Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Meal Plan Week #1 and Simplifying Life

Wow what a week and it's only Tuesday! We are loving every minute of this sunshine we have in Boise. The meal plan this week features three grilled dinners - delish! Below is our meal plan for the week It is loosely based on our bountiful basket we got on Friday! :)

Monday:
Veggie Frittata
Chicken Lettuce Wrap w/ Grapes

Tuesday:
Veggie Frittata
Cobb Salad


Wednesday:
Chicken Lettuce Wrap w/ Grapes
Grilled Burgers w/ Salsa and Guac

Thursday:
Freezer Waffles
Cobb Salad
Grilled Bacon Wrapped Chicken w/ Sweet Potato Fries

Friday: 
Freezer Waffles
Leftovers!
Grilled Steak w/ Sauteed Veggies

Our Bountiful Basket. Ain't she a beaut?!



Last night I made the sweet potato hash and my sister-in-law and best friend came over right after I made it. They both took a bite and asked for more and more! They couldn't believe it was Paleo. It was awesome and definitely one of my favorites so far.

I'll be honest. I reaaallllyyy dreaded meal planning and making a grocery list for all of this! But once I started I realized it wasn't so bad at all. I keep telling myself that I CAN do this and it's not easy in the beginning.

 I absolutely adore The Duplooy Duo! I get a lot of my Paleo meal planning inspiration from them plus Emily writes reviews for awesome natural products that I am now hooked on. Check them out!

So far I have had a few cheats :( Today when I was working, one of the sweet little boys I nanny wanted to share some of his sandwich with me during our lunch! It was so cute and so hard to resist his kind gesture. I totally ate it and felt guilty at first. But he thought it was great we shared a sandwich! So it doesn't really count as a cheat. :) Other times have been TOTAL accidents! I have felt pretty groggy and wiped out this week but that's to be expected. I keep reminding myself how good I'm going to feel once I get the hang of things! A little discipline goes a long way. :) 

Book review time! Yippee! I'm going to try and read one book a week and post what I think about it here.

Last week's book was The Simplicity Project by Corie Clark and OH MY WORD IT'S AMAZING! If you're a scatterbrained, unorganized, always late, always frazzled, stressed, no idea how you made it this far in life person like me, this book is going to become your best friend.





You can get a free download of it here

I adored how she went through every part of life and just plain helps simplify it and prioritize it. No gimmicks, no guilt trips, no weird tricks. Just simplifying life! I have become so much more productive and relaxed since implementing her tips. She gives a list of resources at the end of each chapter to help with the advice she's given as well. This book has been a huge blessing!

Well that is all for now! Leave any comments, reviews and feedback you have in the comments section. I want to make this blog the best it can be! Be back soon! 

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