It’s Friday, January 3, and I made it to town to pick up all my groceries and did not order from a window!! However, I got to town and realized I had not eaten breakfast, so I was very, very hungry.

I thought…“who would know?” The answer is me. Ouch. I can’t lie to myself.

I went to Walmart, Sams Club and Aldi’s. When I went to Aldi’s I broke open the apple bag after checking out and there was no more perfect sight than this.

So I had an apple and it kept me from breaking the rule of eating out. It was a little difficult. I drove by Hardees and thought how yummy a gravy biscuit and Coke would be. I drove by Pal’s and thought about a jelly biscuit and a peach tea. I drove by McDonald’s and thought about a sausage patty and scrambled eggs. Those three all all my go-to breakfasts. The learning here is to eat before I head out because being hungry really lightens my resolve. But I did persevere and I feel good about that tonight.

I’m also realizing how quickly I’ve been going to Amazon to order things. I found a hole in one of my socks, and my very first thought was to order a few new socks from Amazon. But, really. I don’t need new socks. I have plenty of other socks.

Second, I have cabbage plants out and they are very healthy. Unfortunately, I doubt they’ll make it though this cold spell, but I want to try. First thought — I went to Amazon and started pricing frost row cover cloth. Again, I stopped and thought — “do I really need this?” The answer is no. I’ve got an old sheet and a plastic baby pool over the cabbage plants. That will work fine for the next two weeks.

I can do better. I don’t want to be wasteful.

Today was a bit of a wasted day. The only home organization project I did was to straighten a basket. Lame, I know but at least I did something.

I’m going to do my Bible devotion in a minute. Check that off the list.

And, for today, I’ve met the goals set during January No Spend. Check that off the list.

I don’t think I’ll be leaving the house until Tuesday with the bad weather. I’ll catch up on organization projects during those days.

Stay warm!! Don’t spend!