I love dining out, but it's not cheap, so, even though it's not my preference, I've been brown-bagging it to work. Before my daughter was born, quite often, I gave in to the call of restaurant anyway. I'd just tuck my lunch away in the fridge at work and tell myself I'd eat it the next day.
I've done a lot better about eating what I bring, though, since my daughter has been born. I'll admit, I haven't been perfect, but I've seen the inside of my office break room a lot more often than I used to, and I feel a sense of pride about the fact that I've been able to quell that impulse.
That's why I felt very frustrated at myself yesterday. I packed my lunch, I swear I did, but when it came time to head to the break room, I didn't have it. It wasn't on my desk or in my car. It seems I packed it but left it sitting on the kitchen table.
I wound up spending $2.27 on food at McDonald's (a hamburger and small order of fries) AND because what I had packed and left sitting out on the table at home was a frozen dinner, I also wound up ruining a perfectly good lunch. Between the money I spent on fast food and the now inedible lunch, that's roughly $4.50 down the drain. Grrrr.
I've done a lot better about eating what I bring, though, since my daughter has been born. I'll admit, I haven't been perfect, but I've seen the inside of my office break room a lot more often than I used to, and I feel a sense of pride about the fact that I've been able to quell that impulse.
That's why I felt very frustrated at myself yesterday. I packed my lunch, I swear I did, but when it came time to head to the break room, I didn't have it. It wasn't on my desk or in my car. It seems I packed it but left it sitting on the kitchen table.
I wound up spending $2.27 on food at McDonald's (a hamburger and small order of fries) AND because what I had packed and left sitting out on the table at home was a frozen dinner, I also wound up ruining a perfectly good lunch. Between the money I spent on fast food and the now inedible lunch, that's roughly $4.50 down the drain. Grrrr.
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