Saturday Suggestions: Inspirations for Your Weekend

 

Good morning, friends! It has been quite the week around here. We’ve had road trips and an unexpected bout with the flu (just me, and just 24 hours, thankfully) and lots of adventures at work (Ryan). We are grateful for a weekend, and even though ours is pretty full, we welcome the (slight) change of pace. Hope your week has been good and healthy – and here are a few things for your weekend.

I love a before/after post and I love an affordable redo. This kitchen renovation post offers BOTH! Allie wrote about the little cabin renovation she and her husband did largely on their own. They completely transformed the look of the kitchen for less than $1600. Granted, this was in 2020, so I’m guessing it would be 2-3 times that now, but still, for a kitchen renovation, that is pretty inexpensive! I love the final look of it so much. It gives me ideas for ours someday! (BONUS: I love the kitchen in this renovated church. This is one of the BEST church renovations I have ever seen.  Beautiful!)

Do you need a good recipe roundup in your life? Even though I primarily cook from a couple of websites, I really like looking around at other ideas. Sometimes I find keepers, and sometimes I find ideas for a dish and then go look for a healthier version of what I saw. Either way, Yvonne’s post is robust with ideas for just about any kind of dish you’d like to make. Personally, I bookmarked the salsa recipe. It’s one thing I want to learn to make and have never successfully done. We’ll try it! (BONUS: While I am not a Weight Watchers girl, I also found this recipe roundup that has some yummy looking healthy options on it!)

Perhaps I’m sharing this one for myself…but if you like it too, then it’s a win! When Ryan and I owned Abby the RV, we got a cast iron skillet to use in our campfire cooking. We’ve used it a handful of times here at the lake too, but not too often. I think we also ended up with a second skillet after my parents moved, and we haven’t used that one either. Why? I get hung up on how to properly clean/season cast iron pans. Jami’s tutorial is well-written and makes this whole thing seem feasible! Do you use cast iron?

I don’t have the space (or need) for this project, but if you have kids in your life or work with kids at church or in any other setting, this might be an idea YOU need to see! A homemade disc golf course constructed out of laundry baskets and tomato cages. Brilliant and cost-effective. I love it!

Pie day is coming! I mean, it’s really Pi day…good ole 3.14…but pie day is way more fun. I’ll be sitting this one out to honor my Lenten fast, but if you’re not away from desserts this year, this recipe looks like a winner. Even better? It’s eggless, which makes it more affordable these days! PS – make it on 3.13, because it needs to refrigerate overnight. (BONUS: You know what I could make on Pie Day? Chickenin a Garden. I haven’t made this forever, and it is a favorite.)

Well, my least favorite day of the year arrives tomorrow: National Lose an Hour of Sleep Day. But a few places are offering some perks to help get you through, so check those out here. Whether or not you can take advantage of freebies, don’t forget to reset your clocks, or you’re going to be LATE tomorrow!

·         As I moved around my potted plants this past week, I made a mental note to repot a couple of them soon. They’ve about outgrown their current homes. If you have some plants that need some attention, this is a great time to do it. It’s like gardening…ahead of schedule!

·         With the time change comes the reminder to check your batteries in your smoke detectors. I feel like I have heard about a much higher number of house fires lately…which is completely heartbreaking. Check and replace the batteries!