I have recently found out from my doctor that I am hypoglycemic and on my way to being diabetic. She has recommended I start a Low GI diet. Unfortunately, I live on pasta and bread and don't really have the motivation to cook anything else. And all these low GI recipes have crazy things in them like mushrooms, and onions, and garlic! Seriously, barley? Who eats barley?
They are full of things I used to buy before I realized molding in the veggie drawer is not what God had in mind for these foods.
That is why meal planning is a big part of Operation Housewife. Hopefully by planning ahead, I will be able to plan and prepare healthy meals for myself and my family. However, finding recipes, shopping for them, preparing, cooking, cleaning up after, etc. is so much work! If it doesn't come out of a box, it's really too much effort.
I really don't want to do it. But I will! Tonight is the night. I will plan the meals for this week and shop tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Operation Housewife
Okay so I'm not a very good blogger because I don't ever post anything. But I am hoping to change that with Operation Housewife (the theory is that if I blog about it, I won't fail). There are three parts to O.H.
1. Bible Study
2. Cooking/ Meal planning
3. Cleaning
I spent last week getting a household notebook put together and I created a brand new daily schedule and cleaning schedule. Of course, in order to get all the things done that I need to do I have to wake up 2 hours earlier.
In the process of creating my new schedule and notebook, I have been reading many websites and blogs by moms. They all seem so organized and sane (although being that organized has to be a sign of insanity, right?). There is actually a mom out there who lives on a farm, grinds her own wheat, and cooks her own food. I want to be like that! But I don't think it's very likely. So this is for all the not-so-organized housewives who are pulling out their hair at the thought of cooking dinner for their families (because the kitchen is too messy to cook in and we wouldn't want to make a bigger mess).
1. Bible Study
2. Cooking/ Meal planning
3. Cleaning
I spent last week getting a household notebook put together and I created a brand new daily schedule and cleaning schedule. Of course, in order to get all the things done that I need to do I have to wake up 2 hours earlier.
In the process of creating my new schedule and notebook, I have been reading many websites and blogs by moms. They all seem so organized and sane (although being that organized has to be a sign of insanity, right?). There is actually a mom out there who lives on a farm, grinds her own wheat, and cooks her own food. I want to be like that! But I don't think it's very likely. So this is for all the not-so-organized housewives who are pulling out their hair at the thought of cooking dinner for their families (because the kitchen is too messy to cook in and we wouldn't want to make a bigger mess).
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