Friday 3 February 2012

3 in 30

Wow is it really that time already.
A wrap up and a new month. It is amazing how fast time flies.

Ok enough chit chat. lol
Here were my last months goals.
1. Finish up my to do sewing list I have.
Nope never did this one at all. Not once all month. Oh well. I have big hopes that I will get at it eventually. HA!

2. Clean up and declutter my desk.
Well this was mostly a yes. My desk is way cleaner but I never did get around to my files. I really need to get to that as it is already February and I need to put away last years files so I can start putting this years files where they belong.

3. Try new recipes weekly.
This one I had a slow start on but I did do really great later on. I made this recipe for Granola Energy Balls  from The Marathon Mom. In fact I made it twice once following the recipe to a 't' and the next time cutting back the peanut butter by half and adding half nutella. Which was a huge success with my family.

Then I tried this recipe for lemon chicken. I even actually used real garlic for the first time. I even had to google how to skin the clove. Sad but true. The only thing that I never added was rosemary as my hubby is allergic. This was AMAZING!!!! Everyone loved it, even my daughter whom was so sick with a cold she was barely functioning ate the entire meal. The only problem I had was that I found the temp to be too high for my stove and I kept setting the smoke detectors off. So I turned it down and voila a delicious meal. I took prep pictures of this but I forgot to take final pictures so maybe next time I make it I will write about it again.

Then I even made homemade cheese crackers from a recipe my friend gave me. It is very similar to this recipe but with a few tweeks. The outcome? It was super easy to do. Made cute crackers and my daughter really likes them. However both my oldest son and my hubby did not. So I think I need to do a bit more tweeking.

Tonight I am making Crockpot chicken and rice from this recipe but as usual I am tweeking it a bit. I am unable to have canned soup or at least I haven't bought any gluten free kind and when I checked out the recipe the night before I realised that I don't have the Italian seasoning so I am using actual Italian dressing.
I will let you know what the family thinks because unfortunately we did not get a chance to eat it tonight so it is sitting in the fridge awaiting supper tomorrow night. Between running the entire day, supper at home was an impossibility. Tomorrow. At least I have most of tomorrow's supper made. Bonus. :)

Ok so now on to February's goals.

1. Clean one room throughly and completely, plurged, window washed (if have any) ceiling and walls washed. Lights washed, bulbs changed. If have curtains, them washed, iron or replaced if need be. Guess I could possilby be sewing this month. :) I want to do at least one a week. Hoping to be able to pull off maybe two a week.

2. Keep up with the making a new recipe every week. I love this idea and even though I had a slow start last month I had great success at the end and now I am hooked. However having this forum has helped keep me on track and not just fall for the old stand-bys.

3. Take more pictures. I love my camera. I love taking pictures. However I seem to leave it at home often. I am a landscape picture lover and have recently fallen in love with the picture that are words with each letter being a different piece of landscape. I am hoping to do the same thing and make my own pictures. Possibly gifts this year???

Wow looks like a busy month. Good thing it is a short one. hahahahaha

I am linking up today with Ashley for the 3 in 30 weekly link.
I am also hanging out tonight with Michelle over at Caffeinated Randomness.

16 comments:

  1. I love the idea of a new recipe every week. I'm not sure my family is that adventurous, though- lol. I enjoy taking pictures too. I never seem to have it with me so most of my photos are taken on my phone. Keep up the good work. #3in30 blessings!

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    1. Thank you. My family is not overly adventurous either but I have found recipes that only deviate a little from the normal. Have common ingredients in them. I also tend to take a lot of pictures with my phone. Thank goodness for them. :)

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  2. Great set of goals to work on during February! Winter is a perfect time to do the deep cleaning of a room. It's fun to try new recipes, isn't it? I homeschool my daughters and both have cookbooks that they are using this year - so it's new recipes each week here as well. Enjoy!!

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    1. Oh I like the idea of them having their own cookbooks to try new recipes out of. I might have to get one for my daughter for her birthday.
      Enjoy your new recipes as well. :)

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  3. I love the idea of trying a new recipe weekly. I really don't like to cook, but I need to start teaching my daughters so they will be prepared for life. A new recipe on Sunday afternoons might be just what we all need!

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    1. I very much dislike cooking. I would far sooner bake any day. That is where my menu plan works great for me. Takes less thought process each day. :)

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  4. You've got great goals! I really like the one where you try a new recipe each week. And cleaning a room a week sounds very productive.

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    1. Thank you Nikki. I am really hoping I can get that room cleaning goal to work.

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  5. I too have the files in my sights! LOTS of them! LOL!
    Photos...ahhhh how I have fallen off that wagon as well! HAve a great weekend!

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    1. LOL Lori. Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork so much fun so little time. LOL

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  6. Although it's not one of my goals, I am attempting to try a new recipe once a week as well. All slow cooker ones this month! :)

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    1. I love my slow cooker so much. I also love trying new recipes in them. They make life so much easier. Good luck on your new recipes.

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  7. Go you if you can pull off a huge purge each week-that is a lot of work!

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    1. I sure hope I can do it Sam. It is a tremendous job, but such a necessity.

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  8. I'm having trouble keeping a clutter free desk. Inspire me by accomplishing your goals!

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    1. A clutter free desk? LOL I sure am trying. It always seems to be such a catch all. I think I need to have more organizing bins or something. hahahahaha

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