Ordering in – just for me – on New Year's Eve

Since I've been here I have not ordered food in for myself to eat by myself. It's only been done with a friend or my family.

I felt since I didn't know the flow here after supper well, that I should wait. I also feel I don't want to start ordering out for food very often because it costs money and also because the extra calories will cause weight gain.

I wanted to order out so badly last weekend but there was no way I could get something special for Christmas dinner at noon time. The aides said most of the local restaurants which deliver weren't open Christmas Day – not even Chinese. No one offered to run and get me something from a local fast food restaurant, so I gave up on the idea.

Today, I just had to figure out where to get food. It had to be someplace that'd deliver. I also wanted to avoid needing to order $15 worth of food in order to get it delivered.

I considered Chinese because I like it and because the Chinese place which delivers has really good food. But I've had it many times since I first ordered it with my friend Beth in early October.

So, earlier I was sitting here thinking how to get the best food at the best price.

I thought about ordering a whole pizza and maybe even a larger one to split with the aides. But I was afraid that might cause a problem. What if they weren't allowed to eat it? I didn't want to have to throw A LOT OF the extra food thrown away.

So I decided to order a 7 inch pizza and a side salad just for me.

It came and maybe because it was something different, it tasted really good. I've never had a 7 inch pizza before and I'm glad it was good.

I think my aide was surprised that I ate three out of four pieces, and I asked her to put the last piece in the break room. She knows I seldom eat very much. I don't eat between meals except for a mint, or at holiday time – a piece or two of good candy.

I hate to reward myself with food. But occasionally, it might not be such a bad thing to do. My previous facility wouldn't allow us residents to order out individually. We had to do it in the loop with other residents while activities was overseeing. Since I didn't care for the food at the restaurant where they ordered, I ordered only a few times.

This evening, ordering in was a treat I enjoyed.