fever: policing

4.20.2011

policing

Two weeks ago I instilled a new house rule:
No eating in the living room.

All food must be eaten in the dining room, kitchen, or yard.

Two weeks ago I instilled a new rule in the house for two reasons:
Food messes in the living room
Mindless television eating.

In two weeks I've had to vacuum lots less, the snacks have lasted lots longer, and I'm down 5 pounds.

Yikes.

I think I found my bad eating habit.

13 degrees {comments}:

thepsychobabble said...: so yay for silver linings? :D; April 20, 2011 9:12 AM
MemeGRL said...: Nicely done. Since our ant issues, we had the same rule, and while I didn't have the same results I'll tell you the one exception I make: fruit or veggies in front of the tv. My usually fruit/veg resistant kids do the mindless eating thing in front of the tv, but if it's apple slices or carrots--I call that a win.
Hooray for you!; April 20, 2011 11:07 AM
C. Andres Alderete said...: HA! Try ditching the TV too. Eating in the living room is a lonely place when you're staring at a wall.; April 20, 2011 11:14 AM
Amy Jo said...: I read this while eating lunch at my coffee table, in front of the computer.

*shame*; April 20, 2011 12:34 PM
Amanda said...: Eating in front of the TV is the only way I can get my kids to focus on eating long enough to complete a meal. Snacks are limited and pre-portioned to avoid eating the whole bag of chips syndrome.; April 20, 2011 2:52 PM
Tiffany said...: Mmmm, couch calories . . .; April 20, 2011 3:37 PM
We Four Explorers said...: There would be a whole lot less vacumming in my house if the kids would just listen to me on that...
I sometimes pick on the not so good things to eat throughout the day while I do housework. I don't think it's a good idea...
Have a great week!
J~; April 20, 2011 5:45 PM
Holli said...: Hilarious!!; April 20, 2011 6:13 PM
carolyn said...: um- i'm instituting this rule.

every little bit helps! (and who doesn't love vacuuming less); April 20, 2011 10:53 PM
Brenda said...: When my children were little, there was no eating in the living room except for mommy! Rank has its privileges and I wanted to teach them good eating habits and manners. BTW, it didn't help! LOL!

but, you definitely eat more when you eat in front of the television!

good rule.; April 21, 2011 8:32 PM
Jen said...: I need to institute this rule. I'd probably drop twenty pounds.; April 22, 2011 1:19 AM
Kelly @ Dare to be Domestic said...: I need to try this! We always eat in the living room! I think minus Thursday nights when we marathon watch tv at dinner this will work out perfectly!; April 25, 2011 12:52 PM
Nicole said...: I'm doing this as of today. Love it.; May 3, 2011 8:52 PM

4.20.2011

policing

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