Moms, Are You The Family C.E.O.?

My friend has a plaque hung on her home office door that says,

Mom

C.E.O. Of The Clives Family

I thought that was not only cute, but fitting for the mom of today. Most moms have the full load of after-school activities, shopping, and the budget. I know as a single mom I have no one else to share these responsibilities with, but even when I was married it was on me to handle. There are things that moms can do or use to make life more simplified like freezer cooking, scheduling reminders, shopping for groceries bi-monthly or once monthly, or money management sites like mint.com.

I personally do a little freezer cooking. I mostly make my breads and muffins for a month and freeze them. My daughter loves banana nut muffins and raisin bread so I try to have some on hand in the freezer. At times, I make ahead lasagna or enchiladas. I think I have said it once before, I try and limit my grocery shopping to once a month. I do, however, make a special trip for milk once a week. I have a strict budget that I layout for myself and hit it almost all the time. I am not at all perfect but strive to do my best.
I was wondering what the mom’s out there consider to be one of their biggest tools to make life easier for them. Leave a comment below and share it.

Happy Saturday!

We have been very lazy this morning. My daughter and I both are battling colds now and I am trying to convince myself to fold laundry that I washed late last night. My plans today are to make chicken pot pie. When I fix that I make enough for us to have today and then some to put in the freezer to have another night. My daughter loves it. She is 8 and loves carrots and mushrooms, so I have to include them in my recipe. I am very proud to say that she is became very interested in learning how to cook at a young age. She likes to help in anyway she can. Most of the time I will do all of the chopping and then she likes to do all of the stirring and helps with the measuring. She even has her own little apron that a friend made for her. I was around her age when my grandmother started to teaching me in the kitchen. I come from a very traditional southern family, so you know the kitchen plays a big part in out family. My grandmother's kitchen is still a gathering place for our family. Even at 83, she cooks homemade almost everyday.

Share your story of who you learned your cooking from and if you are or planning to pass it down to your children.