Here's what's on the menu for this week:
Monday - We had lasagna, salad, and garlic bread
Tuesday - Salad w/ grilled chicken
Wednesday - Beef stir fry w/ veggies and brown rice
Thursday - leftovers
Friday - Cheesy hasbrown and ham casserole
Saturday - pizza
Sunday - burgers on the grill, fries, veggie
For more thoughts on how I plan my menus, check out this post.
Monday - Baked ziti, breadsticks, and salad
Tuesday - BLT's, chips, veggies
Wednesday - Shrimp stir fry w/ veggies and brown rice
Thursday - leftovers
Friday - pizza
Saturday - We have a family party we will be eating at.
Sunday - Grilled chicken breasts, veggie, hash browns
For more of my thoughts on menu planning, check out this old post.
Monday - Cheeseburgers on the grill, beans, salad
Tuesday - Stromboli and salad
Wednesday - Asian chicken w/ brown rice
Thursday - Hot Wings w/ Bleu Cheese dressing, rice, and salad
Friday - out
Saturday - bowling banquet
Sunday - Pizza
Check out more Monday menus at Laura's site.
Monday - Spaghetti, salad, cheesy bread
Tuesday - Chicken pattie sandwhiches
Wednesday - Beef enchiladas
Thursday - Something w/ chicken breasts
Friday - out
Saturday - chili
For more menu plan Monday participants, check out Laura's site.
Nell at Casual Friday Every Day is doing a menu planning kit give away. Yay! I love it! As a working mom, this would be SUPER helpful.
The company Menu Planning Central will provide 4 weeks worth of menu plans including the recipes and grocery list for you. It's all ready for you. All the meals are nutritious and she even has a vegetarian menu. You also will get a E-Book with kid friendly recipes.
You can check it out here.
Well, it's Wednesday night. Let's see how I am doing so far this week on my goals:
My SMART goal of getting up at 5 and of writing everything down. Hmmmmmmm....This morning I think I rolled out of bed around 5:45. Not really 5, is it?
I am also just now starting to write everything down. I have been on a quest for the "perfect" journal. I could start a collection of journals to be honest. I have a Mom Agenda on the way and am using a notebook.
Menu Plan Monday - Um, yeah, it's Wednesday and so far we haven't followed the menu at all. Oh well.
Tackle it Tuesday - Finally, something I can be proud of! I did do all of the thank yous from Taylor's birthday party. I just need to get the addresses for 3 of them. The rest got dropped off in the mail today.
It's been a rough week at work too. I don't know why, but for some reason these short weeks are harder than a normal one. I just have so much going on and I don't know where to start. Whenever I have a plan, I end up deviating from it to fight yet another fire.
To top things off, I think I am getting a cold. I am just plain achy tonight.
Here's a fun pic to make you smile. It's Taylor at her 1st b-day party last week eating the special cake that Grandma Pink made for her.
Well, that's it for my mid-week check in. Hope everyone out there is having a great week!
Here is something I learned from another new favorite blog, I'm an Organizing Junkie. I plan my meals most of the time anyway (my one good habit), but this will help me be consistent.
Monday: Tacos
Tuesday: Sloppy Joes
Wednesday: Frozen pizza (we have a play date that night)
Thursday: Chicken sausage w/ pasta
Friday: We usually eat out.
Like the Organizing Junkie, I am going to just do 5 days knowing that we will use some leftovers and other things may come up.
Hope you are having a great holiday weekend!!!!
Lately I have been thinking about how disorganized I am but I decided last night I should focus on the positive things that I DO do.
1. I do a load of laundry every day (wash and dry).
2. I run and empty the dishwasher daily.
3. The girls' diaper bag is always packed the night before.
4. My clothes for work the next day are always laid out the night before.
5. I am great at menu planning. I actually have been doing this for years. I got tired of going to the grocery store, spending all this money, and then having no decent meals to prepare.
That's about it for now. Hopefully I can soon add other things that I do well on a consistent basis.
