HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY with MENU & RECIPE LINKS ~ week 12 of 2026 ~ BLOG 365.82

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Last week went by way too quickly, AGAIN with mainly mundane errands and appointments! I was able to stay on top of the laundry and house chores – enough so that Saturday and Sunday were both pretty lazy days with sleeping, hanging with friends and watching NASCAR. (For a nice change).

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

We’re back to early spring weather with highs in the low 50’s and lows in the high 30’s with a lot of clouds this week and a little rain too. I did pack away the heavy jackets, but left plenty of mid weight and light weight hoodies for layering.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL, APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I’ve started some spring cleaning trying to de-clutter and downsize.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS I’m headed to town in just a bit to pick up groceries.
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I went through quite a few recipes yesterday while watching NASCAR and sorted by category, even throwing away duplicates and flavor profiles that just didn’t appeal to me.
DVR/TV Not much except some cooking shows and a couple old movies.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY Successful new recipes… clean closets… spring flowers… baby geese in the pond… pink and gold sunsets… organized chaos…

READING TIME

Tonight I’m going to start Storm Clouds Rolling In, the #1 book in the Bregden Chronicles Historical fiction series by Ginny Dye. I’m really looking forward the this series that is currently at 22 books, so definitely will last a while.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀

	3/23 MONDAY	3/24 TUESDAY	3/25 WEDNESDAY	3/26 THURSDAY	3/27 FRIDAY	3/28 SATURDAY	3/29 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	MEATBALL SOUP & BISCUITS	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHICKEN PARMESAN BOWLS	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	STEAK PIZZAIOLA & PASTA	BLACK BEAN SALSA CHICKEN
DESSERT		COFFEE CRUNCH MUFFINS

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

This week’s favorite photos are last Thursday’s beautiful sunset over the pond, a crazy bartender on St. Patrick’s Day and a favorite new BBQ sauce.