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Brooke Craig's avatar

As a newly self-employed retired high school teacher and empty nester solo mom, I have a lot of freedom in my schedule and a lot of breathing room. So one might think I have no stress. I’m finding myself overwhelmed with decision fatigue, though, because I do have the luxury of planning my days very differently from when I was in the frenetic energy of teaching and parenting. I am working on building a business and publishing more writing but even knowing what to prioritize has been difficult. By the evening, I usually feel like I’ve over analyzed and ran my self in circles so the idea of creating an interesting dinner for myself isn’t appealing. After getting stuck in a dinner rut of either sautéed chicken breasts and spinach salad or eggs and fruit for months, I decided to go back to a meal subscription service. I’ve been using Green Chef the last two weeks and it actually feels so much better, despite having to spend half an hour cooking and then cleaning all the pans and prep items. I don’t love all of the bags and boxes that I need to add to my (hopefully!) recycling bins, but know I’m eating a wider variety of herbs and greens, so I’m sure my gut is happier, and while it is a little more expensive than my previous dinners and their minimum order basically covers all of my dinners for the week, it’s a relief knowing I don’t have to make more decisions at the end of the day (weekly meal planning has never been a consistent thing for me!).

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Patricia's avatar

I am going to edit my make up drawer. I have been avoiding it for 2 months. Thanks for the nudge!

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