Tuesday, May 29, 2012

pinned it and did it

The more I pin and the less I do, I more I start to feel stressed. I'm finally entering that second-trimester phase of must-get-everything-done-immediately energy, which means I'm irrational and certainly not accomplishing enough to suit my inner, overly-ambitious freak.

That said, I'm not completely sedentary and I have pinned it and done it a few times of late. 

First up, our new family fave: pumpkin pancakes. This is a Martha Stewart recipe (how can you go wrong?) and I've doubled it both times I've made it. Such a delicious twist on a weekend staple, plus some added veggies in our breakfast. I'm thinking of trying sweet potato pancakes next week.

I pinned a list, 17 ways to make your life easier, and I've already put a couple into practice, like #14 (shave legs with conditioner -- works so well and I always end up with a surplus of conditioner when the shampoo is gone, so this makes perfect sense), #16 (using cornmeal to get rid of ants, results TBA), and #17 (washing out dryer filters regularly). 

I loved this image (right) so much that I printed it, framed it and put it on our mantel.

We've had organizational issues in our bathroom drawers since we moved. I loved this idea, to house all our dental hygiene items in one, labeled place. So I picked up a silverware tray at the dollar store and turned the before into the after. Will show you the  results later this week! 

I made these parmesan hash brown cups as an appetizer for a couple friends a few weeks ago. When I make them again, and I will, I'll add less oil, or maybe none at all, and I'll add some chopped veggies, like peppers, to make them more interesting. I would definitely use them as a side dish for brunch.



What have you pinned and done lately?

5 comments:

  1. I was debating the cornmeal trick to get rid of ants as our favourite friends are back. I'm sure Rory will find and eat the cornmeal before it has a chance to do its thing. I pinned a workout top tutorial last week and tried it on the weekend, but cut the racerback a little low and now it's a pretty skanky workout top...uhh, at least it's well ventilated.

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  2. Haha too funny, Amy! I can't even count the number of projects I've done that turned out a little ... not right. Will you try again?

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  3. I'm going to try out that Pumpkin Pancake recipe tomorrow for brunch :) Looks yumm!

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