Going Shopping

The supermarket shop has been done for most of the food for next week with value items dominating. It was a challenging experience. Irene had carefully planned the meals and list - all I had to do was find it on theshelf.
Last night was the end of what had been a busy supermarket day. This meant I could not get some of the things on the list.
It felt really difficult when I could not pick up a substitute.
When the choice is to go without when the item you need is not there it feels very difficult. Living below the line is an artificaial exercise - but it does generate some valuable lessons. Next week is going to be difficult - not just because of the food!