This week we spent ten times what we spent last week, but we spent less on non-essentials. No, the “new” dryer didn’t go kaput. We had to pay the registration for the car, and we also decided to buy a CSA share from Good Food, Good People. It isn’t one farm like I’m used to seeing for CSAs; it’s a group of local farms pooling together. We bought a vegetable share and a fruit share. So, while there is a big upfront cost, we won’t have to buy any produce for a long time.

Here’s our non-necessary spending for the week:

– $0.65 for a coke at work because Andy couldn’t stay awake
– $5.72 for stuff for the bake sale at work (green krispie treats!!)

That’s it. Yay!

It was hard not to agree to go out to lunch with coworkers on Friday. In the end, we all just ate the lunches we brought. When I think of the blogs I was reading a few weeks ago before we started this, our moratorium seems sort of lame. These folks were used to buying books and magazines and clothes and lattes and meals out all the time. Me? I’m all “Yay! I didn’t go to Wendy’s one day!”

In other news, Anya has become a bit of a cleaning freak. I blame daycare lady. Anya will grab a towel or sock or whatever and start “cleaning” the stairs or her step stool or the bathtub. Nothing wrong with that (even if it is weird), but she also gets upset if she spills something and can’t clean it up that very second. She loves to help empty the dishwasher and puts the silverware away on her own. Yesterday she helped me vacuum, and she carries dirty clothes to the hamper. I foresee a day soon when she can start to earn her keep!