First Day of School Hols

And the girls are having a lovely day!

Fitness

OK anyone who has grocery shopped with a couple of kids in tow will confirm that doing this, this morning, was definitely a work out LOL. Yep, man-handling the full trolley, whilst keeping kids in check is certainly *fun*. Thankfully the girlies were so excited to be doing something they haven't done for ages, that they were very well behaved and had a great time!

In related news, I ended up having to buy a whole new bike pump but now have the pram tyres pumped up, so have finally sorted that saga out. Turns out my pump was actually broken, and that's why the connection I bought wasn't working.

And, as I type this, I'm sitting outside while the girls are riding their bikes... well E can ride fairly well, but G needs a lot of help... so its lovely seeing them get outside and do a spot of exercising too.

Clothing

I'm not super thrilled with today's outfit. Yes, I think it looked ok, and it is certainly a beachy/casual kind of look that fits with where I live, but I didn't really feel like me in it...



What do you think? I just feel its a little too boho for my liking. Oh and I actually changed these shoes for my plain brown leather flip flops - I felt like a belly dancer or something with this skirt and those shoes together! I think I can only handle 1 little diversion from conservative, not too many LOL

After Saturday's disappointing day shopping, I happened to pop into a little shop today that sells skinny jeans. Well, I bought a pair, and I'm currently wearing them to see how the go after a whole day of wear. They were $40 and not next on my budget - my $30 cardi was, but I'm happy to swap these two items around if this jeans do indeed pan out. I can't say no to jeans if I find a pair that actually fit!

Spending

Today was pay day, so also grocery day. Happily, I came in $70 under budget for groceries today. But as last fortnight showed, I can't really count this as a great saving just yet - there will no doubt be other expenses that crop up this fortnight that I haven't budgeted for and this surplus will end up going there.

I think the amount I have allocated to groceries will end up being designated to groceries, and other household expenses.

Buying my little coffee sachet things has worked brilliantly. I have been having a coffee before I go out on the days I'm going anywhere, and a coffee at home is really all I need to keep me satisfied - and the beauty of the sachet's is that I don't need to have milk in my house!

And, as I mentioned above, I swapped my clothing purchase for this fortnight with next fortnight... Instead of the cardi, I've bought my skinny jeans. But, if these jeans do pan out, I will have saved $60 on my "jeans allowance" so I'm keeping my fingers and toes and everything else crossed that they are indeed the perfect jeans for me for this winter.

Actually, on this topic, I've been mulling over whether I'm better off spending a lot on things like skinny jeans, or buying cheaper (but still flattering) versions. I'm thinking that for this winter, as I explore my new-found attempt at style, I'm probably better off buying the cheaper version so I can be sure that they do work in my life, and are still affordable.

Then, as we approach next winter, if I find I really do live in skinny jeans, and these are starting to show it, I can be on the look out for a higher quality pair that will last several years. I have no doubt that premium denim is worth the price for every day items, so if skinny jeans do become wardrobe staples, then I won't mind paying for decent quality.

I feel like I kind of did this over summer - muddled through with cheaper versions of things, and now I know where I want to invest my summer wardrobe budget - I've seen the things I use most and the things I like to wear, so now I can look out for the good quality pieces.