October 2026 Pantry Challenge: Week # 1

 For the month of October, we are focusing on 2 areas of our pantry:

Adding as many non-prescription/over the counter meds as we think we’ll need to get through the winter months or as long as you prefer.  This includes over-the-counter meds, essential oils, herbal remedies, homeopathic remedies, vitamins, etc.  Basically, any meds you use that doesn’t need a prescription.  (Hint: inventory what you have, then restock accordingly!)

The second area is cleaning products.  This includes laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, dishwashing liquid, dryer sheets, cleaning supplies, etc.  (Again, inventory what you have, then restock accordingly!)

You get to choose, one or the other or both

.  It goes without saying that we want to stock up in these areas at the best possible price so let’s look for those bargains and share, share, share!

Here's what I added after taking inventory of the following two products ...

dishwasher detergent ... I'm not a big fan of handwashing dishes, especially when there are a lot of them to do.  And yes, I know the secret is to 'wash' as you go, but sometimes I just don't do that.  It's easier for me to 'load' as I go!  At any rate, which ever side of the dishwashing issue you lie on, I took inventory of the amount of dishwasher detergent I had on hand and purchased accordingly enough to get me through the winter months.

vapor rub ...  again, I inventoried what we had on hand and purchased enough to get us through the winter months.

Within our two categories, what did you add to your pantry this week?

Next week, we'll continue on in the 'over-the-counter' and 'cleaning' categories with the purpose of ending the month fully stocked for winter in these two areas.

Until the next time ...  

mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry  

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