Meal Plan #26

We had an interesting week that didn't leave me with much time to meal plan and grocery shop. I decided to make a quick grocery trip late Friday night so that we wouldn't spend the weekend eating out. I got just enough groceries to last for one week instead of two. That's just how it goes sometimes. It also means that I didn't film a grocery haul.

- Pioneer Woman's Sloppy Joes, Baked Beans, and Chips
- Tacos and Chips/Salsa
- Chicken Pasta, Salad, and Garlic Bread
- Shrimp Boil (Henry's Birthday Dinner)

- Cheesy Chicken Bundles, Roasted Veggies, and Rice
- Leftovers
- Pizza

Five on Friday

Happy Friday!

When I worked outside the home full time before having kiddos, I remember thinking that Fridays wouldn't be as exciting. It turns out, I was wrong. I am always excited to see Friday roll around.

1. This week has been straight up weird. I'm not even sure how to explain it.

2. I feel like the last person on the planet to fall head over heels for Fixer Upper, but it finally happened. I now understand the Farmhouse craze in home decor.

3. I shared the changes I made to our dining room during Week 3 of the A Bowl Full of Lemons Home Organization 101 Challenge. I came across 2, new to me, really old chairs that now have my dining room back in limbo again. Story Of My Life.




4. This week I shared my January Favorites on my YouTube Channel. I may or may not have went on and on about Fixer Upper.

Is it obvious we went to the library for new books?

5. I decided that instead of doing a whole post and link up for my #carrygrace52wkphotochallenge I am going to include the photo in my Friday Favorites post with no link up. It's no fun to party alone.


 I'm linking up with High Five for Friday, Oh Hey, Friday, 5 on Friday, & Diary of a Real Housewife.

ABFOL - Home Organization 101 Challenge : Week 4 - The Launch Pad - BEFORE

I'm pretty excited about this week's challenge! You can check out all of the details for this challenge by visiting A Bowl Full of Lemons.

I am going to consider this space our launch pad. The door that you see leads to our garage. This space sees a lot of traffic each day.

We have a few systems in place, but they need a little bit of tweaking.

Let me rip the band-aid off and show you what is behind those cabinet doors.

EEK! It needs a little bit of work. I'm just glad that is behind closed doors. I honestly wouldn't mess with it, but it needs to function a little bit better for my little guys. They currently each have a shelf to hold all of there hats, gloves, a jacket, and all of the other random things that boys bring in and out of the house.

I have already started working on this particular cabinet and am planning to add some hooks behind the door.

We have coat closet, but it is at the front of the house. We need a place to quickly hang things to keep them from piling up on the couch. I wish I was kidding!

Want to see more? You can check this space out on my YouTube Channel. Be warned...it's not as clean as it is in this photo. I have my work cut out for me.

ABFOL - Home Organization 101 Challenge : Week 3 - The Dining Room

Welcome to Week 3 of the Home Organization 101 Challenge that is hosted by Toni, at A Bowl Full of Lemons.

This week we worked on our dining room. You can see all of the details on Toni's blog, but the main thing was to clear clutter, clean everything, organize everything, and get it all put back together.

 before

I cleaned everything that could possibly be cleaned in this room and then I started scheming. It happens every. single. time.

after

During Week 1 - The Kitchen, I moved most of our coffee station from the kitchen counter to the corner of the dining room. I was convinced that we didn't have room in here for it to work, but I decided to give it a try anyway. I started out with this metal cart that was in my husband's office closet. We are liking it so much that we have decided to build a custom buffet and add the coffee station on top of it.

We are still in the process of gathering supplies and figuring out plans, but I'm still pretty excited about it. You know I will keep you posted.

 Check out the complete before and after tours on my YouTube Channel.

Five on Friday

I don't know about you, but I am happy that it is finally Friday.

1. We made it through another week of homeschooling! That's a win, folks!

2. I am still chugging away at the 2016 Home Organization 101 Challenge that Toni, from A Bowl Full of Lemons, hosts each year. It is going pretty well. At first I was staying nice and focused. Now I seem to be dreaming up new projects for each room instead of just purging, cleaning, and organizing them. (Sigh.) There is a pile of wood in my dining room right now that I am going to have to hide so that I can photograph and film the current after on the room for this week.

I'm still behind on writing these posts for the blog, but you can see the before tour on my YouTube channel.

3. My husband and oldest son are planning to spend the day in the woods tomorrow. I'm looking forward to spending the day with my will little Henry.

(click picture to watch my newest setup on YouTube)

4. I have posted a few planner videos this week. My new set up is very functional and I am really enjoying it.

5. I found a new to me blog this week that I am really enjoying. Samantha, from Little Bits of Home, has a beautiful home and blog that are full of inspiration. This cabinet is in her dining room being used as pantry storage. She's a smart girl! Be sure to stop by her blog and tell her I sent you.




 I'm linking up with High Five for Friday, Oh Hey, Friday, 5 on Friday, & Diary of a Real Housewife.

CarryGrace 52 Wk Photo Challenge Wk 4 (Linkup)

Welcome back to week#4! Ok, so maybe no one else has linked up yet. I'm still going to keep moving forward with this. The idea behind the challenge was simply to challenge myself to do a better job of picking up my camera each week and taking pictures of the ones I love, not just pictures for the blog.

I personally want to use my big camera so that I am constantly practicing, but I failed miserably with that this week. It's just been one of those weeks. I did still capture this silly picture of Henry. He had just read his first book to me unassisted. I was so proud of him.

Link your pictures below.
-Please link directly to your blog post, not your blog's home page.
-Please leave a text link back to this post so that others can find it.
-Do not leave a link to a different linkup.

Don't have a blog? You can post your pictures on IG and use the hashtag #carrygrace52wkphotochallenge .

Meal Plan #25

Here are our meals for the next 2 weeks. Keep in mind that we will have leftovers twice and order pizza twice, and dinner at church once. We have a lot of activities these next few weeks in the evening, so we will be doing a lot of convenience meals.

Meatball Subs and Chips
Pioneer Woman's Perfect Pot Roast, Rice, and Steamed Veggies
Soup and Sandwich
Chicken Fried Rice and Egg Rolls
Chicken Fajita Quesadillas with Chips and Salsa
Hot Dogs and Waffle Fries
Seared Tuna Steaks, Butterfly Shrimp, and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Breakfast
BBQ Chicken Sandwiches (Rotisserie Chicken), Chips, and Fruit


You can check out my grocery haul right here.