Friday, June 24, 2011

How to Not Grocery Shop for a Month

Today is June 25th. I have not grocery shopped in a month. Well, that is a lie. I have bought three items: bread, milk, and cereal. Other than that, I seriously have not grocery shopped. Would you like to know the secret? Here is what it takes:

1. Go on as many trips out of town as possible.
2. Eat at other people's houses as much as possible.
3. Make giant freezer meals.
4. Eat every last thing in your pantry.

Seriously, though, I am a bit surprised that I managed to go this long! In the last month, David and I have been to Colorado, Vernal, and California. At the beginning of May, my ward had a Freezer Meal Frenzy party. I signed up to make three of the freezer meals. During the last month, David and I ate two of them - creamy chicken taquitoes and chicken broccoli bake. They seriously each lasted us three nights of dinners. I still have my third one to eat so my grocery shopping strike will continue even longer. We have literally eaten almost every last thing in our pantry/refrigerator. There are a few ramen noodle packages left, though. I am hoping to make it to July. We shall see.

In other news, get ready for lots of blog updates about our fun adventures this summer! I intend to catch up this weekend!

4 comments:

THE ORMES said...

Enjoy it now! With a family of 6, that is impossible!

Can't wait to see what y'all have been up to. Oh, and at the rate we're going, we'll definitely be in Houston when y'all come in a month.

THE ORMES said...

Oh, and Declan is looking over my shoulder and I asked him who you were, and he said, "Karin." I then pointed to David's picture and asked who that was, "David." He remembers y'all!! And now he's singing his own version of "I Wanna Talk Me." It's pretty awesome. He's insane. Anyway, love y'all!

mlauricella said...

Can I have those frozen dinner recipes please?

Angela said...

Keep going until July! (Say that the way Cramer would when they drove in the car without stopping it get any gas...)