Have you ever wished and maybe even prayed for more hours in
your day? I know for me, my wish consists of a personal chef that could come in
and prepare three meals a day for me and my family! Oh, wouldn't that be
fantastic? (picture blank stare and cheesy smile here)
I would like to help all of the busy parent's out there who
have also felt this way a time or two. Here are ten time saving tips that may
help you:
1. Become friends with your crockpot (slow cooker).
Put your food into the crockpot in the morning before you
start your day, turn it on low and allow it to do the cooking! (This may be the
closest we will get to having that personal chef cook our dinner for us).
A great book to purchase is: Fix It and Forget It cookbook.
This book is packed full of crockpot recipes! They even have a Christmas
version :)
2. Save time by saving on the mess. When you do have to cook
dinner, line your pans and baking dishes with no-stick foil. The clean up is a
breeze! No washing every pan!
3. Invest in a Keurig coffee maker. Instead of waiting for
your old, standard coffee pot to brew your morning coffee, invest in the Keurig
and make the one cup that you need. It will be done in a flash!
Instead of having to buy the individual coffee pods for the
machine, purchase the tool that allows you to use your own coffee.
4. Make breakfast for dinner. This is a super fast way to
make dinner. Not only that, it is an inexpensive way to make dinner too. Who
doesn't like breakfast for dinner????
5. Use that dish washer! Don't waste time washing the
dishes, silverware and cups after each meal. Just rinse them off and put them
into the dish washer. Run it once a week. This will not only save you time after
eating, it will save money because you will be using less water.
6. Have a McDonald's night. It does not have to be
McDonald's, but designate one night a week when you make a trip to the drive
through instead of cooking dinner. For us, our drive through night is the night
that my son has basketball practice.
7. Drive through Starbucks for your coffee. If you prefer to
purchase your morning coffee, drive through your local Starbucks instead of
going in. While you wait in the drive through line, you can check your email on
your smart phone and kill two birds with one stone.
8. Go for a walk during your lunch hour. If you are having
trouble finding time to exercise early in the morning or late in the evening
because you have too much to do when you get home, go for a walk during your
lunch hour. Bring your lunch to work (if you work outside of the home) and go
for a walk afterwards...what else are you going to do?
9. Bring paperwork to your children's sporting practices. If
you have a stack of magazines you need to read, a book you have yet to finish
or a stack of coupons you need to clip, bring them with you and go through them
while you wait for your children as they are having a sporting practice during
the week.
10. Cook on Saturday. Prepare and even cook your meals for
the week on the weekend. When you are ready to prepare dinner during the week,
this will save on prep time. Just pop your frozen meal into he oven and go
about your business.
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