New Schedules Means Better Organization!

Ahhh...here we are again at a new school year! I could not be more excited to be back on a set schedule and routine, but it is harder than the last four years I've done now that I am in grad school. I will be having my blog posts in the future where I am venting about grad school and the horrors of it, but hopefully it won't come to that anytime soon! ;)

One of the things that I have been trying to get adjusted to is a set schedule, better planning, and budgeting with my bust schedule. I have decided to go back to trying to have an organized plan with budgeting and planning of the week, more in the food/meals area more than anything else.

Since tomorrow is Sunday, I will be taking advantage of having a day off and do my laundry, a little of work, but most important--planning and budgeting for the week! 

I have been slipping with my spending, I hate spending more money than I plan to weekly, but it adds up going out to eat, visiting friends, getting that tea out instead of brining it from home, etc. My plan for this week (even though it will be difficult with the new heavy schedule) is to come up with a meal plan for the week, go grocery shopping, and stick to my budget. I am also planning on making meals ahead of time and freezing some of them for the nights I get home late and don't have enough time to cook dinner. 

I'm excited to see if I can stick to this plan, especially this week since it'll be the first week. If I can get into this routine, I think I will be healthier and less stressed about finances and my eating habits with my already busy schedule! 

Budget, save, healthy, here we go! ;)