March Madness

Sometimes I just feel like I'm running on auto-pilot. Half the time, I reach the end of the day and wonder how I got there. I feel like I juggle so many roles of wife, mother, housekeeper, student, chef, financial organizer, secretary, personal assistant, zombie, etc. and I feel like I have lost myself. I have to question how other moms do it?! How do you balance all the plates without dropping one. I try to handle to the stress the best I can but what do I do when I feel that I am about to break?

BUT --- there is a light ahead! about 41 days ahead! I GRADUATE MAY 8th! I just did a backflip with excitement!

Liam has been keeping me and Jon SOOOO BUSY. He loves walking behind toys around the living room. It would be swell if he didn't walk for a few more months, at least until I graduate. He can climb up our stairs to the second floor and get on top of the coffee table. (We have made adjustments to prevent this any more). His babbling consists of mama, dada, gaga, and baba. He loves to point to things when we look at books and I think it is so adorable. I try to get him to hold up his pointed finger and say "mama is #1!" but he hasn't gotten there yet. He goes down at night without being rocked to sleep. That doesn't sound like that big of deal but for a while there when he was smaller, I LOVED rocking him to sleep but I wanted to break the habit before he required it to go to sleep and we have been successful. His teeth are so funny. He has to the two bottom middle teeth and two really cute vampire fangs on top. I've never seen anything like it!

Other than that, he's just a normal ornery boy!

Jon and I have recently "revamped" our budget and have made major cuts. Our biggest downfall is going out to eat. We live in a city where there is a restaurant on every corner. We really want to pay down our debt so we can stop worrying and start living! Money is a difficult subject. Jon and I don't really fight about it though. (Thank goodness!) I know that money is one of the top subject couples fight about.

A hobby that I've taken up is couponing. It is AMAZING how much you can save if you just took the time to do it! I get coupons in the Sunday paper, online, and sometimes off ebay. I have saved a TONNNN this year. I have stocked up on many personal items for this year but when stuff is FREE, I get it!

Examples:

3 Old Spice Body Washes
3 Old Spice Deodorants
3 Secret Deodorants
2 Herbal Essences Shampoos
1 Aussie Shampoo
5 Boxes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
3 Boxes Hamburger Helper
2 Packs of Sausage
1 Mozzarella Cheese
1 Pampers Wipes
TOTAL: $7.01 after coupons!!

24 cans of Chunky Soup for $6.16 after coupons!!

It is such a thrill when I score some good deals! I usually save about 65% on my shopping bill! :)

Speaking of shopping bill.. I need to make up my shopping list for this week! It usually takes about 30-45 minutes to surf the coupon blogs I follow and scan Kroger's ad to figure it out but like I said, It is totally worth it!