Egg Muffins and DIY Planning

I was going through my emails the other day and I came across this recipe from Johnsonville.com:

They are called "Amazing Muffin Cups".  I thought it was a brilliant idea so I decided to make some for breakfast this morning.  I altered the recipe to include: eggs, onions, garlic, spinach and mushrooms -- Sweetheart and I are eating healthy so I skipped the hash brown, sausage and cheese. 

Here's how mine turned out:

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They were super easy to make and so tasty.  It's just like the frittata I've made a few times but so much less work.  I just sprayed the cupcake pans with Pam and poured in my egg mixture and baked for 20 minutes:

I love the little "muffins" because they are an ideal method of portion control:

I'll definitely be making them again.  

Meanwhile, today was a lazy kind of day.  Sweetheart has been battling a cold/flu thing and was off of work all last week.  We spent all day just catching up on shows we have on the DVR.  Our new favorite is The Following with Kevin Bacon.  When I (finally) got my turn with the remote I decided to catch up on SMASH and Project Runway; this is what happened to Sweetheart and Grievous when I did:

Man and his best friend...

Oh and on to my DIY planning.  One of my New Year's goals was to "accessorize".  I know that may sound somewhat lame but I wear the same thing every single day:  my diamond studs, diamond stud necklace, watch and silver bangle/Tiffany bracelet.  I've been working the same thing for like 10 years.  I call it classic and my "signature" as I have said so many times to my sisters (and cousin) who say I need to be a little more open to new things.   So, this year I'm embracing the whole idea.  I've already bought some really cute pieces that I really like.  I didn't realize how much a nice necklace or earrings or even some colorful bracelets really make an outfit pop. 

Back to my DIY planning.  My dilemma is that I never had a need for a jewelry box because I've always worn everything I own.  I mean outside of a few items that I have for special occasions of course.   Well now it's all out of control.  What is usually very organized is now a mess:

I've been on Pinterest looking for some DIY ideas.  For now my necklaces hang from the clothes rod that goes across the closet:

I'm of the mind frame that it's not in front of me and ready to use, I just don't use it so I've been looking at something like this:

  
   

I want to make it myself and of course I want to be as frugal as I can.  I also want to keep what I make inside the closet rather than in the bedroom.  I'm hoping I can put something together this coming weekend.  I'll post it as soon as I'm done!

Weekend Update

This has to have been the most relaxing weekend for me in a very long time.  Which is quite bizarre since I still had to do laundry and house cleaning.   I was able to get all my chores done on Saturday -- I even had time to run to the mall to get my "free gifts" from my favorite cosmetic counters.  Still, I feel very relaxed and stress free.  

It may possibly be because Friday night I sat and put a plan together for the next few months.  With football's regular season about to start, our next few months are going to be busy.  When we have a home game, there's lots of tailgating prep that has to happen on Saturday and then the entire day on Sunday is spent at the stadium.  Last year was a bit overwhelming for me because of it.  This year, I have my cleaning schedule in place, my holiday decorating marked on my calendar and I synchronized our family get togethers with my sister and are now marked on my calendar as well.  September, October and November are busy birthday months for our family.  In November alone, we have five birthdays.  I am pretty excited about having everything mapped out.  I have a clear, detailed plan.  I know it sounds obsessive, compulsive, that's   because it is.  But that's how I operate; I always need to be in control.  

I was also able to work on our September budget yesterday.  I have this great binder that I bought at Target a few years ago.  It's spectacular.  It's called the "organizher".   I want to believe it was created by a woman for women because it's a great tool for organization.  It has a sleeve for all 12 months to keep monthly bills in.  It has monthly budge planner sheets and a calendar in each section.   Although I keep my budget electronically (and on a thumb drive so I can access it at work) I still love the organizational capacity of this binder.  As the mail comes in I put the bills in the monthly pocket so I can always locate them with ease. 

I love my Organizher!

After my house cleaning was done, I ran to Macy's to get Lancome's gift with purchase, then I walked over to Dillard's to get the Estee Lauder gift with purchase.  I have used Estee Lauder for many, many, many years.  I love their products and always take advantage of the gift with purchase.   My friend at work recently introduced me to a few Lancome products that I love so I also had to get the Lancome gift.  You may think it's excessive -- trust me it's not.  Okay, it is, but I have a cosmetic bag fetish and I just love the travel size products that really come in handy.

The rest of the weekend I will spend just relaxing and reading.  Sweetheart finished the Hunger Games series last weekend and I am still on book one.

Have a great week!

Weekend Wrap Up

What a great weekend we had! Our unexpected change of plans really gave us some much needed 'at home' time. I was able to get so much done around the house!

I was able to run some errands on Saturday and found this pillow at SteinMart. Goes well with my apple green theme in the living room:



And I bought the brown charger at Hobby Lobby and the yellow bird plate at Pier 1:



It finished off my yellow/green theme in the dinning room:


My Sweetheart ran to the grocery store for me so I could stay home and finish my last load of laundry. He's such a sweetheart. Actually for the past 2 weeks he has made the grocery run for me. I just put a list together and he brings it all home! That gives me time to finish my housework. What a lucky gal I am!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Weekend Wrap Up

What a great weekend we had! It was so hot and humid this weekend. We should have stayed indoors but what's the fun in that? We battled 105 degree weather with 25% humidity this weekend. It was supposed to get to 115 this weekend. I don't know if it ever did. All I know is that it was hot and sticky!


On Saturday we ran some errands. We went to the mall to pick up a baseball cap that we had ordered for my Sweetheart. We were at the mall a couple of weeks ago and saw a '2010 draft' Cowboys baseball cap at Just Sports. They didn't have his size at the time so we ordered one for him and they had called me on Friday to tell me it had come in. My Sweetheart was so excited about it! We also ran to Costco to grab a few stock up items ~~ and Grievie got a new bed, he's so spoiled!


We went to Home Depot because I had a project waiting for me at home and I needed some supplies. I bought some brown paint in Espresso and some nickle drawer pulls for my project. Remember my 'mini hall way makeover' from a free weeks ago here?

I found this cabinet on clearance at Home Goods. It's perfect for the little hallway. But it's turquoise. I mean bright turquoise.


So that's where the brown paint and new knobs come in. I am painting it brown to match the mirror that I painted. I quickly got started on my project when we got home. But since it was still 105 degrees out my Sweetheart told me to wait until the evening when it wasn't so hot. But I was eager so I started to paint inside the house, with the windows cracked and the fan on.






Well that's wasn't a good idea. I primered the drawers and the cabinet then started with the painting. After about an hour, I felt nauseated and I had a killer headache to which my Sweetheart said, "I told you not to paint inside". Aughhh! So I had to stop painting. Seriously, I thought since I was using interior paint that my painting the cabinet would be the same as painting a wall. I mean, a couple of weeks ago I painted the hallway and I didn't get sick. But I went ahead and moved everything into the garage so I could finish it the next morning. Instead, it sits in the garage and awaits my return:

Hopfully, I can finish it this week. My Sweetheart's aunt Della will be visiting from Texas this weekend so I really want to have it done by Friday!

Oh, by the way, we had brunch at Ruby Tuesday's on Sunday. Have you tried the Sangria there. I had the white Sangria. It was so good!! I could go for another right now! :)

Have a great week!!