Speaking of routine, as I did at the end of yesterday’s post, it’s about to get a lot more routine-y around here.  What with all the eating out we did during the past month and then the sudden trip to Boston, our monthly budget is sadly depleted.  This means no eating out, shopping, or pretty much anything fun until June.  I have to say, I’m kind of pleased about this, since I’ve been bewailing my lack of discipline for weeks now.  I wish that I’d had the strength to stop without any outside impetus, but at this point I’ll take what I can get.  Hopefully the new regime will curb my taste for going out to eat every single night.  I’m also hoping to get into cooking a little but.  Just cooking something little every other evening would introduce the habit into my routine.  And I know from past experience that just changing one little thing can lead to changing another little thing, which in turn leads to bigger results.  When I first decided to start eating healthier four years ago, my first decision was to cut out pasta.  At the time I was eating a big bowl of tortellini with butter and salt every night.  I cut that one thing out and lost almost 10 pounds.  Once I got used to that, I started introducing more raw vegetables to my diet.  Just a salad with my dinner.  Which ultimately lead to me now eating 6-8 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.  So hopefully if I introduce minor cooking into my routine, it will stick.  Just a little something every other night or so.  I know how to cook, and I enjoy it sometimes, it’s just difficult when you don’t get home from work until 8:00 pm.

It’s almost Memorial Weekend. I have no plans, mostly because of the aforementioned dearth of funds. However, the one thing I could use more than anything else is a quiet and relaxing weekend at home. So Dice and I are going to rest, relax, forget about funerals and head colds, and probably eat a bunch of junk food. Sounds great, right? No, you’re not invited over.