Meal Planning Update

So far, my new method seems to be working quite well. Granted, it's only been 1 week, but so far, so good. I have stayed under budget with my grocery spending, we did not get fast food for dinner once this week (yay!) and my son has been quite happy to get a specific answer to his daily "what's for dinner" question instead of the usual "I don't know yet." I would like to be able to get a better handle on leftovers, either being more proactive in freezing them, reusing them in a different meal or not making so much to begin with, so that is also something I'm working on. This afternoon I'm going to get a head start and work out the meal plan for the following 2 weeks since I get paid later in the week and will be hitting the stores either Thursday or Friday. I've been bad about putting off making a list and getting coupons together until the last minute this summer, and I'm working on getting more organized again with that, too. I'm hopeful that I've found a system that will work long term, or at least until the kids "fly the coop" in a few, all too short years!