Welcome to my month-to-month put up the place I share a peek into the final month at our home! Let’s simply say that January was eventful!
We began the month on January 1 with driving again from our Christmas journey to Kansas. Kathrynne and Micah obtained sick on the journey residence and by the point we obtained residence, they have been each actually sick. We took Micah to the ER a number of hours after we obtained residence as his respiratory was so dangerous.
January 3 we took Kathrynne to the ER as she simply wasn’t doing nicely in any respect. She ended up testing constructive for Flu A and her chest x-ray confirmed bronchitis. After they gave her fluids and her ranges regarded higher, they launched her.
We got here again residence and I cared for her and tried to maintain myself as I used to be additionally feeling underneath the climate myself. I did print my targets sheets out for January. (I needed to chuckle as I pulled this pic from Instagram tales and noticed the typo shoorting that I’d missed after I posted this!)
January 5 we have been again within the ER as a result of Kathrynne was not doing nicely in any respect and we have been involved about her. We’re so grateful we have been prompted to take her again in as her Flu A and bronchitis had changed into bacterial pneumonia and the start phases of sepsis. They caught it proper in time and have been capable of shortly get her on antibiotics. She was admitted to the ICU stepdown unit for a number of days.
If you wish to hear extra about our experiences throughout this time, you’ll be able to learn this put up and likewise hearken to our podcast the place we share about what transpired and the way we knew to take Kathrynne in.
After Kathrynne obtained out of the hospital and began on the street to restoration, we launched our brand-new budgeting freebie! (Have you ever downloaded it but? If not, go seize it right here!)
I by chance spent $167 extra on groceries than I meant to. Did you examine that loopy expertise?
I attempted my hand at making Bone Broth Sizzling Cocoa. And sure, it did style considerably chicken-y.
Jesse and I celebrated our twenty second anniversary at residence (as a result of Kathrynne was nonetheless very a lot recovering) by making a Dwelling Chef meal collectively and watching a present.
It snowed and truly stayed on the bottom (which often solely occurs every year (if that!) right here in TN!
Faculty was cancelled and all the pieces was shut down for at the very least a day or two and we had enjoyable within the snow!
We additionally launched our Finances Objective-Planning Worksheets in January! These have been designed that can assist you pinpoint and make clear your monetary targets after which map out a plan to truly comply with by way of with them!
I got here out to the kitchen and located her with pickles on her eyes. She instructed me she was “having a spa day.” 
A good friend of ours helped Silas and Jesse course of the free $167 roast (see earlier put up above) into steaks!
I attempted a brand new recipe and it was a winner!! I posted the recipe for Selfmade Granola Bars right here. I extremely suggest it!
I simply realized I posted this image proper in between meals… however such is life right here! Silas had a collision at basketball follow and ended up with 5 stitches and a concussion — which meant no faculty for a bit, mild faculty for the following few weeks, and never attending to play basketball for the remainder of the season. He was such a trooper, although, and we’re grateful he’s made a full restoration!
I began doing meal prep periods in January and this has been a HUGE assist!
I shared an thrilling David replace in January!
We had a triple date with good associates to have a good time all of our twenty second anniversaries!
One other meal prep session.
Additionally in January, we launched out brand-new obtain: The One-Hour Finances! It is a product designed that can assist you arrange and life like and doable price range in simply 60 minutes (for actual!!)
We took Kathrynne out for her twentieth birthday to go axe-throwing! The truth that she is wholesome and felt as much as going axe-throwing after the month she had was a HUGE reward in and of itself! I really feel like she has a brand new leash on life!
One in every of my favourite breakfasts in January: yogurt combined with protein powder topped with sugar-free granola and berries. Yum!
And we completed out the month with another freebie we launched: 12 Apps to Earn an Additional $1000+ out of your cellphone. This one has been SUPER well-liked!