Archive for March 17th, 2008

Lately, our computer has been acting up. I have had to shut it down using the button on the computer, instead of closing down Windows properly, at least once a day for the past week.

I decided that it is time that I let my husband reinstall the operating system.

He has wanted to do this for some time, but I always protest because I have so much stuff on the hard drive and I don’t want to deal with backing it all up.

Yes, I should have it backed up anyway. And I could lose my data anyway when the computer crashes. But I still don’t want to deal with it.

Imagine a giant, three-car garage, filled to the top with boxes of stuff. Some boxes are labeled, but many are just boxes of random, assorted things that you got tired of cluttering up your house, so you threw them all in a box.

Well, my hard drive is the computer version of that garage.

When my desktop gets too cluttered, I throw everything into a new folder, instead of sorting it out.

I could just back it up as is and deal with it later, but I really should take the time to sort it all out into meaningful folders, so I can find things when I need them.

Who knew there was a digital equivalent to cleaning the house that I would dread doing just as much!

This week, we are dealing with a nasty flu.

My mother-in-law had it (just as we were leaving from our trip to visit her) and her fever lasted for 6 days.

My husband has had it since Thursday, stayed home from work on Friday, and hasn’t been out of bed all weekend.

As of yet, I have not had the full-blown symptoms, but I am not feeling well at all.

So, Sunday morning, I went through the sale fliers, gathered up my coupons, and headed out to shop for a week of ready-to-eat dinners!

This is a new thing for this cook-from-scratch mama.

Monday – St. Patrick’s Day – Corned beef and cabbage w/ carrots and potatoes. No green beer for these flu-fighters, but there will be cupcakes with green sugar sprinkles.

Tuesday – Chicken Breast Tenderloin sandwiches (frozen) and French Fries (also frozen) w/ baby carrots.

Wednesday – Frozen mini pizzas w/ salad

Thursday – Fettuccine w/ bottled Alfredo Sauce and Broccoli (frozen)

Friday – Slow Cooker Red Beans and Barley w/ Turkey Kielbasa (I add chili powder and cumin to that recipe and use chicken broth instead of veg.)

That will be the least cooking I have ever done in a week, while still eating decent food.

To check out more menu plans, head on over to Organizing Junkie.