Hey y’all! In this video I’m sharing my Walmart pickup order, my Aldi Instacart haul, and then I’m wrapping it up with a simple meal plan at the very end. I’m stocking up on the things that help me keep a cozy, functioning home on a budget—produce like Honeycrisp and Envy apples (Jason is on an apple + peanut butter kick), salad greens, sweet potatoes, and easy proteins. I also grabbed some staples that make weeknights easier, like chicken strips, chicken tenderloins for sheet-pan meals, shrimp, taco items (because we literally have tacos every single week), and ingredients for a Big Mac salad I’m about to throw together. I also talk through a few “real life” things—like prices going up (that chicken bag is mostly air, y’all), choosing foods that sit better on my stomach, and why I’ve been leaning into higher-protein options like protein waffles, protein noodles, and protein oats. Plus, I show some neat Aldi finds at the end, including the puzzle table with drawers (because my boys will leave a puzzle on my table for weeks) and the puzzle tape to keep pieces from going missing. And I share a sweet birthday moment—Jason got me a custom rotating photo gift, and we went out for my birthday dinner, too.