5.31.24: hawaiian dream cake
5.31.23: lemon curd
5.30.24: thru the years
5.30.23: TT cleaning jar rims
5.30.22: memorial day '22
5.30.21: 🔥 week 22
5.29.24: half-square triangle quilt part 2
5.29.23: explosion box part 3.2
5.29.22: 🔥 week 22
5.29.20: flower seed bombs
5.29.19: banana bread
5.29.18: goat cheese mousse
5.29.17: happy memorial day (check out the star cookies!)
5.29.16: smashed red potatoes and summer slaw
5.28.24: McGriddle muffins
5.28.21: red, white, and bleu potato salad
5.28.16: berry trifle
I learned this tip from someone on my golf league years ago and I still do this all the time. When I first started golfing we would bring snacks every week, usually trail mix or something like that and just reached into the bag to grab a handful. Then we golfed with someone who had snacks on their golf cart but put them in a basket-style coffee filter and then put the filter into a cup holder. Genius, really. Hahaha, I even do this when I'm grabbing a snack at home and am too lazy to dirty a dish - the sides of the filter keeps the food and crumbs contained and not all over the couch (or sheets when I'm really being lazy and need to eat in bed while finishing yet another book!).
I don't have a picture of this, but I'm pretty sure you don't need one. Put the snack in a filter - it'll stand alone if you're snacking on the couch, or it'll fit in a cup holder on a golf cart.
This is what a basket coffee filter looks like:
5.27.21: firecracker meatballs
5.26.24: 🔥 week 21
5.26.23: MSTI: smart scale
5.26.22: May 26 thru the years
5.26.21: gift tag and card
5.26.20: instant flower pot filler
5.26.19: 🔥
Dear Campers ~
Here's a quick recap in case you missed anything at camp last week:
Posts ~
5/18: 🔥 week 20
5/19: flower fingerprint vase
5/20: TT orchid 'vitamin'
5/21: thru the years
5/22: thru the years
5/23: thru the years
5/24: words (bacon)
That's it for this week! See you next week for more projects, crafts, recipes, whatever we can think of to make at camp - bye :)
5.25.21: tip-sy tuesday: fluffy iced coffee
5.25.20: potato salad
5.25.19: healthy chickpea blondies
5.25.18: spiced chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
5.25.17: travel log - Amsterdam
5.25.16: rolo cupcakes
5.24.24: thru the years
5.24.23: greek grilled chicken and salad with pita
5.24.22: frosting for chocolate zucchini cake
5.23.21: 🔥 week 21
5.23.20: tomato cage hack
5.23.19: shrimp pad thai
5.23.18: chocolate zucchini cake
5.23.17: suitcase divider (still my best invention haha!)
5.23.16: design a spring combo garden pot
5.22.24: pantry can drawer
5.22.23: explosion box part 3.1 (decorating 1st and 2nd layer)
5.22.22: 🔥 week 21
5.22.21: jam thumbprint molasses cookies
5.21.24: thru the years
5.21.23: 🔥 week 21
5.21.22: balsamic honey mustard dressing
I have an orchid plant that I've managed to keep alive and, with no help from me, even grew new flowers 2 years ago. I love plants but orchids are scary and all I've done is give it a little water once a week and starting in the spring I've been fertilizing it every other week with commercial orchid food - it didn't bloom last year but I have hopes this year we'll see them again. I just read this tip (I can't remember where I found this, maybe BHG?) and I'll add this to my bi-weekly orchid care:
Give your orchid a nutritional boost by spritzing its leaves during the growing season with a mixture of 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt to a gallon of water. The magnesium and calcium in the Epsom salt encourage the leaves to make more chlorophyll. "It's like a vitamin for your plant"
Note: I do not have one of those little spritzer mister things you see people who know what they're doing using on their orchids - I'll just put some of the solution in a small spray bottle and turn it to mist as best I can!
5.20.24: thru the years
5.20.23: words
5.20.22: oreo cupcakes
5.20.21: chicken tamale casserole
5.20.20: miracle pork chops
5.20.19: how to make bias tape
5.20.18: cruising Norway to Sweden
5.20.17: mini pies
5.20.16: square foot gardening
Georgie made these for Mother's Day (I'm sure she had a lot of help!) and they were thoughtful enough to make Grant one as well (Great Aunt = Grant!). I love that the flowers are her fingerprints, isn't it super cute?!! She picked out the flowers herself, Mickey said George wouldn't leave Hobby Lobby without the weird little round flower thing in addition to the daisy LOL.
I put it in my round spinning tray next to my bathroom sink, makes me so happy to look at it every day! Love.
5.19.21: spaghetti squash lasagna
5.19.20: tip-sy tuesday: freezing food
5.19.19: 🔥 week 20
5.19.18: lime fingernail tip
5.19.17: mason jar flag
5.19.16: creamy mustard salad dressing
Dear Campers ~
Here's a quick recap in case you missed anything at camp last week:
Posts ~
5/11: 🔥 week 19
5/12: ham and veggie soup
5/13: TT transporting hanging clothes
5/14: macrame owl v2
5/15: thru the years
5/16: thru the years
5/17: words (cutie pie)
That's it for this week! See you next week for more projects, crafts, recipes, whatever we can think of to make at camp - bye :)
5.16.21: 🔥 week 20
Hmmm, I guess 5/15 is a day that I'm too busy to blog - I see last year I also had to do a 'thru the years' post! What is it about mid-May I wonder....
5.15.22: 🔥 week 20
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| pattern and photos found at one little project |
directions found here at free-macrame-patterns.com, I'm not going to write them all out again - the pattern is easy to follow and no reason for me to try to re-do what they've already done well hahah.
5.14.24: TT buckeye bars
5.14.23: 🔥 week 20
5.14.22: twice-baked baby potatoes
5.14.21: fresh tomato pie
5.14.19: tipsy tuesday: cleaning the microwave
5.14.18: organizing die cut templates for the Big Shot
5.14.17: one of my favorite cakes - raspberry and whipped cream
5.14.16: birthday balloon card
I've helped move a couple nieces lately and we struggled with dealing with their hanging clothes - so when I saw this tip the other day I screenshot the picture so I'd remember, and I'm sharing with you so you'll remember too!
They smooshed hanging clothes tightly together, pulled a trash bag up over the clothes and crisscrossed the bag ties over the hangers to keep the bag from falling off. I'm going to try to not volunteer to move anyone any time soon LOL but if I get roped into it I'm bringing along some trash bags!
5.13.24: half-square triangle quilt
5.13.23: words
5.13.22: twice baked potatoes
5.13.20: Natalie's churros
5.13.19: macrame owl
5.13.18: coriander crusted pork tenderloin
5.13.17: parachute cord dog collar
5.13.16: Brooke's emoji cookies
I made my usual vegetable soup the other day but this time I included the ham bone from Easter and it made the plain ol' soup so much better! I added some cooked ham pieces but not enough to have changed it so much, it must be the bone really flavored it and made the consistency of the broth a tiny bit thicker.
My 'usual' soup recipe is loosely based on the weight loss one that has been around forever - I add whatever vegetables I want or need to clean out the fridge tho so it changes every time I made it. Here's what I did this time - you can change the ingredients and customize however you like:
5.12.20: MSIH: pasties
5.12.19: 🔥
5.12.18: Amsterdam tulips
5.12.17: summer vegetable bake
5.12.16: makeup remover wipes tip
Dear Campers ~
Here's a quick recap in case you missed anything at camp last week:
Posts ~
5/4: 🔥 week 18
5/5: cinco de mayo recipe ideas
5/6: TT drinking straw hack
5/7: sushi bowl
5/8: thru the years
5/9: thru the years
5/10: words (be a flamingo)
That's it for this week! See you next week for more projects, crafts, recipes, whatever we can think of to make at camp - bye :)
5.10.21: cheese tulips
5.10.20: 🔥week 19
I said after I had my first carpal tunnel surgery (and realized I couldn't blog) that for the next one I would plan ahead and schedule posts ahead of time - guess what? I had the second one done and did not plan ahead. So I now have to do a couple 'thru the years' posts instead of blogging new stuff. Oops!
Here's what happened at camp previously on May 9th:
5.9.23: TT: don't put down the garbage disposal
5.9.22: baked brussel sprouts by Brooke
5.9.21: 🔥 week 19
I said after I had my first carpal tunnel surgery (and realized I couldn't blog) that for the next one I would plan ahead and schedule posts ahead of time - guess what? I had the second one done and did not plan ahead. So I now have to do a couple 'thru the years' posts instead of blogging new stuff. Oops!
Here's what happened at camp previously on May 8:
5.8.22: 🔥 week 19
5.8.21: eggplant lasagna
5.8.20: making soap
5.8.19: Jen's beef enchiladas
5.8.18: watch battery tip
5.8.17: fridge organizing - salad dressing
5.7.24: TT Asian beef noodle bowl
5.7.23: 🔥 week 19
5.7.22: baked mac and cheese by Brooke
5.7.21: pineapple whip
5.7.20: Janis's risotto with vegetables
Dave was in the hospital last week and the first day he had to lay flat on his back for hours, which is hard to do! He couldn't lift his head or move his legs at all. He wanted to drink water tho so the nurse had him turn his head to the side facing her without lifting his head off the pillow and she held the regular straw out for him. I took over the holding the straw job but water was dribbling everywhere because the straw was so short. So I resorted to a silly thing we used to do as kids and joined 2 straws together to form one long straw - we would do this to reach across and drink out of our siblings glasses hahaha but in this case it made it so much easier to help him drink while lying flat.
I can't tell you how many comments he received over this straw hack - every nurse that came in said 'well that's a great idea'. I told him I should patent the idea for hospital use for everyone who has a hard time drinking from a short regular straw haha. If you're ever in need of a long straw during a hospital stay, or want to drink from someones glass without getting up LOL just insert one end of a straw into the end of another and voila, problem solved.
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| I pushed them together pretty far hoping for a good seal - it didn't leak at all. |
5.6.24: crockpot apricot chicken
5.6.23: words
5.6.21: flower box
5.6.20: layered brownie and cookie bars by Brooke (Brookie's brookies!)
5.6.19: tiny macrame plant hangers
5.6.18: polenta parmesan with spinach and white beans
5.6.17: Mickey finds an unusual zucchini planter
5.6.16: RV camping food tips
I know this is a little last minute and I've shared most of this list in the past, but have added a couple things so will post again in case you're having Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo tonight and need some ideas. We don't really 'celebrate' but love Mexican food, any reason to have enchiladas and street corn salad is fine by me - use this list for any time you feel like making Mexican for dinner!
beef and black bean enchiladas
salsa verde pork enchilada casserole
Dear Campers ~
Here's a quick recap in case you missed anything at camp last week:
Posts ~
4/27: 🔥 week 17
4/28: sweet and spicy carrot salad
4/29: TT how to julienne vegetables
4/30: pruning succulents
5/1: may challenge - 225 minutes
5/2: beer-garitas
5/3: words (cinco de mayo funnies)
That's it for this week! See you next week for more projects, crafts, recipes, whatever we can think of to make at camp - bye :)
In advance of Cinco de Mayo I'm sharing some funnies:
5.3.21: melting potatoes
I don't like beer so I'm not sure why I love these so much hahaha - actually, it doesn't taste like beer but for whatever reason the beer adds really good flavor with the lime and tequila. I also like that they aren't overly sweet like most margaritas are to me. I don't have a picture but they look like margaritas!
In a pitcher combine:
Stir together and serve over ice.
A fitness challenge was bound to happen when I said I'm doing a self-challenge every month. And no, by 'fitness challenge' I don't mean 'fitness pizza in my mouth' kind of challenge 😂
This month I am challenging myself to 225 minutes of exercise per week - the recommended minimum amount is 150 minutes which is 30 minutes 5 times per week, 225 works out to 45 minutes 5 times a week which will be a challenge but with summer just around the corner I need to step up my exercising!
I'm thinking some days will be 30 minutes walking or biking, 15 minutes weights; 20 minutes walking, 10 minutes dancing, 15 minutes weights; or a 45 minute walk.
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| #goals! |
5.1.24: baked crispy chicken
5.1.23: cinco de mayo recipes
5.1.22: 🔥 week 18
