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[quote=Anonymous]I also hate the idea of "wed = tacos, thurs = fish."  Bo-o-ring.

I think you could "ease into" meal planning pretty easily.  Think about the least-busy nights, where you are more than likely to have time to actually cook something, then go from there.

For example, my DH works a swing shift most days, so is only home for dinner 2 weeknights per week.  However, it's always the SAME two weeknights, so easy to plan around.
I "meal plan" for Sunday breakfast and dinner, my workweek lunches, Tues and Thurs dinners, and Saturday dinner.  That's it - the rest is assumed to be a mix of leftovers, freezer goodies (such as frozen leftovers), and scrambled egg + fruit dinners  :D

We typically have a good mix of pantry/fridge staples on hand, so we can always throw together pasta + something, or scrambled eggs, stirfry, etc.  I always have meat in the freezer, so pulling out a pack of pork chops will only require 24-36 hours notice.  A flat pack of ground beef only needs 15 minutes of notice.  Etc.

This week:
Sat: homemade stromboli (great rainy-afternoon activity with DD, plus portable leftovers) and fruit salad.  Roasted two chickens.
Sun:  breakfast out (MD), cold roast chicken/bacon/veg club sandwiches for dinner (DH was scheduled to work all day).  Most of the leftover chicken was pulled from the bone and frozen in meal-sized portions.
work lunches:  hummus and veggies.  easy peasy.
Tues: hot dogs and veg.  We have some zucchini, broccoli, and broccolini in the fridge - will decide atm which one.
Thur: leftover chicken and veg pasta.  "kitchen sink" kind of deal.

The great thing about this method is that we eat just about everything - there's enough leftover-space that everything is consumed.  Also, at least one meal a week is shelv-able, meaning if I am sick or DH works late or whatever, we can just order a pizza and leave the meat in the freezer, pasta will keep, etc.  Again, less waste (which I think is a big plus to meal planning).    Also, cook once, eat as many times as possible, is my motto  :P[/quote]

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