Meal Plan #9

I'm excited for this week's meal plan. I found some recipes that should be real winners with everyone in the house. Also, my mom is visiting this week so I should get a little help in the kitchen ;)

MONDAY: Chicken & Broccoli Pasta
Any meal that only requires one pot is one I'm willing to try!

TUESDAY: Salvatori's
It's J's birthday so she picked our favorite Italian restaurant for her birthday dinner

WEDNESDAY: Pulled Pork Tacos
Easiest recipe ever. Put pork loin in crock pot, dump in 1 jar of salsa. Cook all day, then shred. Assemble tacos with your favorite toppings.

THURSDAY: Veggie Chili
I'm hoping nobody will notice that this chili is missing the meat :) Peas & Crayons recipes never disappoint so I think this will go over well.

FRIDAY: Pita Pizzas
We've got pitas left over from last week so we'll use them as our crust so everyone can make their own individual pizza.

Happy Meal Planning!

5 on Friday

1. I'm looking forward to a couple hours of kid-free time tonight. The girls have movie night at school. Hopefully the husband and I can run out and buy J's birthday presents while they are there.

2. Feeling pretty impressed with myself that it's 2 full months into the year and I've already read 8 books. My goal for the year is 30 so I think I'm on track to hit that! You can follow my progress over there to the right ----> or on Goodreads.

3. Working out and eating properly is still a constant struggle for me. I thought this work challenge would help me get on the right track, but oh the temptations! I am very proud that I've managed to stay away from Diet Coke which is my kryptonite.

I've already downed 2 cups of water and did #jillianmichaels30dayshred - all before 9:30! #getfit #gethealthy #nikeshoes #abmlifeiscolorful #workinonmyfitness

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4. I need to step up my outfit game for work and for play. I always love the trends, but never feel like I can pull them off. Instead I pin anything and everything that I like. I would live in jeans and yoga pants if that was acceptable. But I have client meetings during the week that I need to look nice for and on the weekends I don't want to look like a total slob. I see a shopping trip in my future.

5. After complaining last Friday that I still had Christmas wrapping paper laying around the spare bedroom I actually did something about it. I spent almost an hour cleaning out our spare bedroom which also acts as my craft/sewing room. I'm sure my Mom will appreciate it when she comes to visit next week. 

Happy Friday!

Meal Plan #8

Somehow this week's meal plan came together rather quickly. I saw a few new recipes that looked too good to pass up and everyone pitched in a few ideas. Some weeks I feel like I spend over an hour on the meal plan and nobody has any suggestions. It's nice to make up my grocery list quickly and everyone seems rather excited for the week ahead.
I'm hoping for a better week of eating for me, as I gained weight last week. Which doesn't work out so well for my competition at work. I'll be adding a side salad to each of my meals this week to help up my veggie intake. Wish me luck!

MONDAY: Meatloaf & Broccoli
I made the meatloaf on Sunday while doing some housework so all I need to do is cook the broccoli and reheat the meatloaf. Easy!

TUESDAY: Black Bean Quesadillas
I stumbled upon a new (to me) blog Budget Bytes and these quesadillas looked too good to pass up. Bonus: they are meat free!

WEDNESDAY: Daddy's Choice
I have an event at work until 6 so it's up to the husband to feed everyone dinner and take A to swim lessons.

THURSDAY: Greek Chicken Pitas
I wanted something easy but a shake up from a normal sandwich. Hopefully the kids find these pitas fun and delicious.

FRIDAY: Brinner
What's better than breakfast for dinner. The girls requested this one :)

Any exciting ideas I should add to next week's meal plan? I'm on the lookout for kid-friendly meat free meals.