Amazing Black Rice Chicken Salad
Amazing isn’t a strong enough word for how delicious this salad is! I used black rice because I saw it at Costco one day and thought I would try it. It’s cheaper than wild rice and is a change of…
Best Ever Protein Pancakes
I’ve seen several recipes for these floating around pinterest and decided to try my own version. They were amazing! My protein pancakes are different because I used whole eggs, levening, and a little stevia for flavor. Also added a little…
Bummer–Streaky Floor
It took me 12 hours to do the floor yesterday. 2 hours alone on just the perimeter. The first swath looks wonderful,just like I want it to. After that I was emtionally done. My back hurt, my knees hurt. And…
Let the Floor Begin!
I’m laying the Faux Leather floor in my dining room today. It is scrubbed and ready to go. You can see a tutorial for the floor here: Illustrated Guide to Faux Leather Floors While I work, I’m praying for my…
Christmas Wrapping Organizing Tip
Many years I have been up late Christmas Eve frantically wrapping gifts. It ruined the magic of the day for me. So now I wrap gifts almost as soon as I get home with them. There’s less chance that children…
Not a Swimming Pool
But I’m excited. Here’s a before shot: This is actually a picture of the twin closet in the adjoining room. But they were set up the same. I painted it ultra pure white, even the ceiling. It helps reflect the…
7 Ways to Make Lasting Holiday Memories
Welcome Guest, Sinea Pies from Ducks in a Row as she shares ideas to make the holiday’s memorable: The holidays -Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s -all come with expectations. We expect to make and eat lots of great food.…
New Closet or Swimming Pool?
Brandon cracks me up. He’s so tiny and has a little voice, but he thinks grown up–with a dry sense of humor. Today I was painting his closet. He wanted me to do other things–like get him a stick of…
Thanksgiving Traditions
I’m big on traditions. That was something my mom did really well when I was growing up. I’m still trying to figure out what I want our traditions to be, lol. But one thing I’m sure about is reading Stories…
Week 2 Day 3 Food Journal
Yesterday was crazy! I was gone most of the time. While I snapped a few pics, for santy’s sake, I’m going to skip it and start in with today. Breakfast: Bran flakes, almond milk and strawberries. Snack 1: Greek Yogurt…