What's for dinner?

I have never been able to claim fame of being a great ‘homemaker’ in the general sense- I don’t enjoy alot of cooking, I like cleaning even less, I am not a scrapbooker (though I wish I were), not into crafts like crocheting or knitting or sewing (again wish I were), the idea of homeschooling my kids would consist of someone else coming over to teach them, being a happy SAHM is a struggle for me, and I don’t really know what ‘crunchy’ means, but I am pretty sure that I am not. Partly because I am who I am, and partly because of my upbringing- but I know these things about myself and have made peace with it. On the other hand I have a strong sense of family, believe in higher education, love my children more than anything else in existence, and have a true appreciation for a faster, easier, organized, creative way of doing things and keeping a home. I have so much respect for my fellow homemaker friends who can seemingly do it all- raise 4 kids with their husbands overseas, shop on a tight budget but still manage to get everything that’s needed, keep their house clean and organized and somehow find time to make 3 meals a day plus snacks, plus blog online or work even, not to mention sewing a ripped hem and baking fresh bread or cookies. These women are my heroes (I have my friend Pam in mind right now). One thing I do love is the hunt for a good deal. I love to save money on items, to coupon, and my goal for the last year since I really started up with it has been to create the ultimate pantry with a stockpile to last at least 6 months and to get a freezer to store frozen foods in as well. Along with that, I’m interested in learning new recipes, do it yourself techniques, and finding faster shortcuts that lead to the same results as longer cooking. Hey I guess I do have a bit of homemaker in me lol. Especially since we just downsized from a house to an apartment, this place is completely unorganized. I stopped couponing for a few months and am out of the loop with the current hot deals. I have no stockpile and am so tired of thinking ‘What’s for dinner?’ and that’s what inspired the name of this post. With my surgery in 3 months, I thought it was about time I start to work on these goals so that life while I’m recovering will be easier on me and my family.

So as I start from ground zero- including no coupons- watch me create at least a small stockpile, get back on the deal track, and organize this place- maybe I’ll even make fresh bread in that bread machine I got a yard sale for $5 months ago.