Hoarding
Ah finally the post I came here today to write.
I finally realised this week that hoarding food the way I have been doing is just another manifestation of fear. Filling my cupboards and freezers until there's not a drop of space. Two of everything I eat, three of some things. Fuelled by the unfaced fear of falling back into poverty again.
I have decided I will not fall back into poverty and if I do then I'll cope. So this week I bought no food except bread, cheese, milk, fresh vegetables and a couple of little luxuries. I am going to live off the food in my cupboards and freezers until there is just one of everything.
I will not fall back into poverty and if I do well I'll cope. I do not need to hoard.
So far I have reduced the food in my freezer to one of everythin except the fish pie and after I have eaten tonight there will be only one of those. It will take a little longer to reduce the cupboards to one of everything.
I finally realised this week that hoarding food the way I have been doing is just another manifestation of fear. Filling my cupboards and freezers until there's not a drop of space. Two of everything I eat, three of some things. Fuelled by the unfaced fear of falling back into poverty again.
I have decided I will not fall back into poverty and if I do then I'll cope. So this week I bought no food except bread, cheese, milk, fresh vegetables and a couple of little luxuries. I am going to live off the food in my cupboards and freezers until there is just one of everything.
I will not fall back into poverty and if I do well I'll cope. I do not need to hoard.
So far I have reduced the food in my freezer to one of everythin except the fish pie and after I have eaten tonight there will be only one of those. It will take a little longer to reduce the cupboards to one of everything.