currently eating

here is our meal rotation for all our breakfasts, snacks, lunches, and dinners:

see this blogpost for more on why we love our meal rotation, how we created it, and tips (plus a freebie!) for making a meal rotation work for you. see how I menu plan here and where I find new recipes here.

currently cooking

sunday:

breakfast: pumpkin shaped pancakes

use this pancake maker
(freeze leftover pancakes)

dinner: grill and chill

no grilling since we have family photos this evening, and I’d rather come home to a finished crockpot meal, so today we’re bringing back Slow Cooker Sunday!
pulled pork sliders, one of our favorite dinners!
- here’s the slow cooker pulled pork recipe we use, but i omitted the oil, used a pork butt, and after shredding the cooked meat, i just tossed it in some bbq sauce instead of putting it back in the juices.
big bowl of fruit + frozen sweet potato fries

monday: sandwich night (+ soup/salad, if we're feeling it)

why we love a weekly sandwich night

hot ham and cheese sandwich (use ham in freezer)
my favorite creamy tomato parmesan vegetable soup (pull from freezer)
- here’s how I freeze + thaw soup
my favorite apple pecan salad with creamy lemon dressing
- prep extra for mason jar salads for lunches this week

tuesday: taco-ish tuesday

one of our absolute favorite dinners: build your own breakfast tacos
or easy tostadas. haven’t decided yet.

wednesday: pizza, pasta, or rice

naan pizza with pepperoni
- brett loves his pepperoni pizza with hot honey
- use the leftover naan, sauce, and pepperoni in freezer
my favorite crispy roasted broccoli
roasted parmesan green beans

thursday: chicken, fish, or sausage

chicken pasta salad (one of brett’s favorites)
- use diced grilled chicken in freezer
cheddar garlic biscuits
leftover veggies from yesterday, if any
big bowl of fruit

friday: takeout or leftovers

saturday: snack dinner saturday

chicken nuggets + tater tots + big bowl of fruit

currently using

this baking rack for oven roasted bacon
these plates and silverware for KK
these rags
our beloved steam mop - this thing is amazing

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Thank you so much for your support!

currently meal prepping

i usually do a little meal prep on Sundays as a part of our Grill and Chill, but I may instead do a bit here and there throughout the week. (you’ll notice I allow space in my daily rhythm for potential meal prep.) at a minimum, I try to always do this - makes the whole week SO much smoother!

below is the list of what I hope to meal prep this week - it may not all happen, and that's okay! even 5 minutes of prep is super beneficial.

prep some dinner components:

wash, prep produce

prep some sort of dessert for the week:

one of my favorite podcasters said this is an incredibly easy way to plan joy into your week and I SO agree.
soft oatmeal cookies or apple cinnamon crumble

prep some things to make breakfasts/snacks/lunches smoother:

make breakfast bars with jam or amish baked oatmeal
make easy egg and potato breakfast casserole or pull egg muffins out of the freezer

currently reading

the midnight library

currently wearing

this is the time of year I especially appreciate the two hooks we have in our room specifically for our robes. see the photo here.

currently streamlining

our things we keep on hand for emergency preparedness. i always take them for granted…until we need them. our power went out one night this week, and I was so grateful for Past Haley for not only making sure we had high-quality light sources, but that they were kept in an easy-to-grab spot.

currently loving

our cleaning schedule. we currently don’t have housecleaners to make room for other priorities in our budget, so we created a cleaning schedule that worked for us - and I love it so much. I love breaking household tasks up into daily/weekly/monthly/yearly routines. it makes taking care of our home super manageable for me - everything is a bite-size chunk and not overwhelming. like, I know I clean the kitchen on Tuesdays and we wipe down that huge mirror once a month and we deep clean our bedroom in September. I truly believe there can be joy found in taking care of our home and investing in our haven.
our Sunday rhythm - we started this weekly ritual almost two years ago now and it has been life-changing.

currently working on

my water routine. i’ve been slacking lately, and I can totally tell a difference in my skin.
finishing our Christmas shopping. here’s why. (post also lists out the gifts we’re getting this year, if you need ideas.)

currently sharing

always sharing our favorite routines, our favorite systems, and our favorite dinners on Instagram - come say hi! your kind words make my day. truly.