I didn't bring much in the way of food or snacks to the office today, I rarely do. Usually I pack just what I need for the day - my breakfast, lunch and some fruit for an afternoon snack.
Today I had yogurt & toast for breakfast, not all that long ago, but for some reason known only to the mysterious cavity known as my stomach I am starving.
So hungry that I feel like my stomach is sucking into itself...
I went into the restroom to check and I most certainly do not see any outward physical signs of my stomach inverting (it is actually the opposite of concave).
Normally I would have just looked at my desk, but after I tried to replicate the move Mayhem demonstrated here and my boss walked by....I take all my business to an area more private than my totally out in the open cubical'ish desk place.
Anyway, I may have to resort to the Emergency Popcorn to make it to lunch, which is some leftover potstickers. Jeepers do I want to go straight to the potsickers right now!
Usually I do a pretty good job of planning my own personal meals every day - but I am still classified as "Epic Fail" when it comes to planning family meals. ThePrincess and I discussed getting back into the routine of family meals this summer now that her sport schedule occurs almost entirely during daytime hours. With our evenings "free" there was absolutely no excuse for not having family meals and ThePrincess is even willing to do as much prep work as she can. I of course need to plan the meals, do the shopping, and leave the instructions; Epic Fail.
If you are into meal planning & want to give me some fantastic hints for motivating my darn self I wouldn't be opposed. I have high expectations for cooking healthy, unique, and new items for my family and instead we all end up eating different things at different times, none of it new, unique or healthy.
I can say that every night has not been "free" but I have really done a poor job overall.
Maybe this little template from Secret Agent Josephine will help. She is clearly doing a much better job than I.
I wonder if I can blame some of this lack of cooking on a disturbing lack of vegetables? I have planted 4 tomato plants, a cucumber, zucchini, 9 peppers and a pumpkin but the cool weather does not seem to be helping my garden grow. Only one of the tomato's has set fruit (it was a large potted patio tomato I bought from Costco) and nothing else is flowering..... sure wouldn't mind some cucumbers to make refrigerator pickles for the weekend.
*kicks dirt*
(actually carpet as the cleaning people vacuumed yesterday and Stole! All! My! Dirt!)
I suppose I could actually purchase vegetables, go to the farmers market even and visit with the many wonderful folks whose thumbs are far greener than mine....
Then I'd have to plan meals around them.
I do have some meals to plan that are required this weekend. For the holiday. I have requirements for my holiday meals:
- Must travel well - be it something prepared ahead of time or just ingredients. It's all got to make the trip to the cabin in one piece.
- Must be quickly or easily prepared. I am at the cabin, the place for flotational device sitting, I do not want to be futzing with something up in the kitchen all afternoon. The kitchen is a long way from my flotational device.
- Must be wicked tasty & impress guests. I do not want to look like I don't know my way around a kitchen, because I totally do.
- Have to be considerate of the picky eaters I have been strapped with.
I have to supply one wicked dinner for a large group and one super awesome breakfast for a large but slightly smaller group. So far I know that I am cooking...something....actually have a nice pork tenderloin that is going to be grilled to perfection by Mr. M. The rest remains in the air.
So, if you don't hear from me again today know that I am busy meal planning under fire.
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