Current Tally:

Lunch In: 3
Lunch Out: 0

Thursday
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Breakfast - dried cranberries, granola bar, water
Lunch - burrito, rice, water
snacks - banana, water

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Today I grabbed a banana, a large cup, and a bag of dried cranberries, on my way out the door.

Was pondering what to eat as the pantry is getting low. Then I noticed the big bag of dried cranberries that I think a relative gave us in January. I checked the "sell by" date and since it said July '10 - figured we better get eating them.

I also brought a banana to eat around 5:00 - before I hit the gym.

For lunch, I figured dh and I should do a lunch date. BUT, no money for lunch. Today is the close of our fiscal month. So, we decided to meet at home for lunch. Not sure what I will eat - probably leftover burritos. Or a sandwhich.

Anyway, works out. I could be extra lazy and pack my gym clothes at lunch then.

I was wide awake at 5:45am, but only spent about 30 seconds grabbing food for work. On another day, I may have packed a really nice lunch with all that time!

Current Tally:

Lunch In: 2
Lunch Out: 0

Wednesday
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Breakfast - string cheese, cheerios, water
Lunch - leftover rice/veggies from last week + 8 oz. soda
snacks - chicken nuggets dipped in sauce

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Today I grabbed some cheese and a cup (for water) on the way out the door.

Figured I better eat my leftovers for lunch, before they go bad.

Ate early, so didn't eat much breakfast. I will likely snack on some chicken nuggets in the afternoon, to get some protein.

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YEsterday was super coool, because some piano music I ordered, arrived yesterday around the noon hour, just as I plopped down to eat my lunch.

I got a series of jazz books that I fondly remembered, and couldn't find anywhere (in my stash, anyway. I feel lucky I found it online!!) The songs are "easy" but sound much more complicated than they are. They are all short. I have 15 jazz pieces. I am making it a project to learn them all (or most of them) and build up a bit of a repretiore.

I think the level of music is perfect. Not TOO easy. Not very difficult. I have some much more complicated things to tackle. I don't know why - but really like to play ragtime and jazz. I Was trained clasically.

I was bummed it hadn't arrived Saturday (the delivery was likely to be then), but arriving when I was home was nice. Tonight I will have more time to practice.

This is a good step in the "Finding Time for Things I Enjoy," direction, which is easy to lose sight of, with kids!

Bringing lunch/snacks to work is a lifestyle for me. But I joined the challenge - gives me something to blog about.

I pledged to bring lunch in 16 of 20 working days in June.

Personally, I have to work on eating out more. Lunch is my social/date time. (It's a frugal thing as dh and I can meet for lunch, and not have to pay for a babysitter. I meet another friend at Taco Bell all the time because it's just easier to meet/socialize in the middle of a weekday than any time else. & it's hard to eat for much cheaper than Taco Bell!).

But, dh and I got out of our lunch date routines during tax season. & yikes, I just realize the kids only have a couple of more weeks of school! So will plan dates for the next 2 weeks, probably.

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Today I plan to go home for lunch. I have aerobics in the evenings on Tuesdays, and that makes for a long day.

I usually go home for lunch and pack up my gym clothes. Today I can deposit my paycheck at lunch, too.

I brought a granola bar for breakfast (wasn't sure what I had at work) and a banana for some energy for aerobics. I also brought a large plastic cup for water (to fill with water from our water jugs at work). We have glasses and small paper cups around, but I like a giant cup for my water.

When I got to work I took stock of what I already have stored there:

-1 case of 8-oz sodas
-2 packages of tea bags (for winter/cold weather)
-2 frozen pizzas (generally for last minute lunch changes - happens all the time!)
-1 bag of frozen chicken nuggets (+ BBQ sauce and honey mustard sauce)
-some dinner leftovers from last week - rice/veggies
-1 yogurt
-1.5 granola bars
-1 plastic container filled with cheerios
-1 jug of apple sauce with 1 serving left
-1 bag of Sanwhich Thins (bread - is SO GOOD plain, though)

Why do I keep so much food at work? So I rarely have an excuse to go buy anything, for being out of food. I've always got something around.

Personally, I think "I don't have enough time," is a lame excuse.

Today I spent 5 seconds grabbing a cup, a granola bar and a banana.

Planning ahead and "making the time" are what it's all about. When it becomes a habit, you don't even think about it. I never pack lunch the night before, but I can generally throw something together in under a minute. To me, it's just not a time consuming thing.

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Current Tally:

Lunch In: 1
Lunch Out: 0

Tuesday
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Breakfast - apple sauce, granola bar, water
Lunch - tuna with mayo & cheese, brownie, small glass of pepsi
snacks - cheerios, banana, water

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This week could be on the boring side. Trying to hold off any grocery shopping until Friday. (May credit card month closes on Thursday). So am stuck with whatever we have at home, for snacks. Running low on a lot of it. What I have a lot of is: granola bars!

I want to buy some nuts, yogurt, and some frozen fruit for the hot smoothie weather. For lunches at home, a smoothie is great on a hot day.