cooking for one

this is one of the shelves in my freezer

that is my blender, with ingredients for a smoothie

it is unmade for a reason

My Fiesta plates, a little bit of sunshine everyday

I discipline myself to use whatever color is on top

and when I put the clean ones away they go on the bottom

except tonight,

tonight I switched the dark plate and the orange plate

for the same reason there is an unmade smoothie in the freezer

I did it for this

I was a little tired after Ruth and Kyle picked up the kids
and it was time for supper, so I got out the blender, nothing new there
but for some unknown reason,
one that makes absolutely no sense to me now,
I decided it was time to cook my first meal for myself

not add stuff to a blender and push a button
not get out the toaster and bagels
not open a can of soup and heat it 
not run through Wendy's drive through to get a 4 for 4
not slice some cheese and get out a box of crackers

I measured the water, rice and butter
I put the General Tsao's chicken in the oven
and I switched plates 
because I had an idea that eating the first meal I have cooked solely for myself would be a challenge and I figured I needed all of the bright, cheery encouragement I could get
here's to hoping I actually get it down and don't have to trash it 

who knew cooking for one 
would be more exhausting than cooking for a crowd
I have cooked for hundreds on more than one occasion

I did it! I ate all the chicken and most of the rice.
and now, I am done adulting for the day
Netflix or a book and chocolate are going to take up the rest of my night