Phasing Myself Out
Shopping at the grocery store is the bane of my existence. Cleaning bathrooms comes in a close second, but hey, the children are old enough to assist with that now, and even bathrooms are an entrepreneurial endeavor in our house if you want to get paid! Groceries, however, are solely my responsibility as a mother if the children are to eat nutritious meals within our budget, and planning a stocked refrigerator and pantry are no easy task in a family of six with growing teenagers. Sure my husband and I shared the duties, once upon a time, as 'dinks' (double income no-kids) when life was all about us and dining out was frequent. I cannot help but smile at the freedom and excitement we savored in our youth... I quickly discovered, however, that sending him to the grocery store for more than a few items had diminishing returns with his sweet tooth and lack of savvy from the price of toilet paper to cheese. "No honey, Fruit Loops do not actually contain fruit," I explain...