Kitchen Aid Attachment Storage
Ryan and I got a Kitchen Aid mixer for our wedding {yay!!!} and it came with two attachments. We keep the big wire bulb looking attachment {middle above} on the mixer when she's not in use, but the other two were taking up a lot of drawer space. So we bought Command hooks and attached them to a cabinet door that we don't open too often. A quick and efficient fix to storing the not-currently-in-use attachments! Here is our version:
Carrot Cheeseball
Ryan and I were invited to his family's get-together for Easter, and I really wanted to take something so we could feel we'd contributed to the meal. We weren't assigned anything, and I had this fear I'd make something and "take" someone else's signature dish, so I was excited to find this on Pinterest! The original pin has a recipe for a ranch/sour cream/bacon cheeseball, but I made the one I usually make - with cream cheese/green onion/dried beef. Then I shaped it into a carrot and covered it with shredded cheddar and used one remaining green onion for the green part at the top. We served ours with regular Ritz crackers and the whole thing was a huge hit with his family! WHEW!
Great Quote
Every now and then I fall in love with a Pinterest quote, and this was just such a quote! I loved this one so much I used it to write an article for the Mid-Morning MMe-Note {or monthly e-newsletter} to encourage our listeners to let God write their life stories without letting lies hold them back!
Organization Basket
Every family has to find the organizing system that works best for them. Ryan and I have a tall, square {not huge} dining room table that became a daily graveyard of receipts, mail, bills, coupons, other random mail and who knows what else. I got so sick of cleaning it off and vowing to "never let it get like that again" - only to be the worst offender of the mess the next day! So we took a basket we'd purchased for use at our wedding and I bought a set of cute file folders and stuck them inside. I labeled one for bills, receipts, coupons, junk mail, shred, etc....and we even have a few more to add categories as needed. The nice thing about this is we can carry it into other rooms as we need to, for sorting or trashing, but in the meantime, it's all there on the table where we can find what we need in a hurry - without all the ugly! And here is ours:
You and Me Wall Art
We purchased the "and" sign for our engagement/wedding/reception pictures and then tried to figure out what to do with it after the fact. When I saw this, I filed it away as a possible "above the bed" future idea. But we decided to go ahead and use it now {minus the frame} in our dining room, surrounded by other wall art we received for our wedding. We used a gift card to buy the smaller letters and I adore the way it looks in our house!
Easter Sunday Printable
Loved the clean lines on this printable and ended up using it in our living room frame on Easter Sunday. Will use it again next year!
April Printable
Since April has no holidays, I found this cute printable to use for the month in my living room frame. Love the fresh colors and fonts. Come on, spring!
More Printables!
I found these as I was making my way through Pinterest one day and liked some of the additional options I didn't already have in mine! I actually swapped out the "daily planner" page I was using for this one - and I LOVE some of her other versions too. I haven't decided yet which ones I'll use exclusively but there are some great ideas in here!
Not Your Mother's Kinky Moves
I was very excited to find this idea on Pinterest, because my hair is SO attitudinal, and I wanted something that would help it curl better. We searched over the greater part of the state of Indiana to find these - and finally found some at Ulta. I LOVE the way it smells - wowsa it's good! And I love the way my hair looks when I first do it. What I do NOT love is that after the full day, my hair feels weighted down and not curly so much as just in need of a brush. And I feel like my hair has a continual coat of grime on it. No good. Because I'm a Cheapy McCheaperson, I'll probably use the rest of the tube but I don't know that I'll buy it again. :(
4 comments:
I love how many things on pinterest are actualy practical, ie your mixer hooks. Those are the 'I wish I thought of this, but either way I'm glad I saw it' moments that make like a little easier.
So glad your home is coming together!
I have always longed for a Kitchen Aid Mixer!!! A red or blue one...
I love your organization basket. It's much prettier than our hanging wall files. I think I will try that in our new house.
Emily - Agreed. I try not to get caught up in the parts of it that would make me crazy doing it all but I do love a good practical tip!!
Mark - It had been a dream of mine as well and we do love her SO much.
Natasha - I love it because it can get really full or be really empty and you can't tell. Winner!!!
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