sunday:

our beloved grill and chill ritual
- none - we’re visiting Brett’s family for an early celebration of KK’s birthday!

monday:

our weekly friend dinner I mentioned in 10 Things I’m Doing Now for a Great Summer
- but if it falls through for whatever reason, we’ll do our Monday Night sandwich night: build your own grilled chicken sandwiches, build your own grilled chicken wraps, build your own breakfast sandwich bar, or BYO sandwich bar (and maybe pick up bread from Jimmy John’s!)

tuesday:

my favorite pinto bean bowl (or here)
make Weekly Pot of Beans
make a big batch of brown rice with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
- I love my beloved rice cooker for this
big ol salad using our weekly salad prep

wednesday:

spaghetti and meatballs
- using jarred sauce and our grocery store’s meatballs
big ol salad using our weekly salad prep

thursday:

something frozen from Trader Joe’s
big ol salad using our weekly salad prep

PS every Thursday I do this quick little routine of seeing if there’s anything in our fridge I can freeze, and throwing any lurking produce into these containers to make smoothie cups

friday:

date night with Brett
some restaurant from our Local Places List
- one of my monthly routines is to plan a Date Night or two

saturday:

KK’s birthday!
here are our three birthday traditions

meal prep, done here and there throughout the week

prep smoothie cups in these containers
- see my quick Thursday routine of freezing leftovers + making smoothie packs here!
make our weekly batch of beloved oatmeal
prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides (like wash + destem grapes)
- here are my produce boxes
- also make veggie box
prep goooood salad stuff for the week
- here’s what we love to do for salad dressings
make Weekly Pot of Beans
make a big batch of brown rice/quinoa with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
- I love my beloved rice cooker for this
grill some chicken like this

make a double batch of muffins (here’s why!)
- sweet spinach muffins with banana
make egg bites

favorite things

five quick (but important!) things I clean every month
ordered this and this for KK’s birthday - she’s going to be obsessed, I just know it!
- here are our three birthday traditions and gifts
the bi g 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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