Usually, I can just get on with dinner. I enjoy making the food for the family, and this week has been the easiest for a long time. For the last few months in accordance with my frugal ways I’ve made a monthly meal plan, and for the most part that has worked out. I work much better with lists and my life feels ordered if I know what we are having for dinner tonight and tomorrow night and next Thursday night. With the exception of a few items very little has been repeated over the last 2 months. We have similar themes: curry, fish, pasta, rice and something and soup night. This week has been better than others I have planned, and I can only assume that is because I haven’t stuck to the plan at all. I feel safe with the list, and always know I can cook what’s on it, but feel much more relaxed making what comes to hand. So for instance tonight was supposed to be sausage plait. Well, I bought sausage meat from my butcher last week and made some sausage rolls for packed lunches, and although they were nice I was fed up of sausage and didn’t buy any at the butchers this week. What I did get was 2lbs of beef mince.
That was on Monday. and everyday I’ve thought, we’ll have that mince tonight. I have been going to make burgers with it all week, but last night decided instead we’d have a mince curry made with it. Dave took me out to the post office when he got in from work. I had a quick skate around the supermarket for eggs, and saw some reduced organic turkey. So we had turkey curry instead.
Tonight we are going to have the burgers, I’ve bought buns, and we have to because the mince won’t last any longer. Normally I’d have had the burgers made and in the fridge ready to be cooked when everyone is home this evening. But, I’m putting it off, I know I am procrastinating on it, but not sure why. There is no way I will waste the meat, so it is going to be cooked, and I just have to get on with it. Zen Habits is great for help with procrastination, and reading from there I’ve learnt that it’s no good trying to rationalise or convince. I just have to do it, not think about just get on with it.
Therefore, I just have to finish this blog, um, better check my email, and er, sure there’s a program I want to catch up on, but then absolutely nothing will stop me making those yummy burgers.
