I am so bored with cooking. A couple of weeks ago MrG was unfortunately made redundant. I decided that I should probably have a reliable income just in case it takes a while for the whole recruitment world to open back up. So, I got a job. Within about 30 mins of deciding to look. It was crazy fast! I am now a contact tracer.
Luckily I am still working from home but having to put in 40 hours per week means that pretty much everything else has gone to the dogs – including our meals! I cannot remember the last time Moose ate a proper vegetable but he is eating plenty of fruit so I’m not panicking just yet.
In my defence, it has been a LONG time since I was anything other than self employed and it is going to take a little getting used to. On the upside all I’m doing at work is training, it’s just a little difficult to meal prep and cook while attending meetings and trying to make sure the kids aren’t at each others throats. Yeah, you in the back, you are right. My husband could be cooking. He could be, but he’s not.. so here we are.
There is no way we can afford to slip back into bad habits though. With that in mind we are doubling down on the meal planning and I have even written an actual shopping list! Things are going to be tight for a while but that shouldn’t mean we can’t eat well.
Our week in food
Saturday: Chinese chicken curry with boiled rice
Sunday: Roast lamb with roasted veg and roasted potatoes
Monday: Pulled pork with mac & cheese
Tuesday: Chicken flatbreads with Mediterranean rice
Wednesday: Spaghetti carbonara
Thursday: Sticky pork with egg fried rice
Friday: Hot dogs with corn on the cob & sweet potato fries
I am sorry about your husband’s news but wow a contact tracer good luck. Your meals sound lovely and I am sure you will get into a routine after a while x good luck
I am sorry about your husband’s news but wow a contact tracer good luck. Your meals sound lovely and I am sure you will get into a routine after a while x good luck and hope it goes well
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Thanks lovely, have a great week x
Well done on finding something new to do, so fast too! Hope it helps financially x
Perhaps you could get some simple meals in, pre-made or pre-weighed out etc, just to relieve some of the burden? x
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ahh thanks so much, I was so surprised at the turn around!
That meal looks amazing. Good luck being a contact tracer, I am glad you were able to get that job, although I am not sure I envy you having to track down people and persuade them to stay home and all that. Is it going ok?
So sorry about your husband being made redundant but well done you with getting a job so quickly.
Your meal plan sounds great. I love the sound of the sticky pork. x