Day 2... staying strong!

Splashed out on a drop of milk in my porridge this morning.  It's amazing what a difference it made - I guess that's what Live Below the Line is all about - it doesn't take a lot to make a difference.


Chapatis - just flour and water... why do we buy them?!



By lunch time today I was really hungry and my soup and chapatis didn't quite fill the hole.  During the afternoon I developed a 'tea' headache - you know the sort that only a cup of tea will fix?  When I got home I first tried lemon verbena and then nettle tea... very nice, but I still prefer Earl Grey. 



Dinner was good - it almost felt like cheating!  Pasta with chick pea curry and grated carrot, and then this evening I made some pastry (20p's worth) and knocked up an impressive looking pasty made with a bit more of the curry and carrots for tomorrow's lunch.  Being able to cook is a definite advantage in this business.

The rest of the family ate chilli and rice this evening.  I watched some of it go into the recycling bin with a kind of sadness.  Not because I was hungry, just because we do it all the time.  If we got creative with leftovers, or just cooked and ate what we needed, we could give the money we save to someone who could make a real difference with it.  More than just a splash of milk in the porridge.