Perchance Were You ... Pressed For Time?

This morning was a little bit rushed. My alarm likely went off at the right time, but I probably shut it off in my sleep (instead of just hitting the snooze button), and I continued in my unconscious bliss for another 45 minutes. It's amazing what a difference of 45 minutes will make. However, lunches were made, breakfast was eaten, and kids were dressed all the same. My cup of coffee is cold though. And yet, I continue to drink it. Hmmm.

Both kids were well enough for school (yay!!), so I was very happy to be making three lunches today. Kid #1 got grapes, Craisins, chocolate-coated graham crackers, a mini yougurt, cantelope, a mini Hershey bar, and a mini croissant, cut in half to fit in. Fruit punch and his ham & cheese finished it off. Kid #2 got celery (the only fruit or vegetable he'll even think about eating), mini Ritz, chocolate graham crackers, mini Smarties, and a container of cheese and crackers. He's got water to drink (because he doesn't like any juice that's not purple) and a ham sandwich.

Hubby got a ham sandwich (slightly visible underneath on the left side), two mini croissants, chocolate graham crackers, two gherkins (which I made sure to put a lid on), a BabyBel, a mix of raw broccoli and celery, and of course, a container of ranch dressing.

We were calculating how much money we've been saving in Ziploc bags by packing lunches in this pseudo-Bento style, and it's amazing how it adds up. We figured we used about 5 bags per lunch per day. That's 75 a week! Just thinking of what we're keeping out of the landfill is very encouraging.