You know you are finishing one of those weeks when you sit down to write a post, get it completed, and go to schedule it and you lose the entire thing. Sigh. On the bright side, it was just a menu plan and goals post instead of something I invested a ton of brain power on.

On take two, I’m just going to dive right into the menu after sharing one picture. A sampling of a few recipes from last week and a shot of my little guy.

Breakfasts:

• Oatmeal
• Granola and yogurt
• Muffins from freezer: oat flour banana muffins, My Mom’s Muffins from the Pioneer Woman (omitted the brown sugar), and Healthy Applesauce Oat Muffins from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe (cut the sugar back)

Lunches:

• Leftover Soups
• Salads
• Thai Chicken Coconut Soup

Suppers:

• Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crockpot BBQ Chicken Legs
• Homemade Pizza (Bring back Friday night pizza night)
• Salads

Snacks:

• Fresh Fruit
• Crispy Almonds

Goals:

• Run 25 minutes 3 times (Been doing great keeping up with this goal)
• Read 30 minutes 5 times (Failed miserably on my reading goal last week)
• Right 4 posts (Failed here last week as well)
• Monthly Budget Meeting
• Tackle two house projects (and hopefully toss a few more things)

What’s on your menu this week?

Linking up to Menu Plan Monday

It was one of those weeks, with kids getting over sicknesses and the baby waking up numerous times each night, where I was glad we didn’t have a lot going on and that there was a weekend at home to look forward to. This weekend also brought cooler temperatures! Hooray. I love this time of year. Bring on the soups.

Breakfasts:

• Muffins (Oat Flour Banana Muffins and two new ones from The Pioneer Woman, left the sugar out, and Mel’s Kitchen Cafe, cut the sugar back)
• Oatmeal
• Yogurt and granola

Lunches:

• Leftover soups
• Thai Chicken Coconut Soup
• Salad

Dinners:

• Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crockpot BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
• Homemade Pizza
• Salads

Snacks:

• Fruit
• Veggies
• Almonds

Goals:

• Run 25 minutes 3 times (I’ve been doing great getting this done each week)
• Read 30 minutes 5 days (failed here last week)
• Monthly Budget Meeting
• Write 4 posts
• 2 house projects

Photo by Kara Bee Photography

Here’s a handful of links from around the internet that I enjoyed clicking on this month:

Our Twin Birth: Deciding on a Birth Place and The Voice of Love Fabulous birth story! I love these two lines:

• it’s not about where you birth; it’s about making the right informed choice for your family and your situation.
• There are only two reasons for ever doing anything; one is love, and the other is fear

You Know What Ruins My Kids My kids need me. Having every “should do” checked off a list isn’t going to make me the perfect mom.

Those horrible, terrible, no-good anniversaries JessieLeigh shares how to help people on the anniversary of events that bring pain.

Learning About Youth Sports Injuries My mom sent me this link. Whether or not you have kids in sports read the last question and answer in this article!

The Twenty-Three Photos That Will Make Your Stomach Drop Wow! These people are a lot braver than I am. (I am kind-of a chicken, though, so that’s not saying much.)

Fox Books Files for Bankruptcy at the Onion. If you enjoyed the move You’ve Got Mail as much as I did, you’ll get a kick out of this article.

Did you come across any great posts in September?

You can find August’s links here, if you missed them.

Things I Learned in September

1. Toddlers have no sense of time. If you wake up to use the bathroom at 2am you might as well play in the sink afterward. Party time!
2. Clothes shopping is much more enjoyable and productive when my sisters are around. I get honest opinions and try on (and like) things I never would have otherwise. Janna and Bethany, let’s go thrifting again!
3. Fit, quality, and likability over quantity and cheapness. Why is it so hard for me to learn this lesson? I have too many clothes, most of them I never wear. I bought it most likely because it was cheap and I liked it okay. What a waste of closet space and money. One or two well fitting pairs of jeans are far more useful than 10 I don’t like that just end up taking up space. (I have a mound of clothes to pitch in my room and more to go through.)
4. When you have children, vacations mean something different. No longer are they for your rest and enjoyment but instead are for your children’s sake and making memories. Exhausting but oh so fun.
5. Budgeting and saving makes spending money more fun! Vacation was much more enjoyable this time around. We were careful what we spent on but I didn’t spend the entire trip pinching pennies and agonizing over each dollar we parted with.

Linking up to Chatting at the Sky

What did you learn in September?