by Millie Copper | May 28, 2010 | Budgeting, Feeding Children, Shopping Trip
I’ve done the bulk of my grocery shopping for the month and wanted to share it with you. Our food budget for the month is $505 and our month runs from May 23 to June 22 to coincide with my husband’s once a month pay. I’m starting the month with a...
by Millie Copper | Jun 25, 2012 | Feeding Children, food thoughts, Meals, Real Food Hits the Road, Road Trip, Someone Else's Shoes
Real Food Hits the Road is the latest installment to the series Someone Else’s Shoes. The purpose of this experience was to see if we could follow our usual 85% real food eating while on the road. We are now home from being on the road the evening of June 1 to...
by Millie Copper | Jul 10, 2012 | Feeding Children, food thoughts, frugal options, Road Trip
We are back in Wyoming after our surprise trip down to Oklahoma. The children and I were down there for a week and then my husband came down along with my sister and her family. We all drove home on Saturday choosing to drive ‘straight-thru’ arriving...
by Millie Copper | May 4, 2012 | Feeding Children, food thoughts, Health, Starting Out
I have a confession to make, I’ve been feeling a little frustrated lately. There have been several online conversations lately that have me questioning our real food journey and if it’s ‘good enough’. You see, while we do strive for a real...
by Millie Copper | Apr 23, 2012 | Budgeting, Feeding Children, food thoughts, frugal options, Health, kitchen experiments, Meals, Money v. Time, Someone Else's Shoes, Starting Out, Traditional Foods
This month’s experience for Someone Else’s Shoes is two-fold. The two most common conversations that come up when discussing a diet based on real/whole/traditional foods are the money involved and the time involved. I believe that we can eat a real food...
by Millie Copper | Apr 2, 2012 | Eating Real Food and Working, Feeding Children, food thoughts
I’m in the middle of a busy season. A special project that I have been working on for my employer is coming to an important point. On Monday and Tuesday we have a pre-audit of sorts. My employer is in Oregon and I am in Wyoming. My part of the pre-audit is...