Sometimes I get a little lazy...

So, I was going to post about these yummy chicken fajita's I make. I would have mentioned how they are a healthy and super delicious dinner that the whole family loves, and they are quick and easy peasy! But, then on our way home from running errands I drove past IHOP and could not resist the call of their Buttermilk Pancakes.

While we sat there eating, I with my steak lovers omelet and triple stack pancakes, my oldest girls sharing the chocolate silly face pancake, the baby throwing her silver dollar pancakes onto the floor, and the hubs enjoy his chicken fried steak and eggs, I began to wonder why it is I love going out to eat so much. I've decided that it's not necessarily the quality of food, because honestly I can replicate it at home and most of the time I get frustrated with how my food has been prepared when I go out to eat (for example, the I had omelet was over cooked and as I'm sure you know over cooked eggs are almost inedible) , and it's absolutely not a money saver! No, I believe that the reason I LOVE going out to eat is because I don't have to clean up ANYTHING except my daughters faces, and it was something that when I was growing up we did very rarely so I feel extra special and happy when dining out. I love being able to just leave the dishes to be washed by the employe's,  I love the feeling of fun and excitement I get while we're sitting on our booth while we make our orders and wait for our food to be served to us. 

But, as I sit here typing a thought just occurred to me, by going out so often the Hubs and I are kind of setting our girls up to fail. We're establishing habits that are expensive and tend to be unhealthy. Instead of going out when ever mommy feels like it, I know we should be sticking to our guns and telling our selves that the budget for going out to eat has already been spent, and force our selves to not steal from other portions of the budget. I've become addicted to the convince (which is really an illusion because, if you think about it, it's not convenient at all to get all the kids prepped and ready to go out and then to sit there while they scream and act a fool during the wait for the food.) of being able to just drive to where ever I feel like and get exactly what I want, and if it takes more then 30 minutes to fill my order then I have the right to be irritated.

I wish I could end this blog with a firm commitment to staying home for dinner every night and making sure I cook and prepare my family healthy and fantastic meals but, I'm just not capable of that kind of commitment. Instead, I am here by fully committing to cooking all my meals at home and in advance, much like the way I do for my Personal Chef clients, and reserving going out to eat for date nights and evening when we have someone coming by to view our home.

I know it won't be extremely hard work, because I have the right tools, the hardest part with be resisting the call of all those restaurants. I'll post my family's dinner menus on my recipes page if you're interested on following along with us.

Me and my Magic Pot (sorry for the bad picture, I've upgraded my camera since)------------------->

May your tummy always be full!

P.S.

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