This Week's Carte Du Jour | Emma's Dorsum To Schoolhouse ; (

Right at in 1 lawsuit I'm feeling rattling love/hate towards Back to School.  I honey the rhythms of routine that proceed alongside the schoolhouse twelvemonth - my walk alongside Mr. Darcy inward the morning, off to schoolhouse for Emma, operate for Mike as well as me, as well as hence to the grocery store alongside Emma when I pick her upwardly inward the early on afternoon, nosotros receive got a walk around the neighborhood, as well as hence nosotros brand dinner.  I honey that niggling routine of ours.

What I'm hating correct at in 1 lawsuit was dropping her off at her starting fourth dimension twenty-four hours inward the big tyke classroom.  She was hence brave as well as sugariness alongside a niggling hint of timidness when nosotros dropped her off this morning.  I am hence proud of the brave, big daughter she has become, but heartbroken at the same time.  She seems hence grown upwardly as she showed off her novel backpack to her teachers as well as and hence held their mitt as she laid off to explore the novel classroom.

In her quondam room (the "Two's & Toddlers" room) she had gotten hence comfortable as well as would bounce around the 2d she entered.  This twenty-four hours felt different.  She was hence putting on such a strong, brave human face upwardly fifty-fifty though I could experience her niggling nerves as she entered.  She was inward command of her fears, as well as she was calm.  When did my niggling daughter transform into this lovely niggling tiny lady? 

Like all working Mom's I fighting alongside the conclusion to work.  I'm rattling fortunate that I learn to hold upwardly a niggling of both - I operate from habitation for 20 hours a calendar week divided over a pair of days, as well as hence learn to hold upwardly a stay-at-home mom the residual of the time. I honey having Emma hither at habitation alongside me field nosotros maintain the house, piddle inward the kitchen, run our errands as well as choke exploring outside.  But in that place is a portion of me that needs to work, too.  I'm a worker bee - it is the agency I'm built.







I've come upwardly to price alongside the fact that I'm best as a Mom as well as Wife when I receive got that pair of days a calendar week to work, allow my encephalon focus as well as hold upwardly creative.  Of course, in that place is ever a portion of me that feels a fleck guilty for loving what I practise hence much, but at the terminate of the day, I promise Emma finds a passion that tin hold upwardly as fulfilling for her, too.  I'm hence grateful that I receive got the best of both worlds, but I'm rattling much missing my Emma this morning.

Our summertime intermission has given me a endangerment to reverberate on what I practise hither as well as given me some novel perspective as well as inspiration.  I'm attempting to hold upwardly to a greater extent than organized inward all aspects of my life - on hither as well as at home.  One matter that is ever a priority for us as a identify unit of measurement is dinner fourth dimension every night.  Every unmarried black nosotros sit down downwards together as a identify unit of measurement as well as consume at the dinner table.


Because I've never been rattling organized well-nigh repast planning, nosotros choke to the store almost every day.  It is my goal to hold upwardly to a greater extent than efficient alongside our errands, hence I'm going to examine to store for a pair of days at a fourth dimension hence our afternoons are to a greater extent than open.  I'm also planning to contain 1 black of leftovers transformed into a novel dinner.  I intend this is a actually smart agency to hold upwardly efficient alongside our fourth dimension as well as money... after all, each black that I don't receive got to purchase something for dinner is well-nigh a savings of $25-30, adding upwardly to to a greater extent than than $100 a calendar month alongside actually no sacrifice at all.

I also am witting that nosotros receive got leftover options for lunches the side yesteryear side twenty-four hours for Mike as well as me.  Mike likes to workout over lunch, hence if he tin receive got something alongside him to the office, he earns an extra xxx minutes inward his twenty-four hours if he doesn't receive got to halt for lunch. 

I'm going to focus on sharing to a greater extent than recipes as well as habitation projects hither this Fall.  You tin await to encounter at to the lowest degree two recipes each week, along alongside a habitation projection (mostly inspiration boards as well as structure updates... slated to start inward 1 month!).  Once a calendar week I'll part a production update for the Store - the novel Fall Collection is coming out this Thursday.



I'm also planning to part our weekly repast plans hither every Lord's Day hence y'all tin role our innovation as inspiration for your ain (of course, I'm already a twenty-four hours belatedly this week!).  I'd honey to listen to a greater extent than well-nigh how y'all organize your family's repast planning, too.  Right at in 1 lawsuit I'm looking for lots of inspiration for make-ahead meals as well as ways to reuse leftovers.  Please part your favorites!

This Week's Menu :

Lord's Day : "The" Spaghetti Sauce & Homemade Meatballs alongside Italian Restaurant Salad as well as Easy "Homemade" Garlic Bread

Last calendar week I shared our novel favorite tomato plant sauce - the best, as well as simplest sauce you'll ever try.  This is a Lord's Day black staple at our solid (or something as as comforting similar Pot Roast or Roasted Chicken).  I also honey making this on a Lord's Day because leftover meatballs + garlic breadstuff plow into meatball sandwiches for Mike's lunch. 



Mon : Meyer Lemon Chicken alongside Basil Mashed Potatoes

This is 1 of my all fourth dimension favorites.  You tin grill the chicken as well as serve alongside veggies if you're inward the mood for a lighter/fresher dinner, too.  I brand certain to gear upwardly extra chicken to role for the Bacon & Chicken Panini's the side yesteryear side night.

Tuesday : Leftovers Night : Tomato Bisque as well as Bacon Chicken Panini's

Recipe to come upwardly tomorrow!  I role the left over Tomato Sauce to brand tomato plant bisque yesteryear adding chicken stock as well as cream, as well as hence bringing it to a simmer.  We ever receive got bacon as well as cheese, hence this is something that I tin brand almost whatsoever black of the week.



Midweek :  Mike's Favorite Meatloaf, Chive Mashed Potatoes & Roasted Carrots alongside Salted Caramel Apple Pie

Midweek is 1 of my days habitation alongside Emma hence nosotros similar to brand a big repast as well as dessert that nosotros tin operate on all day.  We role the Barefoot Contessa's Meatloaf recipe as a base, but I've made a pair of revisions that choke far easier.  I'll part our version later on this week... as well as that Apple Pie!

Th : Tessa's Tacos

We've ever loved shredded beef tacos at our house, but at in 1 lawsuit nosotros receive got a novel favorite that Tessa shared a pair of weeks ago.  It is called Korean Beef Tacos alongside a Mango & Cilantro Slaw.  Sooo good. 

Fri : Pizza Night

We choke out almost every Fri black - unremarkably to the puddle for dinner, or something slow as well as identify unit of measurement friendly. 

Sabbatum : Parade & Carnival inward Lexington

This weekend we're headed dorsum habitation to Lexington for the Heritage Days Festival!  Emma can't hold back to encounter her cousins as well as choke to Moo-Moo's Carnival.
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Just writing this post as well as planning our calendar week has eased my heartache simply a niggling from this morning.  I'm planning to pass the residual of the morn finishing packaging products for the big unveiling of the novel Fall Collection as well as organizing the novel arts and crafts station I made out of cabinetry this weekend - can't hold back to part photos later on this week. 

Happy Monday,
Jenny

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