Only because so far what I do does not work!

A weekly menu plan.

I have said I would.

I have said I should.

I have thought don't bother.

I have not followed through.

WHY?
I don't know for sure. But I think (in part) it is because, my Mom was a SAHM and she had more time for dinner making. She actually planned her day around what she would cook for dinner. She also did other things like laundry, and sweeping and vacuuming etc. But dinner for our Dad was the main chore of the day. He came home hungry, and she made sure we ate a dinner that would take care of that hunger. Dinner on the table never seemed to be a problem. And it was a great dinner, meat and potatoes with gravy, salad and a vegetable. And dessert.

All from scratch. There was no eating out, no deli food, no packaged food, no drive through.

Fast forward 40 years, times have changed.

I come home hungry. I don't have a SAHM to cook for me. I don't want to eat/like packaged food. I don't want to eat prepared deli food regularly. I don't want drive through.

I just want my dinner!

I have a problem, that needs to be solved.

My job is now routine. I like routine, it gives schedule to what we do and get done. With that said, it has busy times. Actually busy times is a bit timid. It has BUSY TIMES, where everyday is a deadline that can barely be met.

These busy times are when I fail in the dinner department.

Seriously I cannot keep buying cookbooks that might help out a bit. What a joke, first off there is no more room on the book shelf. And I have purchased a number of them already, a number that I choose at this time to avoid revealing. Telling on myself is one thing, a confession is another!

I could purchase a subscription to a menu planning service, but then you need to shop for that menu.

Yeah, no I don't wanna.

We could have breakfast at dinner time, and simply pour a bowl of cereal.

Yeah, no I don't wanna.

We could fast instead of eating dinner.

Yeah, no I don't wanna.

OR

I could just get off my tired butt and get it done.

Yeah, looks like I am gonna have to.

So I was thinking, it does not have to be a big deal. I mean come on, look what we are eating now. Well actually don't, it is not pretty. And better left unshared.

I was thinking..........
a crockpot night,
a something frozen that was intended to be thawed and cooked night,
a creative leftovers night,
a planned-over frozen dinner night,
a grill it up good enough night.

That is five and I saved the, a sandwich and soup night - just in case.

Well now, that does not seem to hard. I have a great reference librabry to work from. I have a full freezer of basic pantry items, and I have the desire, really really I do.

I might have to look into trading in for my old tired butt, maybe a newer one with more energy. I know an energy efficient one, could I get a tax credit for that?

As always thanks for stopping by!

M