Quick and to the point darlings:
1. We have been super into composting and recycling and being eco friendly with our waste this past week. In Orlando one of the ladies taught us about bottle bricks and so we have been making them. Well, actually one. Because this is the extent of our trash for the last 3 days (excluding diapers, I know, terrible)! Usually we go through one bag a DAY. So this is crazy cool. I will let you know what I will actually do with them when they are full but perhaps build furniture for outside?
2. The sun was out yesterday and I sent the kids out to play after school. They were having picnics and making forts and getting bloody lips and screaming at one another- but it was all happening outside! I am getting all butterfly-ey over the thought of spring because it means kids can explore OUTSIDE.
3. I started menu planning again due to a few reasons. 1) I am pretty busy in March and this gives Dad a good heads up on whats for dinner and 2)I save time and money at the grocery store. So Winning! And truly, I do feel more organized and less frantic about meals. It is all there laid out for me. Are any of you doing this anymore?
4. Bela has been making these little mixes for cookies and treats the last several weeks and really enjoys it. The instructions are simple (just add butter) and although she may be able to manage a more complicated recipe- this is a great beginning step for her, especially since she finds so much success at it. All the kids praise her work well done and are so excited about the treats she provides for everyone. It is a great self confidence booster and one that is worth the extra few dollars every shopping trip to add one into my basket. But I did find this little idea on pinterest and thought perhaps it would be worth a try?
5. I am headed to San Francisco this afternoon! I leave after school lets out for a quick weekend to celebrate with my oldest friend as she celebrates her 30th birthday with a big ‘ole bash! See you next week as I share about my little adventure!
{2 summers ago as we drove through SF on our west coast road trip!}
I got the idea for making the dry igredients packet from Bridget! I asked her how she has the time to do all the cooking from scratch she does, and she said she makes multiple batches at a time with just dry ingredients, so it’s quick to just add the wet ingredients and bake anytime. LOVED IT! Ad told her to sell this idea to someone! It’s worth gold.
I need more information about #1.
I need to get back into composting, we used to have a huge pile at our old house and have yet to do it here (we did run into problems with rats though). Also, I menu planned for an exhausting 3-4 months because I so severely went over my grocery budget last summer. So now that we are back on track I am just focusing more on stocking my cupboards and freezer so I can be more spontaneous with my cooking (which is so much more ME). I still have a menu up on a chalkboard but it is more to remind me of what I can make (because sometimes I come up with great ideas and forget about them). Toodles!