I don't remember the nesting thing coming over me when I was pregnant with T, but I think it's finally hit me with BG#2!
T is the greatest sleeper of all time! I know I'm cursing myself by saying that out loud, but I think we earned it after her first four months when she never slept. Anyways, she'll sleep 12 hours at night and still take a three hour nap during the day. I'm really going to miss those afternoons to myself when #2 arrives and their schedules are all out of whack.
I normally reserve nap time for my lunch, a little cleaning, maybe catching up on a show (or two!). Sometimes, I try to get some crafting in and put up a tutorial for you guys. On Thursday last week, I was a whirlwind of activity!
All last week, poor little T was sick, sick, sick. She would cough so hard that she would get sick and everything in her little stomach would come out. Unfortunately, in these instances, she loves milk, which I have learned turns to cheese almost instantaneously in her stomach. Too much? Sorry. Anyways, during this wonderful Thursday nap I managed to remove her carseat and clean it out. While it was out, I figured I'd vacuum the car too. After that, I dusted inside the car and cleaned the windows, windshield, etc. Since I was putting her carseat back in, I told myself I might as well put BG#2's carseat in too. Why not, right? It must have been a funny sight to see 8-month pregnant me kneeling in each carseat and struggling with belts and latches!
With the car all set, I set my sights on lunch. Mmm-mmm! An FLT (fake bacon, lettuce and tomato on toasted sourdough bread).
Refueled, I make some cake pops for my darling. Whoever thought of making those things must be rolling in dough (haha! I'm so funny!). I made two kinds, German chocolate and confetti cake, dipped in pink colored white chocolate (they were supposed to be for Valentine's Day), and rolled in coconut.
After sampling a cake pop to make sure it passed quality assurance, I washed and dried 2 loads of laundry and folded four. Yep, I checked my math here, I had an overflowing basket of clean clothes waiting for me already.
Finally, I went through the stash of maternity clothes that were too big before or too springy/summery and refreshed my dwindling wardrobe.
Phew! I probably would have done more, but I feared cleaning and organizing in T's room would probably wake her!
So, what do you think? Nesting? Just feeling motivated? Probably should have just taken a nap? Maybe. But it felt good to get all of that done!
BTW, here is my cake pop "recipe"
Whenever I have to even out cakes for a tiered cake, or I have leftover batter from cupcakes (I cook that separately in a small pan), I mix it with leftover frosting. No measuring here, I just add more frosting until it reaches a consistency that I can roll it into "meatballs". I take about 2 tablespoons of cake/frosting mix, roll it in my hands and place it into a container that I can seal and freeze. There it stays until I'm ready to make it into a final product. I thaw the cake balls for 1-2 hours on the counter. Melt some melting chocolates (either microwave or double boiler, be careful not to burn!). Insert a lollipop stick into the cake ball and roll it in the melted chocolate. Before it sets up, roll it in coconut or jimmies (sprinkles) or some other little piece of deliciousness. Hmm, crushed up toffee bar would be awesome! Let it harden on a plate at room temperature and you're all set!
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Thursday, December 8, 2011
yawn
Man - oh - man. Things are really starting to catch up with me. 23 weeks preggo and still nauseated, trying to get a paper published, trying to finish my last couple of experiments and write my thesis, trying to be super mommy and have an amazing Christmas that T will remember forever (even though she is way too young to form those long lasting memories). Phew!
After B left this morning with T to take her to "school", I plopped myself down on the couch and ate my breakfast in silence. Ahh. Two years ago, while pregnant with T, I might have just taken a nap for 30-45 minutes, but there is just too much to get done - every.single.day. Is it bad that I am eagerly anticipating Saturday morning when we get to sleep in until 8:00am, and I intend on using TV to make sure the little one is on board? Bad momma, huh? Whatevs, I'm pooped.
OK, that's enough bellyaching from me. Back to work. Today could be a great day with awesome results, so I need to get to it. Before I do, here is some cuteness for you!
After B left this morning with T to take her to "school", I plopped myself down on the couch and ate my breakfast in silence. Ahh. Two years ago, while pregnant with T, I might have just taken a nap for 30-45 minutes, but there is just too much to get done - every.single.day. Is it bad that I am eagerly anticipating Saturday morning when we get to sleep in until 8:00am, and I intend on using TV to make sure the little one is on board? Bad momma, huh? Whatevs, I'm pooped.
OK, that's enough bellyaching from me. Back to work. Today could be a great day with awesome results, so I need to get to it. Before I do, here is some cuteness for you!
Haha, this is how we're getting all those handmade gifts done this year - my own little sweatshop! We keep it cold in there to keep productivity up, thus the hat and runny nose! (Seriously, those are my hands, she just wanted some lap time!)
Our little shutterbug!
Ahh, a sweet moment on Thanksgiving!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Pinterest project reviews
Poor little T was sick today, which meant that I got to stay home with her. Our morning was fun, filled with decorating for Christmas and playing with "Mummy" and "Daddy" (basically any human like form in plastic, fabric or wood). Once she went down for her nap though, I was all business! I've felt lately, like I have a hundred different projects started and none finished. I was determined to check many of those off my list. As it happens quite often lately, many of these projects were Pinterest inspired, so I'll give a little review for you!
My inspiration:
My results:
The hardest part of this project was getting the coat hanger untwisted and shaped and keeping the ornaments attached to their caps! I love how it turned out. For $15, I bought 50 ornaments from Target that were the perfect amount. The ribbon I purchased from Michael's for $4.99 and I have plenty left over for other random projects.
The holiday season is upon us. I've shared previously my woes of trying to find a maternity dress that is appropriate and dressy enough without costing $100+. Well, I found this dress at Old Navy:
But seriously, I'm only going to wear it once. I'll have to figure out how to refashion it afterward! Anyways, the taupe is kind of a hard color to accesorize or match, so I figured I could make a necklace with ribbon I found (that was the perfect match) and large clunky plastic beads. My original plan was to thread the ribbon through the beads, but without drilling larger holes, that wasn't going to work. Then I found this tutorial:
I wasn't so sure how this would turn out for a dressier look, but I absolutely love it!
Check it out!
Oh pinterest, how you have come through for me again! I'm working on a sweater into cardigan refashion complete with step by step pictures. Hopefully I'll get that uploaded this weekend.
I also hope to check off more project this weekend as B is working and I'll have two naps (Sat and Sun) to get things done!
Little update, I wore this necklace out last night. I just loved the look and feel of it! Well, Miss T did too and was playing with it while we were waiting for our food at Panera. I probably should haved used stronger thread (I used two strands of invisible thread) since she snapped it right off and beads went flying everywhere! Luckily, we retrieved every single bead, so I can remake a stronger 2.0 version of this necklace.
My inspiration:
My results:
The holiday season is upon us. I've shared previously my woes of trying to find a maternity dress that is appropriate and dressy enough without costing $100+. Well, I found this dress at Old Navy:
But seriously, I'm only going to wear it once. I'll have to figure out how to refashion it afterward! Anyways, the taupe is kind of a hard color to accesorize or match, so I figured I could make a necklace with ribbon I found (that was the perfect match) and large clunky plastic beads. My original plan was to thread the ribbon through the beads, but without drilling larger holes, that wasn't going to work. Then I found this tutorial:
I wasn't so sure how this would turn out for a dressier look, but I absolutely love it!
Check it out!
Oh pinterest, how you have come through for me again! I'm working on a sweater into cardigan refashion complete with step by step pictures. Hopefully I'll get that uploaded this weekend.
I also hope to check off more project this weekend as B is working and I'll have two naps (Sat and Sun) to get things done!
Little update, I wore this necklace out last night. I just loved the look and feel of it! Well, Miss T did too and was playing with it while we were waiting for our food at Panera. I probably should haved used stronger thread (I used two strands of invisible thread) since she snapped it right off and beads went flying everywhere! Luckily, we retrieved every single bead, so I can remake a stronger 2.0 version of this necklace.
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