I miss summer :(

It's not even August yet and it feels like summer is already over and done with. I miss our afternoons on the deck in the sun. I miss going for a walk and not having to worry about whether or not I should bring an umbrella. Come back summer, I wasn't done with you yet :(

Menu Plan Monday

Since Derek will be working afternoons all week, Colin and I are on our own for dinner. On one hand, it's a pain to cook for one adult and a very picky toddler without having enough leftovers for the rest of the week. On the other hand, him not being here means I get to cook all of the things that I love and he hates.

Monday
-meatball subs, brocolli

Tuesday
-whole wheat spaghetti, meatballs(leftover from Monday)

Wednesday
-fried perch, sweet potato fries, peas

Thursday
-meatloaf, potatoes, peas

Friday
-vegetable couscous, pork souvlaki

Saturday
-stromboli

Sunday
-hamburgers, sweet potato fries, salad

Breakfast will be hard boiled eggs, french toast sticks or mini bagels and fruit depending on who is here that day. Snacks will be jello, yogurt, fruit or cheese and crackers.

For more meal plans head over to Orgjunkie.com

The only real problem I have is lunches during the week. All 3 of the kids at are very different stages. Amanda will eat pretty much anything I give her (LOVE that girl) Colin is a lazy eater and still needs everything cut up in tiny pieces or there's choking and Ethan is a super picky eater who absolutely refuses to let you feed him anything. If he can't pick it up himself he wants nothing to do with it.

I can do crescent roll pizza for Amanda and Ethan and reserve some of the chopped veggies for Colin to have with a diced egg, I can do soup for Amanda and Colin and make waffles or pancakes for Ethan. The only thing I can't seem to do is make one meal that satisfies everyone. Anyone have any ideas? I'm stumped.

30 Day Shred-Day 1

As much as I love pilates I've noticed that my 20 minute workout no longer feels like a workout. I have the advanced video but I don't have the 60 uninterrupted minutes I need to do it. So, Mari Windsor consider yourself replaced.

Jillian Michaels scares me. I should probably get that out right now. She scares the ever loving crap out of me. But if anyone is going to be able to whip me into shape it would be her.

This was the hardest 20 minute workout I've ever done. When Jillian says she can cram a full workout into 20 minutes she's not kidding. I don't think I stopped moving at all. It did go by quickly though. I can't find my had weights so I did the movements without weights and I still felt the pull in my arms.

Before pics and measurements were taken, I'm anxious to see what kind of results I can get with this.

Tackle it Tuesday

One of the downsides to using a laptop is my lack of a desk. I've tried to resolve the problem by using a basket as my "office in a box" but it quickly turned into junk and clutter central. After spending 10 minutes digging through it in search of the wipes coupons I need for today I decided to get it sorted once and for all.



The before shot. It's a wonder I could find anything in there.



Sorting through it all. Among other things I found $0.11 in change, half a pack of gum and my cheque book.



The finished product. Office supplies went back in the basket, everything else found a home elsewhere.

To see what everyone else is tackling this Tuesday head over to 5MinutesforMom

Gerber prunes should come with a warning label

Let's just say it's a good thing I'm well stocked in wipes. I knew what they were going to do that's why I bought them, I just never expected it to happen so quickly (15 mins) or to be so....plentiful. Ew.

What better way to start the new blog..

than with a couponing post.

It's such a nice day today and C was getting cranky so I decided to throw him in the stroller and take a walk to Shoppers for baby bonus week.


Here's how we did:


Pampers Cruisers-$13.99-$10.00 P&G coupon=$3.99
Playtex liners-$3.99-$1.00 coupon=$2.99
Pampers wipes- 2@$5.99ea=$11.98-2X$3.00 coupon=$5.98
Herbal Essences 2in1-2@$4.47ea=$8.94-2XFPC=$0
Diet Coke-$1.67
Gerber prunes-$0.69
Cost before coupons-$41.28
Cost after coupons-$15.32 + $2.99 tax (booo)= $18.31

I saved $25.96 oop, which is great. But it's about to get even better. I got 320 regular Optimum points and an extra 3500 points for spending $30 on baby products. On a bonus redemption day those points will be worth $10.18. Also the Pampers have GTG codes in them that are worth $0.88 for Futura and the UPCs can be mailed in for another $1.50 in Futura.

So...
Cost OOP-$18.31
Value of points and rewards-$12.56
Total cost to me-$5.75