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I am Old and Boring

Published on April 7, 2010 By Emily. Updated on April 7, 2010

My little sister and I, in the early 90s.  She’s silly, I’m serious.  Some things never change.

The other day, I was talking to my sister on Facebook chat and she reminded me, for the umpteenth time, that I am old and boring.

She is young and not boring (exciting?).  In her last semester in college, my sister thrives on going on adventures, getting lost, staying up late and having impromptu dance parties.  She’s pretty sure I have the most boring life possible.  For starters, I’m almost always in bed by 9:00.  My favorite hobby is cooking.  If I go out, it’s to the supermarket.  Boring, perhaps.  But I’m definitely not bored.  I could use a few more hours in my day to accomplish all the things on my list and I’m super happy with my life right now.  It’s just not for everyone.

If it seems like this post is sister-bashing, it was her idea: “Next weeks blog entry: finding something healthy my gross little sister will eat.” (Her words, I swear!)  And, for the past several days, I have been trying to do just that because she’s visiting us this weekend (YAY!).  All our lives, we’ve taken on pretty defined eater roles: I’m the one who’ll try anything; when she was young, my sister subsisted solely on bread, bacon, plain spaghetti or hamburgers (We only went to restaurants that had those as menu options).

Now, more than ever our diets seem so different.  What do you feed someone who loves Slim Jims?  Who thinks whole wheat pasta is gross (its the only kind we have!) I hope she doesn’t starve while she’s here.

Anyone have any brilliant ideas for cooking for people who don’t eat the way you do?

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  1. Pat Brunell says

    April 7, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    In your sister’s defense(not that she needs me to defend her) she did eat more things than you mentioned. Among them: chicken, beef, pork (but plain, no sauces); veggies,especially frozen green beans, green peppers, and cucumbers. But never hot dogs. I believe you will be surprised at all the things she now eats. She did survive several trips overseas, after all.

  2. Patty Johnson says

    April 7, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    Cooking for one sister is easy. Wait until you have to cook for several children and all three like/hate different things. Karen’s favorite meal as a child was meatloaf(not so much now) and Becca would literally gag at the mention of the meat! Peanut butter and jelly for her those nights.

    • Emily says

      April 8, 2010 at 5:55 am

      There is a reason we don’t have kids :)

  3. Ryn says

    April 7, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    I just ate a bag of cheez its, followed by a bag of chips, followed by a bag of popcorn.
    Today I went to the grocery store and bought soft pretzels, ice cream, a loaf of bread and some ground beef.

    • Emily says

      April 8, 2010 at 5:41 am

      Thank you sister: I rest my case: if that was all you ate (and I know it’s not), you’d be mighty hungry this weekend.

  4. Lucy says

    April 7, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    Let’s work on veggies for next week, shall we, Kate-Ryn?

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love that picture of you guys. Em, I don’t think you’re the serious one. I think you are resigned to the fact that you have a rather colorful little sister. That doesn’t mean that you’re not rather colorful in your own right.

    Since I am subsisting on a diet consisting almost entirely of cereal, noodles, yogurt, and lamb I probably shouldn’t offer any ideas about meal choices. Sorry.

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