new year, new lunch

i don't think i wrote it down as a resolution (i did write a few) - not a new year one anyway. it has been a resolution to sort out a decent lunch since, well, all of my career. i get one of two things when i'm hungry - either very vague or very irritable, which, when pushed, becomes very angry. its not pretty and i'm not proud of it which is why my lunchtime food is so very important - i probably make more of a deal of it than most! :-)

i don't do myself any favours by not liking that old favourite the sandwich either - shop bought or home made - i very very rarely enjoy them. bread, bit of cheese, bit of cold meat, green leaves? all good separate and i've taken these parts in and eaten them - often in that order - but together, in a sandwich? no thanks!

so, for new year and hopefully for all year, i'm going to make lunches. this is black-eye bean, pepper, red onion and sweetcorn salad with a lemon and olive oil dressing and is all set for tomorrow's return to work.

there is another reason for this too. money. it is pretty easy to spend a fiver or more on lunch if you get it in a shop - especially in the, um, less-than-cheap oxford - which is a lot of money. money i could more usefully be spending on a new lens... :-)