Thank You for Your Support! Let me first say that I truly appreciate all the feedback since I’ve started this little blog. I have really appreciated our texts, emails, posts, and comments at school to let me know how much you’re enjoying it. It’s been fun for me and I am enjoying it more…
Meal Planner
Meal Planning: Plans Change, Use Pencil!
The Best Intentions of Meal Planning Meal planning always begins with the best intentions—a nice balanced week of food, a mix of simple and more involved recipes, and different types of cuisines. Last week, the planning was no different, but the execution was not as easy. Several days last week I wasn’t feeling super, and…
Meal Planning: A New School Year
Where Did Summer Go? As summer winds down and the school year approaches, it’s easy to feel a mix of excitement and anxiety. For many of us, September feels like a new beginning, as important as January’s New Year. We cross our fingers and hope our kids’ schedules won’t overwhelm us—Wednesdays, for instance, seem to…
Meal Planning: Fresh Ideas to Shake Up Your Dinner Routine
First off, thank you so much for all the kind words and feedback on my first wordy post! I promise to keep things more concise from here on out. Many of you mentioned how easy it is to get stuck in the same dinner rotation week after week—trust me, I get it. Everyone, including me,…


