Wreck this Journal: Shopping Lists
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Now normally, TL wouldn't go spruiking the idea of anti-frugality, particularly in the midst of a recession, but sometimes you need to mix up your routine... just a touch. Let's throw out the grocery list - this doesn't mean spending more than usual on your budget, just spending it differently.

Grocery lists are all well and good to get what you need without blowing the budget, but they are also a means of slipping into a routine when it comes to meal preparation. Always picking up the same odds and ends to create the same dishes, week after week - sound familiar?

Well then it's time to throw the list out the window and live on the wild side - go on, strut down each aisle like you own the joint: pick up jars of food you can not pronounce let alone begin to know what to do with, try fruits other than an apple or orange, rediscover products that you have long since relegated to the ew, no part of your thinking (seriously, when was the last time you actually tried an olive/seafood/herbs & spices?).

Look at your shopping trip as an adventure that you can enjoy come dinner time, for the next week! Be excited about the options thrust upon you, not daunted. Be a smart consumer & find little known goodies that may soon become staples of the new you grocery list. Food should stir up inspiration & glee in your mind... and kitchen - cooking & eating need not be just another something that is necessary to do!

& while you're out adventuring in the aisles of your local, be sure to throw on a pair of heels & some hot stuff threads - look a million bucks & feel it to - you'll soon see just how much a bit of positivity is conducive to more fun at grocery time.


What strange food do you pledge to throw in your basket?