Menu Plan Monday - 7/25/16

It's time to eat again.  :)

Here's what is planned for the week:

1. Sloppy Joes, ff
2. Ham, spinach, rice
3. Chicken pastry, yams, green beans
4. out
5. Creamy chicken egg noodles, garden peas
6. BLT's, summer veggies

Menu Plan Monday

I try to plan 6 meals but I do not assign them specific days because it is just easier to plug them in the week as I go.  

Here's what is planned for the week:

1. Italian Pasta Salad (per request again :)
2. Salmon, slaw, sweet potato fries
3. Chicken pot pie (didn't have last week )
4. out on Thursday
5. pizza, salads
6. BLT's, summer veggies

Menu Plan Monday

I am trying to get back in plan mode around here and that always begins with a menu plan!  I try to plan 6 meals but I do not assign them specific days because it is just easier to plug them in the week as I go.  

Here's what is planned for the week:

1. Italian Pasta Salad (per request)
2. Tacos
3. Chicken pot pie (per request)
4. corn chowder (need to use up some corn fast)
5. pizza boats, salads
6. grilled chops, zucchini squash & onions, potatoes

Motivation Monday

Top 5 for the week

1. keep working on next year's budget calendars - I'm updating them a little.
2. complete cleaning from last week, decide on YTMM project, and decide on next Ladies Bible study.
3. walk!!!  and of course it's another rainy week (suggestions??)  I guess Leslie Sansone but that gets boring to me.
4. finish school strong - this would normally be a break week but we're hanging on to take the week during Thanksgiving and I'm growing weary fast!
5. Take more pictures of school

Menu Plan 

Dinners:  

• chicken pastry, green beans, yams (from last week)
• pork roast, cabbage & potatoes, slaw (from last week)
• chicken quesadillas, chips, veggies (from last week)
• mustard salad, sausage, and potatoes
• bbq sandwiches with slaw, brunswick stew 

Reading goals (affiliate links)  

• Mark study with Hellomornings

Fitness goals    

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily  

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Plan With Me!

Top 5 for this week

1. work on next year's budget calendars
2. work on Christmas calendars
3. Basketball games begin so even crazier schedules begin too!
4. put away Halloween decorations
5. decide on YTMM Handmade Holiday item

Menu Plan 

Dinners: I changed the menu so much from the plan last week so I still have these on hand.

• chicken pastry, green beans, yams
• pork roast, cabbage & potatoes, slaw
• beefaroni
• chicken quesadillas
• breakfast of some sort

Reading goals (affiliate links)      

• Longing For Paris by Sarah Mae
• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Mark study with Hellomornings

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily  

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Review of Last Week

Top 5 for the week

1. set up cleaning plan in planner
2. finish marking hubby's days off
3. file bills
4. work on next year's budget calendars
5. work on large monthly grocery list and shop

Menu Plan 

Dinners:  We ended up having soup and fish sticks instead of those two.

• Tostados (from last week)
• Pasta, salads
• Cheeseburger steaks with onions and gravy, garden peas (from last week)
• Meatball subs, chips, cut veggies (from last week)
• dinner with Grandma       

Reading goals (affiliate links)  Read goal amounts and finished the two struck out - great reads and reviews coming soon!  I will be finishing up Priscilla Shirer's this week - sad about that!!

• Longing For Paris by Sarah Mae
• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine
• When Lightning Struck: The Story of Martin Luther by Danika Cooley
• Mark study with Hellomornings

Fitness goals    I missed 1 day hitting the 5,000!

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily  

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

It's Monday Again!

Top 5 for the week

1. set up cleaning plan in planner
2. finish marking hubby's days off
3. file bills
4. work on next year's budget calendars
5. work on large monthly grocery list and shop

Menu Plan 

Dinners: I changed the menu so much from the plan last week so I still have these on hand.

• Tostados (from last week)
• Pasta, salads
• Cheeseburger steaks with onions and gravy, garden peas (from last week)
• Meatball subs, chips, cut veggies (from last week)
• dinner with Grandma       

Reading goals (affiliate links)      

• Longing For Paris by Sarah Mae
• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine
• When Lightning Struck: The Story of Martin Luther by Danika Cooley
• Mark study with Hellomornings

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily  

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Review of Last Weeek

Top 5 for the week

1. update new planner - so excited about this one!  Here's the video of the new one I choose.  
2. 3 reviews due this week!
3. write to do list nightly
4. reading plan to complete 2 books I'm reviewing.
5. pick up items for Princess of the King on Friday, set up schedules

Menu Plan 

Dinners:  Totally changed this up most of the week!

• Tostados
• Chicken with stuffing and gravy, green beans
• Cheeseburger steaks with onions and gravy, garden peas
• Meatball subs, chips, cut veggies
• Potato Soup and grilled cheese  (we had taco soup instead)     

Reading goals (affiliate links) completed the pages I set out to read     

• Longing For Paris by Sarah Mae
• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Mark study with Hellomornings

Fitness goals        DONE!!  Goal met every day even hit 10,000 one day and could barely walk the next lol.

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily  

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15      Done - working on these goals for a while but they are finally becoming habits I think!

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

My Week!

Top 5 for the week

1. update new planner - so excited about this one!  Here's the video of the new one I choose.  
2. 3 reviews due this week!
3. write to do list nightly
4. reading plan to complete 2 books I'm reviewing.
5. pick up items for Princess of the King on Friday, set up schedules

Menu Plan 

Dinners:  (I'm feeling the need for gravy, lol)

• Tostados
• Chicken with stuffing and gravy, green beans
• Cheeseburger steaks with onions and gravy, garden peas
• Meatball subs, chips, cut veggies
• Potato Soup and grilled cheese       

Reading goals (affiliate links) 

        

Longing For Paris by Sarah Mae

          

Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God

Mark study with Hellomornings

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily  

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Last Week of Break!

Not a whole lot to plan for this week - woohoo!  This is the 2nd and largest chunk of our break time and I'm headed out of town with my sister later in the week!!

Here's a sneak peak into my next six weeks' school planning session.

Top 5 for the week

1. laundry done and packed
2. 5 minutes of work each day - time it!
3. grocery store - for 3 items - no more - no less!
4. finalize Hellomornings current group members before leaving
5. savor this time for renewal!!!!!!!

Menu Plan  (only planning for 3 meals this week)  Have I mentioned just how much I love break week!!!!

Dinners:

• Fish sticks, applesauce, green beans, spinach for 3 of us that like it :)
• Creamy bacon chicken, rice, peas (new crockpot recipe) - will be sharing during Crocktober.

• Pork roast, potatoes, cabbage, slaw           

Reading goals

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Judges study with Hellomornings
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Review of Last Week

Top 5 for the week

1. allow grace to adjust to new schedule
2. make sure all review items are as complete as possible since I will be out of town next week.
3. catch up on Own Your Life
4. complete next 6 weeks school planning session
5. relist items to sell

Menu Plan  (I really need to finish this but for now I'm too tired.)  I'm thinking something like tacos and a new recipe maybe....to be continued :)

Dinners:

• mini meatloaf, mashed potatoes, garden peas (nope)
• chicken pot pie
• fried chicken drumsticks, potatoes, green beans
• tacos
• potato soup
• beefaroni
• chicken pot pie

                  
Reading goals  caught up on all!

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Judges study with Hellomornings
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson
• 3 Weeks To An Organized Homeschool (kindle pick - It's free at this moment) (aff link)  finished this one - pretty quick read and better for just starting out I think

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily (worst week yet - rain, rain, rain is my excuse so I need to implement an indoor plan as well)

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)  done!

Allowing Grace In Your Schedule

I'm late with this post even but it's still Monday!  

Our schedule has totally changed from when we began school 6 weeks ago to allow for dance and basketball activities.  When our schedule changes like that I try to not be so hard on myself if other areas fall behind for at least 2 weeks.  Last week was the first week of grace, this will be the second!  I can see we are adjusting better this week already.  Come November, it will change again!!

Top 5 for the week

1. allow grace to adjust to new schedule
2. make sure all review items are as complete as possible since I will be out of town next week.
3. catch up on Own Your Life
4. complete next 6 weeks school planning session
5. relist items to sell

Menu Plan  (I really need to finish this but for now I'm too tired.)  I'm thinking something like tacos and a new recipe maybe....to be continued :)

Dinners:

• mini meatloaf, mashed potatoes, garden peas
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• fried chicken drumsticks, potatoes, green beans
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• chicken pot pie

                  
Reading goals

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Judges study with Hellomornings
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson
• 3 Weeks To An Organized Homeschool (kindle pick - It's free at this moment) (aff link)

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily

New Habit for this Interval until 11/22/15

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Review of Last Week

Top 5 for the week

1. get caught up from last week - I'm behind in some of my Bible studies, book club, and review work.
2. Costco haul
3. make meals from the pantry this week
4. Putting this in it's own number to keep it a priority - 3 reviews due and framework for some coming up
5. give myself grace for trying to follow the new schedule and work on Work the Plan at least 3 days.

Menu Plan

Dinners:

• mini meatloaf, mashed potatoes, garden peas - didn't have
• pasta or hamburger helper (if there is enough meat left after making meatloaf), salads - didn't have
• out
• ham steak, mac n cheese, butter beans
• pizza boats, salad

                       
Reading goals - caught up on 2 of them!

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Judges study with Hellomornings
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson - now 2 chapters behind

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily - only hit goal once again but still more steps averaged per week so a little victory!
• focus on more fruits and vegetables - honestly, can't focus on this right now!

New Habit for this Interval until 

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day) - drum roll please - done every day!!!!!!

Remember Last Week's Let's Rock It Motivation

Well, evidently that "Let's Rock the Week" was for my week that I didn't know was to come.  I rocked it as best as I could but didn't get my weekly planning done over the weekend for this week so I feel like I'm behind already!  Oh well, I'm doing it now or at least I'm trying.  

Top 5 for the week

1. get caught up from last week - I'm behind in some of my Bible studies, book club, and review work.
2. Costco haul
3. make meals from the pantry this week
4. Putting this in it's own number to keep it a priority - 3 reviews due and framework for some coming up
5. give myself grace for trying to follow the new schedule and work on Work the Plan at least 3 days.

Menu Plan

Dinners:

• mini meatloaf, mashed potatoes, garden peas
• pasta or hamburger helper (if there is enough meat left after making meatloaf), salads
• out
• ham steak, mac n cheese, butter beans
• pizza boats, salad

                       
Reading goals

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Judges study with Hellomornings
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily - I am so sedentary!!
• focus on more fruits and vegetables

New Habit for this Interval until 

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Review of Last Week

Top 5 for the week

1. try to rise by 7:30 (we are night owls!) - nope only once lol
2. research freezer meals - nope
3. determine "work" hours (reviews, blog, etc) - determined at least one hour from 2-3 but need to decide on more
4. get the jungles cut aka the grass
5. focus on recording some videos

Menu Plan
Dinners:   I'm hoping to add in a new recipe to try each week and a video of us making it and trying it.  We shall see!

• breakfast (either waffles or pancakes) bacon
• chicken pastry, green beans, yams (if I go to grocery store)
• mini meatloaf, mashed potatoes, garden peas
• chicken pasta alfredo
• vegetable beef soup (I can't wait any longer!!)

                       
Reading goals

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God ahead even!
• Judges study with Hellomornings - behind one day
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson - behind 1 chapter

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily - I am so sedentary!! - If I average the week, I did.  But each individual day I did not.  I approved the weekly average from last week at least!
• focus on more fruits and vegetables - hahahaha uhm no

New Habit for September

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day) - 5 days which is another improvement!

Linking up with Money Saving Mom.

It's A Brand New Week - Let's Rock It!

Top 5 for the week

1. try to rise by 7:30 (we are night owls!)
2. research freezer meals
3. determine "work" hours (reviews, blog, etc)
4. get the jungles cut aka the grass
5. focus on recording some videos

Menu Plan
Dinners:   I'm hoping to add in a new recipe to try each week and a video of us making it and trying it.  We shall see!

• breakfast (either waffles or pancakes) bacon
• chicken pastry, green beans, yams (if I go to grocery store)
• mini meatloaf, mashed potatoes, garden peas
• chicken pasta alfredo
• vegetable beef soup (I can't wait any longer!!)

                       
Reading goals

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Judges study with Hellomornings
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily - I am so sedentary!!
• focus on more fruits and vegetables

New Habit for September

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Review of Last Week

Top 5 for the week - yay another great week for the top 5

1. Purposefully listen for God's voice in every detail of my life!
2. morning walk at least 3 days, shoot for 5
3. actually do set chores for all daily - don't skip at least M-F
4. write out morning to do daily
5. night time review

Menu Plan  Didn't get to try the new recipe this week and now we're out of broccoli so putting that one on hold for now!

Dinners:   I'm hoping to add in a new recipe to try each week and a video of us making it and trying it.  We shall see!

                Enchiladas, Spanish rice
                Chicken and rice, peas  
                New Recipe - Easiest Pasta and Broccoli Recipe
                           Ham Steaks, mac n cheese, green beans
                Pizza Boats, cut veggies and dip

                
Reading goals

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God caught up
• Judges study with Hellomornings behind 1 day
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson behind 1 chapter

Fitness goals only hit the 5,000 one day and really didn't try hard on the fruits/vegetables

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily - I am so sedentary!!
• focus on more fruits and vegetables

New Habit for September

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day) - better this week - hit this 4/7

Linking up with Money Saving Mom.

Weekly Goals and Menu Plan

Here we go again...another week, another plan:

Top 5 for the week

1. Purposefully listen for God's voice in every detail of my life!
2. morning walk at least 3 days, shoot for 5
3. actually do set chores for all daily - don't skip at least M-F
4. write out morning to do daily
5. night time review

Menu Plan
Dinners:   I'm hoping to add in a new recipe to try each week and a video of us making it and trying it.  We shall see!

                Enchiladas, Spanish rice
                Chicken and rice, peas  
                New Recipe - Easiest Pasta and Broccoli Recipe
                           Ham Steaks, mac n cheese, green beans
                Pizza Boats, cut veggies and dip

                
Reading goals

• Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
• Judges study with Hellomornings
• Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson

Fitness goals

• try to get at least 5,000 steps daily - I am so sedentary!!
• focus on more fruits and vegetables

New Habit for September

• water, water, water (at least 32 oz per day)

Review of Last Week

Top 5 for the week - nice job here

1. celebrate Sarah - she's turning 12 this week!
2. unpack and catch up on laundry
3. ease back into to daily chores
4. go to bed at a decent time
5. update planner dates, reviews, school plans, etc

Menu Plan

Dinners: Okay, really, we need to have those enchiladas this upcoming week!!

Enchiladas, Spanish rice
Chicken Quesadillas
BBQ chicken, broccoli, mashed potatoes
Spaghetti, salads
Chicken and rice, peas

Reading goals - read the weekly amount
Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God
Judges study with Hellomornings
Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson

Fitness goals

decided to just start slow and just start walking - only 2 times last week
I'm starting back with a simple water goal as well - at least 32oz per day - epic fail


Linking up with Money Saving Mom.