DIY: Life at Home
Every weekend, I strive on DIY projects. I love spending time finding something to complete in one or two days that I can look back on and know I was motivated, busy, and happy passing the time.
It makes me feel like I am teaching myself something new in the process, like I am actively doing something to better my mind, body, and spirit.
This weekend's project was painting our master bathroom cabinets. They are all brown, but our theme includes blues, yellows, and whites.
I bought some primer and some Semi-Gloss Satin Enamel. All I had to do was take off the cabinets and paint. I forgot to take the before picture before I took the handles off.
Before:
After:
I let it sit for a day or two to let it dry before re adding the handles, but the process was messy and simple! I'm so happy about how it turned out too, it really brightens up our little area.
Every Sunday, I wake up, and while sipping my morning coffee, I plan out my weekly meals.
After church, I go grocery shopping and buy the weekly ingredients to prepare later in the day.
This week, I had a few different things to prepare:
- chicken and asparagus stir fry with bell peppers added
- brownie overnight oats
- roasted broccoli and green beans with chicken and sweet potatoes
- slow cooked chipotle beef tacos with cabbage radish slaw
- peanut butter protein balls
I forgot to take pictures for most, but I wanted to share what I generally do on Sunday afternoons to save myself a lot of time during the week, along with saving myself healthy decisions, and tasty meals.
I cut up all of the ingredients at once: the chicken, vegetables, portion out the measurements in separate bowls, and get out anything I may need so I won't have to during the process.
This particular recipe included ginger and garlic: so good! I hate cutting garlic. Really, it's the peeling process that makes my fingers sticky that I'm not crazy about, but one day I will find a way around this.
This recipe was awesome because the cleanup was easy, and I only used one pan to cook. I cooked the vegetables first, except that I mixed the bell peppers in with the chicken.
I didn't put it in a pretty dish, but after this, I used my food scale to weigh and portion everything into separate bowls for equal food planning.
I made enough overnight oats for 4 days, because I will usually change things up on Fridays.
This batch includes oatmeal, protein powder, cocoa powder, greek yogurt, chia seeds, and a little milk. All I do is put it into individual containers, measured correctly, then mix it up and stick it in the fridge. So easy because all I have to do is pull it out and heat it up for one minute while my coffee is pouring in the morning. I'm not much of a morning person, so the less I have to do before coffee, the better.
I received this wonderful cook book as a wedding present from my sister, and I absolutely LOVE it!
It divides the recipes up by seasons of the year: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. This makes finding the ingredients much easier! Within each season, there are a few categories including vegetarian, pork, poultry, beef, side dishes, and desserts.
I've been working my way through it, promising my sweet husband at least two home cooked meals a week. Once the food is prepped, it really isn't hard to create each recipe when I get home from work. Usually takes thirty minutes or less to make, and an hour at most to cook.
There is something so fabulous about coming home at night, pouring a glass of wine, and recreating something that I know will turn out delicious, even if it is the first time I've ever made it.
A few examples of some of the delicious things I've made:
Baked Spinach and Pea Risotto
Roasted Tilapia with Potatoes, Olives, and Lemon Slices
Roasted Lamb Kebobs with a Lima Bean Salad
Baked Chicken with Cannelloni Beans
Slow Cooked Chipotle Beef Tacos with a Cabbage Raddish Slaw
Mr. Bojangles loves helping me plan my meals each week. So much so that he always insists on sleeping on top of whatever I happen to be reading...
Happy Everything until next time!
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