How do you work, make good food and keep a clean house....is it possible?

[Turkish Delight]

LOL Winter. I wish i could be lazy sometimes and not see all the housework waiting for me.

I'm going to run a BB DH bootcamp here. I'm sure i could organise one for you girls too.

[fionas]

I'm not crash hot on the tidy/clean house side of things (my excuse is that we have no storage space which makes it a bit hard even with best of intentions) but good, nutritious food is an absolute priority for me. I don't always succeed but I find it works best if I plan a few meals in advance and absolutely make sure they're quick to cook. It's daunting to get home even if you have all the ingredients waiting for you and it's going to take an hour to cook.

I also try to make sure I have some quick standbys that can be done in literally five minutes. I always have potatoes in the house so if DD is unexpectedly starving she can have a jacket potato thrown in the microwave with some baked beans and cheese (or other filling) done in five mins. Other standbys are veggie quiche and I always make sure if we cook pasta we have leftovers.

If I really can't be stuffed and we have takeaway, I try to make sure it's a healthy one. So grilled fish and I'll make a salad. OK, maybe we can have a couple of potato cakes too!

It's really, really hard but the key is planning ahead. There's no easy solution unfortunately.