Task Tuesday

It is November and really finally cooling off here! I love these days of perfect weather. In the 40s in the morning and 70s during the day!

We have a really fun and busy week, but a lot of things out of the normal schedule and routine of life. A birthday, a baby shower, family and friends coming through, dinner with coworkers, and hopefully the Renaissance Fair this weekend! And I always look forward to spending time with our church family when we are home on the weekends.

+Meals: White chicken chili (soooo good anytime of year), crispy cheddar chicken, salmon patties, bean casserole, sloppy joes, crockpot potato soup (planning to have leftovers to freeze)

+We are seriously going to go through winter and summer clothes. I ain’t playing.

+Mail Christmas cards! I love doing this.

+Enjoy THESE:

 

 Made them for my husband this morning: pumpkin pop tarts from Joy the Baker. SO. DELCIOUS. We make them every year even though it feels like it takes 3 hours to make them. Labor of love!

Have a great week!

Task Tuesday

Well, due to schedules and the kindof ridiculous size roast I made, we are still eating leftovers from last week. This is awesome for a number of reasons. 1. I do not have to buy as much meat for this week. 2. I only have to run to the store for more fruits/veggies and things we are running low on. 3. I get to go to Trader Joe’s this week to shop!!

 

+Meal plan for the week:

Tuesday: steak quesadillas with leftover meat

Wednesday: parmesian crusted tilapia

Thursday: chili with rice

Friday: pizza

And still on the list from last week…

+Make pizza dough for freezer/Friday (I make a big batch. Recipe from the amazing Marley…)

+Organize winter and summer clothes

 

And new goals/plans:

+hostess gifts for baby showers (will share the cute ideas I found after said showers!)

+Get GIANT AMAZING CALDENAR IN THE MAIL. Seriously. So. Excited. http://www.neuyear.net/ This will make me the most organized human on the planet.

+Research vaccines and delayed/alternative schedules. I will write more about this later, it is pretty dang interesting.

Hope you are having a productive and awesome week! What are your tips for staying organized and cooking meals?

Task Tuesday

Goals Today/This Week:

+Meal plan for the week:

Tuesday: Spaghetti pie

Wednesday:  Roast and vegetables

Thursday: steak quesadillas with leftover meat

Friday: parmesian crusted tilapia

Weekend meals: chili with rice, leftovers

Monday, Tuesday: pizza, turkey as pre-gaming for thanksgiving!

+Make pizza dough for freezer

+Make out shopping list for groceries and errands

+Start Christmas gift list for family and friends

     I’m really not great at shopping. I get overwhelmed and frustrated and feel poor and can’t find what I am looking for anywhere… so I am going to try really hard this year to be organized and think out what to get ahead of time. And get it.

+Finish Bible study lesson

+Organize winter and summer clothes

+Organize baby clothes and things into dresser

Goals/Plans

+Go to TRADER JOE’S! Which opens this week in our city!

+Visit Currie to check out more of the Honest Company Products in person (look for a review of their samples tomorrow).

Thursday Pinterest Favorites

EDIT: Frustratingly, the embedding feature wordpress is supposed to have in place for pinterest is not working, so you are stuck with links. Gross! And sorry.

Time to share some of my favorite pins, things that I hope to introduce into my life!

I really hope to be able to do this. It would help so much throughout the week, and not just breakfast, but dinner as well! It is the best feeling in the world to pull out a bag from the freezer, toss it in the crock pot, and walk in the door that night with dinner ready.

As for breakfast, I am NOT a morning person, and this would make it easier on days when I just can’t make myself cook eggs for the husband.

I. Love. Succulents. I really want to do something like this for inside the apartment somewhere. It is stunning.

One of the most difficult things for me as a clutter-freak and pack rat is organization, particularly in “hot spot” areas like the kitchen, bathroom, by the front door, and… anywhere in the bedroom. So if I had the space, this would be awesome. I may eventually make some sort of variation that is suited to my cluttery lifestyle.