My newest obsession...couponing!

I guess I am finally settling into 'stay at home mom' life. My walking has slacked off, mainly to make time for my household chores. I lost 4 lbs last week and I am trying to remember to track, track, track my food intake. It is so much harder now that I am home. I don't really understand it because it really should be easier.

My new thing is couponing. I have been agressive with this on and off over the last few years, but never really had the time to commit to it. Now I do. I also NEED to be successful since we are now a one income family. This week was just what I needed to get me in gear. Triple Coupons at Harris Teeter! My first day, when I used all 20 coupons and only purchased 'coupon' items, I spent $17.00 on $70.00 worth of groceries (see pic above). That was all I needed. I have been back several times already this week. I am also attempting to understand the drugstore programs. Some of it sounds overwhelming but I know that if I can just figure it out, there is lots of money to be saved. I think I already have months worth of foil, ziploc bags, sour cream and bleu cheese dressing and perhaps a years worth of deodorant. I'll not be paying full price for that stuff anytime soon! I am going to attempt to document my couponing here on my blog as time allows. I have starting tracking my grocery expenditures so I can see just how much I am saving over time. I am sure it will actually be better than the chart will show since I didn't start tracking until recently, while I was couponing. I will try to remember to blog about my savings and deals here.