Take Stock

I'll bet you have been working in your class rooms this week making sure that everything is just perfect??  But have you spent any time at home preparing for the next nine months? (No, I don't mean preparing for a new addition!) 
Now is a great time to stock up on home supplies.  Remember.... you are going to be exhausted. You will not  feel like grocery shopping or cooking. It always takes awhile to get your body back on school time.  So...... plan ahead. Get out the crockpot. Make a list of favorite menus and stock up on supplies for your home.  Plan a crockpot meal for the first day so you come home to the enticing smells of comfort food.  And remember, there is only one you.  I used to compare myself to the Proverbs 31 woman and get so frustrated. Then I heard a sermon in which the pastor believed that the Proverb was actually written about more than one woman. What a relief!  I don't have to do it all! Do what you can and accept what you can't.  

Need some suggestions??
-Anything pasta is comfort food (for me). Pasta cooks fast and is filling. 
-Beef tips in broth. Put stew meat (I dump it in frozen) in crockpot. 
 Add one can of beef broth (or two depending on much beef you put in). 
 Season. Turn on low and come home to beef 
 tips in broth. Just add wide egg noodles for beef and noodles. 
-Chicken seasoned with taco seasoning. Another crockpot meal. 
 Just add enough chicken broth to keep it from getting dry.
- Tacos in the crockpot- crumble ground beef, sprinkle with taco 
  seasoning and add liquid to keep moist.  If you have leftovers use 
   to make enchiladas later in the week.
- Made double of whatever you are fixing for meals this week and 
  freeze the extras. Make sure to label and date.  I use glass baking 
  dishes with plastic lids. Pop off the lid, defrost, 
  oven.  To keep dish from cracking, don't preheat oven. 

** The key is to keep things simple.  And remember .... You don't have to do it all!