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Happy Homemaker Monday – May 12, 2014

May 12, 2014 by Debbie 2 Comments

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend.

As I look outside my window

Beautiful! It is going to be a lovely week. Temperatures of around 20C.

Right now I am

Typing up this post and planning out my week.

Thinking

About plans for the summer.

On my bedside table

Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy

Listening to

Silence.

On the menu for this week

  • Monday – Spaghetti bolognese with caesar salad
  • Tuesday – Chicken fajitas
  • Wednesday – Hamburgers
  • Thursday – Baked maple salmon with rice and broccoli
  • Friday – Leftovers / buffet night
  • Saturday – Homemade pizza
  • Sunday – Peach glazed chicken with corn, peas and salad

On my to do list

  • Laundry / ironing
  • Inventory pantry / freezer / fridge
  • Write grocery list
  • Sweep / wash kitchen floor
  • Clean fridge
  • Clean barbecue

Plans for this week

  • Grocery shopping
  • House cleaning
  • Paperwork / filing
  • Organize under kitchen sink
  • Vacuum all curtains

What I am creating

A plan for the summer (activities for the girls and as a family).

My simple pleasure

Watching a movie with my family.

Looking around the house

Laundry to fold and put away, Lego towers in the process of being built, mostly tidy (so far!).

From the camera

Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy book
My mother’s day gift!

If you would like to join in, please link up to Sandra from Diary of a Stay at Home Mom here.

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About Debbie

I’m Debbie, the blogger behind Simple Joys of Home. I love tea (oh, how I love my morning cup!), baking, lavender, romantic comedies, reading and homemaking. Join me as I create a life full of the simple joys.

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Comments

  1. Sandra says

    May 13, 2014 at 9:26 am

    It’s funny because I don’t see many people enjoying Maeve Binchy, and actually when I’ve mentioned her before to friends they had never heard of the author. I love her though, really enjoy her books. Hope you enjoy this new one 🙂

    Have a great week.

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      May 13, 2014 at 10:41 am

      Loving it so far! Enjoy your week Sandra. 🙂

      Reply

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