The no spend month is going pretty well, although I am pretty sure that it's going to be extended for a few more months, maybe until farther notice, with each month having the same budget. I've barely made a dent in the freezers even after having a "party." (if you can call it that - I'll explain below) I've realized how much I am addicted to shopping and how much of a hold that it still has on me after the trip to the grocery store today. I'm also totally disgusted with myself being so consumed by the consumerism aspect of shopping and "finding deals" especially after a recent talk I atteneded about just such a topic. I'm especially upset and disgusted with the way food is sold and viewed in society today. I hate being so out of touch with where it actually comes from and knowing the carbon footprint it carries after being trucked across the world to arrive on my plate. It's almost upsetting to me that it doesn't cost more than it does with all of the energy expended for it to get here. Not to mention how old it must be by the time it gets here and what it must have gone through. I'm saddened too with how it seems like we can do so little just being one family, even if we don't buy produce that is trucked from other countries, fish that are on the endangered list, meat, eggs, dairy from factory farms etc. there are so many other people who still do. Does what I do or don't do have any impact at all?
So off my soapbox, maybe...
My freezers are still out of control, I've done a few stupid grocery store trips for things that we may or may not have really needed. And we have about a week left and $55.33 left to put gas in the cars and who knows what else. So yes, it's more than doable, this budget, it will be extended until my addictions are broken and we get into the habbit of living in this world and not of it in a way that most people don't tend to think of existing. I feel like that's my new calling. Maybe it doesn't actually matter if we make any impact, but rather if we are just following what God has called us to do.
So it being March, we celebrated PI day on the 14th. We made about 5 pies, and a pizza, and invited over a bunch of people. We made the turkey and it turned out amazing! After a day and a half in the brine and a slow roast under a turkey triangle that bird was so tender and juicy it was so awesome and flavorful. And true to us, only two of the people we invited over actually showed up. So we had a ton of food. Which is essentially what we've been eating this past week. Here are a few pictures. (can someone teach me how to put these things in there without so much trouble?It keeps putting them on the top of the post so they have to be pulled down to wherever I actually want them and the cursor disappears too - ACK this is not fun!!! Sorry people, you're only getting three.)
I've got some other pictures here, of various other things from the past few months. But PI day was fun, it turned out to be a nice relaxing time with awesome people. I'm actually really happy not more showed up as I am not an entertainer. I don't know what I was thinking in the first place even having people come over at all. Craziness I tell you! The blueberry rhubarb pie is still the best, and I think I may have perfected my GF pie crust this time. And in the middle of a no spend month too... what is wrong with me? Anyway, I've got to close as I'm being beckoned to spend some time with my amazing husband. I'll try to either be better about this whole writing consistently thing for real. Or I'll just put out some regards to the few who want to know about my life, and I'll write you guys emails instead of attempting to publicly humiliate myself by writing here.
