We got a fun package in the mail over the weekend from everyone’s favorite toymaker: LEGO! Seriously, aren’t Legos the best? I played with them longer than any other toy (not ashamed to say it, I was still building stuff with them in Junior High.) They never failed to spark my imagination.

One beef I do have with them is that everything seems to be pre-fabricated these days. Kids are all about what is making what is on the box. What happened to the pure love of Legos? So I was extra happy that the package actually included a neat little “10 to click” packet that had ten Lego bricks and some fun ideas on what you could make with them, nary a painted or branded Lego in site.

If you are a Lego lover too and want to get your build on, check to see if there is a Lego Brickathon happening near you. These free events are sure to spark a love of building with Legos.

There’s one happening close to me here:
July 25th – September 4th
Branson Landing
100 Branson Landing Blvd.
Branson, MO 65616

Want your kiddos to get a little surprise in the mail? Lego would love to send one reader of The Guavalicious Life a Build With Us pack.  The prize pack contains: LEGO Club Magazine, 10 Bricks to Click (pack of ten bricks with building instructions) and pirate hat.

Just leave a comment with what you would build with ten Legos.

Disclosure: I was compensated for this post; thoughts and text are my own.

Well I just finished entering in my receipts and checking our balances so here is the update for Week 3 of #NoBuyJuly. This week was not good. And like any good wife, I blame my husband. He is the king of impulse shopping. Plus he went out twice this week.

That’s taking the easy way out though.

The real killer was groceries. We are just spending way too much on them and the challenge going forward it going to be figuring out how to cut that bill while still eating clean. I will say though, that I have really curbed unnecessary spending on “things.” I haven’t entered a Target (other to return things) all month. I almost cracked last night with a cart full of Old Navy sale items that would be perfect for BlogHer and Iceland.

But I stayed strong. In fact, we are thinking about extending the no buy thing into August.
Even if No Buy August doesn’t have the same ring to it.

By the Numbers:
Groceries: $147.52
Going Out: $39.50
Eating Out: $33.28
Misc (pullups and batteries): $40.12

 
Want to know more?
The No Buy July mission.