Menu Planning.

In order for me to feel like I am a good mom and wife I try and cook dinner every night. (because we think we have to eat every night.) Seems pretty simple. WRONG. Maybe I am the only one that has this issue, but just like going to the store, my brain comes up short when it is time for dinner. Unless it is screaming at me or it is planned, I really have no idea what we are having for dinner. Then I am lost. When this happens we have cereal for dinner...True Story.

When I decided to stay home I needed an easy way to plan for dinners, without it taking me hours upon hours to plan. --It has taken me up to 5 hours to meal plan before--I over complicate EVERYTHING.

So I made a template.

Sundays--Crockpot

Monday--Meatless

Tuesday--Toss it!

Wednesday--Pizza

Thursday--Chicken

Friday--Meat

Saturday--Pasta

Oh the possibilities are endless, however, this gives me a great foundation to meal plan. Also its helpful so I don't have pasta three times in one week, or chicken more than one time a week. Gives me variety and is easy if I have to make a run to the grocery store without a list.

 (I don't recommend it)

This was brilliant on my part. I don't have many brilliant moments, but I think this one is my favorite.

Here are a few printables I use to help me out.

Menu

Menu Planner

These are not my originals. They have the owners name on them. These are just the ones I use. xoxo enjoy.

That darn list!

Yesterday we had company and I had to run to the store and get a few things for dinner. Nothing fancy just spaghetti. I didn't have Caden so I knew I had this...without the list.

--The lies I tell myself--

First stop. I thought I did great. Until I started driving off and making dinner in my head and thought "CRAP I forgot the spaghetti noodles!!" So the entire time on the way to the next store I said.. "spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti-Don't forget the spaghetti!"

I even attempted to write it on my hand while I was driving. I didn't feel safe doing that and driving so I just told myself. "I wont forget"

LIES 

I arrive at my next destination. I don't know what it is about getting to the store and forgetting your name. Seriously. Is it the overwhelming task of finding what you need? Finding what you came for? Or not wanting to be seen by those you possibly may know? OR is it that you spend way to much time looking at the lady with the tight pants on, wondering how she squeezed into the size 3 jeggings when she CLEARLY was a size 22....no idea. Maybe it is all of it. But how does one forget the spaghetti TWICE and then not remember until you are half way home? "I wont forget it"

LIES 

What WAS suppose to be a 30 minutes trip out of the house turned into an hour! What has happened to my brain? Needless to say I continue to leave the house without a list. WHY!?

Are you one of those list bound people? I wanna hear your story.

I thought I would add my first printable just incase you are like me and NEED one. Its not an original. Give me time. You are welcome.

Because I haven't heard Herbs have a recall....EVER!

This post isn't about demonizing Dr's or Nurses who spend long hours being away from their families taking care of sick people. This isn't about that. This is about people taking CHARGE of their health. Hang on to your panties, its about to get serious up in here.

I have been reading articles from Dr's who have moved from using traditional medicines to exclusively using herbs. They are getting better results and longer lasting results with LESS side effects than pharmaceutical drugs. True. Why is this not being discussed in our Dr visits?? Dr's make money when you come back. (Personal opinion, sorry its true.)

Are there things that need a SPECIALIST. Yes. Cancer probably is one of those things.

Adam had a back surgery 7 years ago that still bothers him to this day. Shots are an every other year Dr appointment. Just to tolerate pain. These medicines don't HEAL anything they just numb the pain.

 Pain is your bodies way of telling you something is wrong. Ignoring pain is bad.

Covering pain up. Is worse.

Doing research on herbs that will help Adam with his pain and this is what I have found.

There are three types of pain:

1. Nerve pain

2. Muscle pain

3. Inflammation

Congratulations. You are now a educated.

All three are serious and should be HEALED not covered up. Otherwise you will just continue to reinjure yourself.

So I found these bad boys. There are several ways you can do you herbs.

In a tea. In a tincture. As a glycerin. As an infused oil. or As a capsule.

There is a time to use all of those methods. For Adam this is what I am doing.

Did you know that St Johns Wort actually HEALS nerve damage? It also restores damaged cells. It is also an anti-inflammatory. (amazing herb)

Prickly Ash helps with the shooting and searing pain. They have had cases where the nerve pain wasn't helped AT ALL with pharmaceutical drugs and Prickly Ash took the pain away altogether.

Kava Kava is a very effective remedy for relaxing tension, and it works both on the mind and the muscles. (retail is extremely tense)

Jamaican Dogwood is a very effective and unique remedy for pain.  It has an action on both muscular and nerve pain.

Most of these are in a tincture. Mostly because I don't have time to make a glycerin right now. (Don't worry its coming) I got this so we can test it out for ourselves before I do our own formula. Just like pharmaceutical drugs a "one size fits all" doesn't fit all.

A trip to the Chiropractor is Monday. If your spine is out of whack aint nothing right.

Vitamins are important too. Check and check.

The thing you must understand herbs WONT do the job for your body. They HELP it. Our bodies have become so reliant on pharmaceutical drugs our bodies have forgotten how to fight off everything.

Think of it as welfare if  you must. The less you do for yourself. The more you depend on something or someone else to do it for you. 

AND

Lets me honest. When was the last time you turned on the radio and heard...."Do you know a loved one that has taken St. Johns Wort and died of lung cancer? Call Michael Johnson to see if you qualify for the class action lawsuit." Nope. Not gonna happen.

xoxo