In My Home This Week: Work Ahead and Get Ahead

Last week proved to be busy and hectic.  The best gift I gave myself last week was to prep meals on Monday as much ahead as I possibly could.  It worked beautifully, saving a world of time and stress.  I think I'll plan to do that again this week. I was thrown by the fact that I had no roast in the freezer after making my menu plan.  No, none at all.  And to be sure I wasn't just missing it in my search, I actually looked at the freezer inventory sheet I'd just used and no, there was no roast.  I checked at the grocery, and seeing prices, swallowed really hard and decided to make do without it.  We bought food out twice this last week and I was out with Mama one day as well so the need to make more meals proved unnecessary.  I did switch one of my menus to the evening meal.

I have big plans for the week ahead.  I'm smack dab in the midst of revamping the front porch.  Just now it involves scrubbing the railings clean and then painting them.  I also have new paint for the two chairs there.  I'd dearly love to move the dog house off the porch permanently but I won't be able to do so.  Maddie likes it on the porch so she can come hide there when the thunder rumbles.  The cat's little hideaway is there, too.   When I am all done with what I can do with what I have on hand, I'm going to purchase floor paint and get to work on that porch floor.  Here's hoping that in the next week or two it will be a neat, clean, brand new space.  I do like to see projects get finished up!

There's a lot of the usual work and such to be accomplished this week as well.  Doctor, lab, picking up the pay check, Harvest day, grocery shopping and all the routine housework.  There's yard work to be done, too.  I'll do what I can on the big extras and make sure to get all the usual household things accomplished.  There's nothing worse than working hard on a project and finding you've an entire meal to make from scratch or a messy house after you're worn out.

So let's see what meals we can prepare this week.  I seem to have found my right ratio of carbohydrates to keep my blood sugars fairly stable.  I need to eat the most in the morning, somewhere closer to 60 then and  less at noon and still fewer for the last meal of the day.  Fingers crossed this continues to work for me.

Breakfasts this week:  

Breakfast sandwich, Banana, milk

Pancake, turkey sausage, applesauce, milk

Cold Cereal, Milk,  Peach, Peanut Butter Toast

Mini Bagel with Cream Cheese, Orange, Milk

Scrambled Eggs, Toast, Fruit Cup with Yogurt

Fried Egg, Grits, Peach, Toast

Blueberry Muffins, Boiled Egg, Mixed Berries

Dinners this week:

Leftover Fried Chicken, Butter beans, Coleslaw, Corn Muffin, Baked Peach

Meatloaf, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Sliced Tomato Salad, Sugar free pudding

Pan Baked Chicken, Squash Casserole, Black Eyed Peas, Apple Brown Betty

Pepper Steak, Brown Rice, Steamed Broccoli, Ambrosia

on my own, so I'll eat leftovers

Deli Rotisserie Chicken, Potato Salad, Sliced Tomato and Onions, Rolls, fresh Peach

Taco Salad, Banana Split

Suppers this week:

PB&J, Apple, Milk

Turkey Club Sandwiches, Applesauce

Vegetable Soup, Meatloaf Sandwich

Cheese Toast, leftover Soup

Pizza, Salad

Burger, Banana 'Milkshake'

Egg Salad Sandwich, Chips, Peach 

Jobs This Week

Finish washing front porch railings.
Paint porch chairs.
Clean porch flooring.
Doctor appointment.
Harvest: pick up check, pay bills, get allowances and grocery funds.
Spend a little time doing meal prep for the week.
Bake Challah.
Grocery Shop.
Visit thrift store.
Lab work.