As you can see I've been absent for a while. There has been a bit of a
change in circumstances here in the Craftcook household. Since Easter I have been unemployed and have
become a stay at home mum. Previously I had always been of the opinion that I
HAD to work even when I became a parent, but I have to say that over the past
few weeks I’ve begun to wonder why I had ever felt that way! I thoroughly enjoy being at home with the
kids. It also means I can spend more
time preparing dinner if I choose to, though if I am honest I prefer spending time
with the kids.
We’ve also had another change in our household. The week that I finished work, my husband
received news that he was to be promoted at work. He is now working in his new job. The upshot of this is that we haven’t had to
change our grocery budget of €100 a week.
Due to all this change I’ve been a bit haphazard when it comes to preparing
a weekly menu plan, but that’s about to change.
Yesterday I once again started making a note of our menu for the week
and creating a shopping list. Our menu
plan for the week is:
