yeah, so I'm one of those moms that looks down on lunchables. Bad for the environment! filled with food that is not necesarily the healthiest!
I think this is the year, however, where I really could comprehend why moms use them.
This is also the year that I needed to pack three lunches rather than two, and I think that was the tipping point. I don't even work full-time and I still struggle to find the energy at the end of the day to clean out the million little plastic/glass containers and fill them up again with all the appropriate foods. By 8:00pm, I am tired! I want to waste time on the internet or maybe watch something random on TV. I certainly don't WANT to pack lunches or clean up the kitchen.
Of course if I had a husband who worked normal hours, maybe this lunch packing task wouldn't feel so onerous. Perhaps he would take charge of some of the lunch packing. well, on second thought, he totally wouldn't. If you dealt with food all day, would you want to come home and pack lunches? Probably not.
So this is my solution to feeding myself and the kids all week: cook and bake up a storm on the weekend. Prep as much as possible so meals can be thrown together at the last minute. I've made 3 dozen muffins this weekend. I'm going to use the crock pot this week too.
I want to make healthy meals for my kids and model good eating habits. I also want to make sure they see their mommy being active and going to the gym. My house and kitchen also need to be kept reasonably clean. I would like to see my husband occasionally. There are not enough hours in the day and I don't have enough money to outsource more of the reproductive tasks of the household (housekeeper, personal chef!).
I'm trying not to sound too whiny. After all, I have a great husband, a great job, benefits, two beautiful kids and reasonably good health.
I just need maybe four more hours in my day to get everything done.
