Today's accomplishments

Today's accomplishments include running 8 miles (when I had planned on just taking it "easy" with 6) and making it through Target on another shopping trip (list in hand this time) without buying anything off the list and unnecessary. Still it feels as though I've put myself on food stamps or something - and I'm developing a keen sense of gratitude for what I have already. It's really crazy how different shopping with a limited amount of cash is, even compared to simply breaking out the debit card. I have a couple more things to pick up at the local grocery store and then I'm about out of money till Friday.

So I'm hoping to add the following additional accomplishments to today's list:

• Make spaghetti and meatballs (all ingredients already on hand) for dinner tonight/leftovers (this one that I recently pinned from a fave blogger, but in traditional American style w/ pasta instead of polenta, though I'm certain that would be juts as tasty). Check! They were so tasty!
• Make veggie chili (had to buy two cheap cans of beans, otherwise other ingredients on hand) for lunches (ALWAYS love this recipe. I'm forever grateful to Anna for sharing. Seriously). Check again! Lunch for work = happy :)
• Make Greek-style grain salad for lunches (also have most items but a few are left to buy) - this might actually happen tomorrow but I need to at least gather the ingredients (basically this recipe with shrimp added as desired and using spinach and olives and maybe cucumber).
• Figure out how to host book club on the c-h-e-a-p. Need several app-type foods and a dessert or two - it's hard because any other time I entertain I just rationalize it as a worthy reason to break out the plastic at Trader Joe's. Not this time around.
• Oh, and make major headway on the book that I'm supposed to read/lead discussion for. I seem to be distracting myself pretty well on that front