Spring Determination

What a beautiful day. We have worked outside, pulled out the old flowers left over from last year and generally, just started trying to spiffy up the yard, getting ready for spring. This is just so much fun, to think about how pretty all the yards will look after everyone gets new spring flowers planted. I love this time of year. It also makes me want to clean out closets, loose weight, plan the meals instead of just walking in and opening up the fridge and taking out the first thing I see. But, that thought will not last long. As soon as we begin to work outside, due to the time change which occurs tonight, we find ourselves staying outside until dark. Then we walk in, dirty from pulling weeds and planting and are so tired that neither one of us want to cook, so we end up either grabing a hamburger, frying eggs, or making boxed  macaroni & cheese.  It is then that I remember my good intentions. We were NOT going to do this. We were going to plan our meals, buy the groceries accordingly, and stick to the plan. But, somehow, that just doesn’t happen. Then we sit in front of the television and watch all the cooking shows, as we are eatting our McDonalds, and I think, “man, wouldn’t it be fun to come in tomorrow night and grab some fresh veggies and make a stir fry, grill the salmon outside and light the candles out on the patio and we would be eatting healthy, and enjoying cooking together and….and….and………and then I remember that it is “us” we are talking about. The  “us” that doesn’t stick to plans very well, yes, we have good intentions, but we so enjoy staying outside as long as we can, so I guess that we will probably continue to try to do what we should, but will end up at the hambuger joint, driving back to the house, sitting in front of the tv and start the routine all over again. Oh well, maybe next week, we will get more organized and cook at home more…..That’s it, next week….!