This week, for me, was mostly about work. I had a day trip on Tuesday to Washington DC….there is nothing like leaving at 5:30 am and getting home at 8:00pm ;-). I was very thankful there is a Starbucks, right as you get past security at the airport, for a much needed morning coffee. The other thing is, my team is growing at work, to be ~10 people, so I spent most of the end of the week trying to put a plan together to help our group be successful.
While embarking on this exercise, I realized I needed a little more structure and realistic expectations in my life, as a whole. I need to gain more balance. How else can I (as a working mum) remain engaged with family, work, look after myself, an etsy store and have some fun ;-).
To start, I came up with a rough schedule for my blog. I say rough, as I might not have anything to share or I might be running a little behind:
| DAY | Blog Activity |
|---|---|
| Saturday | Weekly Recap + Meal Plan |
| Monday | Weekend of Small Finishes + Fabric Stash linking up with Plum and June for “Lets get Acquainted” |
| Tuesday | Recipe of the week |
| Wednesday | WiP (Work in Progress) Wednesday linking up with Lee @ “Freshly Pieced” |
| Friday | Finish it up Friday linking up with Amanda Jean @ “Crazy Mom Quilts“ |
Now, on to the other planning piece the family uses, our meal plan. We have decided that the important thing here is to make it sustainable. We are going with 4 vegetarian appropriate meals a week to see if we can stick with the plain a little better. This is our plan for week 12:
| DAY | BREAKFAST | DINNER | EXERCISE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Egg + Fruit + Soy Latte | Creamy Vegetable Shepherds Pie (Hopefully 4th time the charm) | 20 mins. HIT |
| Monday | Granola + Fruit + Soy Yoghurt | Split Pea and Ham Soup | |
| Tuesday | Berry + Banana + Spirulina Smoothie | Gluten Free Pasta Bake | 3-4 Mile Walk |
| Wednesday | Oatmeal + Banana and Almond butter | Zpizza (Pizza with whole wheat crust and organic ingredients) | 20 mins. HIT |
| Thursday | Granola + Fruit + Soy Yoghurt | Meatloaf + Potatoes + Steamed Vegetables (Meatloaf is made with zucchini and carrots) |
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| Friday | Berry + Banana + Spirulina Smoothie | Vegetable Biryani (adding broccoli and left over vegetables from Sunday) | 20 mins. HIT |
As mentioned last week, I thought I could share how we are spending $70 a week only, for our meals, by providing a shopping list. So, here was this weeks grocery list:
| Grocery list (New Stock) | In the cupboard/fridge |
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NOTE: We shop majority at Trader Joe’s (TJ), Target (TT) with an occasional visit to Whole foods (WF), BJ’s , Harris Teeters (HT), Lowes Food (LF) and Fresh Market (FM).
NOTE: We do not typically use coupons mainly due to time.
NOTE: Items indicated by * are specials for the week we took advantage of.
Well – that is it for this long post today. Thanks for going through my thoughts with me. Hope everyone has a good week. I would love to see what you are doing for meal planning or trying to balance your life – leave a link to your post in the comments below 🙂
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