Is it just me or does this title sound like a chapter out of an adventure novel? "The Dreaded Task." If your answer is "yes", then good! Adventure novels always have the most dramatic titles to further illustrate how important the topic is AND the topic I will be typing about is very important.
Now you smarties out there might notice that I have a picture of groceries in the upper left hand corner of this post. You might think that you have me all figured out. That my "dreaded task" is grocery shopping. Aha! You do not have me all figured out so now you are forced to read on.
So I don't have a problem with grocery shopping. In fact, if given a list I LOVE to grocery shop! The cart traffic and screaming children really don't bother me. The free samples are a plus. And I don't mind going around in circles just to find one.stupid.tub.of.ricotta cheese!
Cooking isn't too big of a deal to me either. Although I admit that I usually avoid cooking for people other than my husband at all costs, I will cook for you if you give me constructive criticism only. Wait. Scratch that. I don't think I can handle any kind of criticism in that area yet. Let's just say that I will cook for you if you are willing to eat.
The only chore I dread more than dusting and fixing the sofa's slipcover is MEAL PLANNING. I want to be so organized and have things planned so well that I don't waste a freezer full of food. And to me, that is the hardest thing ever. I'm not creative enough to come up with fresh, new ideas for meals. I'm not disciplined enough to stick with the plans and use the ingredients. And I'm not talented enough to create my own meals off of the hodgepodge of ingredients and leftovers I have after going off the meal plan.
Today is grocery shopping day. Which means I should already have a grocery list planned out. And I don't. Because I hate it. Too bad we have to eat at some point.
8 comments:
"Do you like to eat?"
Priceles.
I hate washing dishes.
First off...too long between posts.
1)I don't hate any chores...O.K. I hate all chores, ESPECIALLY if needed to be done right after work.
2)Meal planning - go back to your K-12 days. You know, mexican food on Wed. and fish on Fri.
3)That's like asking a bee if it likes to sting...oh, wait, nevermind.
Answer #3 was VERY funny!
i hate unloading the dishwasher. strange? probably. especially since i prefer to wash by hand.
have you tried making a menu for the week, then make a shopping list from the menu? i find that very helpful...when i actually do plan a menu.
That's what I'm talking about Mike...I HATE to plan the menu. It is just something I'm gonna have to do.
Oh, and unloading the dishwasher? You and Justin both are VERY strange in that area. He prefers to handwash as well. :)
ahhh i gotcha. Just make justin plan the menu. If he wants to eat, he'll plan!
they should make a dishwasher that unloads itself. i only use it as a drying rack...and i still hate unloading it!
Something Mike and I did when we lived in Nac -- Make a complete list of everything you know how to cook. Then just pick 5 of them for the week and then all of the planning is done!
Great idea Paul! Thanks!
P.S. We went grocery shopping Friday...food is nice.
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