Frustrated

I am not one of those mothers that claim to be able to do it all. Nor do I want to be one of those mothers. I love having a life outside of the house. I love that Free Range Hubby helps a lot. I LOVE that I get to be a little selfish every once in a while! With that said, I'm feeling a little discouraged the last few days. It may be that I've been sick, but we'll get to that in a bit.

#1: What's the point of making all this food from scratch if Free Range Bennett doesn't even eat it!?!?!? We had like an hour long tantrum last night because he didn't want to eat what I made - all ingredients I know he likes. But after an hour of him crying, he gave in and ate! I did compromise and left the sauce off the pasta, but I consider it a victory!!!! Just wish it wasn't so much effort. I'm hoping he'll get used to it over time, but it would be so easy just to go back to the junk food.

#2: I feel like I go to the grocery store every day! Maybe I just need to plan better, but how can you stock up in fresh fruits and veggies? They go bad! It may be partly my fault. I feel nervous buying 2 bunches of bananas, because I'm afraid they'll go bad. Never mind the fact that Free Range Bennett eats like 2 a day. We usually go through a bunch in 2 days. So I'm going to the store every other day for bananas, not to mention all the other stuff. These stay at home moms obviously don't have boys. My child can go through an entire container of blueberries in one sitting. I just need to get over my fear of buying too much.

#3: All this homemade food is supposed to make you feel better and what do I get? Strep throat. Exept I'm not entirely convinced it was strep. Five days later and I still feel a little puny.

This switch to more whole foods is stressful, but I know in my heart it's worth it. I really do enjoy learning to cook and feel like my skills in the kitchen have increased tremendously. It's so overwhelming getting started, but I just keep telling myself it will get easier.