How to Meal Plan as a Busy Working Mom

Having a plan for dinner, knowing you have all the ingredients you need, and having food on the table at a reasonable time is like the biggest exhale. Not to mention it helps keep that bedtime train on the tracks. So I thought I would share the nitty-gritty of how I meal plan for our family of 5 with a simple routine.

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Katelyn Denning
Quantity versus Quality Time with Your Kids

When you plan an activity or outing, do you think ahead to the memory it will create? It's kind of like taking a picture to capture a moment so you can have physical evidence to go along with the memory. I love looking back at photos from years past and being reminded of all of the things that we did, the places we visited, and the milestones we crossed. And...I want to remind you that those memories also happen in the little things as well.

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Coasting Versus Leaning In

Coasting at work or quiet quitting is getting a lot of air time these days. But the truth is, working parents have gone in and out of phases of coasting for years as we navigate returning from parental leave, co-parenting with a partner's demanding work schedule, or just daycare illness season each fall/winter. It can be necessary at times and life/career-saving too. But what if you're stuck coasting because you think you don't have the time or energy that "leaning in" to your career will take? And what if the truth is, it doesn't take that much more?

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