When Mom told me she was going to be out of the country and wanted me to take care of the blog while she was gone, she (of course) included instructions that included posts regarding Trim Healthy Mama, the eating plan I introduced her to four years ago. Life looks a lot different for me than it did then, though. Because of my divorce last year, I moved to Nashville and bought my own house. I also changed jobs (and industries), but still work the typically late hours I used to (and that Mom remembers). The difference is that I no longer come home and cook meals at 8 p.m. (or later) like I used to 😂 (though I still do typically go to the grocery store almost every day – some things never change 😂).
Part of the charm of a metro area for me is the many options when it comes to food – and if you haven’t been to Nashville, there are a lot of great options. I haven’t quite mastered the art of cooking for one. Paired with working so much, take out and delivery have been a staple for me, as have freezer meals (I am not making my life sound great at all, but I swear I love it – most of the time).
I do enjoy cooking, despite my lack of doing so for myself. I’m also not quite as much of a planner as Mom is in most areas of her life, so while I really thought I would actually do what Mom does and make a recipe from the cookbook, I ended up winging it like some of us have to out of necessity. Let’s be real, the best-laid plans don’t always work out anyway (just ask me haha).
Anyway, after a particularly hard day at work, I went looking through my fridge and freezer and landed with these three:
