Menu Plan Monday Feb. 25, 2013

Organizing Junkie

My life always goes better, more smoothly, when I meal plan.  Even if we don't always stick to the plan, it helps to have one.  It helps to know that I've shopped for certain meals, planned certain items, it helps.  Even though I haven't been posting meal plans here, I've still been doing them.  I've been keeping them in my Google Drive documents, right in the same place I create my grocery list.  It's convenient.  When I'm standing in the middle of the store wondering why such and such is on my grocery list and do I really need to buy it after all, I can scroll down, look at my meal plan and remember why it's there.  Helpful.  Maybe it's just a sign of how really disorganized I am, but whatever, it works for me.

Well, it did work for me.  Recently I've been trying to remember which version of corn pudding did I make that we really liked, or what recipe did I use the last time I made hush puppies.  You get the picture.  Guess what?  Often, I haven't a clue.  That's where my blog has been so helpful.  I pull up my blog, do a search, and most of the time I have my answer.  Awesome.

Except.  Except that lately I haven't been posting a meal plan.  Reasoning that no one "out there" cares what we're having for dinner, I stopped.  This week though I realized that I need my meal plan.  It helps me to have it here, so it's back.  Even though I'm busy.  Even though life's a little crazy right now, even though, even though.

So, here's what's on our plan this week:

Sunday dinner:  pulled pork/slaw, corn pudding
Monday (piano):  [Chili baked potatoes, cut up veggies--piano], Hamburger and noodles, green beans, crescentsTuesday (dance):  ??
Wednesday:  salmon, rice, asparagus
Thursday (play):  Pizza--Grandma’s? or deep dish
Friday:  Yum Yum Chicken, broccoli
Saturday lunch:  Baked Ziti, OG Salad, bread, cherry pie, ice cream w/toppings
Yes, it has holes.  Some of those are intentional, some not so much.  It's definitely a work in progress, but it's a place to start.

What's on your menu this week?