by Camron Wright

This is a picture of my lunch. I’ve never understood people who post pictures of their waiting food. Do others seriously care? But in my case, I’m hoping to share a lesson. Let me start by explaining that I hate freezer waffles. I find them bland, tasteless, and fattening. The little cardboard disks would be tolerable if I was starving, but I haven’t been starving since … well, never.

So why am I eating them for lunch? To get rid of them! They take up way too much space in our freezer, spreading out on the shelves like they own the place, leaving no room for the good stuff, like ice-cream. I’ve been eating these space-hogs a couple of days a week simply to make room for better food.

However, I noticed recently that we have an endless supply—in both freezers! I asked my wife and found out that she sees them in the Costco freezer aisle and, being the thoughtful person that she is, buys them for me, assuming that I must love them because ... yes, she sees me eating them all the time!

You see where I’m going with this? I actually communicated with her today, told her I didn’t really like freezer waffles, and she's promised she won't buy them anymore. It blew my mind. Who knew communicating with one’s spouse was so easy? I’ve decided to try it more often. But for now, I have to get back to my lunch. My waffles are getting cold.

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Camron Wright is the author of several bestselling books including Letters for Emily, The Rent Collector, The Orphan Keeper, The Other Side of the Bridge, Christmas by Accident, and In Times or Rain and War.