What we Spent; What we ate week 4 of 52

 I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I will recap the week at the beginning of next week.

We spent:

23.78 at Harris Teeter

24.35 at Aldi

in total 48.13

We ate:

One pan Egg Roll pg 121 (autoimmune protocol comfort food cookbook)

Italian Wedding Soup pg 74 (autoimmune protocol comfort food cookbook)

Marinated chicken bits with veggies

Lots and lots of leftovers

That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

Total spent for January and the year so far: 214.90

Week 4 of 52 big adventures

 My theme word for 2023 is Adventure, and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

• Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in January- Trip was amazing
• Go camping

• Go fishing

• Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)

Health

• Beat the you vs the year 2023
• I am already at 83 km and 8% completed
• Eat 75 %  AIP- I would call this a B+.  My husband bought some bbq corn chips and I will just say I won't be having any more.
• Get down to 165 before the wedding in June-Nothing to see here... I am so bloated I could not even walk the dog this morning much less get near a scale

Financial

• Save 60k in long term emergency fund- May have a tax emergency, so this may be on hold until after April
• Read ten books I already own
• Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones
• Can't let you go by Jenny B Jones
• Forever your girl

• Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year
• 214.90 in total spent for the year
• Pay extra down on the house- 500 extra sent in with last paycheck; however this will be on hold until after April

Spiritual

• Read six spiritual books- I bought a book - more to come in February
• Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a B

My Big list of Adventures Week 3 of 52

  My theme word for 2023 is Adventure, and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

• Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in January- Trip was amazing
• Go camping

• Go fishing

• Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)

Health

• Beat the you vs the year 2023
• I am already at 58 km and 5% completed
• Eat 75 %  AIP- I would call this a C (going on a trip does not help me). Next week should be pretty fire though
• Get down to 165 before the wedding in June-Nothing to see here...

Financial

• Save 60k in long term emergency fund- May have a tax emergency, so this may be on hold until after April
• Read ten books I already own
• Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones
• Can't let you go by Jenny B Jones
• Forever your girl

• Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year
• 214.90 in total spent for the year
• Pay extra down on the house- 500 extra sent in with last paycheck; however this will be on hold until after April

Spiritual

• Read six spiritual books- I bought a book - more to come in February
• Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a B

What I Spent, What we Ate week 3 of 52

  I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I will recap the week at the beginning of next week.

We spent:

53.60 at Aldi (Hams were 1/2 off- we got two)

30 at Costco

84 in total

We ate:

Saturday:

I will be on a girls trip, the AH (awesome husband) will probably have pizza

Sunday:

I will be on a girls trip, the AH will probably have pizza or food from the house

Monday:

Ham and veggies

Tuesday:

Steak bites and veggies

Wednesday

Chicken bacon ranch with veggies

Thursday:

leftovers

Friday:

fish

That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

Total spent for January and the year so far: 166.77

What I spent, What we ate week 2 of 52

   I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I am going to keep a list of what I spend each week/month as well as a meal plan (and then recap it each week to see how we actually did). This did not work out so well. It was annoying to do an update for every single meal and did not allow as much flexibility. Therefore, I will just recap the week at the beginning of next week.

We spent:

41.54 at Aldi

5.00 at Harris Teeter

46.54 in total

We ate:

Sunday:

Duck and roast veggies

Monday:

Breakfast Taco Bowls

Tuesday:

Gnocchi

Wednesday

Ham/Beans

Thursday:

Store Bought Pizza

Friday:

Pho

That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

Total spent for January  and the year so far: 82.77

My big list of adventures for 2023 week 2 of 52

 My theme word for 2023 is Adventure and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

• Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in January- I will be on this trip when you are reading this.
• Go camping

• Go fishing

• Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)

Health

• Beat the you vs the year 2023
• I am already at 39 and 3% completed
• Eat 75 %  AIP- I would call this a B-. Doing well, but could be better
• Get down to 165 before the wedding in June- progress is slow 3 pounds lost

Financial

• Save 60k in long term emergency fund- going well
• Read ten books I already own
•  Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones
• Can't let you go by Jenny B Jones

• Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year
• 166.57 in total spent for the year- Hams were 1/2 off
• Pay extra down on the house- 500 extra sent in with this next paycheck

Spiritual

• Read six spiritual books- I bought a book - more to come in February
• Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a B+ doing better

Health Update

 Hello all,

If you don't remember, 2022 was the year I spent in and out of the hospital and doctor's visits. I am fine now, but it gave me a new appreciation for health. I cannot believe I took my health for granted all of these years. 

At the end of the year 12/30, I was told I no longer had to go back to my surgeon's office. They let me know that if I had a recurrence of symptoms to make an appointment, but that I was okay to live my life. I just wanted to say that is the scariest thing I could hear, but I am going to do my best to make the most of the life I have left (I am 44 looking at 45 later this year, just a spring chicken).

This year, I am going to have some new adventures and try to get out a bit more. What are you looking forward to this year?

Week 1 of 52 big things I want to accomplish in 2023

 My theme word for 2023 is Adventure and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

• Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in January- Can't believe it is next weekend!! Hotel and Broadway play tickets secured.
• Go camping

• Go fishing

• Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)

Health

• Beat the you vs the year 2023
• I am already at 22.15/1023 1% completed
• Eat 75 %  AIP- I would call this a B-. Doing well, but could be better
• Get down to 165 before the wedding in June- progress is slow

Financial

• Save 60k in long term emergency fund
• Read ten books I already own
•  Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones

• Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year
• 82.57 in total spent for the year- Still doing well
• Pay extra down on the house- 500 extra sent in with the mortgage payment

Spiritual

• Read six spiritual books- I bought a book and will receive it in the coming week.
• Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a C

Update to What I Spent What we ate week 1 of 52

  I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I am going to keep a list of what I spend each week/month as well as a meal plan (and then recap it each week to see how we actually did). 

I spent 36.23 at Aldi.

On the menu this week:

Saturday- Porterhouse steak from the 1/2 cow we bought earlier in 2022.

Update: We actually ate this on Saturday and it was delicious

Sunday: Chicken and veggies

Update: I made a bacon chowder after hiking the billy goat trail part c (I needed comfort food)

Monday: Meat loaf muffins and roasted veggies

Update We did have meat loaf muffins, but we had mashed potatoes instead. I also made chicken soup while prepping tomorrows dinner :)

Tuesday Mini Mediterranean Chicken Skewers

Update: We ate them and they were delicious

Wednesday Breakfast Taco Bowls

Update: Moving this meal to next week, we had leftovers

Thursday Leftovers

Update: We had leftovers again

Friday- Fish

Update: We had a date and had Pho

Saturday Duck with Brussel sprouts 

Update: We had fish AH (Amazing Husband) cooked and helped me clean out the freezer

That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

Total spent for January so far: 36.23

Week 0 of 52 great big list of things I want to accomplish in 2023

 My theme word for 2023 is Adventure and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in January

Go camping

Go fishing

Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year

Health

Beat the you vs the year 2023

    I am already at 7.49/2023 great start thanks to the Billy Goat Trail part c

Eat 75 %  AIP

Get down to 165 before the wedding in June

Financial

Save 60k in long term emergency fund

Read ten books I already own

    Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones

Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year

Pay extra down on the house

Spiritual

Read six spiritual books

Meditate daily