I Promise I am Still Here!

I promise I am still here and alive!  HA!  I have been SUPER busy these past few weeks with school ending for me and two kids. Also, slumber parties, a quick trip to our deer lease, everyone getting sick, stress, stress and more stress!  But I did manage to start going to a Bible Study with my Sister in Law and I am loving it! 

I thought I would go over my May goals and hope to post some "summer" ones soon!

May Goals:

FUN

read a new book

date night with hubby

start swimming with the kids

hit Kemah Boardwalk for the day

 

DIYing/CRAFTING

do an "at-home" project once a week and blog

make mother's day cards out of all my cardstock and goodies instead of buying

GARDENING

water all my plants every evening while the kids play

plant some wild flowers on the front fence

HOME

organize my closet

finish my side of the office

clean out my car and get it detailed

organize Tay's room once and for all!

 

COOKING

make one new recipe a week

hit the farmers market when possible

blog one organic recipe a week

no eating in the car

 

WELLNESS

rejoin the gym done

hit the gym or walk at home 4-5 days a week

take the kids on a walk once a week

lose 10 lbs in MAY! (lost 5)

make a "heart healthy" recipe for my dad once a week and send it home with my brother!

VOLUNTEER

volunteer at my daughter's school for park and field day

*Well, it looks like I will be moving these "not done" goals to my summer list, but I didn't do too bad!  Its a start!

This is Me, Then.

Organic Pizza Bake

Come on Over to see my

Organic Pizza Bake

Click Here

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Oh What Green Does to Me!

Ok, not the best picture, but I wanted to remind you that I LOVE my new black and white kitchen, but I also LOVE green!

I just want to add bits and pieces of color into my

"black and white"

world that can easily make an exit when I feel like

something else!

With that said, I want to introduce you to this

BEAUTIFUL

 $5 tablecloth I found at a trade day

 Mother's Day Weekend!

It took one visit from one of my

VERY talented

blogging friends!

and then I had some cute little curtains that I can change out whenever I wish for the price of $5 for the tablecloth and $3.99 each for the two rods!

Bad lighting today,

the pics DO NOT do them justice!

They are precious!

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B.Jane Giveaway!

You must see what

B.Jane

has done now!

Take a Peek!

B.Jane Brewing

Tip in the Kitchen

I have not peeled a raw potato in YEARS!

I boil them with the skin on until they are done!

Then I run cold water on them as I use my fingers to peel the skin right off.  (the water is because they are so hot) and they are perfect and ready to be mashed! 

Try it!  I promise you will like it!

This is Me, Then.

Easy "Vase" Craft!

I found these glass bud vases

awhile back and never did anything with them! 

I then saw a simple idea in an All You magazine using 9 jars!

Well, I used my 6!

Take that, All You, with your fancy 9!

You'll Need:

*bud vases

*ribbon or string of choice

*scissors

*water

*flowers

Imagine my surprise when I opened them and realized the three were glued together!  YIPPEE!  Less work for me!

Just take your ribbon or string and tie it around all 6!  It takes a few minutes to get it just right.  I guess you could glue them all together but who wants to do that!

Then I cut some flowers right out of my own backyard garden!

I wanted to share this because I see this EASY craft being used in SO many different ways!

*baby shower centerpieces

*outdoor wedding

(dang it, why didn't I do this for my brother's!)

*Birthday parties

*Any entertaining or just family fun!

This is Me, Then.

May Goals

May Goals

FUN

read a new book

date night with hubby

start swimming with the kids

hit Kemah Boardwalk for the day

DIYing/CRAFTING

do an "at-home" project once a week and blog

make mother's day cards out of all my cardstock and goodies instead of buying

GARDENING

water all my plants every evening while the kids play

plant some wild flowers on the front fence

HOME

organize my closet

finish my side of the office

clean out my car and get it detailed

organize Tay's room once and for all!

COOKING

make one new recipe a week

hit the farmers market when possible

blog one organic recipe a week

no eating in the car

WELLNESS

rejoin the gym done

hit the gym or walk at home 4-5 days a week

take the kids on a walk once a week

lose 10 lbs in MAY!

make a "heart healthy" recipe for my dad once a week and send it home with my brother!

VOLUNTEER

volunteer at my daughter's school for park and field day

This is Me, Then