Organized = happy?

Here I am trying to get and stay organized.  This is a life-long process which comes and goes like the ocean tides.  I expect it, I go with it and then eventually, I forget about it.  This is a process I embrace, but like most things in my life, I go all out and then not at all.  I hope that this will change someday.  I hope that this will be the time that I figure out how to make it a working routine!  

I have spent all morning...3+ hours....marking magazines and cookbooks with recipes I want to try.  I sit here with the calendar looking at the crazy schedule that is my life and I try to plug in recipes that will work.  I have to plan a head.  I am sick to death of take-out and fast food!  I crave a routine of cooking while the kids do their homework and building meals that make them crave the time we spend together enjoying them.  

Last night was a success!  After a long, tiring day (I cannot tell you why), I made a triple batch of "Uncle Tony's Meatballs," some crescent rolls and whole wheat pasta.  They loved every bite!  The pasta was a big surprise because someone has finally found a way to make the whole wheat NOT taste like cardboard!  

Now the pressure is on to find a week's worth of food that will be quick and easy for me to make during 'real life,' and make my family react in that way that says 'Wow Mom!  You're the best!'  Rather than the 'Oh, is there anything else to eat?' reaction that new recipes often result in around here!

Wish me luck!