My life falls apart at about 5:00 pm every...single...day...
By 5:00 pm I am all tuckered out: I've made at least four trips across town for school, nagged my kids about finding their shoes, putting away their lunch boxes, picking up their toys, made after-school snack, broken up a dozen arguments, been bombarded with "Mom-guilt" for not having a clean house and listened to three independent re-caps of three different school days all said in unison at varying volumes...
By 5:00 pm the kids are hungry again and I am usually standing in the kitchen with all the cupboards open trying to figure out what-in-the-heck I am going to make for dinner???
By 5:00 pm I need an aspirin and a(nother) nap.
I have found that having a weekly meal plan saves a lot of trouble at 5:00 pm. But I am so dang inconsistent when it comes to making up weekly meal plans! I've tried about 8 different methods and, so far, none have worked well enough to keep doing.
Two weeks ago a new Mom-friend at school suggested a web site called RelishRelish.com. Basically, the site gives you 15 meal options. You choose the 5 you want to make for the week and they give you the recipes and shopping list. I've stalked the web site every day for two weeks perusing all the info. I possibly could without actually signing up (and paying) for an account. I've googled reviews for RelishRelish as well as "free trial" options.
Today I took the plunge--sort of--I signed up. Actually, I registered with Twitter. I don't Twitter or Tweet or Twit or Twoot? (and I never will--who cares what I am doing right now--I don't even care.) But I found the best free trial there. If you sign up as a RelishRelish follower you get a free two week trial of the service. You can sign up instantly without your credit card information and start using the service. With meals like "Rotini with Grilled Chicken" or "Peanut Curry Flank Steak" how could I resist?
So my friends--stalk RelishRelish.com for a few weeks. See what you think. If your life falls apart every day just before dinner it might be a life saver.
I'll let you know how my two weeks go. Maybe I'll still be picking up the pieces every day at 5:25 pm--but maybe not. It is worth a free-two-week-shot.
3 comments:
um...where's the recipe for the whoopie pies!?
I find myself in the same situation everyday at 4:00. it usually lasts until about 3:59 pm the next day. Soooo make sure you let me know about this wed site. I love you
You can send about a dozen of those pies down this way Cassie!
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