For two or three months I've been buying bare minimum groceries while trying to use up the huge store of food we have had on hand so that
there was less to move. Once we got moved, I did the same, just cooking whatever I could find (and there was plenty). Plus, of course, many people brought us delicious food to eat so that I could focus on unpacking and settling in the kids.
Last week,
I GROCERY SHOPPED. Our fridges and freezers are now well-stocked and I realized something:
I feel better and more at ease when I have "an entire grocery store" at my house. When I can just go grab whatever I need off of our shelves to create whatever meal we need at that moment.
There is
sooooo much good in challenging myself to stay out of the store and instead clean out pantry and freezers in an effort to use up what we have! But the last few weeks, I've had to use more brain energy (which I currently don't have in high supply) in order to come up with meal ideas. Having a fully stocked pantry/fridge/freezer during the past few days has been SO mentally helpful.
As we continue to
settle into our Castle, I will help my little brain by shopping regularly and keeping us well-stocked in groceries so that I can make meals
more easily.