Week 3- harder than it seems

Ok, so last week, we had a snow storm to end all storms.(Snowmageddon hits Seattle!) We went home on Tuesday with absolutely no snow anywhere and by Thursday morning, we had 10 inches on our deck and a 1/2 inch of ice on top to boot. Keep in mind this is an area that usually doesn't get any snow, or very little.
We had three snow days!
We could not get out of the house so, it was hard to spend any money. I spent the day making three kinds of soups in the crock pots so that if we lost power, we could heat it up in a pot in the fireplace. Luckily, we never did lose power and heat. But, here, that is always a very real possibility.


During those days off, I discovered pinterest, and I have to say, I am in love, love, love!
So many great ideas and so many new things to try, so I broke down and went to Target and Office Depot tonight. I spent money. Not a lot, and only for things that I truly needed, but I blew no money month out of the water. 
And, not having been in a store in a while, I felt kind of overwhelmed. It was like and overload of color, textures and patterns.


But, even though I fell off of the wagon, I am getting back on tomorrow. I want to see if I can make it to the end of the month. I am betting that I can. I still have a significant amount of money in my savings that wasn't there in December, so that makes me proud. That is definitely a good change and a step in the right direction.


Next month, I am not going to have a no money month, but I am going to institute a strict writing down of everything that I am spending. I repurposed a notebook for my purse, and am going to make a new file folder organizer, like I use at Christmas, but for all year round this time to hold receipts and the like.


In March, I am going to attack a bill, and build my emergency fund. 


I hope that if I concentrate on one thing for every month, then I can make some big changes over the whole year.


And, I am still shocked by how much food we have left in the house, especially in the freezers. Everything is getting cleared out now, and it is much easier to see what we have and what we need to eat up. I might not have to cook for a little while :)


Have a happy snow free day!!