What The Great Recession means to me...

My dish drainer looks like this 3 times a day.  I haven't eaten out for 13 days.  I made my Grandma Amy's rolls, and they were delicious.  And now, a week later, all but 3 of them are gone.  Gone!

I can see the back of my fridge.  I'm finding that, cooking all of the time, I can keep track a lot better of what's in there, and we've had a lot less spoilage. 

I've also lost about 4 pounds, either because of the fast food deprivation or because my anxiety over the economy is tamping down my appetite.  Either way, 4 pounds is 4 pounds.

Today I'm going to try and make my own laundry detergent using this formula.   And do my taxes. 

Last night I went to a parent meeting for Max's school and realized I really have got to get cooking to arrange things for kindergarten.  I've got to fill out a form so that our parish contributes, which requires that I file my taxes first, so here I go.  Tax time.  (Always a little nerve wracking for me since the form is so complex.  This year for the first time I'm using the free file from H&R Block.  I already did a trial run, and we should be getting a refund.  Hope that proves to be true with the computer version.)

Anyone looking for something thrifty and fun should check out the series, Depression Cooking with Clara, on youtube.  

tags: thrift  great recession  home cooking