The Huggies and Michelle Bridges 12WBT. Can I afford it?

The thing is I am very good at budgeting. I will scrimp and save for weeks to make sure my children have everything they need (and lots of things they want) but I am absolutely appalling at budgeting for myself.

That extends to every aspect of my life. I make time for all the people in my life but I don’t budget regular time for myself. And really that is just ridiculous. So I figure less than $20 a week and dedicating some time to exercise can only be a benefit.

I’m actually looking forward to the menu plans and making sure my whole family is eating some new and healthy food. And I suspect with takeaways going very firmly off the menu, that is a very practical way to save money as well.

There are so many amazing women joining in the Michelle Bridges 12WBT Huggies programme and they’re nothing short of inspirational. There are pregnant mums, new mums, mums with little ones. Because the programme has been tailored especially for us, I am fascinated to see how it all works. The thing we all have in common is we have all made the decision to work on ourselves over the next few months. Some of us are a bit scared and I freely admit I am apprehensive. But part of me is looking forward to getting my rear kicked a bit.

One of the tasks this week was to make some goals. Just once, I’d love to be able to go into a really lovely shop and find a special dress. A dress that fitted me like a glove and that I could slip on easily. I think that would be an amazing feeling. I’ve made other goals as well. Sensible goals and things that will help me be a more energetic mother. But this is one goal that is just for me, and I’m really excited about it.

2 weeks of pre-season to go. What goals are you making? Are you joining in?