Day 4: Living below the line

With only two days to go, the question still remains, can Team Hakuna Matata raise $2000?

Afraid today my cold or whatever I'm sick with, has kicked in a lot stronger today so not feeling the best. In terms of Living below the line, I enjoyed a delicious bowl of oatmeal with half of a freshly diced pear for brunch today. I'm so glad that we were able to buy the luxuries of milk and pears to share throughout the week. It was such a nice break from lentils, beans and rice. I've still got some of my dinner from last night's left-overs so might eat that later on and if still hungry, whip up some home-made baked beans and rice.

I wasn't feeling well enough to go to uni today, something I believe is unrelated to living below the line so am all nice and rugged up at home doing my uni work. I guess you could say guilt has motivated me slightly for not leaving home in what is now, two days.

I'm still amazed that donations are still trickling in despite their being only two days left of the challenge, or for me, until 3pm Friday. If we can't reach our target of $2000, I'll be so happy if we can at least reach $1500 by Friday. There is something truly satisfying about round numbers when fund raising!

The other team members of Hakuna Matata, well those based in Sydney, met up today to make our last community meal of Tomato and Tuna Pasta. I've been told that it is nice enough and to expect some for lunch tomorrow - delivered to me at work courtesy of Mez! I'm looking forward to eating some pasta but sadly sans cheese.

The challenge so far has made realise a few things:

• It is hard to be surrounded by the smells of delicious food that you are all of a sudden, unable to enjoy and buy. Especially if the food is free!
  
• That although the food may not be as tasty or as exciting as it normally is, there is such a relief to have the feeling of being full.
   
• Then there is also the challenge of planning meals ahead and making sure you have cooked enough food to bring with you throughout the day. The food we have doesn't really lend itself to snacking.

• It's also interesting that at the half-way point of the challenge, I thought I would be more hungrier or craving certain foods more.  What I am craving is the freedom to be able to eat whatever I want, when I want too. Something I've never had to think too hard about before.

Tomorrow should be interesting to see how I go with working from 9am-3pm, a song-writing session with my fellow Jogaroo [see www.myspace.com/jogaroos] and then Northern Beaches Symphonic Wind Ensemble rehearsal. Might need to whip up two bowls of porridge to keep the feeling of being full longer but there will be the pasta! 


Cinta dan damai, Love and Peace,


Katrina