It’s 5 o’clock. I am sitting in traffic. It’s my quiet time to myself. Time to spend on addressing those random tidbits that randomly enter my mind and leave just as quickly because there is another one that has been waiting in line. But the most pressing question is one that I can always count on recurring.
What’s for dinner? Ugh. I hate that question.
I wouldn’t say that I am indecisive. It’s more that I strongly dislike making a decision. And it won't help to ask my husband what he wants because all he will say is he doesn’t care. And if I asked my son, he will say “Cow” which is code for Chick-fil-A. It's his fave because he can socialize in the play area and get a balloon to take home.
I refuse to spend my “Me” time in the car thinking about it. I will address it when I get home where I will alternate between the fridge and pantry for 30 minutes trying to decide. I have become all too comfortable calling hubby and asking him to pick up something on the way home. I will not do that to my family anymore. Bad wifey/mommy!
**Insert foot stomp** Not gonna happen anymore. So what now?!
Enter: The Weekly Menu Board
Mun-ah!! Problem solved. Now I don’t have to make the daily decision about dinner. I also don’t have to spend four hours at the grocery store with my toddler wandering up and down each aisle trying to figure out what we want, need, etc. It’ll all be right there on my menu list! I’m so excited!
Mothers have been using this trick for a very long time. This is definitely nothing new. But it’s new to my family. Okay, so, let’s go buy a whiteboard right?? Uhhh, no. I definitely was not putting one of those in my house unless it’s inside my pantry. And that’s not happening because my pantry is the size of my freezer. Why would a 2400 sq. ft. home have a pantry that size?? Makes no sense.
I had come across an incredibly easy solution. Take a frame, insert your fave patterned paper or fabric and voila! Instant message board! So off I went to Hobby Lobby in search of the perfect frame. Easy right?
Wrong…
I do this thing where I don’t know exactly what I want until it I see it. It will give me this “that’s perfect” feeling! Well, I didn’t see it or feel it in the frame section that day. Hmpf. It’s okay. I’ll figure this out. I always do.
And I did! So, without further hesitation…
living. loving. crafting.
Chris
