Well, here it is: the reveal.
Seriously, it's not that big of a deal. Well, it kind of is. But not really.
I always say that I'm going to plan out my month of meals so that when I get my money towards the end of the month, I can do one huge grocery shopping trip and be done with it. Sometimes I do it, and sometimes I don't. What usually ends up happening is that on that day, I spend a couple of hours paying bills, then run some errands, and then race into the store "just to get something for tonight" and then go home. Then the next day I get just a few more things - and so on and so on, and I end up running out of stuff and it's really annoying.
So, since we didn't have to go anywhere tonight, I sat down and started making a menu for the next month - with the help of so many wonderful people on my facebook page. But I made the menu, and then I made the grocery list - more or less.
Both of them are really pretty rough drafts at this point - I'll probably rearrange a few days on the menu because I forgot about an after-school activity or something like that, but for the most part, my menu and my grocery list for the next month is DONE. I can tweak it some between now and Wednesday, but now as soon as the kids are in school I can pay the bills and go to the store before I go to work, and all will be good.
This is something that I really want to stick to this month - with me working now, my time is even more limited, so doing this should really help to eliminate some of the stress and chaos that I deal with on a normal basis - theoretically, at least.
So that's one problem solved.
Now to figure out how to get my van running again. And to get The Dude back up on his feet. And to get moved into a bigger house.
Winning the lottery would definitely be a big help right about now. But since that's not going to happen, it's just one battle at a time.
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We still need your help.
:)
Planning out meals helps a great deal.
ReplyDeleteI'm a full-time mother and worker bee... believe me, I understand.
I found planning out the month to be really hard and stressful. I couldn't keep up. But, I do two big grocery shoppings a month, and little "must have" grocery shopping trips the other two weeks.
I plan out two big meals a week, and we live off the leftovers. There is always salad, veggies and fruit in the house, so if they get sick of it... there are other options.
I hope this meal planning alleviates some stress in your world.
Wouldn't it be nice to win the lottery...
**SIGHS**
Have a great day!