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Sometime in the past year - maybe longer - I just stopped doing food prep. Gave up cooking entirely. Threw it in the bin.
The benefit to my mental health has been enormous. People who like cooking, or even those who think of it as an inconvenient but manageable task probably won't be able to get what a big deal it is to just cut a major stressor out of my life like that. I'm talking about full-blown sobbing panic attacks in the kitchen.
My physical health, on the hand, has been a complete horror show.[1]
So. Back to the drawing board, I guess.[2]
[1]This post has been brought to you by the perfect storm of head cold, gout attack and some ambiguous intestinal distress that combined to make me a VERY VERY SAD PANDA for about three days.
[2]Because my friends are lovely and always want to help and I know there will be a flurry of suggestions in the comments, these are the things I have tried and that have failed for various reasons;
A pre-made food delivery service.
Doing all my cooking in advance and creating pre-packaged individual servings.
Trying to get Axel to cook. HAHAHAHAHA just no.
The benefit to my mental health has been enormous. People who like cooking, or even those who think of it as an inconvenient but manageable task probably won't be able to get what a big deal it is to just cut a major stressor out of my life like that. I'm talking about full-blown sobbing panic attacks in the kitchen.
My physical health, on the hand, has been a complete horror show.[1]
So. Back to the drawing board, I guess.[2]
[1]This post has been brought to you by the perfect storm of head cold, gout attack and some ambiguous intestinal distress that combined to make me a VERY VERY SAD PANDA for about three days.
[2]Because my friends are lovely and always want to help and I know there will be a flurry of suggestions in the comments, these are the things I have tried and that have failed for various reasons;