Can you believe it's a new year already? Christmas has come and gone so quickly, I'm not even sure it happened. If I didn't have a tiny helicopter buzzing around my head shooting actual missiles at me, I would be inclined to think it hadn't.
I've started thinking about New Year's resolutions. I have never really made any in the past, so this is a new thing this year. I have a couple goals in mind, and while they seem at first glance to be simple, I know it's going to be an uphill battle.
#1 - Get a handle on my housekeeping. Or lack thereof. I am TERRIBLE at it. My house ALWAYS looks like a tornado ripped through it. It has probably been months since I vacuumed the stairs. I have the
Fly Lady on tap and I think I am truly ready to let her help me this time.
#2 - Stay the hockey sticks out of Wal-Mart. I can't leave that place without spending two hundred dollars. My goal is one trip per month. Get all household supplies and non-perishable groceries in one trip.
So instead of planning my suppers weekly, I need to plan for the month.
Tina does it this way, and I ended up using hers as a template. This turned out to be a little harder than I thought it would, mostly because I kept getting side-tracked. I have a program on my computer that organizes recipes. The problem is that I have recipes scattered over three different computers and/or email accounts.
I will never go paperless. It is beyond my ability. I have to have a hard copy of whatever I am studying in front of me. I simply detest scrolling through computer files. So I bought a photo album (from Wal-Mart) to put a print out of all my favorite recipes. Today, I made sure I had all my recipes in the program and then I printed them on 4 x 6 cards to put in my new cookbook. Even though I have yet to decide on my perfect organizing system, this is so much better. There are recipes I loved that I forgot I had.
Anyway, to make a short story long, I spent about three hours this afternoon making out my January menu plan.
But it is done!
Now I need to make out a grocery list...
January Suppers
Grandma's Goulash & Salad & Fruit
Upside Down Pizza & Salad
PW's Chicken Strips & Potato Salad
Roast Beef & Carrots & Potatoes (SC)
Tuna Salad & Chips
PW's Tomato Cream Pasta & Salad
Beef Stew
Tacos
Sticky Asian Chicken & Rice & Veggies
Bacon Wrapped Corndogs & Green Beans
Spagetti Tacos & Salad
Pizza
Pumpkin Soup
Baked Teriyaki Chicken & Rice & Veggies
Chicken Lickin with Noodles (SC)
Ham Salad & Chips
Sloppy Burgers
Chili
Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice (SC)
Chicken and Dumplings (SC)
Pancakes
Meatloaf & Potatoes & Corn
Pizza Burgers
Baked Chicken & Potatoes & Green Beans
Meatball Stone Soup
Snacks and Desserts
Vanilla Pudding
Caramel Chip Bars
Cheesecake
Triple Chocolate Mess
Note: SC stands for Slow Cooker. I don't have nearly enough of those.
