Ok, so I've started a blog.

Hi! Lisa here! I've decided, with some nudging from friends, to start a blog about once a month cooking, being a mom, trying to save money, organization and household tips. I am in no way a pro at any of these but they are a passion for me.

I started cooking once a month about a year ago, I think. I really can't remember. I became interested in the "idea" of it several years ago when one of my friends was a consultant for "Homemade Gourmet". They had a recipe pack, if that's what you want to call it, that showed you how to make 4 freezer meals in 4 minutes. I loved that idea but was not motivated enough actually do it. In the mean time, I was becoming frustrated. I HATE TO COOK and I am not good at it. So, don't ask me to make meals for the family who just had a baby or the couple that just got married because I will refuse!! Only my close friends, who will love me no matter how bad my food tastes, will ever receive a meal from me!! haha Anyway, my frustration was coming from my lack of discipline to actually cook a meal for my family. Yeah, I would go to the grocery store and stock the shelves but there was no preparation or thought put into anything. So, dinner time would roll around and I would stare into the freezer and pray that some marvelous recipe would jump into my head. When that didn't happen, I would close the freezer, pack up the family and go out to eat. It was so much easier! Then every other week when I sat down to take care of the bills, I would hate myself for spending so much money on eating out when I had a pantry FULL of food! This cycle continued for some time until I finally realized that my family was suffering. We were wasting money that we could be putting away for a vacation and I was feeding my family junk almost every night of the week. How could I be the best mom that God intended for me to be if I couldn't find a way to get dinner on the table every night? Once a month cooking or freezer cooking has been a challenge and a journey but I am holding on tight and still up for the ride!