meal planning part 2

On tuesday i went shopping for bulk items. I bought beef, steak and chicken. we don't usually eat meat and when we do we don't eat very much so i thought if i portioned the bulk meat that it would last us a long time. When i finally finished portioning the meat we had over 60 portions of meat. I was pretty proud of myself for dividing everything up. i spent 92 dollars on about 65 portions of meat which equals 1.42 per portion. Is that good? I think that is a good price.  i do believe that i may buy a freezer dedicated to frozen food items. my freezer is small and now is packed with small portions of meat. i am sure there is more that i can freeze. maybe i should stock up on butter...what other items can you freeze?

I also have the next two weeks planned out for meals. i varied the meals based on ethnicity and made sure to include a few easy days for when the house might be a little crazy or my birthday coming up. 

I made a chore list to help me remember what to do everyday.

Daily

Make bed ( you would be amazed what making a bed does to your attitude about the rest of the day)

dishes (as I cook and after i eat)

wipe down counters and table

feed the dog

1 load of laundry

Weekly

Vacuum

sweep

clean bathroom

clean landon's room

i have done pretty good this week so far, but its only wednesday. 

It usually doesn't take more than a half hour to finish my daily list. On mondays i am going to plan my meals for a week ahead of time.  I have noticed that it makes me feel good when i sit down after i have done my list and can relax knowing that my husband will not come home grumpy because there is a pile of dishes or that he is unable to find clean underwear. I am happy that my kid has clean clothes and that there are no socks on the floor for two weeks while we wait for the other person to pick them up. We have seemed to be a little more peaceful as a couple since i have started my housewife training.