This is the last week of Spring Break over here english. I will be glad for Monday. lol. I know that feeling of waking up wondering if you have any friends left at PC. Can be a bit overwhelming until I get here to find my fears were unfounded. Just another indicator of how badly you need a break from all the stressors pilling up on top of you. I really hope you can find that break soon. Time for some fun while you escape thinking or doing anything.

You will figure this and everything else out in time. It is wise of you to take a break from thinking about solutions. They will find you.

As for shopping cheaper one thing I have done is shop Costco and other big box stores with friends so that we can split cases of food and other household stuff. I can't afford a whole case of everything nor do I have the space to store them but I do like to get the savings so group shopping is an idea that works... and its fun too.

For years my son would only eat ham and cheese sandwiches but that can be expensive so I tried to give him one or the other and boy did he complain!! When I was honest with him about why I was doing it he was more accepting and in fact came up with alternatives that were cheaper. Now ham and cheese are for special days and left overs for the school microwave are more the norm.

I don't always feel well enough to cook everyday and that used to lead to a lot of fast food takeout or prepakaged foods. As money got tighter and my son got older we started to spend a day a week cooking food that we freeze and can easily heat up for meals through the week.