First off, can I say how happy I am so many of you are meal planning out there? Or wanting to get into it? What wonderful comments you shared for the Whoops Bunny meal planner giveaway! You made me smile.
Before I announce the winner…don’t forget the super sassy frameable meal planner from Ollibird that you can download for FREE on the original giveaway post.
And, you can buy the adorable Whoops Bunny meal planner and shopping list by clicking this link.
Now, for the moment of truth…random.org selected CheekyChic as our winner! Here’s what she told us: “I’ve been meal planning since I got married to my sweet husband Shawn. The only flaw, which I didn’t know was a flaw until reading your post, was I was writing my meal plans on ripped out notebook paper. Wouldn’t your giveaway be perfect for me? Thanks!”
Now you can plan the RIGHT way, CheekyChic. 
Thanks to everyone who entered and happy meal planning!
Hello! My name is Jane Maynard and you've landed yourself on my blog, This Week for Dinner™. Every Sunday I share a weekly menu...and then count on you to share your own! You'll also find other deliciousness that I hope you'll enjoy!
Gotta love the cereal and chocolate repeats.
it’s funny you should say that…only one person commented on the repeated appearance of chocolate on the plan from the first post!
okay, so maybe that’s not REALLY my plan for the week…I’ve got DINNER down. all that other stuff? we won’t talk about it
Hi Jane,
I found your blog recently and LOVE IT! I cant wait to try some of your recipes. My friend and I run a blog called SheShopsSmart.blogspot.com. I love your dare to meal plan and linked to your site in a post I did today. I hope that many of our readers will take your dare! Thanks for the link for the downloadable meal planning sheet. I love it- and your site! Thanks again.
Emily
OK, this may sound like a dumb question but how do you meal planners handle the “I really don’t feel like eating ___________” that you had planned to cook that day ? My husband and I get into that all the time and then around 7:30 resort to going and getting fast food or scrounging for something in our freezer. Do you just make it a mindset thing that that’s what you’re having and don’t even consider anything else or what ? Any help/suggestions on overcoming this problem would be greatly appreciated. TIA
not a dumb question! honestly, I don’t always cook a meal on the day I have it planned – things get moved around within the week. but my grocery shopping is so tied to my plan that a) I only really have ingredients for what I planned, and b) I feel too guilty not using the food. so, yeah, I guess I just say to myself “too bad” if I’m not really feeling something that I’ve got on the menu.
that said…we’ve had our nights for sure where we end up ordering out because it just sounds so much tastier! but I try not to do that too often.
I don’t feel like I have any specific tips…I do think it is just a mindset thing. hope that helps!