No-Shopping November Day Thirty

Here we are, Day Thirty. At the beginning, this No-Shopping November seemed a daunting task and a long one.Ā Happily, it turned out to be neither. Yes, there were some ups and downs, but for the most part the family handled it well, were supportive and appreciative and stuck by the rules (NO shopping!). They didn’t […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Nine

Day Twenty-Nine! Can you believe it? I can’t. It’s gone by so fast! We’re still in the throes of Thanksgiving food and it looks like we’re going to eat it all, rather than canning it, which is fine with me šŸ™‚ Getting ready for son’s surgery, I have a lot to do, so enjoying the […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Seven

Day Twenty-Seven, Thanksgiving Day! A festive, homey, family-filled feast all from storage (except the turkey). We all enjoyed the meal and the fellowship and for the the first time in many, many years, I did not go overboard making food and we did not go overboard eating too much. It wasn’t about what we hadĀ this […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Six

WOW! Day Twenty-Six and we’re still all alive, we didn’t starve and according to my hubby and kids, it’s not been bad at all, hardly noticeable. I consider this a success. However, being a realist, I understand that one month does not tell the whole story and since we used many items from storage, unless […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Five

Here we are at Day Twenty-Five! This is amazing to me. Our son and I had some time together today andĀ IĀ asked him what he misses the most during the No-Shopping November, and to my surprise (and delight) he replied sincerely that he hasn’t missed anything. He said the meals were great and he didn’t feel […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Four

We bought our turkey!! Day Twenty-Four. Walking through Earth Fare, down the aisles, back to the meat department, passing by all the gorgeous fresh, organic produce and foods we’d love to have… I had to fight temptation to stay with No-Shopping November. Seriously. At that moment, I didn’t care about the mortgage or utilities or […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Three

Day Twenty-Three. It’s the beginning of a VERY busy week around here, I suspect for you as well. Thanksgiving week with days packed with things to do to get ready for family, food, fellowship and of course, faith and thankfulness. Our son will be seeing the surgeon and getting the plan and date for surgery […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty-Two

Day Twenty-two and counting. I’m not as desperate for this to be over as I thought I would be at this point. I’m still finding this effort to be creative and stimulating to me. I cannot say my family feels the same, but they have definitely been supportive and helpful. No whining, no complaining and […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty-One

Wow, 3 weeks. Day Twenty-One. It doesn’t seem that long, and on the other hand, it seems much longer. Right now the focus is on getting through the last week of the month, including a traditional Thanksgiving day meal and having family come and stay for the weekend. I admit I am enjoying taking inventory […]

No-Shopping November Day Twenty

Day Twenty. I had the baking bug today. Do you ever get the urge to bake? I do. I love baking and especially baking with my daughter. I asked her what she wanted to bake and she replied “cookies.” So, cookies it was. Big, soft, chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. We used up the organic […]