Home, Awake, and On A Tear

I'm home. I'm home and I must be feeling better because I am on a bit of a tear, a push to accomplish two things as quickly as I can. First, I am going to sign the contract for AHS Self Managed Care tonight. I have reviewed it endlessly, so it's time to get going. Notwithstanding my own signature, I am going to as both David and Anne to review it as well sometime this week. That means next week it will be sent in. The ball will be rolling. Things will be set in motion.

The second item on the list is my big freezer. There is absolutely no reason on earth why a single man on a limited budget should have an old, inefficient full sized, half empty freezer in his dining room. It does little more that burn energy and encourage me to purchase things from Costco in quantities I don't really need. I am not a family of 4 or 6. I do not need 16 hot dog buns and 24 hamburger buns. Sure, I can have the hot dogs and hamburger patties, but I don't need buns for something I eat perhaps every other month, and only one or two of.

By eliminating the freezer, my electricity bill will drop immediately. I will have more space around me in my dining area. It will be easier for my guests to get in and around the table when having dinner with me. The only real loss will be the damage to my incessant desire to hoard food in my freezer and panty.

This does not mean I can't shop at Costco. I just means I will no longer be buying bulk items which I go through slowly. If I want a hot dog, I can go to Safeway and buy a bun, maybe even two, but not 16. If I want a could of hamburgers, I can get a couple of Kaiser buns; a couple, not 24. Buying those things in bulk and storing them in my freezer actually costs me money. On the other hand, value items like the cheese I so dearly enjoy, the odd roast of lamb, some salmon or cod; these are high cost items which are best priced and well sized at Costco.

Even with these items, I should start asking if people want to split a roast lamb. I have the tools and skills to cut down and repackage this stuff. Buy a salmon flat, then cut it into thirds. Three meals, or one for me, two for others, assuming they pay for their part.

The toughest part will be actually removing the freezer from my home. I know I can get help with the consolidation. I am sure some of my friends will help store few things for me. But moving a big, bulky freezer? I don't know about that. Nonetheless, next Saturday is it. Either it goes for free on Kijiji, or it goes to the dump.