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Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail

Planning is a very big part of what I do. In fact, I often talk about the importance of it to my boys and listed it here .  It's a large part of why I think our home operates smoothly. But, I did have a couple of areas of my life that needed "cleaned-up."  Areas that I always seemed to procrastinate. (See, boys, I'm not perfect) I feel so much better getting that out in the open.  One of those areas was grocery shopping. I. Hated. It. I discovered in talking to other SAHM's, I wasn't alone. But, I needed a solution.  So, I started looking at why I hated it so much.  And, as I peeled back the layers here's what I discovered about me: I do not go to the store without a list, and I do not make a list without a menu, and making a menu seemed HARD.  Until, about 5 years ago.  I discovered plantoeat.com . I think that it was promoted at that time by Money Saving Mom . This software changed my life. Seriously. Well, part of it. I still actually had t...