Eating In Week Comes to an End

Day 6 of eating in was...leftovers.  A little of this, a little of that, something for everyone.  We have leftovers about once a week.  But we're fancy people so we call it a "buffet".  On Day 7 I made a sausage lasagna with salad for dinner and BAM-POW the week of Eating In was over. 

What did I get out of this week?  For one, I became more improvisational with my recipes.  If I didn't have an ingredient, I had to substitute something else.  Another attitude shift for me was on restocking items.  In the past if we ran out of cereal, I went to the store that day to buy more.  This week I said, "We're out of cereal but we do have yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, eggs...take your pick."  When those things are diminished, then I will spend more money on cereal. All in all the week was painless.

The Pros:
-I spent only $8.36 at the grocery store this week (a gallon of organic milk and some toilet paper).
-I reorganized my pantry and moved things to the front of the shelf that needed to be used up soon.
-No one in the family even realized I was doing anything different this week.
-My refrigerator is no longer overstuffed and I made a small dent in my freezer stash.

The Cons:
-I honestly can't think of any. Unless you count my smug sense of self-satisfaction (but my people are used to that.)