The Homemaker's Best Friend
Felicitations! I am starting a new system of housekeeping and meal planning. My hope is that this new system will help me keep more on track with my daily tasks, and eliminate decision fatigue in my day to day. It is not a new system, but one that I was recently reminded of that my own mother used when I was younger. As you may have already guessed, my "new" method is to use a household binder. Essentially what that entails is a setup of daily tasks, weekly tasks, monthly tasks, etc. all laid out. I will also have sheets of meals for each day of the week that I can go through and circle, and include written out versions of all of the recipes to make shopping lists easier. Another important feature that the food section will specifically have is a list of which store carries which item for the best value. Due to living in NC, grocery store options abound, and it is sometimes easier to just shop one place for ease. While th...