Pantry Living: Week 9 and beyond

Okay. So week 9 ended two weeks ago. Here is the update.

I didn't shop for food. I actually did the opposite. I was taking my leftovers from the fridge to my mother's house and giving her food for a change. I needed to clean house and try to not leave anything sweet and sticky out for my neighborhood ants. We were preparing to leave on vacation.

At the end of week 9 my pantry looked like this

Unopened boxes of cereal: 7

I am dangerously low on many items and I've already started my shopping list for my first trip come Sept. I'm so excited to grocery shop again, but at the same time I've gotten such a thrill out of this experiment. I just might try it again next summer and see if I can improve my results.


WEEKS 10 & 11 UPDATE:

Okay, so the Pantry Living Experiment really only lasted 9 weeks because weeks 10 and 11 were spent enjoying life with my in-laws. They provided all the meals and groceries. I still stuck to my rules of no grocery shopping but that's cause they are so nice to us :)

We returned late last night. The pantry looks much as it does above minus one box of cereal my son opened this morning.

Unopened boxes of cereal: 6

I will refrain from grocery shopping until Sept 3rd when my husband officially returns to work. The end is in sight.


Happy Labor Day!