It's Thursday the 19th of September. In a weeks time I'll be on day four of the challenge which means it's just a few days left before the challenge starts... and to be honest, reality is finally starting to hit home.
I feel that, although I've been contemplating this for weeks and weeks, I am completely unprepared for next week. Right now I have a box sat on my table with pasta and tinned tomatoes. Other than that I just have prices in my head. So much for putting my OCD to work!
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Two events last night caused me to go from a sense of calm to slight panic. Firstly I received a mail from someone I have the utmost respect. Earlier in the evening I had sent them a mail to thank them for their sponsorship and in their reply they said "It wont be easy.".
Why this struck home I don't really know - up to this point I've been quietly confident that I will waltz through the five days simply by reverting to the mindset of my student days - easy peasy! But as I read the comment it dawns on me that this isnt easy - and that I'm reliant and the supermarket gods this weekend to ensure that next week isnt a challenge too far.
So far I have spent $4.74 - leaving $6.51 for everything else. I'm beginning to second guess myself - 1kg of pasta - 125g a meal - 8 meals. Or should I be considering more variety - put back half of the pasta and tomatoes maybe - replace it with something else? But what else? OMG! I'm not prepared at all!!!
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| Oh please do calm down! |
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I've also been thinking about the blog and how best to utilise it over the next 10 days. I've decided to set a schedule to keep myself on track:
Today/Thursday - this post
Saturday - Final Preparations Part 1
Sunday - Final Preparations Part 2
Monday - Friday - daily posts during the challenge - outlining meals and headspace
Satuday or Sunday - a reflection of the week.
So there you have it - see you Saturday!
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