Today, I am thankful that I can go to the grocery store and not worry if I am going to overdraw my account just with buying the household staples. I went to Walmart today and I bought what we needed and wanted for the house. I spent $95 without any coupons. I bought 26 items, and I was expecting to spend more than I did. One year ago, I would have cringed at spending $95 on groceries, even though they were necessities. We were barely making it at this time last year, and today we're doing remarkably better. We're not where we want to be, but we've come a long way. This wouldn't be possible if we had not discussed our financial goal for the year. We discussed how and when we will spend our money. Our grocery situation has also benefited from the deer in the freezer, and the crops from summer that we canned or froze.
Before Chris was in my life I didn't know how to can food, freeze fresh food, or shoot a gun. I am grateful for my husband's upbringing because he was able to share his with me, and we have benefited from his upbringing. I don't like to shoot animals (and I have yet have to because Chris has done it for me,) but I know that if I needed to, I would be able to. I could take care of business. (haha excuse my lame joke.) Some of my favorite things to do now are canning, freezing, and working in the garden. I talk to the vegetables, too. Sure, call me silly, but our crops have done wonderfully every year, and I am not saying they're connected; however, I'm not going to take a chance and not talk to them, just to play it safe. The best part of gardening is when you eat what you grow, and you know where it came from, what it grew in, who touched it, etc...My husband has a YouTube page where he will go into great details about how we do what we do and why. It is Keep It Simple 365. I think if you like what I've been talking about so far, then you will really love what he has to say. I know I do, but I could be biased. ;-)
I'm so thankful for what I have learned in the 5 years with Chris, and I am thankful he's taught me how to save money. I already knew how to stretch a dollar, but now I can save it, too. I guess, what I am really thankful for is my partner in life, my husband, my better half, Christopher. He has taught me all new ways of life that I didn't even know existed. He has changed my life in so many ways for the better, and I only hope that I have effected his life as much as he has mine.
I guess this is a pretty short blog, but now it's after midnight and I have to work in the morning. I will leave y'all with this, "May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!" Psalm 20:4
XoXo,
Tia
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