Pinterest Project Week: Day Five

Today was another solid day. In between visiting with family, recounting our favorite parts of the show "Wicked" from last night, and catching up with neighbors, there was still time for some creations. Since the guys were building the back deck today, I wanted to make something other than sandwiches for lunch. Jason could eat sandwiches for every meal for the rest of his life, however I am all sandwiched out. Instead, I opted for this. I am always a fan of anything made in a slow cooker for its ease and convenience and this did not disappoint. Will be made again for sure with a few slight modifications to ensure an even cheesier mac and cheese.

I realize that this picture looks like plain noodles in a slow cooker...it was better than it looks here, I promise.

To top off the meal, these were made. A few weeks ago after browsing through the "Eat" board of my Pinterest account, I realized that I have quite a few different and delicious sounding truffle recipes. It was then and there that I decided that this would be the direction of my Christmas baking. Truffles, truffles, and more truffles. Anyone that is used to getting a selection of my baking at Christmas time, you now know what to expect. I promise it will not disappoint.

My mail shutter was also able to be hung today and boy do I love it. The hallway still has a lot of work left in it, but the green really livens it up.

I love it and am thrilled with how it turned out. Amazingly enough, I was also gifted a postcard today to christen the shutter that has found a permanent home there - it is that funny. To add to the hallway decor I would like to get the original house plan that Jason and I drew up on graph paper and get it properly framed for somewhere down this hallway too. Add in a little more colour and we'll be set.

Like I mentioned earlier, today was also the start of the building of our back deck. Since we have been pretty short on usable outdoor space so far around here, I think Jason and I are both pumped that the deck will soon be completed. We are hoping to have everything done, including the handrail, by Colin's 1st birthday so it will be full effort until then. Today they were able to get the entire base and footings complete and even got 10 or so boards on. Tomorrow will be a lot more of the same and hopefully in under a week, we can cross this off the list.


Well here we are...the final day of my Pinterest project week. I do still have a few that I want to tackle in the next few weeks, however they will have to wait until later. I feel great about the stuff I completed and the recipes I tried over the past week. There were some high points and there were definitely some low points, but all in all I think I would call the week a success. My main goal was to feel that I had completed some to-do list items and projects heading into going back to work. I didn't want to start working and feel like my home life list was all over the place and already discouraged by the number items waiting to be tackled. There are always going to be more things to do and try (ie. wreaths, wreaths and more wreaths...read: I love wreaths), but for now, I am sitting solid on the work out my sharpie has gotten the past few days. Today, I was able to cross off:

- stain front deck
- stain back deck
- hem curtains
- complete growth chart
- complete garage door mail holder
- feed my family for 5 days

OK, so that last item wasn't really on there as it is just sort of a given, however I did complete it and with a little more pizzaz that normal.

I absolutely adore Pinterest and the fact that it allows seemingly uncreative people a place where they can be inspired and be encouraged and uplifted enough to give something a try. It continues to inspire my home, my appetite as well as my closet and I am sure that it will continue down that same path for many more pins. I am hoping to do another one of these weeks again before the end of the year. Whose in?

Happy pinning, Happy home, Happy family, Happy life. Yes, please & thank you.