For next week, and the weeks that follow, I need to make dinner plans. Really. There is no excuse. I subscribe to THREE magazines that are full of recipes (well, they are the only magazines I subscribe to). I have a shelf loaded with cookbooks. I have an entire internet of food web sites. What is my deal. Do I feel overwhelmed by all the millions of choices? Do I dread eating chicken too many nights per week? Am I afraid of getting bored of taco night?

We were making menus for a while, and it was of course very successful, economical, healthy, and forced us to eat a wide variety of foods. I just work better when I have a recipe to use or at least inspire me. So there’s no shortage of recipes, and I have the time to do the shopping trip. That’s the other thing: when I create the menu, I also created a big shopping list for the whole week, organized by store section, and I would go on Monday and buy everything (unless I needed something really fresh for Friday’s dinner, then I’d wait). It made me shop less often and spend less.

So. What’s for dinner Monday night?

In other news… I’m glad I have so many months to plan Freya’s bedroom. It will ensure that I don’t do anything too impulsive. Right now I am thinking about wall colors, still. I also realized I will have to paint the ceiling because it is also that horrible yellowy cream color. I should just paint it white. We could actually do two white walls and then two in a nice saturated color, like a deep sea blue or leafy green. I really don’t know. Ugh. And it will have to stay these colors for a long time, so we have to LOVE it.

Alright, time to go downstairs for some Jeopardy!.