Ok, my family eats out... ALOT!   My husband and I have been married for 2 1/2 years and we dated for 2 years before that... I can honestly say that on average we have eaten out or ordered in about 4 times a week.  So... one of my New Years Resolutions was to start planning meals and cooking more often.  Hitman is wanting to watch his weight so that he can remain ball eligible for Football and well, both Prince Charming and I need to take off a few pounds.  On the 13th I sat down with my brand new FlyLady Calendar and made a 2 week menu plan for dinners.  This is what it looked like:

14th - Cheese and Broc. soup/ Turkey Sandwiches

15th - Chicken Rice and Broc Casserole

16th - Crockpot Beef Stew

17th - Chicken and Mustard Cream Sauce, Egg Noodles and Green Beans

18th - Eat out (we went to the Planetarium this night and were going to be gone most of the night)

19th - Orange Beef and Brocolli

20th - Sloppy Joes, Pasta Salad and Caesar Salad

21st - Taco Cassrole

22nd - Pasta and Meatballs

23rd - Chicken and Dumplings

24th - Homemade Pizza

25th - Crock Pot Country Style Chicken

I am proud to say that I have stuck to the plan and have cooked good, nutritious meals for my family all week!  I went to GFS and purchased a large package of Chicken Breast lunch meat that was unsliced for $13.  I brought it home and sliced it myself - we've been eating chicken sandwiches for lunch with fruit. 

Prince Charming has to go out of town at the end of the month for vacation.  This will be the first time that all of his clothes to take will be washed and ironed before he actually has to put them in the suitcase.  I've already begun washing and ironing.  It gives me an immense sense of pride and accomplishment to feel that I'm taking care of my family well.

Hitman has been assigned chores - and has been sticking to them.  He is to empty the dishwasher daily, gather the trash on Tuesdays, clean his bathroom on Thursdays and clean the ferret cage as needed.  I have always had a hard time asking him to do chores because I got frustrated when they weren't done to my satisfaction.  I've learned that it doesn't have to be perfect everytime.  On the back of his bathroom door, I've written a list of what needs to be done to make sure that the bathroom is clean.  We're working on learning where all the dishes go - but if he doesn't know where they go, he puts them on the stove and then I will tell him where to put those things.  He seems to like feeling that he is helping and I've begun giving him an allowance.

For the first time in a long time - I feel like my household has a prayer of being run efficiently, effectively and the way that I always wanted it to!

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