a fun new world!

Welcome to The New Foodstamp diet. No, this is not a government site, but I may include a few links here and there as I put more thought into the blog. For now, I am living a new life experience, one most people would not welcome not understand, but many depend on for daily survival. I have a tendency to make light of the umpleasantries of life because that’s part of my personality…and I know I am blessed. Foodstamps are a blessing, especially when you have no income and no food.

We were fortunate to start out a little ahead of the game in that there is food in the fridge and the pantry, thanks to good friends and ecomonimcal shopping habits prior to the event that led to asking for temporary assistance.  I have been unable to work for a while, having a verstibular condition for over 14 months, and the beau (as I call him) has had a broken hip for over 2 months (soon to operated on but we have no insurance). What meager income there was before, well, it didn’t allow too many vacations to Cancun, or cruises, nor did it allow splurging on ice cream or Christmas dinner. Let’s just say we had to shop smart as it was. So things aren’t great in that respect, but we always have food on the table. It could be much worse, now that everything is catching up, not having an income for awhile. Available cash sometimes has to pay for the roof over the head, the car insurance, so one can legally drive a car, etc. We finally asked for temporary foodstamp assistance. This is what this blog is about.

My first trip to the store allowed for a painless process of picking out some food, separating what the cat and dog eat, buying nothing else but f-o-o-d. New entries will tell how far we get with this. It opens one’s eyes.