Eva wearing her purple organic cotton photo taken at 9 months (2010).
Julien in Eva's hand me down, he will be 9 months old in February.
2013 New Year's Resolution
Unplug from the media
Track every dollar
Slow down
February is the month of making do, raining in the spending, living on less. An exercise to prioritize needs and wants. I call it a money fast. Fasting detoxifies the body, similarly the money fast helps eliminate the unnecessary. I welcome a simpler life, with less details to attend to, and more time to enjoy the present moment.
My day starts with brewing a cup of coffee, while warming up milk for bottles, making my lunch for work, and breakfast for a picky eating three year old. This multi-tasking whirlwind continues until all little feet are tucked into bed at night, way too late.
My strategy is to fund only priority expenses. I will track all expenditures and refrain from buying. I dread becoming conscious of my shopping addicted secret self, who lurks about on the Internet buying stuff.
Moments go by.....9 month old baby girl......now is 3........9 month old baby boy....soon will be 3.
Julien doesn't seem to be as thrilled wearing his sister Eva's hand me down purple outfit for some reason. My the years do pass by so quickly!
ReplyDeleteLove ya, Mom
He prefers the no clothing option. Moments are passing too fast, I need to slow my pace of life down. Slowing down has proved to be more challenging than rushing the moments by. Wishing you all lots of love.
Deletemissing all of you! the little ones are adorable. as for the spending fast, you go girl. we are on a spending freeze with budget cuts in our household and i am certainly not a fan. you seem to embrace it better then i do:).
ReplyDeleteHi Heather, I have to make a game out of the budget cuts because I feel so deprived when living on a strict budget. I should call you for moral support, goodness knows living on a budget can feel so depressing. Miss you all, love E.
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