Hello friends! I am back after an unwarranted break from blogging. Call it a rut, call it writer's (or recipe maker's) block, whatever it was, I have no legit excuse. But that is the past, and I wanted to come back with a delicious meal plan to kick off a new week. I usually have a "theme" or a mindset as I am writing out my menu for the week, and this one is no different! I actually had a couple of things in mind as I sat down to meal plan. First off, Travis will be out of town this week, which means I can make[...]
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Hi! I have been a bit of an absentee blogger lately...we went on an AMAZING trip and I just had a hard time getting back into my routine after our return! But vacation mode is officially over now ;) Although I haven't been doing much in the "recipe development" realm, I definitely wanted to share all about our recent trip to Chicago, because it was such an awesome weekend and if anyone is considering going, I can't rave about it enough! Chicago is one of the major US cities that has been on my bucket list for a while[...]
Howdy, friends! It's been a little while since I've shared a meal plan, and since it is my number 1 secret to success, I feel it is something I should share more often! Seriously, I've said it before and I'll say it again, but if I could offer people trying to eat more home-cooked, healthy meals ONE piece of advice, it would be to meal plan. The most common reason for failure that I hear (and have experienced first hand, might I add!) is that people are TIRED when they get home from work/a long day and the last thing t[...]
Disclaimer: Non-food-related post ahead! It's been 5 whole months since the last time I spilled my guts about our journey to becoming parents. It's hard to believe that that much time has already passed, and at times I feel like life is flying by at an uncontrollable rate. For whatever reason, I feel compelled to share an update here on the blog. I know that even some of my closest friends and family members are curious as to what is going on, but let's be honest-it's hard to ask someone about their uterus! ;) I wan[...]
How did everyone's week go? Did you enjoy the weird mid-week holiday? We definitely did, but it also threw us off the rest of the week. Total "what day is it?" syndrome! We laid low for the 4th because our little woofers are afraid of fireworks, so I wanted to be home with them. We ended up taking them for 2 long walks AND over to my mom's to play for a couple hours, so they actually pretty much slept through all of the loud noises. So now we know that's the "secret"! :) Anyway, now that we are back to a "normal" wee[...]
Another Monday, another meal plan! Taking the time to sit down and plan out our week's worth of dinners on Sunday mornings has proven to be such a huge help! Going into the week with a plan makes me feel much more organized and less like I am flying by the seat of my pants each evening when I get home. I usually have plenty of ingredients to make "whatever sounds good" but that always proved to be too much of a thought process come 6pm! Having the menu posted on the fridge takes all the pressure off, and we end up ea[...]
Back at it again with the meal plan Monday! It went over so well last week (for me at least) that I decided to do it again this week! If nothing else, posting our menu for the week is forcing me to think about our meals in a more organized sense and then actually execute the plan. Truthfully, just by "putting it out there" it is holding me more accountable to plan ahead, rather than winging it each night. Plus, we didn't eat out once last week, because we always had a plan in place for dinner and leftovers to use up. W[...]
It's been a hot minute since I've shared a meal plan here, and that is because (to be totally honest) I haven't been doing much meal planning at all! My work schedule totally changed in the past 6 weeks and it threw me off my game a little! I finally feel like I am adjusting, and I have made it my mission this week to get back in the meal plan game. While I can get by without one, not having a plan makes my evenings feel more flustered and we end up not eating dinner until after 8, which leads to a later bedtime, and t[...]
Happy Thursday! We've almost made it through the work week :) This week is going much better for me than last week...last Thursday was my birthday and I was sick as a dog! I still have the lingering effects of my cold, but overall, I feel SO much better. Nothing like a good cold to make you really appreciate your overall health and wellness! A "Things I'm Loving Thursday" post is something I've been thinking about doing for a while now. I just love the idea of rounding up things that are making me happy at the moment a[...]
Earlier this year, I posted my US Travel Bucket List here on the blog. It was fun to put together, and I really wanted something tangible that I could refer to, rather than just having the ideas swirling around in my head. I have always loved traveling and have a pretty strong urge to see as much of the country (and world) as I can. If you have that same itch, I highly recommend writing out an actual list of places you'd like to visit. It is so helpful to see it in ink, prioritize and, make a plan of attack (even if some o[...]