Well, I haven't actually been grocery shopping since about a week before Thanksgiving. Yeah, you heard me. I've just been picking up a few basics here and there to keep my kids from starving - bread, milk, can of biscuits. We've been eating out a lot. I have done this because I really hate shopping, and I really hate planning a menu, and I really hate cooking.
So, I have to go tomorrow. I have to. Gabe just drank down my last can of evaporated milk. The bread is gone. There is nothing to drink but tap water. So, I'm making a list - screw checking it once, much less twice - and it feels like I'm writing out vocabulary words in high school. Pointless. Time consuming. BORING. Busy work.
And, for a long time now, I have not been able to come up with meal ideas. The ones I've come up with have turned out pretty bad. And nothing really sounds good to me, either. I mean, besides soda and candy and, occasionally, chili. (I don't know what it is about me and chili. Love love love. I can eat the whole can myself with about four ounces of cheese and a whole sleeve of saltines. I love frito pie. I love chili dogs. I would love chili fries if I liked fries.)
OH! And another reason I don't want to go is that I have lots of events happening this week, and that isn't like me. I don't want to add another one. Especially one I hate. I already have 2 others tomorrow that are gonna suck. The rest this week I'm really excited about, otherwise I wouldn't have booked so much. ("Booked". Listen to me, like I'm a professional or something!) But I'm not giving them up. I'm just afraid I'll start forgetting stuff.
Aww CRUD! I just realized that I won't be able to go to yoga tomorrow b/c of conflicting plans. Argh. Well, I'll be sure to soothe myself with some coke and peanut butter m&ms. That's almost as effective as the gym :)
11 comments:
Your cooking is ALWAYS good. It's just you're ungrateful family that is the problem.
Your craving for chili is your body's immediate need for protein after days and days of sugar coma.
I won't let you forget about our plans. Can't help ya' with the rest.
You are soo funny! I absolutely LOVE your cooking and I think you are great at it. If you ever need any cooking ideas, HELLO I'm a chef! ;) And I have tons of cookbooks and my taste for food is just like a little kid.
If you really don't have time to shop or if you need some help, let me know. I am jobless and I have no life and I absolutely LOVE shopping for groceries. Let me know, seriously.
I love you cravungs. Soda, candy and chili. I love chili too. Especially this time of year. It was 18 degrees here this morning.
i just tried a new crockpot recipe that craig really liked...its super easy...and the best part is jen...that it requires a can of COKE! you heard me..i cooked with coke...let me know if you want it
Oh I want it alright!
I don't mind going to the grocery. But I hate cooking. If I never had to make dinner again, I would be happy! I do like to bake - too bad cookies, fudge, and cupcakes aren't a very healthy diet!
I loathe shopping as well! We also go days where its goldfish crackers and water. We usually have buttered noodles on hand too.
Oh and you are a great cook! Kids just really do SUCK! I hate that they are so flippant with their likes and dislikes!
I used to be ok with cooking (except for pregnant times). But our kitchen here is not even a kitchen its a nook. I can't stand it. So many times I just refuse to even go in there so we eat out a lot!
pulled jerk pork sandwiches
1 boneless pork shoulder (2 1/2 lb)
1 tablespoon Jamaican jerk seasoning (dry)
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 cup cola (i used one can)
2 cups barbecue sauce
8 sandwich buns or flour tortillas (8 to 10 inch)
1. Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Remove fat from pork. Rub jerk seasoning over pork; sprinkle with thyme. Place pork in slow cooker. Sprinkle with onion. Pour cola over pork.
2. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
3. Remove pork from slow cooker; reserve 1/2 cup juices. Use 2 forks to pull pork into shreds. Place pork in slow cooker. Stir in barbecue sauce and reserved juices. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 30 to 45 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Spoon filling onto buns.
You did it Jen!
Um, about those two 'events happening tommorrow' that are 'gonna suck' ... is one of those Enrichment Night? Just wondering.
I have the most wonderful husband in the entire world because he does the grocery shopping. Sometimes I can get my act together enough to go get a list of 3 or 4 items, but I HATE shopping - so he does it. I also don't have to cook since my family won't eat what I cook. (A good reason he shops - he can get what he wants and what he cooks) It all seems to be working out pretty well for me.
"Um, about those two 'events happening tommorrow' that are 'gonna suck' ... is one of those Enrichment Night? Just wondering."
Funniest comment ever! Not that Lori is ever going to read this, now that it's six months after the fact, but I loved it. I used to be the Enrichment Counselor (I assume she's on that team?), and even I thought it sucked sometimes. Not the being there. Not the bonding. But the planning and the getting there? Major sucking.
Man, I love you so much Jen. I wish we were neighbors so I could do all the shopping and you could do all the being hilarious. I know we're going to live close to each other in heaven someday, but will there be a Kroger? Hmmm. I don't know.
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