tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932069468396633345.post1733350864418502633..comments2023-06-12T09:10:28.735-07:00Comments on Cookies for Emergencies: Decadence and AusteritySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285537502589130920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932069468396633345.post-18906252095862596382013-09-05T14:31:47.255-07:002013-09-05T14:31:47.255-07:00Yes...it is an adventure. I'm not sure if you ...Yes...it is an adventure. I'm not sure if you knew that my husband lost his job (company was purchased and closed Maine office) right after Griffin was born. After not finding a job, we opted to have him be a stay-at-home dad for the year. He was able to get Abby to and from kindergarten, Griffin stayed out of daycare for a year, and he became a cook, cleaner, and grocery shopper. It was nice to have him home during my summer vacation and my life got less stressful in the sense that I didn't have all the extra house stuff to keep up with in addition to my school work. But, that couldn't last forever. After that year, he went back to school for a new degree. He left the financial world of corporate America and became an RN. We lived on my teaching salary for 3 1/2 years. It was challenging at times, but we made it. Hoping everything works out for you!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463329621454277323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932069468396633345.post-67101188317304058092013-09-05T09:14:28.481-07:002013-09-05T09:14:28.481-07:00Been there. And despite the fact that the reminde...Been there. And despite the fact that the reminder that there are basics got really old;), I'm not sure we would've learned the blessing otherwise. And there have been many: becoming more close-knit as a family, being picky about how we spend our time together, discovering free things to do that I never would've thought to look for, learning how to make food cheap AND healthy;), discovering the world of homemade cleaners, etc...glad for all of it. It's tough, though, to live in a world that considers luxuries basic (Starbucks, anyone?) and have to treat the "basic" as extreme luxury. It'd be easy to live in a 3rd world country and not have stuff, but here it's easy to feel...less than, I guess. And yeah, not going to Target to "get out of the house" was tough;).Kirstennoreply@blogger.com