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Fantastic! I’ve always been terrible at this- I constantly pivot to whatever the mood strikes!! It does make family life a whole lot easier when I do it!

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I’ve seen food bloggers dedicate their whole website to meal plans and planning. Even having a shopping list written out for readers. Which is amazing.

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I’m a second generation meal planner! I still have some of my mother’s menus in my files. I plan a week ahead but also allow flexibility if something comes up. I do a fair amount of hosting and couldn’t do it without a plan in place. I’m pretty sure I’ve passed this on to my daughters so they are third generation planners…

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My mother never seemed to plan our meals. Or at least, never appeared to, which is why I guess I don’t.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you!! You’re so kind to include me!

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Thank you Lynn for the mention! Menu planning is a learned skill, that is for sure. The good thing is anyone can learn it (even the unorganized person like me) and adapt it to fit their needs.

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I thing one of the best ways to start is by planing for a few days to begin with, then progress onto weeks and months worth of planning. If that's what people want to do.

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My wife has a good handle on the monday to friday....and I blow things up at the weekend! Our two teenage boys drop and re-arrange plans all the time, so it's a difficult task. I put a fortnight plan over the christmas period, and try and stick it to....and to quote a well know TV cartoon....It would have worked if it wasn't for those pesky kids! (Although truth be told, I wouldn't change it!)

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I do all the cooking and baking in our house and do make a weekly shopping list, which tends to be the same each week. Perhaps it’s time I stepped up my game a bit. I might surprise myself. 😆

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Thank you so much for the mention, Lynn!

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You’re welcome.

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I definitely plan out my meals for the week as in I decide 6 recipes I'll make just so I can do one big shop a week (I don't live close to a supermarket so have to plan). I always leave one free day too. A couple good links in here that I'll have to go and check out!

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I like the idea of having one free day a week.

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Thanks for the mention, Lynn. So many great tips here! I noticed yesterday (on my meal planning day 😉) how much it changes throughout the year. I get so much more creative in the fall, as the days grow shorter and I have more time to spend in the kitchen. Guess that's part of the fun!

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