Chelsey Chats #4: April 2025 + The Grocery Diaries Conclusion

When I started this Substack back at the beginning of 2025, I wondered if it would fizzle out like some of my other endeavors have in the past. I’m as surprised as anyone that 1) people are still reading and 2) I’m still enjoying writing. Having this as a place to talk about books I love, my grocery budget, and sharing stories from the past has been a balm to my soul in the midst of a lot of chaos. Thank you for being here.

The Grocery Diaries Conclusion

I’m nestling this in here because this time of year is so busy, and I am barely keeping my head above water. I spent just under $200 the final week of April, so I beat my goal of $1000 by fifty cents! It was a good experiment, but by the end of the month the mental logistics of planning and shopping was pretty exhausting. I’m going to go back to our normal budget for May. Thank you for following along!

If you missed the posts, here they are all in one place:

Intro to the Grocery Diaries
The Grocery Diaries | Part 1
The Grocery Diaries | Par…