Yesterday, I started with the pantry. I have to preface this by saying, I do clean out my pantry at least once/year....I really do! That being said, for the life of me...I cannot figure out how we would have had things that expired well over a year ago. It was awful! I can't even tell you how much food we threw out because frankly, it's embarrassing. Needless to say, it was quite an emotional experience for me. The amount of money I was throwing away made me sick. Knowing that I couldn't donate the food to someone who really needed it, made it even worse. Oh yes, the days of going to Whole Foods with my youngest - without a list, are behind us! This family needs to make changes - real quick.
Perhaps it would not have impacted me in such a way, had I not thrown away so many trash bags filled with food. I decided to take a deep breath, forgive myself and vow to make changes. I'm now looking into all the things we can do to stop being so wasteful.
I'm not saying I'm now a different person but I do think I will look at things much differently. Do you have any tips?
It's amazing how many things were expired when we made our move! Have a wonderful weekend and happy cleaning!
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