So I know it seem really obvious that having a plan would really make life run much smoother... But who would have thought that planning such obvious things like breakfast, lunch and dinner would have such a huge impact on the rest of my day?!?!? I sure didn't! I decided last night I wanted to make Matthew a big, restaurant style breakfast this morning. He works so hard and I like to do something nice on his few days off to make his day more enjoyable... (Cause by the time his day off finally arrives I usually have a very long list of things that NEED to me done, like today the toilet was leaking... OH JOY! We've been without a toilet for 3 days now... SO THANKFUL FOR HIS DAY OFF TODAY!) Back to that delishious meal! We had sunny side up eggs, hashbrowns with fried onions and bacon, butterflied sausage, english muffins and fruit salad! So yummy... One nice thing about that meal was I was able to get Eli's portion cooling before ours was ready so we were actually able to eat together without Eli getting impatient between bites while mommy blows on his food... And while mommy's food gets stone cold! Mommy got a hot meal and Eli got a warm meal! Perfect! Another bonus, my house got cleaned... I knew exactly what I was making and how long it would all take to make so I was able to clean as I went... Clean kitchens = very happy Manda... I go crazy if my house is messy.. (so I'm usually crazy these days, but I'm starting to finally get the hang of this house/mommy thing... Just in time to have another baby... Oh the Irony..)
Eli's naptime is usually a great time to get stuff done, but on Matts day off we like to just chill and enjoy the quiet time. When Eli wakes up, he always wakes up hungry and thirsty... And I've found that if I wake him up as opposed to letting him wake himself up he is in a WAY better mood. But I never seem to get there in time... However today was about planning ahead, so I had his water and snack ready before I woke him up, saving the inevitable meltdown stage of post nap time :D So instead we got to enjoy some snuggle time and more chill time with a happy Eli.
Dinner was much the same as breakfast in the planning and execution... Having a plan for dinner made bedtime so much easier. Because I had planned dinner and had Eli's cool and ready we all ate at the same time, making dinner time shorter and leaving more time after dinner for playtime!! All in all planning something as simple as the meals for today I was able to get so much more accomplished. My house is clean, we had more family time, Eli was in a better mood, I was in a better mood, and I was able to get to bed earlier as well :D Who would have thought... So I think I'm going to start planning meals as often as I can and we will see what else falls into place :D
Sounds like heaven. Wish I was motivated as you when it comes to preparing meals. Thats one task I absolutely dislike. If I didnt have kids I would probably starve alot simply becasue I dispies making meals. But you inspire me, so perhaps one day I'll find some eagerness and motivation to plan ahead and have every meal prepared well and on time. Until then thats what my husband os for! hehe
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