A month or so ago my neighbor told me she was planning on making a monthly menu. At first I thought she was crazy... then I realized she was brilliant.
So I took her idea, tweaked it to make it my own (aka cheaper) and voila.... I now have a monthly menu.
I took my magnet board, spray glued on a neutral paper and printed off a calender on a piece of clear vellum. Then I made a magnet for each month of the year and the numbers 1-31. Now I can arrange the magnets for each new month.
Then I made a list of all the meals I make. (With some blank ones for those I didn't remember or the ones I haven't discovered yet.) I color coordinated them so I can easily pick out the different meals. (yellow=chicken, pink=beef, purple=crock pot, blue=everything else) These I keep on the back side of the board.
All I had to buy (since I already had almost everything I used) was the magnet strips. Which I got for 50% off at Roberts and Michaels. :)
Each week I sit down and figure out what I plan to eat that week, so I still only plan a week at a time instead of a month. (That would be crazy.) This way, I can show Jason the board and he can pick out a few meals he'd like to see that week.
And that's why my life has improved.
6 comments:
I am stealing this idea (when I have/make time to make it). It is brilliant! I love that you show it to Jason to let him pick meals - I think Nate would love that! Thanks for sharing!
Hey! We had homemade pizza for dinner tonight!
Love this idea. It's a good one.
Very impressive Sally! I do a monthly meal calendar but it is the old fashion paper and pencil. Still coming into town this week? Let me know, I would LOVE to see you. My phone number is 208.360.9810.
Very cute Sal. I like the magnetic idea.
So completely fantastic! And cute to boot!
P.S. I would seriously pay money for that. You are amazing!
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