05/08/2023
Has your relationship with groceries changed?
Is the choosing of food, the allocating time, the planning of meals, the balancing dietary requirements, all just got too much?
For many of us the battle is real -
the crowds are noisy
the choice is limited
the quality is outweighed by the prices
Yes I could blame time, or the lack of supply, or the weather or their autism, but that's not it.
Now I am not here to lecture you on being a domestic goddess..
What I notice is that I have developed an unhealthy relationship with food and meal planning.
My kids give me feedback all the time about what they would prefer but I rush around the isles. As a widow I don't care anymore, I buy what I see as easy and will give me less rejection from the kids. I don't buy weekly, I grab when I have run out. And so I notice I crave having someone else cook me a meal, a big one, full of nutrients and sauces and care.
What’s behind this? What is the issue deeper that I haven’t been addressing?
It's that as a widowed single parent I am angry that he isn't here to help me do the nurturing, that he isn't here to like my meals or appreciate the time and effort.
Once I coached myself through this and unpacked it down to this level I realised what is needed here is to go back to the family values, to set intentions at a higher level, like a birds eye view, not in the trenches.
I have a friend who puts boundaries around her time, goes to the market and chooses the best ingredients (still on a budget) to make meals her whole family will embrace even being autistic. Her family has certainty, something to model and she is keeping her own health and capacity higher by doing this.
It's as though I am not capable of loving my effort and my nurturing, because I'm not worth that. I don't matter. Funny messages we give ourselves when we are feeling low.
If this resonates with you, I see you. You do matter and starting with our nutrition and values is a way to let that shine.
DM me, lets chat.