Pinterest Challenge - Organization & Chores

OK I am back, it has been a crazy week but I have returned. With the tragic loss in my mom's group and 2 sick kids at home (one with whooping cough and one with an ear infection/sinus infection) this week sorta slipped past me. The weekend is now here and I'm ready to get back into the swing of things, so here we go

Today was a two for, well technically a three for as I made some more baby food but I will just talk about the 2 projects we did today from Pinterest.

First up an organization project, as that is one of my goals this year to get more organized. I saw this Tension Rod Bottle Holder idea to get rid of some of the clutter under your sink. I have to say it worked out pretty darn good and I am happy with the results. It gives me easy access to my bottles and gets them off the floor to put other things under the sink.

Next up a project for my 9 year old. Mornings and some afternoons have been a struggle with her. She gets distracted and "forgets" what needs to be done to get ready for before and after school. I saw this idea for a chores checklist Originally I was going to make it so she could put her chores on it but I decided to twist it up a little bit and make a list of tasks that need to be completed daily.

I picked up some 1.00 clip boards at Staples and let her paint one anyway she wanted. Next we sat down at the computer and put together a list of her daily tasks that need to be completed. We came  to a conclusion if she completes all the tasks on the list for the 5 school days than she would earn an allowance at the end of the school week. This is going to be an additional allowance to her normal weekly chores allowance. I'm hoping this will help with the battles in the morning and I wont have to be such a drill Sargent. We will see how this goes and will be ongoing. I do have to say she did a great job on her clipboard however.

Pinterest Challenge - Valentine's

So today was a two for one. Nicole had to do her Valentine's for school so we decided to do two projects we saw on Pinterest. One for the girls and one for the boys. Both I might add were super simple and came out really cute!

For the girls we made Butterfly Valentine and for the boys we made Valentine's Day Caped-Cute Sadder



Pinterest Challenge - Teriyaki Chicken

So I took the easy way out again today, well sorta. I went for another food category for my pinterest challenge. I picked a crock pot dish to make for today as I love using my crock pot. I also went for another chicken dish. I'm a very picky eater and don't like alot of foods, but I do love chicken.

For today's challenge I picked Teriyaki Chicken from  this great link on how to prep freezer bags for crock pot recipes. I purchased all the stuff to make up the two bags and stored one in the freezer for a later date. Its such a genius idea, I love simple and practical ideas.

I threw all the ingredients in my crock pot before shuffling off to work and came home to a glorious smelling house. Only problem was I got home later than expected so the chicken cooked a little longer than I planned. The chicken came out a little tough, next time I will use the tenderizer to beat the tar out of it before I throw it in the freezer bags, or the crock pot. Overall though it was a very tasty dish. I have no rating from the hubby department however as he wasn't home this evening to try it, he can eat the leftovers tomorrow.

Pinterest Challenge - Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken

So my addiction continues. I have pinned 1182 pins since joining this madness and only have actually tried maybe 4 of the things I have actually pinned. This is going to change. My goal is to try and do one thing, whatever it may be, weekly from my pinterest. We shall see how this goes

So lets start with today. I picked something easy as it was a crazy day with Emma still being sick. I needed something to make for dinner and wanted to try something new. Ah ha! Pinterest! I scrolled through my pins for food and came across this Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken dish that looked good and seemed pretty easy to make. Bonus is it only requires 4 items!

So off to the store I go and picked up the 4 items. Came home cooked up the dish and I do have to say it was very yummy. I will definitely be making this dish again and adding it to my chicken collection. I was pleasantly surprised.

I give this recipe a thumbs up