Useful, actually

Okay, so I’ve been thinking about how I can make this blog into something someone might actually want to read, and I’ve started thinking about some things that I do that other people might find useful, actually.

Every week, I come up with a Family Meal Plan and then I make up my grocery list so that on either Saturday or Sunday I can take the baby out for a couple of hours and give the husband time to himself around the house while I go to the Farmers’ Market and the grocery store. Bryleigh is usually very good and occupied while on these shopping trips. Of course, she tries to grab the random produce item or two, and throws her blanket/dolly/sippycup on the floor once or twice, but overall we do really well together on our little shopping trips. She spends most of her time flirting with other shoppers. And then there was that one time she napped—

[I have no idea how she slept like that, but she did for about 30 minutes upon arrival at the Farmers’ Market. She’d fallen asleep in the car; I carried her in so as not to wake her but then realized I couldn’t steer a shopping cart while holding a sleeping toddler and examining my shopping list, so I put her in the cart, and she just put her head down and was out for another 30 minutes.]

Anyway, back to topic, people may find it really useful if I post my Family Meal Plan. I am always trying to find healthy (at least relatively) balance meals, and so I end up trying new recipes often. I’m thinking I should implement Family Meal Plan Fridays. Also partly because I keep meaning to come up with the Meal Plans during my lunch hour each Friday because it tends to take quite some time to do, and I always wish that I had my computer up while I’m doing it (but never do at home) so that I can check and see what’s on sale at Kroger that week.

Useful, actually… Right?

Then another thing I like to do is look at new wines to try. Of course, I’m too broke to actually try any of these wines, but I do look at them and post them often on my Pinterest account. I was thinking I could also implement Wine-down Wednesdays and could post about interesting bottle of wine. It will likely consist of other peoples’ opinions, but I could find different reviews of the same bottle and collate them into one blog entry, along with information regarding where to buy and the cheapest prices.

Useful, actually… Right?

One day a week I will post about whatever new recipe I have tried, what I could do to make it better, and whether or not I will make it again. For a person who cooks at least one new recipe a week, that’s pretty good.

Useful, actually… Right?

And finally, I’d like to start doing fun projects with Bryleigh on the weekends, and I think I may research the week prior, and do a blog entry about what I plan to do with her, with a follow up the next week on how it went, what would have made it better, and what we plan to do the following weekend.

Useful, actually… Right?

So we have the following schedule:

• Fun-day Monday—Fun toddler projects


• Tried and True Tuesday—Recipe of the week


• Wine-down Wednesday—Wine of the week


• Thankful Thursday—What I’m thankful for this week, whether it’s a useful product, a new book I’m reading, something Bryleigh or The Husband did, etc.


• Family Meal Plan Friday—The next week’s meal plan

I think I’ve finally figured out where this blog is going, and maybe, just maybe, I’ve come up with a schedule that I will find fun to follow!