Grocery Store Challenge Update #2
Hey there! I wanted to update (again)
on the progress of my family’s grocery challenge update. You can read the details about why we started
here and the first update here. It’s a
rainy and rather dreary Friday night and I was reflecting about how much we
have accomplished with this challenge. How it’s going…
First,
I had to buy more milk. Oh pooh! Since
that was an easy fix, I ran up to the local drugstore and bought a couple of
gallons. The four gallons for a month
(what was I thinking to begin with?) has proven to be seriously lacking. I knew
that we needed at least two gallons a week, but only bought about half of what
I needed. The good news is that the kiddos have NO idea that the milk was
frozen. We’ve only had one instance in
which we did not thaw the milk early enough.
Did you know that milk will stay icy for two days in the fridge? Hmm, I didn’t
know that. The lil’ Cowboy was totally
not happy with that notion and it made for a rough night. But we learned from our mistake and My
Handyman has been on the frozen milk case since. (Smiling to myself… I couldn’t have planned
that better.)
Secondly,
I have had absolutely NOT a single craving to go to Wally World. I bought the milk from the drugstore and dog,
cat, and chicken feed from the big red animal supply store. I am not stressing
as much anymore, either. I only went off
the home cooking track once this week.
That was due to the sad but true fact that I returned to work this week
for a professional development week. I have
been exhausted!
Next,
I’m running low on cheese sticks, Greek yogurt, and tomato sauce. The good news is that I can make it until
next week and make a quick run, hopefully.
Other
than that, I’m taking away from this challenge a new and renewed sense of
empowerment. I will not be a slave of
living paycheck to paycheck, be a creature of habit, or spend my evenings once
a week in a crowed grocery store shopping for things that we do not TRULY need!
Do you hear that? It sounds like angels singing. I am so thankful for the opportunity to be in
control of my life and decide how and when I choose to spend my hard-earned
money.
I’d
like to encourage those of you who are sitting on the fence to truly give it a
try. It is so worth the planning time to sit down and figure it out. It is actually very freeing. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it
feels AWESOME not going grocery shopping EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK!
What do you think?
Is this something you already do and want to send tips? Or are you just
waiting for the right time to start? Let me know what you think. I’d love to hear from you.
Thanks for stopping by,
