I sympathize far too well with the "too much month left at the end of the money" feeling. In our case, most of it has to do with my ongoing dental reconstruction (which is very close to completion of the more urgent phase). We have "breakfast for dinner" - eggs, bacon and/or sausage, and some random form of breakfast starch (cornbread, popovers, pancakes, etc.) - at least once a week.
But, like you and James, my husband and I are still very much in love with each other; we've survived quite a few adversities, and learned that together we can survive anything.
we are doing our level best to keep looking at it positively, referring to it tongue in cheek as "Our Year of Austerity" and we'll get through this. We know that this is merely a step on the way to things getting better.
And I will have my chickens soon - if we have eggs, we have food - the only down side is that cheap carbs like potatoes and pasta are off my menu now
Buckwheat isn't actually a grain, although it's used as one, and it has the lowest glycemic index of all the common starches. And maple syrup has the lowest glycemic index of any natural sweetener. So you can have buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup, along with the eggs and ham/bacon/sausage :-)
(You can also have buckwheat noodles, or cracked buckwheat - "kasha" - cooked like grits or polenta. Buckwheat is also gluten-free, but can be used to make various kinds of bread anyway.)
I'll have to give that a try - I find with me it can be a bit hit and miss...
for instance steel cut oats are a low GI low GL food, but they do spike me, but whole grain breads don't. Some beans - kidney for instance - will skyrocket my numbers, others - chick peas - less so. And maple syrup is right off my menu :(
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That's our financial situation. I so relate.
And I cringe at how much of it is just me. Ugh.
The love bit, though? We've still go that in spades, too.
That depth of love makes you and I very lucky women. And our menfolk pretty damned lucky, too. ;)
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But lucky? That we are.... that we are <3
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I sympathize far too well with the "too much month left at the end of the money" feeling. In our case, most of it has to do with my ongoing dental reconstruction (which is very close to completion of the more urgent phase). We have "breakfast for dinner" - eggs, bacon and/or sausage, and some random form of breakfast starch (cornbread, popovers, pancakes, etc.) - at least once a week.
But, like you and James, my husband and I are still very much in love with each other; we've survived quite a few adversities, and learned that together we can survive anything.
Here's to a better future for us all!
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And I will have my chickens soon - if we have eggs, we have food - the only down side is that cheap carbs like potatoes and pasta are off my menu now
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(You can also have buckwheat noodles, or cracked buckwheat - "kasha" - cooked like grits or polenta. Buckwheat is also gluten-free, but can be used to make various kinds of bread anyway.)
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for instance steel cut oats are a low GI low GL food, but they do spike me, but whole grain breads don't. Some beans - kidney for instance - will skyrocket my numbers, others - chick peas - less so. And maple syrup is right off my menu :(
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