The last time I shared a grocery list and menu printable was 2014, which feels like 6 lifetimes ago! I loved that printable at the time, but it looks kind of lame to me now. I’ve got something way better for you today. When I sit down to make my grocery list, it is always […]
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Inside the Planner – Meal Planning (Section 5 of 6)
If you didn’t know I love cranberry juice, the fresh kind, you’re going to find out in this video. I guess I start filming and all the random details start spilling out. This section I use at least once a week to plan out our meals. Our kids have mac’n cheese or frozen pizza when […]
ASK MARY ANYTHING #3 – Meal Planning Teaser (& a little Kitchen Organizing)
This week’s Ask Mary Anything Video was in my kitchen. I’m slowly getting used to doing these videos. Matt says this is my best one yet, though I’m not sure that is saying a whole lot. I give a brief overview of how I meal plan and then … Since today kicks off week one […]
4th of July Menu
I love the food on patriotic holidays, actually every holiday. I know the days are about so much more, but I should just admit that I show love through food. If I love you and you are at my house, I WANT to feed you. So, it makes sense that food is always such a […]
Holiday Meal Planner {Perfect for Thanksgiving!}
In the past 12 years, I’ve hosted Thanksgiving 10 times. This FREE Holiday Meal Planning Printable lets you organize your meal the same way I do. It prompts me to remember all the parts of the meal that I might forget, helps me puts all my thoughts in one place and organize my efforts. Thousands […]
Command Center & The School Lunch Menu Printable
I’ve showed you my kitchen before (where you can see how this fits into the kitchen), but I’ve never given the details about my Command Center Magnet Board. It has changed over the years and improved in my opinion. How about a little glimpse? Okay, let’s do this! Did you hear the commanding tone? Yeah, totally […]
Grocery Shopping & Menu Planning Printables
Planning food for a family is one of our biggest and most time-consuming responsibilities as homemakers. I am all about anything that makes the job as simple and stream-lined as possible! The way I do my grocery list is a big help to me! I use a form I created that combines a grocery list […]
Thanksgiving Meal Planner
I’ve been waiting a year to share this post with you. I didn’t realize until the night before Thanksgiving last year that my little method of planning out our meal, then written on notebook paper with a pencil, had been saving my Thanksgiving sanity for years. I planned then to share it this year. I’ve […]
Sunday Brunch Menu
A few weekends ago, our new baby Cougar was blessed at church. To attend the event and celebrate with us, my parents and Matt’s parents, as well as my grandma, stayed at our house. That is right, all under the same roof! My in-laws stayed in our guest room, all the girls stayed in our […]