I woke up one morning and realized, "I can't keep living like this."

I felt horrible.  My husband, not realizing exactly how horrible I was feeling, told me it was just part of aging.  I couldn't believe that.  I refused to believe that.  I didn't have the energy to cook a meal which is something I had to do every single day.

And I felt out of control not only with the way I was feeling but with my home.  Times are hard and it makes things easier if I can stretch our food budget as much as possible but I couldn't deal with the shopping trips.  I had turned into a domestic zombie.

So, I quit sugar.  Yeah, that came from out of no where but for some reason quitting sugar just made sense to me and  it worked.  I feel better.  I'm cooking meals and baking breads and desserts.  My family loves it.  The first thing the kids do when they come home from school is take a big sniff and see if they can figure out what I'm cooking for dinner.

Anyway, I hope to post recipes I try out here and things I've learned about realistically living on a tight budget.