I did a pretty good job of staying away from purchases for the last month during my no-spend goal. The freezer has been drawn down as I use meat and vegetables and remove things frozen briefly on general principles (flour, pasta, beans, etc., to avoid weevils). On the last day of that month I'm back at Amazon because a remote control for the TV in the kitchen (the one most used) has died. Must replace that (though I did figure out again where the buttons are to manually change channels and inputs).

Friends from work are coming for lunch on Saturday, giving me a goal for picking up and organizing for a headstart on preparing for the following week's festivities. Our lunch will be comfort foods - grilled cheese sandwiches and cream of tomato soup. With all of us looking to the complexity of preparing holiday meals in the following week, simple will be welcome.