friends, exciting news! join me at life made lovely for our home made lovely tour! i plan to share more details of each room here on the blog, but for now, i’d love for you to take a peek at our farmhouse! thanks, heather!
love,
natalie
i believe the commitment to our home & the work of our hands should be beautiful, creative & enjoyable.
i love making our own laundry soap because it saves us money & i get to put it in a pretty jar when i am finished. i don’t mind sweeping our kitchen floors because the broom has a well-made wooden handle & looks like one my great grandmother might have used. i get a little giddy when i sit down on sunday evenings to meal plan because my paper meal planner inspires me.
above is the usual scene you will see when i am meal planning: a pretty bouquet on the table with a candle lit & a cup of coffee in hand. my homemaking binder continues to be a work-in-progress (i hope to share that with you sometime soon!), but it is filled with all-natural home product recipes & the loveliest meal planner pages.
i have used a lot of meal planners in my day from scraps of paper to free printables online. they were all fine, but they didn’t exactly fit the needs of our family & i wasn’t left inspired. when i came across amy j delightful’s meal planning kit, i jumped on the opportunity & purchased one. it is full of helpful pages from a freezer inventory to printable recipe cards.
i specifically love this meal planning kit because it includes a space for every meal. i noticed that when i didn’t plan my lunch, i made a poor choice & simply ate leftovers or whatever i saw first (i.e. tortilla chips with cheese melted on top). this meal planner allows me to plan our breakfast, lunches & dinner. i can now plan & enjoy a big salad when it’s written on the meal plan & i have purchased extra greens.
i also love the grocery list. i print it out, put it on a clipboard & walk around my kitchen writing down foods we need. i bring that same clipboard to the store with me & cross off items as i shop.
would you like to win a meal planning kit from amy j delightful? i am so excited to offer one today!
simply-
2. comment below with your email address & one meal planning tip
i’ll choose a random winner on monday & share the winner’s name here!
love,
natalie
++ GIVEAWAY CLOSED ++
congrats to lovecakesoup for winning the giveaway! I will email you shortly!
happy monday, friends! how was your weekend? we spent our days working a bit, relaxing a bit, soaking in this beautiful weather & hiking. i’ve also been brainstorming a couple of exciting new projects that i cannot wait to share with you!
for all of our busy days, it’s nice to have a go- to recipe that’s delicious & easy to make. this weekend i whipped up some green yogurt chicken salad wraps. they’re amazing & healthier than the mayonnaise version.
i used the damn delicious recipe. i made a few changes, though. i used red grapes instead of green. we love onions so i added a bit of green onion, too. i didn’t even add the apple. i just left it out & it was still perfect. we scooped our chicken salad into a fit & active multigrain flatbread from aldi’s with a bit of lettuce. a delicious quick dinner with a side salad or sautéed asparagus.
savings tip: to save a bit more money, cook a whole chicken in the crockpot the day before rather than purchasing specific cuts of meat that are pricier. remove the meat from the bone & add it to a mason jar. use some of that meat for your chicken salad. the rest of the meat can be made into the next evening’s meal. we enjoyed chicken quesadillas with our extra chicken!
check out my food pinterest board for more ideas. happy cooking, friends!
love,
natalie