Oprah and I are Kindred Spirits! No, Not Really…

We had better move into our house soon lest I start talking like Oprah about how much weight I have gained. Because, seriously, all I do here in this apartment is eat. Everything is at standstill and there ain’t much else to do. I will be like Oprah except without all the money, notoriety, personal chef and trainer. ::sigh::

On a more positive note I have taken the time to better organize a master shopping list for the household items that we purchase. I have had the list for well over a year now and it is great to print out and mark what I need on the list before heading out to the grocery store. I just tweaked it a bit to be of better use by listing like items together to make it easier in the grocery store. I also made a grocery list of items I buy each week that includes staples. I am hoping to use the list and only go to the grocery store, the dollar store, and WalMart once a week. I can dream, right? This should save our household money and me my sanity. I used to love going shopping and then, I had a kid . Lastly, I created a list of meals we eat with ingredients listed. Once a week I will plan a menu and purchase the ingredients for the meals along with my weekly staples. I am always in a conundrum of what to fix for dinner for myself whereas I, for some reason, always have a plan as to what I will fix the boys. This should fix that problem quite easily. The cool thing is when I put together the meals that I typically serve most can be tweaked to be made vegan or vegetarian. Yay! Here’s to hoping simplicity and more money in the pocketbook will be gained!