For KimPassion - Ninja organization tactics - 10/23/09 05:30 PM
OtherKim,
Was thinking about you and your flylady stuff this week/weekend...forever since MB blew up...
I was watching Wa$ted last week and they informed a couple that relied on preprocessed foods heavily to make menus so that when they did their shopping 1. they could prepare their foods themselves and 2. saving on packaging waste and $$ (plus, it's better for you, health wise).
I used to do this fanatically, so Thursday, since MB was down and I was bored, bored bored at work, I got my handy dandy notebook, some back and current issues of Rachel Ray mag and made my lists.
I kid you not, I saved (scroll down)
A
HUNDRED
AND
FORTY
FREAKING
DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Compared to the previous shopping excursion. Granted, we only shop in 2 week incriments, so our bills are naturally higher than a family's that shopped weekly...but still! This was STILL buying all organics (which are usually higher), and mostly local also more $$, AND all the normal biodegradable cleaning stuff/paper products - also higher in $! We also bought the Halloween goodies, so that was even extra added on that wouldn't usually have been.
The Wookie is astounded. He knew we saved, but he shops with me now, so now he actually SAW the difference.
And you know what REALLY is cool, besides all that stuff? I have two weeks worth of dinners with EVERYTHING I need for them planned out. All I do in the morning is look and see what's left on the menu that I've not made and decide what I'm in the mood for...easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy come dinner time!
Was thinking about you and your flylady stuff this week/weekend...forever since MB blew up...
I was watching Wa$ted last week and they informed a couple that relied on preprocessed foods heavily to make menus so that when they did their shopping 1. they could prepare their foods themselves and 2. saving on packaging waste and $$ (plus, it's better for you, health wise).
I used to do this fanatically, so Thursday, since MB was down and I was bored, bored bored at work, I got my handy dandy notebook, some back and current issues of Rachel Ray mag and made my lists.
I kid you not, I saved (scroll down)
A
HUNDRED
AND
FORTY
FREAKING
DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Compared to the previous shopping excursion. Granted, we only shop in 2 week incriments, so our bills are naturally higher than a family's that shopped weekly...but still! This was STILL buying all organics (which are usually higher), and mostly local also more $$, AND all the normal biodegradable cleaning stuff/paper products - also higher in $! We also bought the Halloween goodies, so that was even extra added on that wouldn't usually have been.
The Wookie is astounded. He knew we saved, but he shops with me now, so now he actually SAW the difference.
And you know what REALLY is cool, besides all that stuff? I have two weeks worth of dinners with EVERYTHING I need for them planned out. All I do in the morning is look and see what's left on the menu that I've not made and decide what I'm in the mood for...easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy come dinner time!