2013 Goal--To Use My "Pins"

I had my second child in April of 2012 and since then I have been a SAHM.  Over the last year I started getting really into Pinterest.  It has become an addiction.  It’s a great and fast way to find ideas for pretty much anything.  By the end of December, I had 295 recipes on my “Food” board.  I had to break it up and put them onto different boards by type of food.  I was finding it difficult to find recipes that I KNEW I had pinned and sometimes I would repin the same thing because I forgot about it. 

After pinning so many things, (recipes, craft projects, kids projects, etc.), I decided I really wanted to actually DO some of them.  I had created a board called “I DID THIS” to help me keep track of the things I had already done (76 in 2012…I must have joined early in 2012 because I used some ideas for Valentine’s Day), but that wasn’t enough.  So I decided that in 2013, I will do at least one item from one of my Pinterest boards a day.  That’s right A DAY.  That’s (at least) 365 Pinterest projects/ideas that will be accomplished by me this year! 

A new board was created on January 1: “2013 Projects”.  My plan is to repin the things I do onto this board to keep track. 

Below are the things I did from January 1-6.  I have included the link to the website where my pin came from.  I can’t believe I have already done 8 things in 6 days!

Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups

http://www.justaddasliceoflove.blogspot.com/2012/04/spinach-and-cheese-lasagna-rolls.html

We also began our “Jar of Happiness” whenever something happy happens, we date it and jot it on a piece of paper and add it to the jar (I am using a Mason jar).  Then on NYE, empty it and read them all!  Hopefully we will keep up with it throughout the year! Unfortunately, I could not include the website for this as it is apparently blocked now.  But here is a picture:

Easy Garlic Chicken   http://www.food.com/recipe/easy-garlic-chicken-5478

Energy Bites—OMG they taste like candy.  So yummy!  They ended up being sticker than I expected but still good.   http://www.inspiringbydesign.com/pt/?id=47574

Easy Taco Casserole  http://www.recipe.com/beef-and-bean-taco-casserole/

PAY DAY...I saw this and thought, hey why not?  Each week of the year you deposit that amount of money into an account.  So this is week one, $1 goes into an account…next week, $2…etc.  Since the pay checks come in weekly, it’ll be easy to remember to transfer the money on Fridays! 

http://www.sistersavealot.com/main-coupons/successfully-save-1378-52-weeks

Healthy Breakfast Cookies—I have made these before but this time I tried them a little differently than how the recipe was written.  I did not add Craisins, and I added cinnamon for flavor.  My 9 month old eats them too!

http://highstyleonasmallbudget.blogspot.com/2012/02/healthy-breakfast-cookies.html

Already Prepared Eggs---Thought this was a great idea for having eggs already cooked for a breakfast sandwich.  Sometimes it’s hard for Bryan to get something together for breakfast, usually cereal or something.  This gives him the option to grab an egg and make a breakfast sandwich at work, or take a couple of them and eat them with some microwavable grits.  I had one this morning and just put it on a bagel with a piece of cheese, microwaved for 30 seconds and it was tasty. I just did eggs with s/p, no veggies (this time).  oops! Forgot to take a picture of this one!

http://www.amyskitchencreations.blogspot.com/2012/05/eggs-for-breakfast-sandwiches.html