Last night I got stuck with the sandwiches.
“I feel very tired,” said Julia, yawning. “Can you do the sandwiches?”
Well, I can’t really say no, seeing as she does more housework than I do. I, on the other hand, do more eating, poetry and driving than she does, but I never get any credit for this when the subject of my laziness comes up for discussion.
The sandwiches are cheap paté from ASDA and the vegetarian accompaniment is sliced water melon. It beats carrot sticks. However, carrot sticks are probably better for me. Cardboard would probably be better for me too, as it would fill me up without too much in the way of salt, sugar or carbs.
The evening started badly when I made up for my poor overnight sleep with two substantial naps. The second started around 11pm and lasted until 1.30am, which is always bad news. At that time I get up feeling like I need bed but have to make sandwiches. This in turn wakes me up, meaning I sleep badly and will then fall into the nap trap again.
Really I should just go to bed then get up early to make sandwiches, but I’d be so scared of oversleeping that I’d never get off to sleep properly.
The real solution is, I suppose, to make the sandwiches at 4pm when I return home, but I have always made them as late as possible to keep them fresh. It’s one of those habits you get into. I always feel that if you leave it late you can use things like cucumber and tomato, which would make the sandwich too soggy if left for too long.
Do you have any old-established habits which you would like to change?
When I win the lottery I will have Julia send the butler down at regular intervals with sandwiches, fresh fruit salad and ice cream. I’d probably have a fresh shirt delivered for the afternoon too, though I’m not sure if that would be a job for the butler or whether I’d need a valet for that. That’s the trouble with being brought up as working class in a class-ridden society – no matter how much money you may dream of winning, there’s always that basic insecurity of never being quite sure which servant does which job.
In defense of watermelon, it is full of lycopene. You might enjoy it in homemade agua fresca, too.
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/the-wonders-of-watermelon
I like it, and we will be having it in salad later, it’s just that every time I eat fruit I have to be aware of sugars and carbs, and the same with veg. However, I’m also warned against meat and processed foods. It’s like whatever you eat there’s a doctor somewhere ready to pop up and tell you not to. The cardboard packaging really seems the best option.
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Fingers crossed that you win the lottery! 😉
It might stop me complaining for a bit. 🙂
Your question about changing long standing bad habits caused me so much grief in contemplation that I had to stop thinking altogether.
It’s a good option. I will be doing the same thing tomorrow when the blood test nurse is talking to me about my weight and blood pressure . . .
Hmmm…old fashioned habits…I’m just not sure
I, too, would like to stop dozing over evening Telly because I never know whether I’ve seen it before
There are some programmes I have never seen the end of, so I share your concerns on this.