I meant to put our November Bucket List up last week but never got around to it. So far, our "No Spend November" is going well. We've stayed within budget (thanks to AMAZING sales on meat at the Commissary) and the only spending we've done is buying a few Christmas gifts and Matt bought dinner for a friend one day (even though he didn't get himself anything *love*). I've seen how easy it is to want to pick up something because it's on sale. It seems like everything is on sale right now! And while it may be something we want/have been meaning to buy, I'm liking the self control it takes to pass it up. I know that in the future we won't always need to pass something up when it's on sale, because we'll have the extra money for it but having the self control right now will, I hope, give me better judgment on what is a need and what is a want. I think I'm learning the difference between impulse wants and lasting wants, also. I don't want to get my "Oh, that's a cute shirt, I want that" confused with "I want a cast iron skillet" because while I don't really need either, the shirt would be nice but if I didn't see it, I wouldn't miss it. But I can guarantee you I say, to myself or to my husband, "I want a cast iron skillet" a few times a week. The skillet is a want because I have skillets and I can certainly live without but I also know that I'll use it regularly, it will last me years, it will make certain foods taste DELICIOUS, and my want for it hasn't gone away. I tend to have the mindset that spending less on small things is better than spending more on big things but sometimes those small things add up and keep you from buying the big things. If I bought three shirts for $20 in a month, I would spend $60. Or, I could save up that money for a month and buy my cast iron skillet I've been putting off for three years. WHY HAVE I NOT BOUGHT THE SKILLET!?!!! I'm just sayin.
Now, on to the bucket list.
I'm so thankful we're not spending money this month because I'm really getting a chance to spend quality creative time with my little guy. We've already started so I'll cross off what we've done.
No Spend November Bucket List
Make and decorate “Fall Leaf Cookies” with Isaac
Take Cookies to Wounded Warriors
Go on a nature walk
Make Turkey clips
Make my own pumpkin spice creamer
Paint “Handprint Turkeys”
Go see "Wreck it Ralph" at the free Theater We're so blessed they give free admission for military!
Help Isaac get rid of toys to donate
Donate clothes/household things we don’t use
Teach Isaac how to “Gobble, Gobble”
Make a leaf pile and jump in!
Make a pumpkin roll
Make “Leaf artwork” in frames we already have
Make Turkey Cupcakes
Go see Breaking Dawn part II at free theater
Let Isaac help make this year’s Advent Calendar
Take Thanksgiving dinner (or parts of it) to Matt and his co-workers
Start sewing/making Christmas decor (with fabric I didn't use last year)
Pray specifically for one person we’re thankful for, per day
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