Have taken many months off from posting menus, well...pretty much from blogging in general, it is good to be "back". I will blame it on the trauma or drama of living in the remodeling process with all three components of the "man clan" in the midst of it on summer break...all star baseball practices, summer camp, then football practices and games, back in school again...then the busy-ness and travel throughout the holidays this would be the first month in a long time that the weeknights have not been spent doing sports...laundry is getting done before midnight:-) Perhaps after all these months normality is returning.
Don't get me wrong, I love sports. I love seeing the boys pour their energy into something they love and find challenging and competitive. I love the life lessons they are learning there. Suffice it to say...it has felt good to get just a little caught up in other areas of my life.
Truth be known, I have still been jotting down a menu on my printed copy of "local grocery deals". Just had not been taking the time to post them to the blog and link the recipes. What I had not been doing was taking the time to think through the breakfast and lunch plan...so my mornings (ie breakfasts) have been unnecessarily more hectic than normal. As with most everything in life...planning is so very beneficial:-) It just make me feel really good when I have a plan...
Showing posts with label meal planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meal planning. Show all posts
Monday, January 25, 2010
Friday, October 17, 2008
New Commitment...Plan a weekly menu and shop on Monday!
This weekend I perused through many menus from Organizing Junkie.
The aforementioned link is this weeks version of the website featuring menus from over 200 folks who have joined in on the idea that menu planning really does help one's daily duty of nourishing the ones they love.
Sunday evening I made out my menu for this week (which I will share next week) after I have compiled as many of the recipes with photos as possible. I have not yet joined the group, but am gearing up to do so.
I have attempted to do menu making in the past; however, for some reason I would not stick with it. Having started this week with a plan, has helped me tremendously! I loathe coming to the end of my afternoon in a den...(kitchen) full of hungry cubs (man & little men)....wondering what I ought to prepare for supper!!!!
Imagine coming to the end of Monday knowing that the refrigerator & freezer are stocked with groceries for planned meals through the coming Sunday! Just some hours of planning and shopping have me set for the week. It seems too that having a plan orders my time management for the week much better..especially during these crazy days of potty training!!!
Since, I already had the (Wed) grocery sales ads outlined. Making the menu in line with the reduced meat and produce, occurred fairly quickly. (such as spiral cut ham@ .77/lb and country style ribs @.99/lb & milk 2.69!) (Here is the link for Oct 15-21 local grocery deals). I am part of a supper co-op. Being a part of this certainly aids in the making of my weekly menu. Three nights of the menu are predetermined by the co-op. How can I complain about the simple chore of planning meals for 4 days. I can do this menu thing!!!!
The aforementioned link is this weeks version of the website featuring menus from over 200 folks who have joined in on the idea that menu planning really does help one's daily duty of nourishing the ones they love.
Sunday evening I made out my menu for this week (which I will share next week) after I have compiled as many of the recipes with photos as possible. I have not yet joined the group, but am gearing up to do so.
I have attempted to do menu making in the past; however, for some reason I would not stick with it. Having started this week with a plan, has helped me tremendously! I loathe coming to the end of my afternoon in a den...(kitchen) full of hungry cubs (man & little men)....wondering what I ought to prepare for supper!!!!
Imagine coming to the end of Monday knowing that the refrigerator & freezer are stocked with groceries for planned meals through the coming Sunday! Just some hours of planning and shopping have me set for the week. It seems too that having a plan orders my time management for the week much better..especially during these crazy days of potty training!!!
Since, I already had the (Wed) grocery sales ads outlined. Making the menu in line with the reduced meat and produce, occurred fairly quickly. (such as spiral cut ham@ .77/lb and country style ribs @.99/lb & milk 2.69!) (Here is the link for Oct 15-21 local grocery deals). I am part of a supper co-op. Being a part of this certainly aids in the making of my weekly menu. Three nights of the menu are predetermined by the co-op. How can I complain about the simple chore of planning meals for 4 days. I can do this menu thing!!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)