Ok, so it's been a while since I've posted anything at all. So let me just get a few thoughts out of my head...
First off, Happy St. Patrick's Day! Second, why do people think it's a good idea to get drunk off your keister in the middle of the week on a work/school night? I wear green regularly in my rotation of outfits and cosmetics, but since I wore green today, people kept asking me what my exciting plans were tonight. Or they told me it doesn't matter that I have to get up early and work with children in the morning. Or they just smiled and winked when I said I'm running errands and going to bed early. I have no desire to get drunk for the sake of being drunk on green liquors. The only reasons that we celebrate St. Patrick's Day at all are because people need an excuse to drink a lot, and also because somebody thought it would be funny to make large groups of people dress in one uniform color for one day.
Today also marks exactly one month of the all-out restaurant boycott that my friend "Renee" has self-imposed for lent. She's become somewhat of a hybrid of Donna Reed and Carrie Bradshaw. She's got the homemade morals and sensibilities of Donna and the independence, stubbornness, and overall tendency toward poshness of Carrie. Not only is she avoiding drive-thru's, sit downs, walk ups (that would be walking up in the food court) and take-out restaurants, she's even avoiding prepared frozen meals ie. Lean Cuisines and frozen pizzas. I don't think I will feel the need to be quite as strict as Renee, but I am definitely motivated to cook more at home for health as well as budget benefits. So in a step towards less eating out, I finally stocked up at the grocery store tonight. And since one of my favorite past times is playing Food network host in the kitchen, I will be utilizing my spring break next week to stock the freezer and hopefully host a dinner or two. Even when my time is restrained from cooking, the mantra that recently runs through my head is "what would Renee eat?"
