My mother-in-law recently came to visit and we discussed the struggles of meal planning and keeping our houses in order. We had no systems for meal planning (anyone, anyone?) but she did tell me of a chore system. You have 30 cards with chores written on that you rotate throughout the month. It sounded like a good idea, but I wasn't sure I was structured enough, but then I came around again to the idea and realized I can be as flexible as I need/want to be.
So here they are, nothing pretty but they have helped me to have at least a goal in mind for what I should get done in the day (not including dishes, laundry and sweeping which just have to be done too often for this). I draw two a day and see what I can do, if I don't get to them, then I have tomorrow. I included "projects" which mean my fun, craft projects- all work and no play makes me a dull girl. But I also have "house projects" for those nasty projects I keep putting off- like pulling out the dead plants (which I actually delegated to my husband). I feel a little like a kid, but so far it is working for me. Who knows, maybe I too will get bored of the system and will have to have a new chore system... with stickers next time! :)
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ReplyDeleteI like that idea. My meal planning consists of getting online and finding good healthy recipes. I usually do a few new and a few old and then write it on a big shopping list which I have categorized by the isles in the store. I have tried in the past writing up a fancy menu to put on the fridge, but I have found its easiest just to attach it to my shopping list. Then I book mark the recipes I'm going to use and I'm ready for the week. Also a must for me is cleaning out the fridge the night before I go to the store. I'm kind of OCD, but I love having a clean spot for the new food to go.
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