I'm about to lay down the law with myself. And let me tell you why:

I went into the refrigerator yesterday to 'try to find SOMETHING to eat' and of course dread it because of the fact that I know I don't have much food to choose from in there. 

And then it happened.

The shocking realization that I do have food. Actually, a lot of it. IN FACT, roughly about seven to-go containers.

SEVEN!!!!
I then immediately asked myself what the hell I have been thinking. I was frustrated at looking at all this well intentioned food. I mean, I did afterall, bring it home anticipating to eat it at a later date. But there it was. Just all sitting there. Some of it had been in there a little over a week, but for the most part, all of them were from the last week. 

I attribute this to my single, young and active lifestyle of living downtown and always meeting up with friends. Not to mention, everything is just always so close. The fact that I work downtown doesn't so much help my cause either. It's fun to eat out. Fun to walk around downtown. I happen to like it. A lot. 

The silly part is that I love to cook. LOVE it. I enjoy nothing more than having people over for dinner, learning to cook new meals and challenging myself with interesting recipes. 

So today it ends. Here's the goal:
  • Eat out for both lunch and dinner only one time per week. 
  • Suggested by the lovely Laura - make a monthly calendar of meals and make a grocery list weekly. (I actually had a co-worker boast in her once weekly grocery shopping habits as well). 
  • Instead of meeting people for dinner and drinks, invite people over to my place more regularly. (I think this will prove to be extremely beneficial on many fronts)
  • Although I despise Winco (I won't get into the details... let's just say I prefer Albertsons hands down), I will be doing my shopping at Winco. If I'm doing these major shopping excursions, I need to 1. Save Money and 2. If I'm only doing it once a week, I should be able to hack it. (Sigh). I won't say I'm making THAT transition with enthusiasm... yet.

I've got my grocery list locked and loaded.
I clearly have much to learn. I shall update my progress as I go! 
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