Monumental

Yesterday, I asked Sam to take the microwave out of the kitchen. His jaw dropped. Of course, he had to remind me what I told him last year that I would NEVER get rid of it. ha ha! Times have certainly changed. But since he's not ever going to use it and I rarely use it and won't be using it for the next 96 days I figure move it out and free up some space. Maybe we'll keep it in storage for a bit or just give it away. Haven't decided on that yet but for now, my kitchen is microwave-free.

Comments

wow
that feature has been part of my life for at least 30 years. I cannot imagine life without it. . .

~a
Charis said…
You go girl! Wow, I wish our kitchen didn't have one...I would so throw it right out, but my family still uses it...I'd much rather use, say a toaster oven or something more safe.
Lauren said…
Haha, I am actually thinking about getting rid of the microwave in my new house. We never ever use it, and I am totally against them. But T refuses, he probably uses it behind my back, damn sneak!
RisibleGirl said…
I think the only thing I've used my microwave for in the last two years is to reheat my coffee if it gets cold.

OH wait, and to melt cheese. I almost forgot about that very important use for a microwave!
I gave my micro to my nephew when he got his first apartment. It had been sitting in my kitchen for over a year as an oversized digital clock, cause that's all it was used for.
I was so happy to get rid of it and I can say I haven't missed it one bit.
XO
Pixy Lisa
PS. I think SAM should win the mustache contest too!
Carol said…
We'd never give up our micro. We'd at least use it to heat up the cat's food. HAHAHA
Sarah said…
I remember how freeing it was when I finally let go of my microwave last year. The kitchen seemed so much brighter. I loved the space it gave me :)
badash said…
thats AWESOME!


oh and THANKS for reminding me. I got this comment and i'm currently drinking a green smoothie... and i was almost finished when you reminded me. I have to go to work and then climb/train but i'll post it before midnight for sure. It kind of shows the funny side of me...
Anonymous said…
I give you a week. First time something needs defrosting... :)
sarabethxvx said…
When my boyfriend in I moved into our current appartment and out of a place with roommates that was one of my main reliefs. No Microwave! I feel like they are the devil! Why would I want to irradiate my food? I had to work on the bf a bit on this one just because he was so used to using the microwave but when I explained my reasoning to him he was willing to compromise with a countertop toaster oven. I want to print out your little image and put a sign up. Why doesn't the average person think about what the microwave does to cells? hmmm
Also I think I should start copying badash's work out routine. She makes me feel like a lazy bum! ;)
See you thursday!
Carrie Nicole said…
I was just thinking about doing the same thing the other day. I have one of those little tiny dorm room ones that my ex gave me when I bought my house. Good for you and your microwave liberation! ha
Yeah! We haven't had a microwave in two years, at least, and I don't regret it one bit! In fact, when David went raw (and I was supposed to too) I covered up a board with contact paper and placed it over the stove top. We now use it as more counter space! I still occasionally use the oven though. I don't think you all will miss the microwave at all, even after the 100 day challenge!
Colleen Miller said…
Awesome! We gave up our micro - phew- it's been over 7 years now at least! People are always amazed when they come to visit that we don't have one. At one point last year we actually considered it now that we have kids in order to make this quicker and easier, but that was before I went raw. Good thing we didn't waste the money!
Now I find other ways to make things quick and easy!
Way to go!!!
Carrie Nicole said…
Hey btw, not sure if you read Crunchy Chicken but she's putting together a NW Blogger meet up:
http://crunchychicken.blogspot.com/
2008/08/nw-meetup-date.html

Looks like she's going to do another one focused on making natural beauty products too.
Sarah said…
Yeah! I'm proud of ya. We still have ours, it's a built-in that is attached to the kitchen cabinets, but we quite likely won't have anything like that in our future dream home. :D
Violet said…
here here!
after much tedious begging and conversations about this at my home too, we finally gave that evil nuke box away! good riddance to bad heating. when m'lady moved in, she was convinced she NEEDED it. what a bogus lie. it got used like 4 times a month, and now that i'm raw-ing it up [i do the food prep around here,] there's no noodles or heatables to warm in the microwave. not that the stove is gone, but i like to think about it as a glorified counter top.

hooray for you and sam!
Michelle said…
Would you believe, i've never had or owned a microwave oven? Just never felt the need for it. I am glad that you've decided to free up some space and move that darn thing out for now!!! :O)
badash said…
I hope i entered it right - i dont see my photo on the list of entered photos?!!?!?!

anyways

thanks for hte comment.

I had no idea which one to enter, but hopefully they like the one i did enter...

that book (rawvolution) is one i've been saving up for!!!
Anonymous said…
We just rented a new house, and I desperately want to dismount the ol' microwave -- I was never raised using one... and its definitely unplugged, I mean yuck, right? Good for you for moving past it!! You are beyond the cutest thing ever! Aloha my Ms. Rosie and consider yourself officially un-nuked. :)
Debbie Young said…
I want to off my microwave so BAD, the only thing I use it for is time outs for sam.. what an expensive timer!
good for you!
deb
debbiedoesraw.blogspot.com
Isle Dance said…
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! You will love the freedom! I unplugged my old micro last year. But now that the only way to heat up water in my new "camping" space is via a micro, I have one plugged back in. But rest assured: There will be no micro in my cabin!!!!!!!
Anonymous said…
I have a microwave story: when I asked and then told my mother she should get rid of the microwave she was having none of it, and my husband Peter kicked up some dust too, then fate stepped in.

One morning Peter was nuking something, we smelled smoke, looked all over the kitchen and couldn't find the source. Then I opened the microwave and white smoke whirled out. We immediately unplugged it and quickly removed it from the house.

My mother threatened to replace it but I talked her out of it. They have both adjusted and life in the kitchen runs perfectly fine without it.
Emily Jayne said…
I replaced my microwave with a dehydrator. It was an easy switch, and I would recommend it to anyone! Congrats!

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