Fall FUN

I LOVE my peeps...
(35 miles and counting!)

The Running total is....

24 miles since I last checked in. I really do need new shoes and I can't decide if I should go buy them now (which means I would have to break them in before the race), or just get some inserts for my shoes. Hmmmm.

BUDGETS are possible!

So I decided that I was spending more then I should be lately. I have been trying to decide what to do about it, and as Cory and I go back and forth on a couple of different things in our life, one is for certain.
We are frivolously SPENDING too much money! So this month I have cut down as much excess spending as much as possible. (Which of course meant avoid stores at ALL costs...sorry Wal-Mart).
And to my surprise that has been a huge help! So I thought I would share some steps that I took to stay within my BUDGET.
1) My PANTRY has good stuff! I decided to look to my pantry for recipe ideas.
If I already have some of the ingredients, its less that I need to buy. (Which meant I had to finally use that can of cooked spinach I've had for awhile...)
2) Go to the store 1 time through-out the week. This meant shopping in my Pantry on Sunday evening, and then Monday morning preparing a small Grocery List of things I will need for the week.
3) Stop checking my daily "SPAM" emails that make me want to SPEND...like the one I just deleted from the GAP that had a 40% of coupon attached...DELETE!
4) And last but not least...AVOID all stores at ALL costs! (Even if I have a COUPON!) I'm not going in there!
So here's to my successful couple of weeks of spending less...It feels great! And I plan on continuing my Savvyness!
*Oh and I have only run 4 miles, with a spin class and weight class this week. I have a run coming up today and Saturday so I better get it on! Loves, Jill

Run...Run...Run...that's what I do

Yes its true, I have been doing a lot of running lately. I am to the point where I need knew shoes cause I've exhausted my others. I am preparing for a race coming up October 9-10th in Vegas, of which I am totally excited to be training for!
I thought for fun I would start counting my miles and post how many I have run in between posts. (listen I've got to find motivation to post with even less spare time then usual in my life!)

To see what I'm doing click on the link: I am runner 7...
http://www.ragnarrelay.com/index.php?option=com_dynamicpages&Itemid=85&page=legMaps&raceName=lasvegas&paceID=10&leg=19#legmaps

Until I post again!
-Jill