Cooking Guide for Widows

Year one

chocolate chip cookies

and milk.

Year two

have a salad

every now and then

followed by chocolate chip cookies

and milk.

Year three

eat out with a book

take half home for dinner tomorrow night.

At bedtime have chocolate chip cookies

and milk.

Year four

attempt a grocery list

buy salmon and fresh vegetables

like broccoli and spinach

and some chicken.

Prepare salmon and salad.

steam vegetables

freeze the chicken.

Try not to eat chocolate chip cookies

and milk.

Year five

throw away the frozen chicken

eat out once a week

eat leftovers once a week

eat salmon once a week

drink margarita once  week

(or wine if you prefer)

(or every night if you prefer)

eat peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch

every day

Don’t forget the chocolate chip cookies

and milk.

Year six

if you haven’t killed your self by now

decide it is worth eating to live

Begin again.  You know how to do this.

You just don’t want to.