Waste Not= Not a lot of Waste

Today is trash day and I noticed that I have a surprisingly sparse amount of trash. Normally, (and this is terrible to admit), I will heave a good three to four bags of crap into the pail and drag it out to the street. Because I have spent the week eating from the same pot of food (made Sunday), I have had very little trash to speak of. There are no egg shells, no fruit rinds, no discarded chicken bits, no burned messed, no packaging, no wrappers and best of all? NO FOOD THAT WENT BAD BEFORE I COULD EAT IT!!! Which means that somewhere along the way I have managed to save some money.

I have also noticed a considerable lack of dishes. It stands to reason that this would occur seeing as I am not doing any cooking at all. I have been, instead, dragging the same pot out of the fridge, scooping some into a bowl and putting the pot back. I then wash the bowl and put it away. (Do I qualify for minimalist status yet?). I also eat this for lunch, so I take out a container, fill it and at the end of the day, wash and refill for the next day. Planning ahead is a beautiful thing...especially when the tempting "what do I have to eat at my desk" blues kick in and you resort to Chipotle (delicious, but at almost $7 bucks a pop, not all that wallet friendly)

My only thought? I wonder if the Wal-Mart employees have noticed I am missing. I mean, I am on a first name basis with a few of them. (This can happen when you are there everyday, multiple times a day...sad). And it has successfully been 7 days of no Wal-Mart and no new groceries.

So the good news? I am saving some money, saving some piece of the planet somewhere (less of a footprint or some such thing) and I am kind of happy to be doing so.