It was literally impossible for me to make dinner for myself before Josh and Lilly got here. Now that they're here, we still end up throwing food away that we haven't finished. I cut the recipes in half, but there's still excess, and we can't really save leftovers.
I mean, I probably could find room in our tiny refrigerator for leftovers, but I don't often eat them, and neither do Josh and Lilly. They'd rather eat Top Ramen with veggies for lunch or a sandwich. And, we definitely can't feed the baby leftovers.
Did you know that in the binder of instructions on "how to care for our child with cancer," there are pages and pages that explain what foods we cannot buy or use for the baby. Organic, bulk, unpasteurized, etc. The reasoning is that a child who is fighting cancer is more susceptible to foodborne illnesses and related sickness, and that child does not have adequate strength to fight those illnesses. So, we don't share boxes of food with others here, we don't share dinner with other families, and we don't take food that has been opened and someone else has used. I think it's worth the cost of some wasted food to not risk illness for the baby. Makes cleanup simpler too.
It's just so dang hard to downsize when I'm used to cooking for 8!
(today when we walked by the store, there were a few more Volvos there. I'll have to get off that kick and just get a grip)
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