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{30 days of pinspiration} Day 16: Menu Monday


I have Pinterest board entitled “Yummy Food” and I’m sure many of you do too.  I pin and pin and pin all of these delicious images and then…there they sit.  Out of over 300 pins, I think I’ve only actually made a handful?  Time to change that.  I’ve declared this first week of February to be “Virtual Cookbook Week” and I’m excited to try a bunch of new recipes.     

My menu for February 4-10:
Monday: Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup from Recipe Swagger
Tuesday: Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Skinnytaste
Wednesday: Orange Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry from Quick and Easy Recipes
Thursday: Bacon Mac & Cheese from Iowa Girl Eats
Friday: homemade pizza (maybe using this crust recipe from Barefoot in the Kitchen?)
Saturday: leftovers
Sunday: Slow Cooker Pot Roast from Martha Stewart

What’s on your menu this week? 

**Linking up over at In No Simple Language today!**

{30 days of pinspiration} Day 15: A Little Gift for a Special Cousin

My cousin is one of my favorite people in the world and it was her birthday this week!  I bought her a little candle from Coco & Bubbles and wanted to try out one of the wrapping ideas on my “Gift Wrapping Ideas” Pinterest board:         

Inspiration pinned from One Fine Dae
 
My version differed slightly because the candle was bulky, but I love the outcome!  I will definitely use this packaging idea again! 

{30 days of pinspiration} Day 14: Foodie Penpals

The Lean Green Bean

I love mail, don’t you?  E-mail is great, but there is nothing like going to the mailbox and finding something other than bills there!  Last year, I participated in a blogger swap and I hosted two Mamma Support Swaps.  Both were so incredibly fun!  So when I heard about the Foodie Penpal Program, I couldn’t wait to sign up! 

I met two new girls by participating in Foodie Penpals: I sent my package to Katy at Savor Life’s Flavors, and Heather at Happy & Simple sent one to me! 

Katy lives in Massachusetts and is a New England Patriots fan…yay!  I decided to go with a Football Muchies theme for her box and included a bunch of semi-healthy choices.  This is what I sent:

When Heather’s box for me arrived, the entire family was so excited to see what was inside!  She really knocked it out of the park…we loved (and quickly devoured) everything!!

 
These dark chocolate raspberry bites were amazing.  I need to contact Heather and get the recipe!

I had such a wonderful experience and can’t wait to swap again!  Foodie Penpals occurs monthly, so you can jump in at anytime.  If you’re interested, read more here. 

{30 days of pinspiration} Day 13: Laundry Room Inspiration Board

I am writing today’s post from the laundry room.  Well not really, but I might as well be.  With four children and an active husband, I seem to be in there on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis.  Oh laundry, you are a chore I am learning to love…
 
Anyway, if I am going to spend so much time in one room, I might as well make it pretty to look out and be in, right?  Painting, organizing and decorating time!  If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen this picture:
 
 
This was the moment when inspiration hit!  After I got my thoughts on paper, I checked my Pinterest boards for a few more ideas and this is what I came up with: 
 

I plan on painting the room the same color as the first floor, Benjamin Moore’s Manchester Tan.  I’m just a little bit in love.  Neutral, but not drab.

1.  We currently have wire shelving above our washer and dryer.  They are fine and get the job done, but I hope to eventually replace them with white cabinets and a hanging rod. 
2. I love the vintage look of schoolhouse lights.  I think this one would work (different from the one pictured, since it is semi-flushmount vs. a pendant).
3. This rug from West Elm is beautiful and in the blue/gray palette I’m going for. 
4. I have one small window in the room.  Still undecided, but I’m thinking bamboo blinds (to add a different texture) or possibly roman shades.  This tutorial is for the faux version and no sew! 
5. Since the laundry room also doubles as a makeshift mudroom, we’ve got all kinds of craziness going on.  Shoes are everywhere!  I’m hoping to pick up two of these Ikea shoe cabinets soon to get things under control.
6. My husband frequently wears a shirt and tie for work, so the ironing board actually gets some use!  I’m hoping to find a space to hang ours up like this.

So that’s the plan!  What about you?  What’s your laundry area like?  Seen any great ideas on Pinterest?  Please share!   

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