Wow. Where did the summer go? In two weeks my kiddos will be going back to school. Ahem. Brianna will be going back and Jordan will be going for the first time! Jordan will be going to Kindergarten!!! Brianna will be going to the 4thgrade! I’m soooo thankful to no longer have to pay for daycare! This will make the first time in 9 years that I will not be paying for full time daycare. Let’s pause and think on that shall we.
Thank you.
Now I’ll be paying for after-school care. As of now that’s an inexpensive option thankfully. When we move, I’ll have an option but it will cost more. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there. For now I am just thankful that the cost goes down significantly. And it’ll be here in just two weeks! It’s really hitting me as I type…if you’ve been in this space before, you know how I feel. Like omg!!! In two weeks I will be daycare free!!!! How liberating is that?!?!
Another benefit that just dawned on me…this year some of the schools in the county have been selected to have free breakfast and lunches. My kid’s school was one of the select few. That’s a blessing for sure! I was paying on average $25-$30 each time I got paid to cover Brianna’s lunch. That would have doubled up to $60 adding Jordan to the mix. Now that’s $60 saved!!! {Too bad the school I want them to attend when we move is not one of the chosen, but again…the bridge}
I really do try to find the small things to be grateful for. Some days I’m better at it than others. My goal is to stay 49:51 meaning if I can at minimum be happy and grateful 51% of the day then I’ve tipped the scales in my favor. There’s your tip for the day J
I was just coming to close up this post and I just got off the phone with my Mom. She called to say she wanted to know where I shopped for the kids uniforms. I told her that I prefer Old Navy and JCP and then Walmart. Well she was redeeming her credit card rewards points and ordered me a couple of gift cards for Old Navy and JCP! I am truly grateful!!! We are set to get started with school but I was going to get more for the cooler weather after school started anyway, now it’s less coming out of my pocket!!! See what I mean about the 51%??? It works!
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