Unfuck Your Habitat

lauramargaret:

Two weeks into the new apartment means I’m two weeks into brushing my teeth twice a day EVERY day; I’m two weeks into keeping all of my flat surfaces clean; I’m two weeks into finally realizing that it really is easier if I would just take that plate to the kitchen right now than it will be if I wait until I’m ready to go to bed, say I’ll do it in the morning, then wake up to dirty dishes everywhere. We’re two weeks without dish mountain. We’re two weeks of doing laundry and putting it away as soon as it’s dry. We’re two weeks without a floordrobe.

Guys. THIS FEELS AMAZING.

Husband is also two weeks into going to the gym. Our old apartment didn’t have one and we didn’t have the funds for a gym membership, but the new apartment has a really nice gym, so he has gone every day except one. I went myself yesterday, and with him today, and am making a goal of going at least three days a week from here on out.

But here’s the real problem: food.

I am severely underweight, and my husband is a little overweight. I eat cheetos and chocolate and pop tarts and various other crap, because it’s the only thing my appetite will consistently accept; that means that our pantry is full of junk food that’s easy for me, but not healthy for either of us. 

I gave one of my piano students a little cheat sheet yesterday based on ufyh ideas: two minutes of playing slow, now two minutes of playing staccato, now two minutes of playing in rhythms; this time vary dynamics, now touch, etc; and as soon as you lose focus, take a couple minute break and then come back to it, because 5 focused minutes will be 20 times better than 10 unfocused minutes. I know she practices, but it will be so much easier when it’s literally written out exactly what to do for the next ten minutes. Now she can do ten minutes of solid practice, instead of three minutes of trying to decide what she should work on and seven minutes of fluffy practice.

I need a food cheat sheet. This is where I need help, if anyone in teamufyh (or anywhere else) has any suggestions.

For lunch today, I made a turkey & egg sandwich. It was delicious. Why haven’t I ever thought about that before? Or a grilled cheese? Why do I forget grilled cheese sandwiches exist?

Basically, I want a cheat sheet for easy, not-disgustingly-unhealthy meals. So far, I’ve got an egg sandwich, a grilled cheese sandwich, a burrito… And that’s about where my creativity ends. Can you help me?