Seven years ago, I would buy my pantry items in bulk. My goal was to have my pantry fully stocked at the lowest price possible. I won! Sort of. I’ve admitted to myself that I’ll never see the bottom of the rolled oat 5-gal bin, and that the dried chickpeas won’t Instapot themselves into delicious… Continue reading The pantry
Tag: death
The plastic bags
I used to wash the different-sized ziplock bags that would find their way to me. I have a drawer full of them. Well, *had* a drawer full! My recycling bin is one part condiment jars, one part folded plastic bags. You’re welcome, Mourners. I also sorted through my cutlery drawers and set aside the pieces… Continue reading The plastic bags
The footwear
My very comfortable and stylish boots have holes in their soles. I haven’t worn them since the last wet season, thinking that I can get them re-soled and functional before the next rain fall. I’m giving myself 5 days to bring them in or send them to the landfill. The countdown is on. I have… Continue reading The footwear
The refridgerator
I emptied the fridge out of the two-week-old left overs and mostly empty condiment bottles. Turns out I don’t eat as much double fruit raspberry jam in a reasonable time period to keep a very big jar of it! Moving forward, I’m going to try to buy enough groceries for one week only. In the… Continue reading The refridgerator