Choosing to eat healthy is just that…a CHOICE. Then the real challenge begins; overhauling your pantry and re-learning (or learning for the first time) how to cook from scratch. Every time I do this the results are so pleasing to the palate, so why do I struggle? If I really think about it, I need to be a better planner. Yep good old time management and thinking ahead makes this healthy lifestyle a bit more simple. As I look back on the past two years, the items I make on a regular basis used to stump me but now are second nature. It is the planning of dinner that gets me most often….as a self proclaimed “Home Management Expert” my duties are to keep house, laundry, food, pets, and most of all our children in order. By the end of my day I am spent and the thought of creating a tantalizing meal sends me running for the carry-out brochures. If only I had been prepared! Thankfully this doesn’t happen as often as it has in the past, so we are making progress. Yay me! But when I do plan ahead I feel more accomplished and the household runs like a fine tuned motor. So if you are like me and struggle sometimes, pick yourself up and start again….at least we are heading in the right direction. Happy eating!!!
March 12th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Reading this, I thought I’d share something that has helped me more recently. I started writing down in my date book every meal we eat for dinner. It seems silly, but has worked to create a very fast meal plan in the future. Last week, I just gazed back through the last several weeks and picked easy meals we haven’t had recently. It is helping me get a little more organized without taxing my brain. Guess I should share this tip on my site.