http://www.momszoneblogs.com/mom-musings-fun-funny-mother-stories/2009/happy-stressful-days-ahead Another Great Mom's Zone Blog! Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:55:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.momszoneblogs.com/mom-musings-fun-funny-mother-stories/2009/happy-stressful-days-ahead/comment-page-1#comment-7 Jill B. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:19:57 +0000 http://www.momszoneblogs.com/mom-musings-fun-funny-mother-stories/?p=78#comment-7 Tara, I appreciate your view on the holiday season and empathize with you (or more likely, suffer with you LOL). This year my girlfriends and I tried a food meal co-op to de-stress our daily lives. Dinner is always a hectic time in our household, the phone is ringing, kids want to play but need to sit and work on homework, I'm frustrated because of the ingredient that I forgot at the grocery store, and I still have hopes of getting everything cleaned up and making it to that class at the gym. To remedy, myself and 3 friends (with families of 4) assigned each other days of the week and we rotate protein categories (chicken, beef, pasta, other). That means Mon-Wed dinner gets dropped off, ready to eat, on my front doorstep. I cook for the other families one day a week (Thurs) and take to them. Dishes are minimal and new recipes are enjoyed! I encourage anyone to try it with your friends. We have enjoyed it so much. My stress levels are down and everything gets done in the evenings with time to spare. Tara, I appreciate your view on the holiday season and empathize with you (or more likely, suffer with you LOL). This year my girlfriends and I tried a food meal co-op to de-stress our daily lives. Dinner is always a hectic time in our household, the phone is ringing, kids want to play but need to sit and work on homework, I’m frustrated because of the ingredient that I forgot at the grocery store, and I still have hopes of getting everything cleaned up and making it to that class at the gym.
To remedy, myself and 3 friends (with families of 4) assigned each other days of the week and we rotate protein categories (chicken, beef, pasta, other). That means Mon-Wed dinner gets dropped off, ready to eat, on my front doorstep. I cook for the other families one day a week (Thurs) and take to them. Dishes are minimal and new recipes are enjoyed! I encourage anyone to try it with your friends. We have enjoyed it so much. My stress levels are down and everything gets done in the evenings with time to spare.

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