Crafting for baby Tigg!

I know I always say "This is my favorite quilt that I have made", but I fully mean it this time! My amazing brother and his lovely girlfriend (who is practically another sister since she grew up with my sister) are expecting their first babe in the next month or so; Clearly that meant I needed to make another quilt, and this was the finished product!

So cute right! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Its actually a simple design, but the fabric is darling! 

Not I am making tiny hats for three tiny precious babes that our lovely friends recently welcomed into the world...so behind...knitting like crazy...my "tiny" hats would still be way to big so I am not feeling super bad...yet. 

Yay for babies! 

Oh, and an update on my spending, I have been pretty good, bought a few things at dollar stores but just what I needed (night light, batteries, hat) and have not gone into any kitchy stores, I have purchased books and some buy sell items but I am doing pretty well with not spending all my spending money right after payday...going to call it a win :) 

<3 Kass

Book review; Women Food and God by Geneen Roth

This wonderful books is our book club selection this month. I was excited to start reading it, cause really, I am a woman who loves food and God, so...total fit :) I must admit that I do struggle to get through these kinds of books (probably doesn't help that I am reading every pregnancy and conception etc book I can get my obsessed little hands on just IN CASE we are preggo). At times I would drift off, but I have cut back on caffeine, again, just in case.

I loved the message of this book, and not just towards eating. It talks a lot about our inner voice and the negative things it says (if you could hear what mine said while looking through wedding pictures you would likely smack me). And just really acknowledging what it is saying, realising that it has no control over your present life, which then takes it's power away and lets you move forward and be present in your life instead of being stuck in the past. When you are present you can pay attention to why you are eating again when you aren't hungry, or shopping, or doing something else. You can question what you are trying to ignore, painful feelings, your past etc and then take steps to acknowledge and address those feelings. These feelings and the desire to numb them are really why we over (anything really). Interesting stuff.

What are y'all reading?
<3 Kass

In preparation for things to come!

Wow I have not blogged in what feels like (and really was) forever! Mike and I were married a few weeks ago and married life is just blissful! I think its so different than just living together, there is a security in knowing I am his and he is mine, period forever. I just love it. 

First comes marriage and then comes...hopefully babies, which leads me to thinking about setting some goals so that we can eventually have a mat leave that is not at all plagued with stress about money. Mike would like us each to save up $5000 before babe comes, and its totally doable, but I need to stop shopping, like yesterday. I am so bad, I drive all over the city for work and end up early to meetings (I am pathologically early, except apparently on our wedding day, when I was late (5 minutes, but it made me crazy). Because I am early I go to shops and look around and buy cute things...daily, its pretty silly. 

I have made a goal for next week, my goal is to spend as little money as possible, I have already approved a tank of gas, and ONE lunch out with my friend E, that's it...I will pack all other snacks/lunches/drinks. I will bring a book/knitting to work on if I am early to meetings, I will go to the gym rather than shopping. I. Will. Not. Shop! Next week should be easy as we have a ton of groceries, we may need milk and maybe some cat food and that's okay but just what we need will be purchased (Mike should really do the picking up of little things...I end up grocery shopping like a boss and filling our fridge). 

I feel that putting this out in the universe to all my friends in family is a great way to keep my tiny little spending machine behind accountable, feel free to call me on it if you see me shopping, seriously I'm not joking :) 

Do you guys have any goals that you would like to work on? 

I am reading the book "Women food and God" for book club, it just occurred to me that where others eat I think I shop and justify it by saying its at dollarramma and on the buysell and thrift shops and is "such a good deal". In some cases I am totally right, but I know money stresses out Mike, and to honor my husband I am going to try to kick this little habit ! (at least cut it in half...)

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Can y'all see Mike dancing with joy in the corner? He will LOVE this new goal I think :) 

<3 Kass