![]() ![]() Then I used my Silhouette to cut the grid and title out of vinyl. I used a magnetic chalkboard from Target, along with a magnetic pencil holder to hold my meal tags and colorful magnetic paper clips. Why only 6 and not 7? Because inevitably something is going to come up on one day of the week – getting an invite to dinner at my parents house, eating out, deciding to try a new recipe, ordering a pizza, whatever! But because I don’t have a specific meal planned for a specific day, I have the freedom to do that without getting stressed out! I can pick out 6 (or more) meals, make a grocery list for them, go shopping, and be good to go for the week. So here is my solution! A menu planning board that doesn’t force me to pick exactly what the menu is for the week, but instead gives me a list of our regular meals to pick from and put in an easy-to-see place. I like the freedom to say, “I don’t feel like chicken tonight,” or “I really want to try this new recipe I found today,” or “I had a really bad day and don’t want to cook anything, let’s just do a frozen pizza on paper plates.” But at the same time, I absolutely hate the 4:00 question “what the heck am I going to make for dinner tonight?” followed by aimlessly staring at the pantry shelves for 10 minutes. I’ve seen many a weekly menu planner with a label for each day of the week, and I just couldn’t bring myself to stick to something like that. That’s how this menu planning board was born! For me, that’s something with a little bit of wiggle room for life to happen. I prefer something in between chaos and perfect order that’s a little closer to reality – methods of organization that make it easier to stay on top of the mess rather than fall behind it. And when I try to attain something like that, I feel really great for the day or two that it actually works…then feel like crap when I get behind on keeping it up and discouragement sets in. I admire them, but that’s just not realistic to me. ![]() Don’t get me wrong, I “ooh” and “aah” over flawless labels on beautiful containers…or command centers with a place for everything…or spotless pantries with cans stacked perfectly…or weekly cleaning schedules with chalkboard checklists. I will freely admit, I am someone that feels stifled by too much organization. ![]()
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