sunday: our beloved grill and chill ritual
no grill and chill - easter with my family!
monday: sandwiches
why we love a weekly sandwich night
buttered english muffins or simple avocado toasts
that quiche in the freezer (or the trader joe’s quiche in the freezer)
my favorite strawberry spinach salad or my favorite green salad
or just a big bowl of fruit
frozen sweet potato fries or my favorite roasted sweet potato
or, or!
BYO sandwich night:
dave’s killer bread (or pick up bread from Jimmy John’s!)
bacon, turkey, and ham
lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and avocado
provolone, cheddar cheese
chips or frozen fries
big bowl of fruit
tuesday: something easy
balsamic glazed sheet pan gnocchi with sausage
one of our family favorites and the reason I keep TJ’s sweet potato gnocchi and TJ’s sausage in the freezer!
leftover cornbread
big bowl of fruit
wednesday:
big bowl of mashed avo
leftover big batch of brown rice with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
I love my beloved rice cooker for this
leftover weekly pot of beans
leftover cornbread
big bowl of fruit
thursday: something easy
the fresh pasta in our freezer + the marinara sauce in our freezer
with italian sausage? and bagged caesar salad? and a big bowl of fruit?
friday:
rehearsal dinner
saturday:
a wedding! YAY!
meal prep
prep smoothie cups in these containers
make our weekly batch of beloved oatmeal
prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides (like wash + destem grapes)
also make veggie box
make a big batch of brown rice with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
I love my beloved rice cooker for this
make the weekly pot of beans
prep a bunch of fruit for the week
brett can grill some chicken like this and some fajita steak for the week, too
and maybe I’ll make a pan of cornbread
favorite things
our favorite books, art activities, play dough trays, and sensory bins for april
our sock system - an easy way I simplified an impactful area of our life
my Decide Once baby gift (and a whole list of my other Decide Once gifts)
the four things I keep on hand for toddler/preschooler birthdays
my two favorite ways to use those Dollar Store caddies + your favorite ways (the comments on this post are AWESOME)
my simple go-to potluck contribution :)
I love keeping this basic, 3-pack of white trays on hand for KK’s playdough and KK’s activities with several pieces that I want to keep corralled, but these trays are also awesome for charcuterie boards and Snack Dinner. And POTLUCKS. :)
this weighted vest + slow neighborhood walks
I wear this weighted vest when I walk - doing so releases the overused trap muscle. When I don’t prioritize my weighted walks, I often tweak my trap muscle - causing gnarly back/neck pain. These weighted walks help prevent that.
This book taught me the wonderful benefits of weighted walks. In fact, this book is what I read during The Great Meltdown of 2017, inspiring me to start taking care of myself.
But this article is a great excerpt of the book and talks about the benefits of weighted walks.
Anyway, that’s my little speech about why I love my quiet, early morning walks in this weighted vest. I can’t tell I haven’t been prioritizing them lately, because my back/neck have been killing me from mom-ing/adulting. So these weighted walks just jumped to the top of My List of Priorities. :)
the big list of things, systems, and routines that help me feel my best - I’m always updating this post and it’s the best place to start to get a lot of FAQs answered!
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