Hello to all, I finally have the hang of blogging so here we go with Day Two!
I got up in the morning and decided I would have an orange and two pieces of toast. I'm not a very fussy eater but there are two things I really don't like.....liver and burnt toast. You quessed it...I burnt the toast. Well, I had three choices: throw the toast out, give it to the birds or eat the burnt toast. I realized my decision could have consequences to my week. Throwing the toast out was really not an option ....that is just too wasteful. Giving it to the birds was an feasible option but I decided to eat the burnt toast. I seem to be more thankful when I have very little than when I have more than I really need. Lesson One! Now what is wrong with this picture.
After breakfast I decided to make lentil soup. I looked up the recipe, put in my lentils, one onion, 1/4 cup of chopped carrots, my one tomato, water and spices. I didn't have the other ingredients so they didn't get in the soup. I let it cook and it wasn't too bad....a little bland but not bad. Then I had an idea! I put my one can of vegetable soup in the mixture and oh my goodness...it was delicious.
Lesson Two: I am learning how much I love cooking but how very difficult it is with such a limited resource of food. Also I really miss the social aspect of eating!!
After the soup was cooked I went shopping with my $5. I was very excited about this and with the $5 I bought the smallest container of milk and the smallest jar of peanut butter. I spent $4.10 and was very happy I had $.90 left. I hope to go and buy one hotdog with the left over money for my pork and beans..
Lesson Three: I was so surprised of how excited I was being able to get a few more items for my week long hamper. I think I am becoming more and more aware of how difficult it is for folks to live on so little. This is all very fine for a week but what if that was how you lived each day!
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