i will probably be doing what i always do...cleaning!
come back later today for an awesome giveaway from pear tree greetings!
come back later today for an awesome giveaway from pear tree greetings!
