Saturday brought the end of week 1 of the “Not Going Out In March Challenge”, and so far it is going pretty good. Thade is still wishing that we could stop off for a Happy Meal (thanks new Spiderman Toy commercials that run constantly), but James is holding strong. He even passed up a lunch out, to come home to a home-cooked meal, kudos to James. I even resisted the easy pick-up meal after a busy Friday morning, thanks to a well planned lunch menu.
But then there is the not so good… My kitchen pretty much always looks like the picture above. It is such a mess. Who knew making so many meals and snacks would use that many dishes. Oh well, it is pretty rewarding when I finally get that mess all cleaned up at the end of the day.
I am also running through staple items in the kitchen like crazy. I’ve already used 5 lbs of flour, and I just ran out of Sugar too. I’ll need to keep both of those items well stocked for this March’s challenge.
The good… The home-cooked food seems to taste much better than their take-out counterpart. James and Thade have said everything is so yummy on several occasions. Thade threw his arms around me after Friday’s Fajita night and gave me a hug, and then he said “everything is just so tasty”. The recent “yummy” comments have me wondering, is fast food is killing our taste buds?!? Could all of those preservatives and additives be robbing us of yummy flavor? Maybe they were just really hungry, but it is strange.
I was also surprised to see just how little garbage we had to take out this week. The cans were so low, that we were missed entirely. I know that that is all due to not grabbing take-out along with bringing home all of the take-out packaging waste that comes along.
So I am looking ahead to week 2, and I’ll have another report on next Saturday. Let’s see if we can make it one more week away from our favorite drive thru places.
Way to go!
I know exactly what you mean about a messy kitchen. I cook a lot and it sems like I’m always washing dishes and pots and pans. Yuk to the pots and pans.
Your food looks really good… Now I’m hungry!
Thanks Mimi! My kitchen is always a mess, and the boys are always hungry 😉 If Dylan takes a good nap, or the little guys crash out early I can usually get the mess under control. I’m really running through the dish soap this month 😉
Thanks Nana! The boys were a little grumpy at first, but they are really doing great. The kitchen is kinda driving me crazy though, it is always a mess. I need to be better about getting to those messy dishes.
Good for you! Keep up the good work 😉 Ellie
Thanks Ellie! I hope we can make it through the month 🙂 My kitchen is such a mess tonight…
You are such an inspiration, Nicole! I so enjoy your blog! Way to go on your March Challenge. I find myself not going out so much now that I do daycare. And I know exactly what you mean about the constant messy kitchen. I am very thankful for my dishwasher!
Thanks Angie! You are too sweet. It has been a really fun challenge, and I really hope to see it through till the end of the month. James is really missing fast food though, but I’m sure not 😉
My kitchen is such a mess. I get the breakfast mess cleaned, and then it is time to make lunch, and make another mess. Oh well 🙂
You are doing great! I kind of caved over the weekend with the crazy work hours but we ate light and had to have tacos one night this week. Wonder where that dish washing fairy is to clean up my mess. I am trying to make some new meals to keep it interesting and so far there have not been any total disasters. Eating out less can definitely be done! Thanks for making me work harder!
Thanks Stacey! You are doing great too! The boy’s are really starting to crave fast food, thanks to all of the commercials, but I’m really not missing it a bit. By the end of the month though, it might be a different store, I’ve already used bottle #1 of Ajax this month 😉