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Binka (our black cat) was trapped in our bedroom for a couple hours yesterday. You wouldn't think she'd pee after just a couple hours, but she was probably drinking out of the toilet in the ensuite. She's a toilet diver. Luckily she only left us a small puddle on the bed and it didn't penetrate through to the matress. We didn't find out till it was time to go to sleep and had to do a last minute sheet change. Pets are so fun! lol

Her heighness, Vicki, won't go poo for me this morning because it's raining. Unfortunately for her that means she has to stay in her crate until she goes because I know she will poo on the floor if I let her roam the house. She is a ticking time bomb right now!

Thanks again for all the recipes and meal ideas yesterday. And thanks to

mysticchyna for showing me this site that creates recipes based on what you have in your cupboard. Cooking By Numbers has been added to my favourites list.

I've gotten behind on lj. I posted a couple times yesterday, and that ate away most of the time I was online. My cheesecake post was the hardest because I had to edit and upload pictures, and write out the recipe from my head (before I forgot). I'm spending the morning going back and catching up on your posts.

We went to the gym yesterday. My arms are killing me. I haven't been to the gym in about a week ('cause of work & other stuff going on at the start of my leave) and was feeling really guilty! We're going again tonight. I don't know if I'm going to try to make it there every day on my leave, or every second day. I guess I'll shoot for everyday, unless I have plans... like painting which I haven't started yet.

And finally, there are some pros and cons with this 3 month challenge. I'd like to share them with you...

Pros
- The whole reason I am doing this challenge - to save money!
- Fruits & vegetables don't go bad because they are taken into account for every meal.
- There is more control over what we eat. There is a potential for our meals to be healthier.
- There are no leftovers. We eat something new every night. This offers variety. (So far... and I think this going to be the case most often)
- We always know what we're having for dinner. We don't argue about it at the last minute.
- I can better guage the amount of time I'll need to cook dinner because I know exactly what I'm cooking.
- We have been eating around 6:00pm every night (opposed to arguing for an hour about what we're having, then eating around 8 or 9).
- Finding new recipes! I love to cook, so finding recipes my husband and I both love is a real treat.

Cons
- Having a grocery allowance. (I haven't set it yet, but I'm trying to avoid shopping when I can)
- Since a lot of what we're eating starts out in boxed form, the meals aren't always the best for us.
- There are no leftovers. I have to cook everyday.
- We haven't argued about who's cooking yet, but I can see this happening. I do 99% of the cooking, and sometimes I just need a break. We usually argue when I am at my end because I feel as though he could cook a little more often, or least help me cook.
- Planning the meal means I have to include this into our daily schedule. We have to take cooking dinner into account when we decide to go the gym or other activities.
- There are so many dishes to wash. I am the chief cook, and I am also the chief dishwasher. I feel overwhelmed at having to do both all the time, so the dishes usually get put on hold for a day or two. Then I have to go back and catch up on the dishes.
- Trying to get creative every night. So far it's been easy, but I know towards the end of the challenge I'm going to be left with odd canned goods and ground beef, and I'm going to have to come up with something new.

Now I'm off to go catch up!