I’ve done quite a few projects lately so I’m feeling the need to resurrect my Pinned It, Did It Mondays. Yeah yeah I know it’s Friday. I’m working through a huge list of blogs to catch up on and this was an easy one to write today. Pinned It, Did It is where I actually take some of the things I’ve found on Pinterest, put them into action, and then review them for you.
Source: Baby Boxes from Destination of DomesticationMy pictures:
My review: I bought 7 of these tubs from Wal-Mart. 3 for kids and 4 for some of my school/home files. I bought several large packs of file folders (yes this took my entire “home” budget for several months.) For my kid’s boxes, I made folders with the labels:- Baby Information
- Health Records
- Documents & Certificates
- Age 0-3
- Age 4-5
- Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
- Lots of extra blank ones for things I didn’t think of
While I’ve made it known that cooking is not my forte, it has been nice to finally feel well enough to make something for my family. Here’s a few recipes that we’ve enjoyed the last month:
Source: Coffee Crusted Beef Tenderloin from Better Homes and GardensMy review: Sad, no picture, but this was fabulous! I made this for our Christmas dinner and it got rave reviews from myself and William (kids wouldn’t touch it). Now, I did try it later with a not-so-good cut of meat and I learned my lesson not to do that again.
Source: Better Than Chipotle Bowl from Eat Yourself Skinny
My picture:
My Review: I love Chipotle so I can’t say this was better than Chipotle. It doesn’t have quite the kick that they get into their salads. But this was really good! I love cilantro so this was right up my alley. William ate it with chips like a salsa and I just ate mine right out of the bowl like a salad. Definitely worth keeping this pin.
Source: Mongolian Beef Broccoli from Blessed Eichelbergers
My picture:
My review: yummy! It’s definitely a little sweet and I only used about half the brown sugar. Next time, I’d use only about 1/3. But served over rice, William definitely approved. And as you can tell by my pictures, I threw in a few extra veggies into mine.Happy cooking!
What is this you say?! Welcome back to Pinned It, Did It Monday. Just for this week folks. And maybe you’ll see this pop up a little more this summer as our schedule is just full of fun things! If you’re new to the blog (welcome!) Pinned It, Did It Monday is where I share a few of the things I’ve actually DONE from Pinterest. It’s a site that can suck you into hours of just looking at good ideas. But I want someplace to be accountable to actually doing some of them. :)
Picture I pinned:
As summer is upon us, we love us some good sweet corn. But I do hate the process of shucking it and getting all those pesky hairs off. Then I saw this idea. And my life will never be the same.
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My review: As much as I try to stay away from licensed, commercial type things. . .he’s falling in love with the Cars movie characters, so I grabbed some fabric that reflected that. The pattern was a good, beginning bag pattern and would be great to tweak for all sorts of fun totes. And it’s already had a lot of use, which makes it a worthwhile project in my book.
It’s Monday. How the heck did that happen? How do days drag by so slowly sometimes, but yet the weeks fly? I have one measly little thing to show you that was inspired by Pinterest this week. I’m speaking at Mom2Mom tomorrow, so this week has been filled with prepping for that a a little crafting which I’ll show in my next post.
I’m not a huge celebrator of Valentine’s Day. I suspect I will love it more as Owen reaches the age where we can make adorable valentines inspired from Pinterest, but this year I’m kind of. . .ehh about it. But when Sam comes over, I’m always trying to keep the two 2 year olds from killing each other and ripping apart my house, so we did this cheap and easy project.
My review: I mean, how easy is squeezing a toilet paper tube and dipping it in some paint? Cute and effective. 
Welcome to pinned it, did it Monday (it’s still Monday for a couple more hours here) where I share a few of the things that have inspired me from pinterest this week.
L asked for a sock monkey hat for her daughter and I had been itching to try this cute pattern:
My review: I love this gal’s patterns. They are easy to follow and always produce nice results. I made a mistake that I realized towards the end and had to rip a bunch out, so the hat took about twice as long as it should have. But that was totally my fault. Love how cute it is and hope it fits the recipient!
I had seen this pin floating around Pinterest for awhile. It’s a site dedicated to making healthier and “real” versions of a bunch of kid’s processed foods. Now, let me preface that I probably have frozen corn dogs in my freezer somewhere and do not feel the least bit guilty for giving them to my boys. But I decided to dip my toe into the water of healthier cooking. haha
right after frying:
My Review: I’ll admit to not being a huge corn dog fan. But I must say, these were pretty darn good! I have no idea how she got her batter to look so nice and smooth. I cut the batter recipe in half and it made 5 corn dogs. It was pretty quick, and after frying I just heated them in the oven for about 10 minutes to get the hot dog nice and hot. William definitely approved! I think I’ll be checking out some of her other recipes!
Since starting my “diet”, I’ve been eating lots of chicken and using my George Forman a lot! This was a cleaning tip I found. The tip reads: “Right after using the grill, unplug it and place a wet double-sheet of paper towel between the lid and the surface. The leftover heat causes the towel to steam and clean the grill. Wiping it dry with another paper towel is all that’s needed.”
Welcome to Pinned It, Did It Monday where I show you some of the things from Pinterest I actually did this week!
I’m always on the lookout for cute, free hat patterns. Love this gal’s website!
My review: such a cute hat and it was a VERY simple pattern! Perfect for a Mickey Mouse baby shower I was attending. 
I’ve been on a recent kick to update my makeup a bit and buy some more “grown-up” products. But I don’t really have the budget to overhaul everything. Enter this site.
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