Debabblings: Organizational Planner Giveaway!

Debabblings: Organizational Planner Giveaway!

My friend Debra is giving away a neat-o planner on her blog and has a code for 10% off at the store where the planner is from.
Check it out!

Projecting

My house is a bit turned upside-down right now.  Travis finished the crown molding (at long last!) in the master bedroom, and it’s my job to fill the nail holes and seams and then paint it.  Of course, I also need to do that in the sewing room, and a bit of touch up in the girls’ bedroom. 

 

During this time of upheaval I decided to completely reorganize our home.  The project first started with the idea that our condo would be at the beginning of the construction schedule (long story) and therefore ready for sale at the end of the summer.  Things changed and we’re back at the tail end.  So, I’m repacking the closets with the freshly packed boxes and trying to fit in us all in the condo in such a way as to make the eventual moving easier.

 

In my search for a New Level of Organization I headed to Goodwill to seek treasures to help me home-ify my condo.  We’ve been here for three years with the expectation of moving, that I haven’t really settled here.  I’m finally printing pictures from our trip to Portugal last year and putting up a collage in the sewing room.  I came home with a new project to do today, and another for some other day.   

 

This bit of lovely fabric was $0.99 and the nearly new corkboard was $5. 

I used an office stapler (because I haven’t organized my stuff enough yet to justify buying a staple gun!).  Felt pads keep the staples from scraping the wall.

 

 

 

 

 

I may embellish it with the whole ribbons-criss-crossy thing and center tacks, but I’m not sure.  Right now I just love the splash of color on my wall.

What do you think?

 

Do you Kroger?

If you shop at a Kroger affiliate (in my case, QFC), then you should check out Cellfire.com.  Fill out the info, click the coupons you want to use, and they get saved to your club card!  No printing or fussing.  They get done automatically when you swipe the card. 

Most of the offers for my store are processed foods, but there were a few that I picked.  (Who doesn’t like brownies?)

Gardasil and your daughters

Urgent information that you and your sisters, friends, and neighbors should know. 

I Fly SWA!

Why do I fly SWA?

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Hot Pink Smoothies

So, my green smoothies have been getting a bit yuck, lately (because of my random experimenting).  I’ve still been chugging them down, though, because I want the veggies and I don’t want to waste them.  However, I’m not going to get my family to drink them if they’re on the “yuck” side.

I finally got around to watching some of Green Smoothie Girl’s videos on YouTube and came across Hot Pink Smoothies.  I decided to give it a try.  Using what I have at my house, I came up with the following delicious recipe:

• 1 1/2 Cups almond milk
• 1/4 beet, peeled
• 1 large carrot
• 1 banana
• 5-6 frozen strawberries
• 1/4 Cup dates
• ice, as needed

Blend it all up for a delightful shake that includes some great vegetables too!  This made a large glass for myself, and two small ones for my daughters (who *loved* it).

Almond Milk

For those of you who are interested in trying this, it’s a very easy process. 

Soak 1 cup of raw almonds in 2 cups of water overnight (or for several hours until very fat).  After soaking, drain and rinse the almonds.  Dump almonds in your blender and add 3 cups of cold water.  Puree until smooth.  Strain mixture in fine sieve to separate the milk from the pulp.  I then strain it through a potato-sack cloth (or other thin, lint-free cloth) to get all of the milk out.  Reserve the almond pulp for other recipes. 

Almond Milk can replace dairy milk in your recipes.  You can also add vanilla and some agave nectar or raw sugar for a sweet, tasty milk.  I use mine in my smoothies.