Printable Weekly Menu Planner

This my friends, is the creation that started it all...well the blog that it! I have this love for printables but I always have to deal with layouts that I would like to tweak or colors that I just don't like, so I took things into my own hands!

I have really been wanting a menu planner that will help me not only plan meals, but will help me actually want to plan! Since Its just me in my apartment it always makes me feel like its a hassle cooking for one person, except on the weekends when Taylor comes over. I thought about making one of those that we've probably all seen on pinterest that hang on the wall or the fridge but I don't like having to sort through those cards or what happens if i change my kitchen decor? That baby ain't gonna match! And who in the world wants to have to redo something that they worked so hard on? Not this girl.

So, what did i decide? Well i thought maybe a printable, yeah that will work! Well after several minutes of research I learned a lot.

1. I hate monthly meal planners (the ones that look like a calendar) because it overwhelms me and you should not, should not, be overwhelmed when it comes to food!

2. I didn't like having the grocery list sectioned off into categories such as meats, veggies, dairy...just not my style.

3. I love cute just as much as the next person but i didn't want something over the top, just cute enough to get me by with pretty colors.

So I got on my computer and when to work and here is the end product:

• 2 title pages-"My Menu Planner" and "Our Menu Planner", just covering my basis for everyone on that
• 5 Weekly Meal Planner pages-they all contain a box for each day of the week, the date for the week, and a grocery list
• oh yeah, and in cute colors!!

That second picture you're looking at, that's my planner for a year! Yeah I said it, a YEAR! I took my cute-little-diy planner pages, printed 52 of them (13 of each color if you're curious) and the cover, took them to staples and got that bad boy bound for a little less than $5.00!

Now you can print as many as you want of each color but I like a little variety which is why I alternated my pages! Oh and when you go to Staples they punch the pages, give you a clear cover, and you can choose between a card stock or vinyl backing! If you're wanting to have your own copy of these just click here and go download my printables! :)

I hope you enjoy!