Sunday, January 3, 2010

Another One Bites the Dust


Happy New Year my bloggy friends! I am just back from a little vacay, which I will tell you all about once I get my pics off my camera. Today I am unpacking, doing laundry, getting some groceries in the house, and getting ready to go back to work tomorrow.

I love a new year because, just like a new school year, it's a fresh start. One thing I want to change this year is to do my menu planning a month at a time. I know, yuck.

I've always menu planned before going grocery shopping, but I haven't been doing any of that since I went back to work. We've been eating way too much processed and fast food, and it leaves me feeling yucky and cranky. So, for 2010, I desperately need to get my menu planning ducks in a row and have a plan.

When I started making my recipe cards a couple years ago, my plan was to get enough recipes together so that I could do a rotating monthly menu to simplify my life when I went back to work. Well, I'm back at work now, but I still don't have that rotating menu. Dang it.

I loathe menu planning, but I cannot grocery shop without doing it, so, like I said, my goal for 2010 is to stay on top of it from here on out. So towards that end, today I sat down and planned out our menu for January. Grocery shopping isn't such a drag, and stressful, when I have a plan.

What about you? What are you working on doing better this year?

13 comments:

  1. I agree that that is such a mental challenge, but SUCH a helpful thing to keep things going from day to day. Looking forward to hearing about your vacay!!!

    Suzanne

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  2. You know, the basics: weight, budget, peace of mind:-)

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  3. I need to start exercising (at LEAST walking more), watch my portions at meal time and I will be trying new recipes. Oh, I also want to de-clutter room by room!

    Can't wait to see where you went on your vacation. It is back to school for Lexi in the morning too.

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  4. Ha I am packing, doing laundry, and ready to travel...no vacay though, just a lone son who needs his mom, and a mom who needs her son :)

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  5. I'm not working on any one particular thing per se, so I won't have to hold myself accountable next December.

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  6. can you post your menu?? I've been working on mine all weekend, and only got a few days worth lol I'm really bad at this... I have to go for groceries either tomorrow or tuesday.

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  7. I second that comment above....

    We'll LOVE you forever for sharing the menu. I'm sure there's something we can do in return....?

    Happy Menu Planning.

    Tina

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  8. I was awful at menu planning and loathed it for a long time. As a result we ate a lot more crap than good food. I discovered savingdinner.com a few years ago and it completely changed our lives. So easy to use and (I think) very reasonably priced. Plus the grocery lists are included. I should be paid to endorse them. Seriously, we love them in our house!

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  9. I need to start menu planning. Any advice on how you do it would be welcome, 'cause right now when I shop I just stock up on the basics and when I get home from work is when I start trying to figure out what we're going to eat that night. The worrying and stress is enough to give someone a stomach ulcer.

    Oh, and my resolution for this year is to drink more water. :)

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  10. For the people that have asked for my menu plan, I will get that posted, but I'm going to make you wait until I do a menu planning post. You've given me an idea for a menu planning post and it will take some time to pull it all together. Stay posted.

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  11. Love your blog! Stop by and share your new years resolutions!!
    http://kathyschindler.blogspot.com/

    Happy New Year

    Kathy :)

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  12. i am so not a good planner especially the menu... i don't know what i am going to want to eat two days before i am going to eat it... i used to go to the grocery store on a daily basis ~ i have gotten better though...

    my nyr is to be a better me...

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  13. Hi Jill...Hey, have you been to a website called www.plantoeat.com ? I'm doing there 30 day free trial & I really like it. Erin BLair

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