Week 2 Here I Come!
Now, to week 2! This coming week I will once again be getting rid of 5 items, one of which will be the Ortlieb bags. I also will have to figure out my little solar power device that recharges cell phones, iPods, and cameras. I'm sure you'll be hearing more on that soon. And lastly, and the scariest one, is that I will only spend $ one day a week.
I don't know if you realize how much I eat out. My typical day: A triple Americano and bagel & cream cheese from the work cafeteria. Then, for lunch, often some tasty sushi, a cherry coke, and cheezy popcorn, also from the workplace cafeteria. A few hours go by, and I'll pop back into the cafeteria for perhaps a bit of chocolate, another coffee drink, or some salty treat. Then, I come home, and will order something to go from one of my local restaurants, if I'm not going out with friends. Seriously, I spend almost $400 a month on dining out, and of that, I give back to my work about $150 that I spend in the cafeteria. Oddly, this doesn't seem bad to me at all. Which is, of course, crazy.
So the idea that I'm actually going to have to bring in my own food, and worse <gulp> cook! It truly is shocking. I seriously might go into shock. I'm going to have to actually leave my debit & credit cards at home. Otherwise, I'm sure I'm going to be very, very tempted.
Honestly, I'm also very excited about it. I have this perverse thrill at the thought of being restricted, of having to live more simply, more real, and be more creative. Yeah, remind me of that at day three. I haven't figured out how this is going to work with my social life. I'm pretty sure it is going to bug the hell out of my friends.
P.S. Sorry for the crappy photo. Sigh, camera phones. I'm working on getting my digital camera up and running, and I will stop torturing you all with such horrid shots.
The Useless Consumer
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