Domestication is just not my "thing." As I have said before I have fought it tooth and nail. Cooking was one of the tasks I found myself to be domestically challenged. When I was in college I did as little as possible to cook, cereal was my favorite meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If I could pour it out of a box to make it that was great. If I just had to open and eat, even better. Preparing uncooked food was disgusting to me...especially meat. In short...I detested cooking, not to mention I was a disaster in the kitchen. Have you ever ruined Kraft Macaroni and Cheese? I have. After college, it didn't change much (or at all really). I got married and my new husband soon realized that if he didn't want to starve he would have to learn to cook!! Being a career woman and then eventually becoming a Mom didn't help matters. I had no idea how people worked full-time AND provided home cooked meals while maintaining a household and keeping their children in one piece. So, my husband continued his role as "Head Cook" and this was more than fine by me. During this time, our oldest son would ask his Dad what was for dinner and would be surprised if I actually made dinner. I know there were people that wondered how in the world I got by without cooking and pitied him for having to cook. We made it work and it worked for us - he is a phenomenal cook by the way.
Cooking....Love or Hate It, It Has To Be Done
Living Frugally
So, today I am trying to figure out this whole thing about living frugally. I have been reading other peoples blogs and although they all have offered a ton of great information about couponing, getting free stuff, making a "workable budget" Frankly, I am overwhelmed. I need a step by step map. Videos are great and webinars are great, but I don't have time for that. I need to read a step by step process and be able to apply it. As I sit here and read, I have children interrupting me and wanting to play. As I am sure many others can agree, we don't have time to sit for long periods to figure it out.
As I was typing, this I thought, stop your belly-aching and search for it! I am SURE there is stuff on the internet to figure it out. So I jumped on over to Moneysavingmom.com where I have been reading many of her posts. She has a series called 31 Days To A Better Grocery Budget. I read Day 1 of the series about stop making excuses and just do it! So, that is what I am going to do.... My thought, if I put it in writing, I am obligating myself to do it. And when I do it, my husband will love me more than ever for saving money. So, GAME ON!