I went in to meet a new general practitioner last week after my old doctor stopped taking my insurance. She had a lot of questions, including how often we eat out.

Who can afford to eat out? I buy sandwiches a couple of times a month and every couple of weeks I buy a rotisserie chicken from Sam's Club and build a dinner around it or use it as leftovers.

I use my pots and pans all of the time. I can't afford new ones either, so it's a good think my Dad was a kitchen gadget junkie. I have a lot of great pans and casseroles and stuff that was added to my already good collection.

SRS