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$35 spent 36 meals made 3 friends = relief for mommy! I spent Monday afternoon with 2 dear friends whipping up frozen meals that now stock our freezers. What an afternoon well-spent!! Thankfully my friend spearheaded the effort, did all the planning, shopping and hosted us at her house. Phoebe and Eden took turns testing our eardrums, but the other 7 kids played for 3 hours while we trimmed meat, chopped veggies and measured spices. Now we each have 12 meals in our freezers ready to pull out and grill, bake or slow-cook! What a relief to have home-cooked meals already prepared!! I tried a little experiement this week. Beacause of my sister's inspiration to spend less $$ on groceries, I wanted to see if we could go a week without grocery shopping. I had a feeling that we had enough food sitting in the pantry and freezer that we just kept burying with new stuff. Then when it comes time to move it all just gets thrown out. Well, it was a huge success!! I did need to buy milk and bananas at the beginning of the week, but we survived (and ate well) with all the food we had. Some things I observed: 1. I became less of a short-order cook. Usually we don't cater to the likes of individuals, but I realized I did more of this than I thought. This week, because there wasn't a lot of extra food, the standard line of "Well, this is what I'm serving." was used frequently. 2. I prepared more homemade goodies - cookies, pudding, breads. And who doesn't prefer the homemade over store-bought? 3. I spent less time preparing and cleaning up. 4. We (ok - mostly I) didn't snack as much. 5. There is a lot more food in the house than I realized & we don't always need to succumb to our cravings. This was a valuable lesson. I may just incorporate these "no shopping" weeks into our lives regularly. Having fun in the sun, K p.s. Daddy can make everyone smile!
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Posted by Anonymous