The Secret to Having it All......

Saturday, January 15, 2022

MEAL PLANNING JAN 2022

MENU PLANNING 🍽

We started off the New Year with a few family dinners.

Kole is always here for the food and is the first to the table everytime! ☺️💙

Here’s what’s on the menu:

We had Hoppin’ John, collard Greens w/ham, and corn bread on New Year’s Day,

our first duck dinner for the year on the 2nd, and a breakfast dinner of

homemade waffles & sausage ((and snow cream)) on our big snow day on 1/03!

We did a big Food Lion pick-up the first of the month and I planned our

meals for the first 3 weeks of January!

1/04 - ordered out

1/05 - lasagna (frozen) & salad

1/06 - burgers & homemade oven fries

1/07 - turkey/bacon/swiss paninis & tomato basil soup

1/08 - Steaks w/onions & mushrooms, baked potatoes, & roasted asparagus

1/09 - TACOS

1/10 - TikTok Pasta w/Shrimp

1/11 - Boiled Fish w/ biscuits/Fig Preserves/Cheddar Cheese + Coffee

1/12 - Pork Chop Scalloped Potato Casserole

1/13 - Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, & Pea Salad

1/14 - chicken tenders, baked sweet potato, & pea salad

1/15 - Pork Roast, carrots, & potatoes with gravy + sautéed cabbage

left on the menu:

*chicken *beans w/ham & rolls *Meatloaf *oysters *lasagna *unplanned

I try to do a meal plan and shop for all the ingredients to have on hand for the meals. I don't usually do a set day for each meal but decide what we are in the mood for each day or how much time I have to cook that day. I love having everything I need on hand, that is a HUGE part of sticking to a grocery budget.

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

WINTER BEACH DAY - 12.28.21

Winter Beach Day!

☀️🌊💙

12.28.21

Took Rowen on a “benture” at the beach! We had a picnic and looked for treasures.✨

These are the days I want them to remember. 💙

#savor #adventure #beachwalk #love #winter #grands #rowen #funday #picnic

#beach #TI #esva #islandlife

Monday, January 3, 2022

LET IT SNOW!

S N O W ❄️ D A Y

01.03.22

Sunday, January 2, 2022

ORDINARY DAYS

Ordinary days...

this picture is from our visit over the Christmas holidays. We came with an armload of gifts for Kamry and while she enjoyed opening them and loved everything, what she really LOVES are scavenger hunts and playing together and our little chit chats....just time together. These are the days I want them to remember💗

#savor #adventure #fun #naturewalk #love #winter #grands #kamry #funday #picnic #enjoylife #scavengerhunt #lifeinpictures

Saturday, January 1, 2022

WORD OF THE YEAR - MINDFUL

Happy New Year!

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2021 was totally the year of the unexpected!! For us, 2021 was the craziest yet, and one of the best and most memorable parts of last year was Mom & Dad moving in next door! It all literally came about in a whirlwind, but the end result has been such a good, positive change for our family. I am definitely in yet another season of life, and while it sometimes feels strange and unfamiliar territory, I so love this season. I really want to be more mindful of all the wonderful blessings God gives me everyday.♥️

When thinking about my [word for the year] the word mindful or mindfulness kept coming to me - I want to be more aware of the present moment and focus on what I have right this moment instead of dwelling on the past or pondering the future.

MINDFULNESS: maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings through a gentle, nurturing lens. 🌿

I don’t know if it’s me getting older or just needing to change my mindset - but I do know I need to be more mindful of my feelings and be still and slow down in this crazy, busy world and focus on what’s going on right here, at this moment, and enjoy everything to the fullest.

I don’t really do resolutions but I have several goals for 2022: to blog more • to set actual “work days” for my Etsy shop • to make at least one new recipe a month • to take naps and not feel guilty • to get back into budget mode, and to just enjoy life, spend as much time as I can with my family, and take things one day at a time.