Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you to all of the different outlets of our service men and woman who have all fought and continue to fight for us!
I love long weekends. Last night, Josh and I stayed up late watching "The Guardian." That is such a great movie about the Coast Guard. We hadn't seen it in years, but the acting is very powerful. As we were turning the movie off, I told Josh that I didn't think we ever hear anything really about the Coast Guard in the news, which makes me sad because they should be recognized for their bravery, strength, and perseverance. But, I don't think the people of the Guard go into that career thinking about getting recognized. They do it to save lives.
Josh is still recovering from his cold. He's better, but he's still got a pretty bad cough. I can't blame him for not wanting to do much...but the sweet guy has been all over my computer working hard on the blog. He's gotten us registered on Food Gawker and Taste Spotting and we've applied to work with Blogher as well. We're crossing our fingers on that one.
When I first started this blog, it was just as a hobby. Something for me to do. Then I kind of went back and forth a lot on if this was something I wanted keep up and maybe make a business out of. I went back and forth on that for probably two years. But at the beginning of the year, I've come to the conclusion, that I really love writing about food and sharing recipes and hearing other people's thoughts on the recipes we make. I love it! This hobby...has changed our family so much! We all loved food before the blog, but now it is something our entire family gets into. Even the kids are involved. It's brought us closer, it's been good for me as a stay at home/homeschooling mom. It's just been a fantastic way for us to bond. I'm at the point, where I would love to see where this would go if we were to start actively start making the move to business. And I would love all of your help with this too! If you enjoy what we do here at Catz and you think your friends would like us too...please, spread the word. Tell your friends about our Facebook page. Subscribe to our foodie emails, follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, or Twitter. I would love to hear from everyone! Okay! Now, onto the menu!
Nora says
I just came across your site and I love the weekly menu posts! I always plan to create a weekly menu, but never seem to get it done. Now I can look at your site for some inspiration! Thank you!
Chels/Catz in the Kitchen says
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Nora! I'm so glad you like the weekly menu and find it helpful because it's always one of the posts I'm the most unsure about, lol! So I'm glad to know it's being read and being found helpful. Menu planning can be really tough! What I do, to make it a little bit easier on myself is I jot down dinner ideas throughout the week, so by the time Saturday and Sunday comes when I make out my grocery list and menu, I already have ideas. The other thing we like to do is have one or two nights a week that is always the same. So our Fridays are generally Pizza nights and our Sundays are Fried Egg Sandwich and Smoothie nights. So then I'm only menu planning for really 5 days instead of 7 days. If you have kids, you could always have a breakfast night, and make pancakes and stuff. Our daughters love it when we do things like that. In fact, typically, that's what we make for dinner when our eldest has her best friends over, lol!