Teacher Week: Make Ahead Meals

I am so excited for today's blog topic because I definitely need some inspiration for my lunch this year! I am already missing meeting my friends for lunch or simply having the options of choice at lunch time...

I thought I was going to pack wonderful, preplanned lunches this year but the beginning of the year madness has caught me once again! My lunch looks a little something like this right now...

With an apple and maybe a bag of skinny girl popcorn! To add to the last minute lunch, our refrigerator went out last week and we just got an appointment for it to be fixed. YIKES!

So I am going to share with you what I have done before and loved! A couple of years ago I tried out some muffin tin dinners. It was so simple and I loved the portion sizes! I could just do one or two "muffin sizes" and then add in a little snack and really feel like I had a meal! Also as an added bonus...you only get one dirty dish in the process (AMEN). Honestly, until this blog post I completed forgot about this idea and I am glad I remembered!

Here are a few of my favorites!

1. Muffin Tin Pizza

Visit Tracy's Culinary Adventures for the full recipe!

Love these and the portion size is just right! I love to add the mini pepperoni's and some mushrooms. Simple, easy, and warm!

2. Chicken Pesto Wontons

Visit Emily Bite's for the full recipe!

These are simple and loaded with flavor! Everyone will ask you what you are having because it smells so delicious!

3. Everything Eggs

Visit Lauren Hefez for the full recipe!

I love these and they are perfect for breakfast too! Literally add any veggies you want and then top it off with eggs. Sometimes I just get egg beaters and it is so simple and tasty! 

Thanks for stopping by and hopefully you got some simple preplanned lunch ideas! Have a great week! Cheers!

Teacher Week - 5 facts about me!

 I am so excited to participate in teacher week! Today I am going to share 5 fun facts about me! Hop over to Blog Hoppin' to link up and share 5 facts about you!

First off, I have been married to this stud for over a year and a half! He is my best friend and I don't know what I would do without him! We met in college at The University of Tennessee and have been together ever since! The stud in the middle is our fur baby, Jake. He has been with us for most of our relationship and he makes our little family ever so happy!

Second, these two teacher friends have been with me since my first day at my first job! We were all on the same team the first year and then we got moved around. We literally cried but have stayed good friends through it all! One of us moved out of the state and the other two decided it was time to try a different school. Two of us ended up getting a job at the SAME school (there are 52 elementary schools in our district) and then a few months later the other one moved back in the state. Within DAYS we had a position randomly open up at our school and now we are all teaching together again!!!! God truly blessed me with these people in my life!

Third, DISNEY WORLD! I love love love Disney World! Seriously, it is my favorite place! Thinking about the fireworks and parade at night literally makes my heart skip a beat! Every time I have been in my adult life, I have taken a newbie along with me. I love to go with someone who has never been and see the joy they experience! I even took my husband for the first time too! I can't wait to take a future little one down the road! 

Next, I bleed orange! Even through the rough seasons, I love good ole Rocky Top! My favorite day of the year is soon approaching. This Friday will be the first game day Friday of the year! Literally, EVERYONE that lives in Knoxville wears orange ALL WEEKEND! It is amazing and it never fails to make my heart happy! Go Vols! 

Lastly, I love to travel and have fun! I am always down for an adventure and rarely ever chicken out of trying something new. My motto is YOLO and I stick to it...most of the time! I love to live life to the fullest and can't stand to be bored. If there is any activity, count me in! ...Except if it happens in the first month of school, because everyone knows teachers just can't have extra energy that time of year.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my fun facts! Cheers to a great week!