Well, I know I mentioned the audit was over, but apparently we were miss led. The bills keep on piling up and well we are broke. Oh boy. Granted we are not broke, broke like a lot of the world, but our cushion is gone. Just wrote a check that leaves us with $100 in our accounts. Thankfully payday is in two weeks and at the beginning of every month I pull cash out for groceries and gas so we are covered there. Never thought sandwiches would become part of our meal plan. We still have quite a few tax related bills to pay so we will be on a strict budget for this year. Wedding season hits in May and we should be able to pay down a considerable amount I hope. I plan on purging my closet and many home goods/fabrics I have stored away to sell. I am not writing all this for a whoa is me story or some sort of pity party, but as a way of sharing with you all that life may not always be as pretty as it seems in blogland. We still have a lot... a great house, two paid for cars, nice cloths, etc. We are just now in a place where we live with what we currently have and own. No extras unless I manage a few more side jobs here and there. Our outings will be to the park, zoo and the McGwane center, well at least till the memberships run out. We will HAVE to stick by our food and gas budget because we have no margin. I am praying we can do all this without putting any money on credit cards. That is my goal and really my only one. I know for the Mr and I, we have an understanding on why we won't be able to do things or buy certain things, but the biggest change will be for the kiddos. Hard to explain why a week ago it was okay to buy new books, etc, but today and for the rest of the year the once little things will now become the big treats. Again I so know this is a reality for a lot of people. I have travelled to places where people are grateful to have one pair of shoes. We have way more than that. This is just going to be a life change that we are not accustomed to. After a few good boohoo's and a peace from God that surpasses any understanding. I feel like we are in a good place. A place where we will learn and grow and be stronger for it in the end. Of course being able to see an end in sight helps even if it is in the distance. Kind of crazy to think that money we have yet to receive from weddings already is spoken for by the government. Also kind of crazy that this is all happening because of a simple "we did not know scenario" and that we were never informed properly. So this is our new story and these are the words that I will live by...
*stunning calligraphy by made by sohn. it could not have come through my instagram feed at a better time. God uses people. clearly.
