Well, they say that variety is the spice is life. And, although I can’t say who they are, I’d tend to agree.
I like to try new things, visit new places, eat new foods & meet new people. I could go on and on. I guess it could be said that I can get bored rather easily (yes, I am a Gemini!). I like the fact that every day is different. It’s probably one of the main reasons that I’m not cut out to work a 9-5 desk job. The monotony of day-in-day-out sitting at a desk, doing the same thing over and over, makes me want to rip my hair from my head and run screaming from the room. This does have it’s negatives because I never know what each week will bring but hey… I like it that way! Hubby, on the other hand, does not.
If hubby were to step one day into my life, I think his head might seriously explode. Hubby likes consistency. He’s perfectly happy knowing that tomorrow will be similar to today. He is not necessarily a fan of new things, he hates people (ok, this is one of his dramatic over statements, that’s probably driven by his morning commute….) and well, you all know how hubby feels about eating new foods.
One phenomenon that I don’t understand is what I like to call hubby’s food rut (and no, I don’t mean the rut I’ve been know to dig into his cheese….)
Stay with me and I’ll explain this a little further.
Hubby gets stuck on one food item that he can literally eat day-after-day, week-after-week. I don’t understand this behavior but it’s true. If I asked him right now what he had for lunch yesterday he’d probably tell me a turkey sandwich (this is apparently turkey month). He had a turkey sandwich yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that and, more than likely, every-single-day last week. His ruts can last for a month or longer and then, all of a sudden, one day, he’s moved onto something else that he’ll be stuck on for at least a month. So, even though this month might be turkey, next month could easily be pizza.
This food rut is not isolated to lunches during his work day. It extends to almost every single meal.
For the purpose of this story I’ll have to admit that I don’t really cook. Although, just for the record: I didn’t necessarily say I can’t cook (I actually think I can hold my own in the kitchen). But, it’s not something that I devote a lot of time to, I don’t regularly grocery shop and I’d rather spend my time doing other things. And lord knows, that hubby doesn’t even know where we keep the pots & pans so it’s not like he’s whipping up gourmet meals!
Sooooooooo, we either order in, or eat out…. A LOT!
Any night, when I ask hubby what he’d like to eat, his response is almost always a burrito. Yes, we would win the frequent eater prize at Chipotle because we eat there more than any other people I’ve ever met (Hey Chipotle!! Did you hear that?? You should send us some free coupons or something… Hubby is your biggest fan!!). Anyhow, hubby could eat a burrito every night without batting an eye. I, on the other hand, can only eat the same thing so many times without my taste buds going numb (although I do like me a good burrito!)
So, here’s what I’ve learned over the years….. while you can take a man and introduce him to new foods (many of which he really likes), when it comes down to it, he’ll always revert back to his “safe place” if you don’t keep pushing him.
Some people would call it being pushy… I prefer to think of it as gentle nudging
So, Honey….. just remember, when I continue to push you towards a little variety…. I’m only trying to spice up your life. Always remember ….. a man (and his wife) cannot live on turkey & burritos alone!!
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Mine could eat chinese every day day in day out supplemented only by the occasional KFC lol. To be honest though if you give me a chance I could eat a cheese sandwich for lunch every day for lunch.
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Gayle ~ I’m sure my hubby could dedicate a full month to Chinese food also…. chicken & broccoli every night, day-after-day. Although the place we used to order from has new owners and the food isn’t really any good anymore so, this food “category” has fallen off the rotation!! 🙂
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Ah, I was just telling my fellow blogger http://www.debineezer.net/ that when I first read your blog that I thought my husband was a polygamist and that you were his other wife because surely – SURELY! – the man you were referring to was my husband.
And now I come to your blog and lo and behold! You prove me wrong.
My hubby DOES cook, and he loves variety. His current “rut” (and long may it continue!) is to be inspired by all sorts of cooking on The Food Network.
I am blessed.
Excuse me, I need to go and hug my husband now…
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IBC ~ Any chance you could send your hubby to Jersery for a “training weekend”? Please, oh, please! Now is about the time that I have to say how much I hate you since you have a hubby who cooks…. (ok, maybe that’s just the jealousy talking!).
Or hmmmmmm… maybe you’re onto something and we are married to the same man but he won’t cook for me because he’s trying to throw us off!! Yeah, maybe that’s it ……………… 🙂
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I love your blog! My husband is the same way he will eat something to death and then he will move on to another thing. He used to love potato bread and then now it’s rye bread he won’t even eat potato bread anymore.
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Thanks Leilani… this is one behavior that drives me NUTS! How could you absolutely love something one day and then not care about it at all anymore????!!!!
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