Falling off the Coupon Wagon

Have you wondered where I have been? What I have been doing? Why I haven't been posting lately? Well this is what has been going on since June began.

• My birthday
• My daughters 5th birthday
• Summer Camp (3x's a week)
• Swim Lessons (4x's a week)
• Best Friend moving away leads to LOTS of GNO & Going away parties
• Tball Games (Glad that's over)
• Dance Recital (This weekend)
• Tons of fun MOMS Club activities

So with all that going on I have become lazy with my meal planning, not paid super close attention to sales, and even made a trip to Costco to get me through. So now what do you do?

1. I am going to take a inventory of what I have in my freezer and pantry. This will help me get back on the wagon so I know what I need when the sales start tomorrow.
2. Menu Plan! I can't stress enough how important menu planning is to staying on track with your budget. I menu plan with what I currently have and grocery shop for future need. This helps make sure that I am getting the items we need at the lowest price possible and helps me stretch my budget as far as I can.
3. Prioritize. Being a SAHM means doing all the yucky chores that I don't like to do. It also means I get to hang out with my 2 girls all day and do tons of fun stuff. I have been teaching them that everyone in the family has to do their "chores" and we have been working on our daily schedule so we can have fun & do what we need to do.

I would love to hear if you have fallen off the wagon and what you did to get back on track?