The Faux Pantry Panic

I am here to tell you - the panic is real.  If you've had any panics over your depleted pantry or fridge stock, you are not alone. 

And the crazier thing is that I've never had more food in the house.  But because of that, I also notice when the stock go down.  Even though the lessened stock still equals more than our normal "at home" food pile, noticing the visual empty spaces left behind as we start to go through the food has induced genuine panic.  I try to convince myself it's 'faux' panic, because we're not actually going to be out of food any time soon, but they hit like a real and mild panic attack.

I started making lists of what I would make for dinner when, to help me visualize how much food we actually have, and track the depletion and progress, thus marking when I would need to go back to the store.  It has helped, so I recommend it if anyone else finds themself in a similar position as me.