by Claire
As I sat waiting for my flight home today I happened to catch a segment on CNN about a family who took a 100-days-of-real-food-challenge. This caught my attention because of the recent posts and comments on groceries and I was fascinated! I could relate to this mom (Lisa Leake) as she explained how her journey started and what a huge difference it has made in her life. So I just googled and found her blog at http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/ I am not saying I am ready to jump off into this intimidating world but I am definitely ready to take some of her advice and start making some changes. Like her at the beginning—I like to think we do okay on our diet–but after reading just a bit I can see we will definitely benefit. Of course, my biggest concern right now was the cost and she addressed that right off the bat. Yes, real food is more expensive…and she received so many comments about that reality in the beginning that she then took another challenge: Eating real food for $125 per week for a family of 4! When I saw that number and looked at her plan…I took it as a sign! So, I’m going to start exploring her website and I’ll report back of course.
I told Steve about this tonight and he was very supportive of trying something new. We know we can all benefit from some changes. He also made the point that he thinks it might be helpful if I find something like this to put my attention toward while the debt payoff gains momentum and, to some extent, needs to go on autopilot. Now, before you think he’s saying that we need to stop paying attention to money…he isn’t. He’s just telling me that this debt payoff thing might be a bit like watching grass grow and to keep me from going crazy (and driving him crazy)…maybe I should focus on food! 🙂
