Every once in a while I have a day where I wish I wasn't a teacher. I typically love what I do but sometimes it just frustrates me. Today was one of those days. Due to my job as a special ed teacher I have odd responsibilities and meetings I have to attend. Right now we're in the middle of report card reviews so I've been sitting to look over the grades and growth being made by all kids. I then had to attend meetings where we again discussed the growth (or better lack of growth) of students. This meeting went on to last until 4:30. That means I sat in one meeting or another from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm with a 30 minute lunch. That is painfully mind numbing. Good came out of it but still...
Here's the awesomeness that came from it though. Earlier in the Summer I had made the decision to dabble in the idea of prepping meals in bulk to be eaten later. I happened to pull one of these such meals out of the freezer late last week and was able to throw it in the oven tonight and feed my family a good dinner. I'm starting to gather resources to continue this journey. My favorite one so far is Once A Month Mom. They have a massive data base of recipes and include sections for "whole" foods, gluten/dairy free, vegan and traditional. They recently have gone to a pay format but you can access recipes for free as well.
