Sunday, September 26, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
My Life: Death of the Junk Room
I have this terribly bad habit of cleaning up unused items and clutter by hiding it. Closets, drawers, boxes... you name it, if I can stuff my junk in it, I will. So, today, I finally got around to reorganizing our guest bedroom/craft room/junk room. It's an absolute wreck... there is stuff in places that I can't even begin to figure out.
The closet is a nightmare! I'm embarrassed to admit this but I had so much stuff in it that I would actually have to LEAN on the door to close it all the way. The worst of it all is my clothing. I have issues with my weight so it's up and down like a roller coaster which means my wardrobe can easily span 6 dress sizes at any given moment. I vowed to get rid of almost everything I can't wear today so I pulled all of my old clothes out and sorted them into 4 groups: keep, crafts, skinny clothes, and Goodwill.
The keep pile was small... just a couple of things that I forgot I had. The crafts were a couple of items that I want to mod into something else and give a new life to. The skinny clothes are pretty self explanatory... things I just can't bare to part with or too nice to just get rid of. I limited it to one box I can put in the bottom of the closet. I have my fingers crossed that I'll get back into them one day... a girl can dream, can't she? *wink*
Now the Goodwill pile... what a beast that turned out to be! I brought a box of the best trash can liners ever upstairs with me to bag up the things I planned on getting rid of. I ended up using 14 of them. Seriously. Fourteen trash bags full of clothes. It was painful. It was heavy. It was quite liberating. The closest is finally free! Not to mention, I have about 150 coat hangers freed up now.
With Pete's help, I filled my car up with the bags and headed off to the Goodwill. The woman running the drop-off actually said "Oh my god!" when I opened my trunk and that was after we had already got the 4 bags out of the backseat. I asked her if people usually drop off a lot of stuff like this and she just shook her head. I apparently overwhelmed a donation center. What in the world?!
But long story short, I'm just glad to be rid of all the junk. I have big plans for my closet, i.e., a hidden crafting nook!
The closet is a nightmare! I'm embarrassed to admit this but I had so much stuff in it that I would actually have to LEAN on the door to close it all the way. The worst of it all is my clothing. I have issues with my weight so it's up and down like a roller coaster which means my wardrobe can easily span 6 dress sizes at any given moment. I vowed to get rid of almost everything I can't wear today so I pulled all of my old clothes out and sorted them into 4 groups: keep, crafts, skinny clothes, and Goodwill.
The keep pile was small... just a couple of things that I forgot I had. The crafts were a couple of items that I want to mod into something else and give a new life to. The skinny clothes are pretty self explanatory... things I just can't bare to part with or too nice to just get rid of. I limited it to one box I can put in the bottom of the closet. I have my fingers crossed that I'll get back into them one day... a girl can dream, can't she? *wink*
Now the Goodwill pile... what a beast that turned out to be! I brought a box of the best trash can liners ever upstairs with me to bag up the things I planned on getting rid of. I ended up using 14 of them. Seriously. Fourteen trash bags full of clothes. It was painful. It was heavy. It was quite liberating. The closest is finally free! Not to mention, I have about 150 coat hangers freed up now.
With Pete's help, I filled my car up with the bags and headed off to the Goodwill. The woman running the drop-off actually said "Oh my god!" when I opened my trunk and that was after we had already got the 4 bags out of the backseat. I asked her if people usually drop off a lot of stuff like this and she just shook her head. I apparently overwhelmed a donation center. What in the world?!
But long story short, I'm just glad to be rid of all the junk. I have big plans for my closet, i.e., a hidden crafting nook!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Etsy Find: Comic Inspired Fascinator
I love the variety of things I find on Etsy. I mean, where else could I possibly find a rhinestone covered comic inspired fascinator? Holy cuteness Batman! I'm getting ideas for a super-neat Halloween costume just looking at this!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Food: Garlic and Herb Chicken Pasta
It's no secret that baked chicken is a staple at the Hollowell-Caprara household. We love the McCormick Grill Mates for their ease and bold flavors but sometimes I like to change things up a bit. In a moment of brilliance, I came up with a quick and easy take on the Garlic, Herb, and Wine Flavor. Looks yummy, right?
You will need:
1 lb. chicken breast, cleaned and cut into 1" cubes
2 packets of Garlic, Herb, and Wine McCormick Grill Mates
1 lb. pasta of your choice(I prefer spaghetti or angel hair)
White Vinegar
Olive Oil
water
Start boiling water for your pasta and heating up a medium size skillet to cook the chicken in. While your water is heating up, mix one Grill Mate packet per the package directions in a medium size bowl. Add the cubed chicken to the mix.
Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook per the package instructions. Add chicken to the pre-heated skillet and cook until there is no pink remaining, stirring frequently.
While everything is cooking, blend the second package of Grill Mate seasoning in a clean bowl/glass. Microwave for one minute. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Poor the seasoning mix over the pasta, toss in the chicken and stir it all together.
And viola! You're done! It takes me about 20 minutes total to whip up this recipe and it makes about 6 big plates of pasta. It also re-heats really well which is definitely a requirement at our house since there's only the two of us... we ALWAYS have a ton of left-overs. :o)
You will need:
1 lb. chicken breast, cleaned and cut into 1" cubes
2 packets of Garlic, Herb, and Wine McCormick Grill Mates
1 lb. pasta of your choice(I prefer spaghetti or angel hair)
White Vinegar
Olive Oil
water
Start boiling water for your pasta and heating up a medium size skillet to cook the chicken in. While your water is heating up, mix one Grill Mate packet per the package directions in a medium size bowl. Add the cubed chicken to the mix.
Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook per the package instructions. Add chicken to the pre-heated skillet and cook until there is no pink remaining, stirring frequently.
While everything is cooking, blend the second package of Grill Mate seasoning in a clean bowl/glass. Microwave for one minute. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Poor the seasoning mix over the pasta, toss in the chicken and stir it all together.
And viola! You're done! It takes me about 20 minutes total to whip up this recipe and it makes about 6 big plates of pasta. It also re-heats really well which is definitely a requirement at our house since there's only the two of us... we ALWAYS have a ton of left-overs. :o)
On the Web: Photofunia
I was browsing Facebook (aka. stalking my people) and I stumbled onto a local radio DJ that had posted some really cute pictures she had edited on Photofunia.com. This site is addictive fun, hence the name I suppose. Check it out and get creative!
Hocus pocus! I see a cute puppy in my future!
Monday, September 20, 2010
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