What I find difficult is how I let my DH affect my evening habits.
I work at home; he works outside the home. When he gets home, the television goes on to watch the news or a program, and it’s the perfect time for a glass of wine. He snacks on chips, which means I snack on something, and then we figure out what’s for dinner (without kids in the house, there’s no set time for this). This would probably not be the pattern I’d fall into on my own. When I worked outside of the house, I was rarely home during “the cocktail hour,” so we never formed good habits for that 5-7 time frame. We honestly don’t know how to do it.
We’re both news junkies, so it’s natural to turn the television on. And then it stays on, and the snacks continue, and any momentum I had to do other things sort of fades away. I find myself being sedentary and (often) bored during the evening, but I seem to not do anything about it, which is discouraging.
And for some reason, the concept of planning dinners ahead of time just eludes me. I guess I’m resistant to being the one who takes the responsibility for what “we’re” eating – even though I’m clearly not happy with the way we’re eating now.
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What I find difficult is how I let my DH affect my evening habits.
I work at home; he works outside the home. When he gets home, the television goes on to watch the news or a program, and it’s the perfect time for a glass of wine. He snacks on chips, which means I snack on something, and then we figure out what’s for dinner (without kids in the house, there’s no set time for this). This would probably not be the pattern I’d fall into on my own. When I worked outside of the house, I was rarely home during “the cocktail hour,” so we never formed good habits for that 5-7 time frame. We honestly don’t know how to do it.
We’re both news junkies, so it’s natural to turn the television on. And then it stays on, and the snacks continue, and any momentum I had to do other things sort of fades away. I find myself being sedentary and (often) bored during the evening, but I seem to not do anything about it, which is discouraging.
And for some reason, the concept of planning dinners ahead of time just eludes me. I guess I’m resistant to being the one who takes the responsibility for what “we’re” eating – even though I’m clearly not happy with the way we’re eating now.
Hmmm. This is food for thought for my new year.
December 30, 2008 - 9:31amThis Comment
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