This year’s Pantry Challenge is over. Wondering what to do next? Answer these questions to identify your lessons learned and how to shop going forward. So, here we are, winding up the 2020 Pantry Challenge. Things dragged a bit during week 3, but the end came up quickly, didn’t it? If you’re new around here, […]

This Pantry Challenge post is brought to you by 61 degrees and calm skies. I know those of you inlanders will find this hard to believe, but it’s easy to forget how beautiful the beach can be. Tonight our family got a reminder of how blessed we are to live here. Bryan got home at […]

Hey hey hey! Here we are with just two days left in the month. It went by fast, didn’t it?! My apologies for somehow not hitting publish last night when I wrote yesterday’s post. I wondered why y’all were so quiet this morning until I realized that yesterday’s update was still in draft mode. Sorry […]

“It was a tasty day!” She says, patting her belly. Today was a pretty chill day with four of the kids home. We’ve got only three more days of the challenge, and I think we’ll be going out on a high note. February’s Grocery Savings Challenge Have you signed up to get your Grocery Savings […]

Happy Monday, folks! I hope it’s been a good one. While the day itself felt scattered and overwhelming, I must admit we’ve got full tummies tonight! The freezer is looking fairly bare. Though there is still a fair bit of stock to burn through, it’s in good shape to be so much more functional! I […]

Alrighty, we’re humming along here. I went to the freezer today and saw lots of white space. There are a few proteins left to go and, of course, some grains that take longer to use, but we’ve cleared out a lot of things, including all the extra baking that happened over the holidays. One good […]

Another quick update tonight since I am running out of steam! Even though I’ve had date nights where Bryan and I have gone out to eat, I realized today that I’ve cooked at least three times a day/every day for the last three weeks. I’m beat! I may succumb to some kind of take-out tomorrow […]

Quick update for you so that you can get on with the weekend. Not much to report, so I guess that’s a good thing this is gonna be short and sweet. Breakfast Everyone had some variation of Avocado Toast/Toast and Eggs.  Lunch The kids had leftover soup and grilled cheese sandwiches and Tuna Melt Sandwiches. Apparently […]