Life has been very crazy since the new grand baby was born. He was born end of February and two weeks later he and his family moved in with us. So we went from empty nesters (just two of us and a dog) to six humans and two dogs in a starter house (about 1400 sq foot). Having two little humans - now 5 months and 20 months - means that the house is never quiet. Dd has been battling post part depression and has needed my help with the kids. In this time frame, about 5 months now, they were officially edited, had their cars repossessed and have experienced unemployment. It has been frustrating for everyone as their goal and ours is to see them be independent again. He, SIL, is currently working a temp job on third shift. We are praying that a first shift full time job comes open that pays enough that the can get their own place. Dh is back at work, school teacher, and is working very long days. He has a difficult group this year and is drained every day. He is teaching fifth gr
I sort of tried to figure how much of some basic items we were using in a month - but gave up because it just seemed to fluctuate too much because I buy different sizes and brands bases on sales and coupons. And it flucuates wildly when we have house guests or our kids "shop" in my pantry - with my blessing though.
ReplyDeleteI have been dating some items when I open them to see how long they last. I thought we were using up cooking oil too fast, but my last 48 ounce bottle lasted 57 days.
I think some of the LDS sites have figured up what a yearly average amount of staples would be since they advocate storing up a years worth all the time. You might get some ideas from them.