My Attempt at Meal Organization

Two years ago I made the decision to go back to school and finish my degree. When I woke up the Monday after Easter school was far from my mind, yet by 4 pm that afternoon I had started the process, two days later I got my acceptance letter...and the rest is history, I am nearly there...Spring of 2015 will see me at the conclusion.

In December, when I was nearing burnout from being a full time mom, full time wife, full time employee and a full time student I knew something had to change.  I enjoyed a 6 week break, got some of my house in order, and relaxed.  Just a few days before the start of class I decided I needed to be much more intentional about my meal planning and preparation to help keep us out of a rut and restaurants.

Working towards being tech savvy, I looked for Meal Planner Aps.  I downloaded "Food on the Table", "A.M.P." and "Pepper Plate".  All have value of some sort, but I like "Food on the Table" best.  Tonight the 2nd 'new' recipe we are trying is cooking as I type (and avoid school work, shame). The feature it offered that won me over was the sales ads. It shows me the sales of 3 local grocery stores, and lets me know what meats are on sale so I can plan my recipes easier. The grocery list is awesome too as it sorts items by place in store (diary, meat, etc), but you can 'arrange' it by your own stores set up. (SCORE...I confess to being neurotic about my list being set up that way)

The down side, and they all had this down side...there is no way to add my own recipes.  Now I would be in a perfect world if I could some how mesh my all time favorite "onetsp.com" with "Food on the Table".  Alas, I am not so lucky, so here is how I have 2 weeks worth of meals scheduled.

It's so nice to know what is for supper!  I am also helping myself with a running list of items needed at the store.  Both lists are right on the fridge for easy access for the whole family.