We’ve only got a couple weeks left of blissful summer before routines roll out again. Going back to work and school schedules can be an adjustment. You’ve got to juggle getting everyone ready and out the door in the morning. You come home after a busy day at work. Some of you now have groups opening up again in the evening as well. One area I find that takes a back seat in all this is your meals.

I was never really a meal planner. I would buy what I thought we might like throughout the week. Then I’d get creative with what was in my cupboards and what my stomach was craving. I think I would call this “survival” stage.