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This is a documentation of my journey seeking "my best self"
I am a blessed woman, 2 healthy loving sons and an abundance of all that one needs.
This is not a journey to more of the material stuff, but in seeking my passion and living my best life.
Due to illness, parenting, and busy everyday life, life has lived me instead of me living life.
The purpose of this journey is to turn this back one step at a time.
How will I accomplish this? This I will learn gradually, one thing I am sure of each day of my journey will take me closer to myself.

Blessings,

ETA: I am separated and I can assure you it is for the better. The boys and I are doing good, they are sad but at least they have some breathing space now and don't have to march to the beat of their father's drum anymore. I am more relieved than sad and feel freed from his constant state of depression and lathargic way of living.


zondag 6 januari 2008

Remember my goal?

My goal was to lower my weekly budget to 75 euro's a week instead of the 100 euro's. Now I shamefully have to admit that these last days we kept to no budget! I have no real idea of what was spend because of illness I haven't been able to join dh in grocery shopping. He has done a great job doing the groceries but he never looks at prices or go to the market and aldi to find good deals. If I have to guess we spend about 200 euro's on groceries in 2008 already! Yes I know that is twice my budget and I could get upset about it but I have decided to just feel blessed that my dh has taken over my task when it was impossible for me to do so myself. I already felt bad when I asked him about the budget and he was not able to give me a reasonable answer I get the feeling he felt interogated or maybe even belittled that I asked him (the provider) about where the rest of the money was. I just left it at that caus he wouldn't be able to make it appear again and why fight/cry over spilled milk.

Starting monday I hope to get back on track and from now on I will make specific lists with stores and prices listed so dh and my eldest know exactly where to get the groceries.

I just ran into this beautiful photogallery on time.com about what the world eats. The gallery is full of beautiful pictures of families around the globe with their weekly spendings and food that they eat weekly.
I was shocked to see how much families spend weekly! Another conclusion that can be taken from these pictures is rich country (1st world countries) equals unhealthy eating and drinking habits!
I myself come from a third world country and as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined. I make almost every meal from scratch. No canned veggies, or boxed or frozen foods I do have some canned goods in my pantry but I might use them once every 3 months certainly not every day! I make pizza's and meals and freeze them for days that I am simply to tired or in pain to cook. Well once again I am grateful for my upbringing! Thankful for my heritage!

Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips

Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City
Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45
Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice

United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken

Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken

China: The Dong family of Beijing
Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06
Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce
Click here to see all the pics in the gallery.
Are you just as inspired to spend less when you see the picture of The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp? Wow imagine that having to life on $1.23 dollars a week with the whole family!
I am going to find a program to sponsor one or two of the families in the camps with some of the money that I am saving on groceries.
Love and blessings,
Chayil
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Reflection zei

I'm trying to lower our grocery bill. I've been checking out the frugal living links. My budget supose to be 250 a month for a family of 5. However I find myself going back to the store in the middle of the month.

My family are meat/ bread eaters. I buy 4 loft of bread and it's gone before the end of the week. I keep telling them I'm changing their diet. One time I got mad and told them I was shopping until the cup board was empty. Which only made my day at the store longer ha ha ha.

I'm even think about trying to reduce my cleaning product. I read that you can do alot with baking soda, borax, vinger and lemon.

6 januari 2008 om 08:31
Anoniem zei

I read the sister book (Material World) to the book I believe this gallery references (Hungry Planet). It was amazing.

19 januari 2008 om 06:57

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