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    <title>Belated Friday Five...</title>
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    <content type="html">(this is gonna make me look so virtuous, but Actual Mom deserves most, if not all of the credit here.  She's the one that makes my house a home.) I would eat like George Costanza on a bender, probably, if it was always my call to make.&lt;br /&gt;In an average week, how many nights do you eat home-cooked dinners?I'd say 5.&lt;br /&gt;2. Do you plan your meals out in advance, or just wing it? Some planning, some winging.  Most of my part is coming up with suggestions, which I did a few times a month till more frequent bouts of reflux have made thinking about food less appealing. I keep remembering all this stuff I read when I was younger about things like how people with Bulimia love dyed food like cheese puffs because they can be sure everything came up, and then wondering why  I imprinted myself with that knowledge. Except that I was fascinated with the idea that people can "look Okay" and a. not know they Look Okay and 2.  Not actually be Okay inside, for some reason.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. How many nights per week do you eat out or order food delivered? At least one, sometimes two. I think about it much more often, but Mom sees that as a decline of civilization, and anyway, my need to digest and my occasional urge to have an adventure are kind of in conflict atm. (Hopefully not forever!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Do you keep a stock of nonperishable foods from which you could whip up a meal or two if you needed to? A meal is probably a stretch, but because of the above, we'll always have soup and saltines.We could fill our stomachs, if not entertain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Have you ever tried preparing meals for the week all at once, say, on the weekend?Not exactly...this might be more likely if I could *help* instead of just being a sidewalk superintendent...it's hard to make food for two or three, though, even when we're better at finishing off the leftovers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=chicating&amp;ditemid=105493" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/&gt; comments</content>
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