Things That Just Aren’t Worth It
Posted in Lists
1. Making the bed every day
2. Butter on pancakes
3. Staying mad
4. $9 for a movie in the theater (there are, of course, rare exceptions)
5. Cable TV (we’re loving Netflix streaming, Hulu, and TV on DVDs)
6. Checking the latest blogs or Facebook updates or Tweets at the expense of spending quality time with my kids (HT: Karen)
7. Trying to reason with a two-year-old,especially at bedtime
8. Cheese on sandwiches, unless it’s melted
9. Having a garage sale
10. Worrying about most things you worry about
11. Feeling guilty about most things you feel guilty about
12. Substituting applesauce for oil in brownies to cut fat (it works well in most baked goods, but not the browns)
13. Bottled water
14. Speeding
15. Fishing for a compliment (not that I would ever do that)
...Things That Totally Are ...
1. Reading (instead of watching TV or being on the Internet)
2. Getting up earlier than everybody else
3. Paying for a babysitter
4. A weekend with friends, even if it’s short
5. The Market Meal at Bread & Cup (we can only afford to do this about once a year)
6. Getting the books back to the library on time
7. Homemade bread
8. Finding a pediatrician you love
9. Taking family vacations
10. A good haircut
11. Planting a garden
12. Letting Jason have a day to himself now and again
13. Air conditioning
... and Things I Can’t Decide About
1. Coupons
2. A coffee maker (I love my French press, but it only makes one cup at a time)
3. Changing the kids’ (especially Simon’s) bedtime routine
4. Homemade fruit roll-ups/fruit leather (I made a batch out of our strawberries, which was admittedly delicious; I’m just not sure they were enough better than Archer Farms or Trader Joe’s to make it worth it)
5. Leasing a car (it used to make great sense for us, but we drive more now)
