Saturday to do's

Pick up & put away groceries
Wash/prep produce

Organize coats & shoes

Replace bathroom loofah, toothbrushes

Clean microwave

Sweep & mop kitchen floor

Friday to do's

Tidy & declutter living room

Place grocery orders

Change bathroom towels

Replace bathroom loofah, toothbrushes

Freezer audit

Make grocery list

Choose clothes for donations

Clean microwave

Sweep & mop kitchen floor

Thursday to do's

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Replace bathroom loofah, toothbrushes

Top up shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc

Scrub bathroom

Freezer audit

Make grocery list

Organize lingerie drawer

Choose clothes for donations

Clean microwave

Sweep & mop kitchen floor

Wednesday to do's

Air out house

Vacuum bedroom

Clean oven

Clean microwave

Change bathroom towels

Sweep & mop kitchen floor

Deep condition hair

Tuesday to do's

Change sheets

Clean living room windows

Deep cleanse facial

Declutter & deep clean fridge

Disinfect kitchen drain

Vacuum living room

Polish dining & living rooms

Declutter kitchen surfaces

Putter in bedroom

Organize pajamas

Organize & audit pantry

Declutter one drawer

Small appliance deep clean

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Spot clean kitchen walls

Manicure/pedicure

Monday to do's

Weigh self

Declutter & deep clean fridge

Change bathroom towels

Prep cheese/nut snack packs

Rose oil facial

Disinfect kitchen drain

Vacuum living room

Polish dining & living rooms

Declutter kitchen surfaces

Mop entryway

Putter in bedroom

Organize pajamas

Organize & audit pantry

Declutter one drawer

Small appliance deep clean

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Manicure/pedicure

Sunday to do's

Make hard boiled eggs

Prep cheese/nut snack packs

Rose oil facial

Disinfect kitchen drain

Vacuum living room

Polish dining & living rooms

Declutter kitchen surfaces

Mop entryway

Putter in bedroom

Organize pajamas

Organize & audit pantry

Declutter one drawer

Small appliance deep clean

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Manicure/pedicure

Menu Plan for the Week of January 25th

I've been working on eating/cooking what we have. Here's this week's menu:

Sunday

Brunch

Dinner: Pot roast, potatoes, carrots and bread with butter

Monday

Breakfast: Zucchini carrot bread and eggs

Dinner: Chicken sausages, baked beans and salad

Tuesday

Breakfast: Chocolate overnight oats

Dinner: Pork chops, potatoes and veggies

Wednesday

Breakfast: Zucchini carrot bread and eggs

Dinner: Leftover roast with veggies

Thursday

Breakfast: Chocolate overnight oats

Dinner: Chicken broccoli rice casserole

Friday

Breakfast: Zucchini carrot bread and eggs

Dinner: Ham mac & cheese, veggies and applesauce

Saturday

Breakfast: On your own

Dinner: "Flex" night

(Lunches are always leftovers or sandwiches/wraps)

Desserts/Snacks
Chocolate cottage cheese mug cake

No bake strawberry cheesecake

Sweet potato brownies

Mini cucumber slices with dip

Cottage cheese with everything but the bagel seasoning

Greek yogurt bowls

Ritz crackers with pb and chocolate chips

Hard boiled eggs

String cheese and beef sticks

Crunchy edamame

Protein shake

Yasso ice cream bar

Popcorn

Sugar free jello

Rice cakes

Any fruit or veggie

Saturday to do's

Go grocery shopping

Wash/prep produce

Disinfect kitchen drain

Vacuum living room

Polish dining & living rooms

Declutter kitchen surfaces

Mop entryway

Putter in bedroom

Organize pajamas

Organize & audit pantry

Declutter one drawer

Small appliance deep clean

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Manicure/pedicure

Friday to do's

Disinfect kitchen drain

Vacuum living room

Polish dining & living rooms

Look over sales flyers & make list

Order groceries

Make next week's menu

Change bathroom towels

Make homemade bread

Make cinnamon swirl bread

Declutter kitchen surfaces

Mop entryway

Putter in bedroom

Organize pajamas

Make sweet potato brownies

Organize & audit pantry

Declutter one drawer

Small appliance deep clean

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Manicure/pedicure

Thursday to do's

Fill essential oil diffusers

Declutter kitchen surfaces

Mop entryway

Putter in bedroom

Organize pajamas

Make sweet potato brownies

Organize & audit pantry

Polish glass/mirrors

Declutter one drawer

Organize entryway clutter

Small appliance deep clean

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Tidy & declutter living room

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Manicure/pedicure

Wednesday to do's

Vacuum bedroom

Make sweet potato brownies

Organize & audit pantry

Deep condition hair

Face mask

Change bathroom towels

Polish glass/mirrors

Declutter one drawer

Organize entryway clutter

Small appliance deep clean

Inbox declutter

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Tidy & declutter living room

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Manicure/pedicure

Top up homemade cleaners

Tuesday to do's

Change sheets

Polish glass/mirrors

Vacuum entryway

Declutter one drawer

Organize entryway clutter

Small appliance deep clean

Inbox declutter

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Organize socks

Tidy & declutter living room

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Prep overnight oats

Manicure/pedicure

Top up homemade cleaners

Grocery Haul for January 17th

Shaw's Pickup:

12 oz Signature Select sweet baby cut carrots

2 - 25 oz jars Signature Select marinara sauce

128 oz Signatrue Select distilled white vinegar

5 lbs King Arthur white whole wheat flour

2 - 16 oz Signature Select pasta

64 oz Open Nature Unsweetened almond milk

18 count Lucerne large eggs

32 oz Dannon Light & Fit fat free vanilla greek yogurt

4 bananas

4 sweet potatoes

24 oz Lucerne 2% cottage cheese

2 lbs strawberries

2 Cosmic crisp apples

1 bunch green onions

1 lb mini cucumbers

Total $47.34

Total for January $156.17

Remaining $113.83

Monday to do's

We ended up not doing much yesterday because we watched the Patriots game. 

My first post op is this afternoon. I'm hopeful for a good report and can increase my activities!!!!

Declutter fridge

Small appliance deep clean

Scrub kitchen sink

Replace kitchen brushes & sponges

Inbox declutter

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Organize socks

Tidy & declutter living room

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Prep overnight oats

Prep cheese/nut snack packs
Rose oil facial

Manicure/pedicure

Change bathroom towels

Top up homemade cleaners

Sunday to do's

Declutter fridge

Small appliance deep clean

Scrub kitchen sink

Replace kitchen brushes & sponges

Inbox declutter

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Organize socks

Tidy & declutter living room

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Do laundry
Make breakfast hot pockets

Make hard boiled eggs

Make banana coffee cake muffins

Prep overnight oats

Prep cheese/nut snack packs
Stock tp in bathroom
Fill k-cup holder
Run a rinse pod in Keurig
Rose oil facial

Manicure/pedicure

Menu Plan for the Week of January 18th

Sunday

Brunch

Dinner: Snacky football foods

Monday

Breakfast: Breakfast hot pockets

Dinner: Chicken pasta and veggies

Tuesday

Breakfast: Apple cinnamon overnght oats

Dinner: Sheet pan chicken bowls

Wednesday

Breakfast: Banana coffee cake muffins and eggs

Dinner: Leftovers

Thursday

Breakfast: Apple cinnamon overnight oats

Dinner: Gnocchi with chicken sausages and veggies

Friday

Breakfast: Banana coffee cake muffins and eggs

Dinner: Cheeseburgers and veggies

Saturday

Breakfast: On your own

Dinner: Flex night (take out, copycat recipe, etc)

Desserts/Snacks:

Sweet potato brownies

Mini cucumber slices with dip

Cottage cheese with everything but the bagel seasoning

Greek yogurt bowls

Ritz crackers with pb and chocolate chips

Hard boiled eggs

String cheese and beef sticks

Crunchy edamame

Protein shake

Yasso ice cream bar

Popcorn

Sugar free jello

Rice cakes

Any fruit or veggie

Saturday to do's

A little update: I'm healing and improving. I'm following Dr's orders. Each day I can walk a little longer and can do a little more. I have my first post op appointment on Monday. Obviously, I really can't do a lot of these tasks  but I'm hoping to recruit my honey to get some done for me this weekend lol

Declutter fridge

Small appliance deep clean

Scrub kitchen sink

Replace kitchen brushes & sponges

Inbox declutter

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Organize socks

Make menu plan

Tidy & declutter living room

Deep clean kitchen & bathroom floors

Spot clean kitchen walls

Fragrance bedroom

Pick up & put away groceries
Wash/prep produce

Friday to do's

Declutter fridge

Small appliance deep clean

Scrub kitchen sink

Replace kitchen brushes & sponges

Inbox declutter

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Top up shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, etc

Organize socks

Change bathroom towels

Make grocery list & order groceries

Make menu plan

Vacuum

Tidy & declutter living room

Deep clean kitchen floor

Spot clean kitchen walls

Fragrance bedroom

Thursday to do's

Disinfect kitchen drains

Declutter fridge

Small appliance deep clean

Scrub kitchen sink

Replace kitchen brushes & sponges

Inbox declutter

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Declutter bathroom cabinet

Scrub bathroom

Top up shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, etc

Organize socks

Wednesday to do's

Disinfect kitchen drains

Declutter fridge

Small appliance deep clean

Scrub kitchen sink

Replace kitchen brushes & sponges

Inbox declutter

Deep cleanse facial

Air out house

Wipe baseboards

Phone app declutter

Deep condition hair

Tuesday to do's

Disinfect kitchen drains

Declutter fridge

Change sheets

Small appliance deep clean

Scrub kitchen sink

Replace kitchen brushes & sponges

Inbox declutter

Deep cleanse facial

Menu Plan for the Week of January 13th

I'm just listing some dinners we're having. I didn't make a menu this week.

And just an FYI, I didn't buy any groceries this past weekend so nothing to add to the grocery haul

Last night we had air fryer chicken with mixed veggies

Tonight we're having Kevin's Korean bbq chicken over rice with veggies

Tuesday is cheeseburger quesadillas and veggies

After that.......

Steak, sweet potatoes and broccoli

Something with chicken lol

Monday to do's

I'm alive!! Surgery went very well. I obviously have a long recovery ahead of me. For the past week and for the next week all I can do is sit for 30 mins, then lap or two around house, sit for 30, lap or two then I have to lie down for a while. That is my life right now lol. I'm obviously very sore. My muscles feel tired but the pain I had prior to surgery is gone! 

I'm just setting small attainable goals during my recovery, like a few extra steps each day, a certain amount of protein, etc. I'll attempt small household tasks just to feel normal lol

Here's today's:

Fill k-cup holder
Run a rinse pod in Keurig

Change bathroom towels

Disinfect kitchen drains

Declutter fridge

Grocery Haul

BJ's Pickup:

32 oz Wellsley Farms half & half

30 oz PBFit peanut butter powder

16 oz Wellsley Farms pure vanilla extract

1 lb Fleischmann's instant dry yeast

20 ct .5 oz The New Primal snack Mates chicken & maple mini sticks

40 oz Wellsley Farms plain nonfat Greek yogurt

Total $51.54

Shaw's pickup:

32 oz Lucerne shredded cheddar cheese

32 oz Lucerne shredded mozzarella cheese

3 - 10 oz Birds Eye frozen veggies

9 oz bag Mother's Circus animal cookies

3 bananas 

64 oz Ocean Spray zero sugar cranberry juice

1 lb Dietz & Watson american cheese

32 oz Chobani zero sugar vanilla greek yogurt

2 - 11 oz Al Fresco chicken sausages

2 - 12 oz Jimmy Dean bacon

16 oz Challenge unsalted butter cubes

16 oz Good Culture 2% cottage cheese

8 oz Signature Select unsweetened cocoa powder

Total $57.29

Total for January $108.83

Remaining balance for month $161.17

Sunday to do's

Air out house

Banish paper clutter

Declutter & deep clean fridge

Change shower curtain

Wash bath mat

Wipe baseboards

Declutter & deep clean kitchen surfaces

Scrub bathroom

Make ice

Scrub kitchen sink

Wipe down kitchen cabinet doors

Vacuum living room upholstery

Wash bedding

Change sheets

Do laundry

Make cornbread

Make sweet potato brownies
Stock tp in bathroom
Fill k-cup holder
Run a rinse pod in Keurig
Fill essential oil diffusers

Menu Plan for the Week of January 4th

This week's menu is not going to be like my others due to my surgery Monday. I'll be in the hospital for one or two nights and I'm sure Mike will be there with me at mealtime. So, I ended up deciding to just come up with a few meals and he can pick what he makes when.

Sunday

Brunch

Dinner: Crockpot beef roast, potatoes and carrots

Breakfasts for the week: Eggs, english muffins, pancakes, zucchini bread

Lunches as usual, leftovers or sandwiches

Dinners:

Leftover pot roast over mashed potatoes with veggies

Leftover chicken carbonara

Grilled cheese dogs with veggies

Kevin's  Korean bbq chicken over rice with veggies

If that's not enough dinners, we'll figure it out. We have plenty of food in our freezers, fridge and pantry.

Desserts/Snacks:

Birthday cake cheesecake

High protein frosted animal cookies fluffy yogurt

Sweet potato brownies

Mini cucumber slices with dip

Cottage cheese with everything but the bagel seasoning

Greek yogurt bowls

Ritz crackers with pb and chocolate chips

Hard boiled eggs

String cheese and beef sticks

Crunchy edamame

Protein shake

Yasso ice cream bar

Popcorn

Sugar free jello

Rice cakes

Any fruit or veggie

Saturday to do's

Air out house

Banish paper clutter

Declutter & deep clean fridge

Change shower curtain

Wash bath mat

Wipe baseboards

Clean mirrors

Declutter & deep clean kitchen surfaces

Scrub bathroom

Make ice

Scrub kitchen sink

Wipe down kitchen cabinet doors

Vacuum living room upholstery

Polish living room

Pick up groceries & put away

Little chat

Hi,

I just wanted to let you know what's going on, or more so what will be going on. Monday I am having spine surgery. I will be in the hospital for one or two nights. Then my recovery period is approximately 3 months. I'll be out of work for 6 weeks. I am not expecting to be able to do much of anything next week. I'm working on my menu today. My goal is to make it as easy as possible for Mike since he'll have to help me alot. 

I took an inventory of both of my freezers this morning. 

I'm doing a no spend/low buy January. This should be pretty easy since I'll be recovering and I have gift cards that I can use if I REALLY want something lol. 

I'm setting my grocery budget for the month at $270 but am also doing a pantry challenge and my plan is to only purchase dairy and fresh produce (and "loss leaders" for my food storage). 

Friday to do's

Air out house

Wipe down lampshades

Banish paper clutter

Polish furniture

Declutter & deep clean fridge

Make birthday cake cheesecake

Organize coats & shoes

Organize decorations

Change shower curtain

Wash bath mat

Organize & audit pantry

Wipe baseboards

Clean mirrors

Deep condition hair

Declutter & deep clean kitchen surfaces

Vacuum

Declutter bathroom

Scrub bathroom

Change bathroom towels

Make grocery list & menu

Order groceries

Deep clean dishwasher

Fragrance bedroom

Make ice

Thursday to do's

Air out house

Wipe down lampshades

Banish paper clutter

Polish furniture

Declutter & deep clean fridge

Make birthday cake cheesecake

Organize coats & shoes

Organize decorations

Change shower curtain

Wash bath mat

Organize & audit pantry

Wipe baseboards

Clean mirrors

Deep condition hair

Declutter kitchen surfaces

Vacuum

Declutter bathroom

Scrub bathroom