Moving on. Here are some of my awesome finds from the past week to help you shake off those blues and get ready for the week ahead.
Banana Cream Pie Milkshake
Chik-fil-A has one of these for sale and my mouth salivates every time I see their advertisement. Unfortunately for me, I have gestational diabetes and cannot have one. I know, sad face. However! this may be the thing to save me. I have found a carb smart ice cream that does not kill my blood sugar levels and with a little substitution of unsweetened almond milk for the regular milk, I think I might be able to have one of these beauties. I'm going to try to make a more diabetic friendly version of this on Thursday so I'll report back and let you know if I'm still standing after it.
DVD Coloring Case
I always see so many cute things on Pinterest that require sewing skills and I can't sew worth a darn. More sad face. This craft perked me right up though because it requires adhesive glue and is needle free! I am not much of an artist either but I love this idea of paper and pens and markers in an easy carrying case. I see tons of DVD cases we have to discard at work because we can't sell the DVD inside and I'm excited to see that perhaps those don't have to go to waste any longer! I think this would be a perfect DIY gift for kids!
White Texas Sheet Cake
I don't think I've mentioned all the blogs I follow, but the number is starting to rise the more I get on Pinterest. This cake comes from one of my favorite food blogs, The Girl Who Ate Everything. Christy always seems to know exactly what I need, and on this particular day she took me home to Texas, to my grandmother's kitchen. Grandma was a wedding cake maker and the smell of cakes, especially white or yellow cake always takes me back to her. I'm unsure if this recipe will be anything like hers but I'm willing to give it a shot.
DIY Cleaning Supplies
Jillee over at the One Good Thing blog has compiled some of her best, most effective DIY household cleaners. I'm not much of a house keeper (although that nesting instinct is currently kicking my butt) but I love all of these ideas she has for more environmentally friendly and cheap cleaner alternatives. I have not tried one yet, but it's on the list of things to do. I want to compile a list of the cleaners that use the same ingredients so I don't have to buy a billion different things. Look for an update on this soon!
Freezer/Bulk Cooking
I think I mentioned in an earlier post that I was going to tackle this freezer cooking thing that has gotten super popular on the internet. If you don't know what that is, you can find out more here. I will admit that I'm not going to be making an entire month's worth of food because I'm not that ambitious yet, and I haven't quite figured how to get that much food into my freezer. I like making the food in two week intervals. The moms over at Once a Month Mom have created all sorts of menus for different types of people including, Gluten-free, diet, traditional, and whole foods. My plan is to mix and match the recipes from different menus so that we can get some real variety and I don't have to worry about my blood sugar going crazy. OAMM has created all sorts of templates for you to use that include grocery lists and recipe organizers so I'm hoping for success! Look for an update on this as well where I will go in depth in my experience with this.
I've got some awesome things lined up for myself to tackle while I wait for this baby to come and I hope this inspired you to get out and line up some projects of your own. Or at least inspired you to make that cake. Who doesn't need some cake?
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