April Goals

My Monthly Goals

I came across a pretty cool article. My goal is to do this everyday in April. Here is my goal:

Spring Cleaning!

It's April! A sure sign of spring right? Here in Cleveland, plan on one more big blast of snow!

I did pick out a spot in my yard for a garden. It's 12x12ft. Here is what is going to be planted:

Lettuce

Cucumbers

Green Peppers

Tomatoes

Green beans

Brocolli

Strawberries

And that's it. I'm going to try this. I'm am no 'green thumb'. I'm a first timer and i'm going to have help. I also bought flowers to plant. We'll see how this goes :-) I'll post pics. I'm excited for this!

Meals for April

I am going to try to keep the tabs of how much these meals cost me. Its hard when you have some on stock at home....But here is the month. We still have last month to finish up :-)

Week 1

Italian Chicken
BBQ hamburgers
Italian Fish
Weeknight Lasagna Toss
Simple Pot Roast




Week 2
Lemon Chicken
Garlic and Ranch Turkey Burger
Parmesan Fish
Mac and cheese with cauliflower
Beef Vegetable Soup


Week 3
cheesey brocolli shells
BBQ chicken wings
Red potato and Green bean Saute
Savory Bean and Spinach Soup
Turkey Meatloaf with mashed potatoes



Week 4
Pasta with Eggplant sauce
Crock pot Chili
Vegatable fried rice
Spanish Omelet
Ceaser Pockets



Spinach Ranch Salad for work


Last month went well!! I made all the meals!! Here's my ratings:

Week 1
Easy parm. crusted fish A+
cheesy chicken rollups A+
grilled cheese
spaghetti
parm crusted chicken cutlets A+


Week 2
Fish with butter and garlic---I broil the fish with a little butter and garlic on top YUM! A+
Easy chicken parm A-
quesadillas---yummy!!
chicken and brocolli alfredo A+
stovetop stuffed chicken rolls A+


Week 3
Taco bake B+
Italian chicken rolls A+
cheesy stuffed shells A+
chicken and biscuits A-
mac & cheese(Good ol kraft)---did it for lunch one day

Week 4
Ravioli with bacon still have to make
foil pack chicken and brocolli dinner A+ everyone at work raved on it
chicken with parm garlic and herb crust still gotta make
frozen pizza--never made
hamburger helper --never made


Got any ideas for us?? Please post your recipe!

Giveaway

I just entered a giveaway over at One Day One Dollar at a Time

Its for a bunch of cleaning products which we are in the need of for spring cleaning!!



Also a $50 Giftcard!

Kitchen Tip Tuesday

In the morning, always have a plan. For me, when I get off work, I come home, look up what meal is planned for the night and pull the stuff I need to from the freezer. It makes things a heck of a lot easier!!

Making my home a haven

Well it's monday and my 3d shift in a row. One more to go. So, little things of the day:

1. Charge video camera

2. wash dishes

3. return library stuff

4. do zak's sight words with him

5. make sure all bills are paid

Then work!!

Focus Friday

Friday- Window Nation at 4:30 for estimate--I'm going to cancel it. I got windows yesterday :-), call 2 more tree companies for estimates, call this reading program for my son, workout, copy DVDs, print coupons out, order dress for wedding.

Saturday- Laundry, clean, 7pm Metro, delete files on my computer

Sunday- Sunday school, 7pm Metro, clip coupons

Monday- 7pm metro, sort coupons, make sure all bills are paid

Tuesday- 7pm East

Wednesday- Kindermusik, shop for wrapping paper for zaks gifts, laundry, rest. It's a long work week.

Thursday- 7pm Metro, pick up Zak's pictures

I'm gonna be dead this week. Hopefully I can keep up with housework. Nothing is worse than coming home to a dirty house every morning. I hope to get estimates on trees and pick out one to trim my tree. I want to workout, but I dont even know when. I will try to before i shower before work. We'll see. Here is a review from last week.

• Coupons--- check
  


• Window estimate--- check
  


• Home Depot Class--- no :( Zak got really sick
  


• Switch with someone so I can go to my friend Carmella's party-- wasnt able to
  


• Look for a good swingset for Zak--waiting for Toys r us to email me
  


• Wrap Zak's gifts---need wrapping paper lol
  


• incorporate strength training into workouts on work days--- i'm not doing this workout Workout Videos from Fitness Magazine


• Run 10 miles--- just started the strength training instead of just running.
  

Kitchen Tip Tuesday

I don't have many "kitchen tips", but one I have learned is what I shared when I posted my monthly meals and that's to toast bread and then put butter on it and rub a garlic clove on it. It's delicious. I learned it from Rachel Ray and use it often. It's easier for me to do that than have a leftover loaf of garlic bread, considering it's just me and my son.