MIT - The Life for Me.

I'm not quite sure when it happened, but it did....I became domestic.

Meal planning, crockpotting, baking, cooking, sewing, painting, crafting - you name it, I do it.

I honestly blame Pinterest. Access to so much information at my fingertips. Craft projects. Home improvement projects. Food projects. Projects on projects on projects. It's like I have a legitimate excuses to be a MIT....a "Martha-in-Training. "

So my list has 2 sections dedicated to the art of Pinterest. Number 29 allows me to make 10 Pinterest-Inspired projects, while number 28 calls for me to get my Pinterest on in the kitchen.

So here are some of the projects that I've produced the past couple weeks.

Projects:

FSU Fabric Corkboard - It makes me cringe having to touch the colors garnet and gold, however I'm afraid it's something I'm just going to have to accept since my sister and life partner are Noles. These little babies I made for my sister. Her 18th birthday and first week of classes took place this week. She hasn't received them yet, but I'm fairly certain she has better things to do than read her big sister's boring ol' blog!

Painted Wooden Sign - I've seen this done a couple times on Pinterest and I fell in love. Believe there is good in the world - Be the good. Truer words have never been spoken. This is hanging in the master bedroom and the first thing I see when I wake up (other than my sweet little puppy, barking uncontrollably to be let in the bed). It was pretty simple to make - attach wood together (I used my staple gun and hot glue gun); stain wood; paint wood; nail hangers on wood; hang up and enjoy!

Cork Framed pictures - If you recall, the bf and I did a booze+painting class a couple months ago. Well I was staring at this giant bag of corks he brought me (his Dad owns an Italian restaurant....woohooo free corks) and the thought came to me. Slice a cork in half and hot glue to the canvas. So that's what I did. I personally LOVE the way it turned out.

Chevron Bathroom Sign - Wash. Brush. Flush. I was looking at decorations for our bathroom and couldn't find anything I realllllllllllly liked, so I decided to make my own sign. There was a really helpful link on Pinterest that basically dumbed down how to create your own Chevron. All in all the project took 2 or so hours and another 24 hours for the polyurethane spray to dry. Gotta use that spray if it's going in a moist space!

My Pinterest inspired cooking has been going SUPER awesome. Everything has turned out super yummy. Here are a few of my favorites!

Pizza Casserole - Before you get all judgey, I'll have you know the base of this is entirely cauliflower! It was SO delicious. The leftovers were even better than the meal itself!

Cheeseburger Quesadilla, Bacon and Garlic Sauteed Green Beans, and Sweet Potato + Flaxseed Chips. This was kinda all over the place but it was AMAZING. I'm salivating just thinking about this one.

Spaghetti Squash Skinny Alfredo (with chicken and steak - couldn't decide which protein we wanted, so we had both). The squash was easy enough to bake, however, I cooked it too long and it was quite mushy. The homemade alfredo sauce was on point though. I'm giving this one another chance!

Southwest Calzone  with Sweet Potato + Flaxseed fries- This calzone thing. Ermaghed. So delicious. It's super easy to make and is sure to please! The secret ingredient is using fresh pizza dough to wrap the food up. It provides an amazing texture. Okay, I want one right now. As you noticed, I'm on a flaxseed kick. Hey, it doesn't taste bad and its pretty good for you. I say that's a win-win.

So anyways, this is what I've been up to. Channeling my inner-Martha. I have a couple more projects up my sleeve. Can't wait to share them with y'all! Happy cooking & happy crafting, friends!

Until next time,
L