Lie #2: I need Jelly

I decided to write a grocery list, even though I refuse to go grocery shopping until I desperately need to. It was sooo cathartic. Kind of like smelling the chocolate bar I want to eat instead of consuming it. I... wrote down all the things I would buy at Harris Teeters if I felt rich. And imagined eating them. And then crossed each thing off the list that couldn't be substituted by an item I already own.

Cream of Wheat?
No, eat the Oatmeal you already have.

Jelly?
No, there's a jar of unopened apple butter and a plastic beehive of honey in the cupboard. Make do.

Brown sugar?
What's wrong with white sugar?

Chicken?
You have frozen salmon and a carton of tofu for protein. Eat it.

Italian Wedding Soup?
There's a can of minestrone, and if you distract yourself with a great movie, you'll be able to get it down.

Cranberry Juice?
Almost as good for you and low-calorie as water. Nice try.

I'm such an evil dictator. I wish I could be this rigid and disciplined about some other areas of my life. Kind of.