I was glad to see you did schedule in eating out once a week. I totally understand about getting tired and not feeling like cooking, so one idea I employ is we always have extra tv dinners or frozen pizzas on hand.

My final piece of advice would be to take advantage of the nights/days you are on top of your game. On those nights, if there are any meals for later in the month that can be cooked ahead of time and frozen, then pick one or two and cook them alongside that night’s dinner, and then freeze them. Then you’d just have to reheat them. Every time I’ve cooked ahead of time like that, I’ve been really grateful for it later down the road.