A couple of months back I bought a 20 pound bag of rice during my local store's caselot sale. It is a nice resealable bag, but I didn't really want to keep it in that indefinitely. So, the other day I bought a bucket and a Gamma lid, intending to put my rice in that. Now, I stood there, in the aisle, debating with myself for 15 minutes trying to decide if it was really worth spending over $10 on a container for my rice. I finally decided it was, and bought it.
Yesterday, two of my kids informed me that their flip flops from last year were broken, and that with our suddenly warm weather, they didn't want to wear socks and tennis shoes. I'm not normally the type to just run out and buy something the second one of my kids think they need something, but this is one item I agreed with them on.
The problem was I didn't have any money to buy them. Not even the cheap $2 ones from Walmart.
But the kids needed them.
So, since I hadn't yet used it, I returned my bucket and the Gamma lid and I used that money to buy them each a cheap pair of flip flops. The bucket and lid were probably a better investment, it could be used for many years to come, and flip flops might last maybe a month. But, my children always come before my needs, and this is something they needed.
As I was standing in the return line, I was sad. I felt terrible that I didn't even have the extra few dollars to buy my kids needed shoes. It was hard knowing I had to return one thing to buy another. There used to be a time, not too long ago, when I could have easily gone out and bought them both without any hesitation. Now, I have to count every.single.penny.
It's okay though. My kids have the shoes they needed, and my rice will stay fresh in the current bag it is in, at least for awhile. Hopefully in the not too distant future I will have an extra $10 to purchase the bucket and lid again, but for now, all is well.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
History
My name is Maura. I am married to my wonderful, amazing, brilliant, handsome high school sweetheart and we have 5 children. For the sake of their privacy, I will refer to them by other names. My husband is JT, then there is Reader (daughter, 14), Pixie (daughter, 11), Freckles (daughter, 8), X-Man (son, 5) and Roo Bear (daughter, 3). There probably won't be many posts about them specifically, I have a family blog for that, but occasionally they may be mentioned.
We live in the middle of nowhere, the closest gas station is 11 miles from my house, and the closest grocery store is in the next city. I love my small town life, and wouldn't change it for anything.
I am not much of a writer, as you will notice quickly, but I love to share things I feel can make someone else's life easier. If I have only one person read this, and say it helped them in one way or another, then I have accomplished my goal and will be ecstatic. I won't hide anything about me, but will be selective in the info I share about my children. Please feel free to leave any questions in the comments and I will do my best to answer them.
Keep in mind as you read this blog, that I am learning as I go. I in no way claim to be any sort of expert on anything, just one mom sharing with others. We will see how it goes!
We live in the middle of nowhere, the closest gas station is 11 miles from my house, and the closest grocery store is in the next city. I love my small town life, and wouldn't change it for anything.
I am not much of a writer, as you will notice quickly, but I love to share things I feel can make someone else's life easier. If I have only one person read this, and say it helped them in one way or another, then I have accomplished my goal and will be ecstatic. I won't hide anything about me, but will be selective in the info I share about my children. Please feel free to leave any questions in the comments and I will do my best to answer them.
Keep in mind as you read this blog, that I am learning as I go. I in no way claim to be any sort of expert on anything, just one mom sharing with others. We will see how it goes!
Beginning...
I'm not sure where to even begin...
About a year ago my husband and I chose to make a change in our lives that we knew would have a fairly big effect on us. We weighed our options, and made the choice we thought was best for our family. As a result of that change, we now have to live a life with much less money to go around. Although we knew going into this that there would need to be some changes made, I don't think either of us fully understood how drastic those changes would need to be.
This blog will follow our journey as we try to adjust to our new way of living. I called it "Simply..." because so many different words could follow it; Simply Living, Simply Frugal, Simply Surviving, Simply Saving, etc. I didn't want to put anything too specific so that I can take this blog wherever it may go.
It is my hope with this blog, that someone else out there in a similar situation to ours, will find some understanding, and maybe a few helpful ideas.
About a year ago my husband and I chose to make a change in our lives that we knew would have a fairly big effect on us. We weighed our options, and made the choice we thought was best for our family. As a result of that change, we now have to live a life with much less money to go around. Although we knew going into this that there would need to be some changes made, I don't think either of us fully understood how drastic those changes would need to be.
This blog will follow our journey as we try to adjust to our new way of living. I called it "Simply..." because so many different words could follow it; Simply Living, Simply Frugal, Simply Surviving, Simply Saving, etc. I didn't want to put anything too specific so that I can take this blog wherever it may go.
It is my hope with this blog, that someone else out there in a similar situation to ours, will find some understanding, and maybe a few helpful ideas.
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