Communication Is Key

So Papa Bear decides to inform me AFTER I go shopping, that we're hemorrhaging money. *le sigh* well, this morning, I think we will return the enormous $7 bag of raisins, in exchange for a bag of chips and some hummus to take to the in-law's today.

I will be taking over the bills, because I do SO much better at being frugal when I SEE the money ebbing and flowing through the account. I'm afraid. It's been so long since I have been responsible for the finances, I'm worried I will mess up somehow... especially since Papa Bear has some trauma associated with letting someone else take care of his finances.

I think communication will be paramount to success in this area. And now is the time to set a new system in place that works for everyone.

This means I will also have to start making a weekly menu for our house, instead of the current 'fly by the seat of your pants' method I've been using. Maybe I can do that today, while we're at his folks', watching the game. 🤔

It's going to be a challenge. One that makes me feel a little anxious, but one I *know* I can do. I've done it before. Very well. And I will do it again. 💪 The fact that this is happening tells me how upset and at the end of his rope Papa Bear is, because it's taken 10 years for him to reach this point. I pray that having this burden lifted from him will make him feel less worn down and exhausted all the time, once he realizes he's put his finances into good hands. 🤲💰

Lord help me! 🙏