I am in awe, @SatNavSaysStraightOn ! I am quite an obsessive planner and list-maker but tend to be deviant (if not delinquent) when it comes to putting it into practice.On a Friday night or Saturday morning we sit down and plan 7 meals and 7 lunches. That is what we eat for the week. We don't necessarily decide which day we are going to eat it on, but if the meal contains something that will perish more quickly then it is eastern earlier in the week. A list is written of what we need to shop for for that week and that is what we eat, end of story. It controls the budget much more tightly and allows us to Dave up for the house we are trying to purchase.
We started it many decades ago now when we were students and had a very tight budget. It has just carried on from there really. We did have a period where we didn't plan the meals and found that we were throwing away too much food and our weekly food bill was in three figures (OK we could afford it then but that was not the point). Now it keeps the budget down to sensible figures and well some things get bought at different supermarkets depending on which one is offering Almond milk at £1 a litre.... but the list is what we stick to and it keeps it under control, even on holiday!I am in awe, @SatNavSaysStraightOn ! I am quite an obsessive planner and list-maker but tend to be deviant (if not delinquent) when it comes to putting it into practice.
I am in awe, @SatNavSaysStraightOn ! I am quite an obsessive planner and list-maker but tend to be deviant (if not delinquent) when it comes to putting it into practice.
Oh yes. I remember those fridge pictures...Don't you remember the fridge picture that SatNavSaysStraight presented in a thread months ago? It comes as no surprise that she would be that organized. I hope to get there sometime. I have little pockets of organization but it doesn't last long.