Happy April!  A new month has arrived, and with it the promise of warmer weather.  I’m super excited, to be honest.  I feel like April is the month where I come alive again, after being in my own kind of depressed, cold hibernation of a sorts.  It’s great to feel that again!

The Meal Plan this week was something I actually planned in advance, if you can believe it.  I had it planned out nearly a week ago.  I’m trying to do at least a semi-meal plan an entire month out, based on meals we like and I know we can eat each month.  It’s a work in progress, but I’ve gotten to the point that I’m about 2 weeks out, so I like the direction it’s heading.  This is, of course, based on food we already have at home, and that will enable me to focus my grocery shopping only on stocking up on sales.  It’s a win-win!

Lil Smokies in a blanket, brown rice, salad

Chicken and cheese quesadillas, salad, baby carrots

Spaghetti

Leftover night

Breakfast for dinner (fruit plate, pancakes, hash browns, etc)

Homemade pizza

Potato fry

My goals for the week are a little less ambitious than last week, since I don’t know what my work schedule will be yet. Also, because I didn’t accomplish most of the outdoor cleaning goals I had last week, thanks to the Spring Break’s snow and rain.  Hopefully there will be a good amount of time spent outdoors in the sunshine this week!

•  Continue decluttering – tackle the fridge.
• Continue decluttering – tackle the medicine cabinet.
• Continue building the menu plan – up to a month ahead.

Have a great week, friends!!

P.S. If you’d like more meal plan ideas, head over to OrgJunkie, where this post and many others are linked up!

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