Self-care

Maria and I went out to dinner tonight, not to an expensive establishment, but definitely more expensive than eating at home. The fact is that the money we spent would have provided home meals for closer to a week.  Her tendency, and mine to a lesser extent, is to think of that sort of thing as a waste of money, a limited resource for us.  Spending the extra money is an optional luxury for us but it is also a welcome respite and the action provides some variety, hard things to put a value on.  When money is tight, going out to dinner stops, but for now it seems to be worth it.