Live local challenge day 1

Well today has included a bit of win and a bit of fail for the challenge ...

Wins

• caught the train to the city & back for meetings
• walked between meetings (even though it was raining)
• had a good chat with the blokes at the takeway shop about where their produce came from - turns out their spices are the only thing that comes from far away (overseas via Bankstown)
• decided against using the heater to keep warm (see picture on right)

Fails

• did not manage to purchase any food for the house so resorted to takeaway
• did not manage to buy any local wine either (suspect Hunter is closest for north side Sydney folks - does that mean I have to drink red?)
• forgot to take my calico bag with me in case I bought any stuff (no good if it's on the kitchen table and you're in the city)

Learning

Things I have learned today include that living local requires more planning and forethought.  Everything I pick up needs to be thought about, labels to be read and trade-off decisions made.  In summary, better planning & lots more thought is on the agenda.

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