Making Better Choices

Today is day 14 and I'm really doing good. When I go to the store, I get only what I need. I actually made it throught Walmart again getting Poptarts and candy for the snow. I know, it's junk, but it's what my kids eat in between eating healthy! Gotta pick my battles!

During these last two weeks I've been feeling really in congruent with my soul. I just feel a solid, happy presence in me. Not sure I'm describing it correctly, but I feel that this is what is feeding my soul: making better choices, only getting what I need, not shopping, eating food in my cupboards, caring for my home, staying home and appreciating what I have. I know it's early in this project, but I'm already feeling it. I would always hear my soul screaming to me to stop and just enjoy, but I would ignore it. Some of you may not be as spiritual as I, so I apologize for offending you. In a weird way I also feel happier.

Apart from getting groceries, I met a friend for lunch at our favorite chinese restaurant. I feel this is a need for me because this is how we socialize and she's really the only friend I go to lunch with often. So for me, it's going to be a treat now since our family is going to cut waaaayyy back on going out to eat.

Speaking of treats, we go out to eat waaaayy too much. It's gotten to be that we don't know where to eat anymore, because we frequent these restaurants way too much. Last weekend we didn't even go out. That's an amazing feat for us. In fact, we allowed one night on the weekend at the beginning of the year, and we couldn't figure out which night to go out because none of them worked. Then my husband mentioned how we didn't even miss it! And I wonder why my waistline isn't shrinking!

I'm also doing well on the "no plastic bags" and I'm proud to say my husband is too! They even carried the groceries for dinner Saturday in their arms.

I've had one coke (did I mention I was trying to stop, but decided I have too many challenges so I changed it to cut back) since the beginning of the year. Normally I drink it when we go out which translates to a lot because we used to go out soooo much. I now get iced tea or share my husband's tea. Tea is my drink choice at home, so I didn't have to get used to a switch!

I've also been trying new recipes. I'm queen of ripping out recipes, then sticking them in a drawer! So far my "out-of-the-box" recipes have been Shepherd's Pie and a lasagne dish using raviolis. They liked them! So I plan to drag out all those recipes and cook them, then make a recipe book so I can refer to them!

So that is what has been going on these last two days. Soon I will need to go to Costco and Sam's Club. Those are very dangerous places for me, but if I get what I need and leave, I should be ok!

Here's to a great day!

Victoria