Sunday, July 27, 2014

If at first you don't succeed....

...Dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again 

(song found here
It's taken me an extra long time to recover from life's last big curve ball. Since I decided to start this journey through my recipes, life changed big time. I became a single mommy. I remember actually thinking about food the day my ex left and thought what is the point in even cooking now. My toddler is VERY picky, preferring a diet of chicken nuggets, fruit, or roast beef sandwiches. And cooking for one just isn't something I enjoy doing so much. I strongly considered throwing every recipe book, printout, magazine, away and deleting my food "pins". Ultimately, I was afraid I would come to regret it, so I packed it all up instead. And slowly but surely, my desire to cook returned and I'll be back in the kitchen and sharing recipes soon! 

Until then I felt the desire to share with you my absolute favorite tool for coordinating my meal planning & grocery shopping trips. (Hopefully one day I'll be able to add couponing to that mix!) I found this adorable diy project @ Design Sponge While I didn't take time to make the actual project, I fully utilized (and LOVED) the menu grocery list. I feel like everyone needs to check it out, as it has been a big help to me and that is the first step for me to get back into my cooking routine.

See you soon!