FeedingThePrices

I would like to sincerely apologize for being uber-over dramatic this morning. Sometimes I just fail at life. But, the beauty is I can pick myself up! I spent the afternoon reading and playing with my children. I kept the TV off and got back to what is important. My little loves. Then Harold put the little guys to bed and I got down to work. I have hatched a plan for organization. Some of you may already do something similar. I know if I’m not organized, I just keep letting things go, and end up in a state such as this morning. SO- with that being said, hopefully you aren’t convinced that I’m totally crazy and wish to continue reading my blog.

My first decision today was that I’m not going to bore you with every single meal. Because let’s face it, you don’t care, and I’m still a work in progress so there are plenty of meals that are skim-worthy. At this point it’s not in the realm of possibility for Harrison to eat super healthy for every meal. Some of them will suck. Some mornings I just feed Harrison dry cheerios in a bowl. Do you need to know that? Hopefully not.

Secondly- I have decided that the last Sunday of every month I need to take a few hours and sit down and plan/organize. Here’s what I’m going to do:

• Meal Planning for the month
• Choose coupons I know I want to use
• Non-perishable shopping list {I want to shop for non-perishables only once a month}
• Go over long term to-do list

So far that’s all I got, I’m sure I will add more as time goes on.

Thirdly, every Sunday I’m going to do planning for the week.

• Assign monthly tasks to weekly list {Does that make sense? Basically decide which monthly tasks I’m going to accomplish that week}
• More specific meal plan
• Go over daily schedules
• Make a “night before” plan {when I’m going to need a diaper bag packed, lunch packed, etc}
• Make a workout plan
• Plan for Walgreens trip
• Plan for reviews
• Organize coupons

Hopefully this will keep me organized, and I’m planning to give a little “re-cap” on here to keep me accountable!

So I literally did a meal plan for the whole month of August- Instead of assigning meals to each day/night, I just decided a number I would need for each meal {10 Recipe dinners, 10 easy dinners, 10 lunches/dinners for Harrison, etc.} That way when “life gets in the way” I won’t just throw everything out the window. Then I can meal plan each week based on our schedule. I want to buy all the non-perishables I will need for the month in one long, exhausting shopping trip and get it out of the way, so I can just do light shopping the rest of the month. BTW- if you don’t use ZipList.com, you better start. It’s the only way this will be possible.

More information than you even care about. But I feel better. =)

I think I’m having my quarter-life crisis. I am, after all, 25. That may be a little bit over-dramatic. But I’m just having trouble finding a way to balance it all. I guess it’s just the battle all mom’s face- learning to find harmony in a chaotic life. I struggle with guilt. Are there others out there? I feel guilty about everything. {I don’t brush Harrison’s teeth enough. It’s 10:43 AM and there are still dishes from last night in the sink. I don’t call my friends enough. My kids are currently watching TV as I post this.}

When I started this blog the guilt I was feeling about Harrison’s eating habits were almost immediately lifted. I was being pro-active and making a valid effort to feed him healthier foods. But now the guilt has just been transferred into the blog. {I don’t post often enough. I’m not posting enough recipes. I’m not doing well enough.}

I want this. This is what I want. To be “a blogger”. To go to the blogger conventions, to have fellow blogging friends. To host reviews and giveaways on my site. To become a family that eats really healthy foods.

I just need to push myself. Just a little harder. I need to find a way to balance my life! My kids, my husband, my weight, my coupons, my family, my friends, my cloth diapering, my shopping, my playdates, my laundry, my vacuuming, my kitchen… my blog. I can do it. But right now I’m going to take a nap and start the day over.