Tag: meal planning

  • And the Candle Burns Another Night

    And the Candle Burns Another Night

    Well well well, another week of almost zero spending. Several of the crunchy/minimalist/frugal Instagram accounts I follow have said lately that they see not spending as a form of protesting this administration. For me, I wouldn’t say it’s the main catalyst behind my non-spending, since I’ve done it to different degrees for a long time.…

  • The Junkyard of My Life

    The Junkyard of My Life

    Really this post should be titled “Pantry Challenge – Week 2.” Not gonna lie, I feel like I knocked it out of the park this week. The pantry/freezer and my meal imagination powers just kept coming through for me. When last I left you, I had gone out to eat with a friend and the…

  • Pantry Challenge: Week 1

    Pantry Challenge: Week 1

    Feeling exhilarated as we end the week, coasting on the fumes of what’s left in the fridge, freezer and pantry. It’s been a minute since I lived this simply, and wow, I forgot what a high it can be. And the amazing thing is that there is still a good bit of food left. Not…

  • Serotonin and Oxytocin

    Serotonin and Oxytocin

    [composed Sunday night] I was texting with a friend today about January. I have these moments of energy and optimism, I said, but then it’s back to blah. For instance, leaving work in the evening, walking east down Market Street, and realizing that despite the cold, it’s still light out, a pretty, purply twilight —…

  • Radical New Year

    Radical New Year

  • Winter Harvest, Spring Seedlings

    Winter Harvest, Spring Seedlings