Tuesday, September 27, 2016

To Pin Or Not To Pin...That Is The Question

How much do you love Pinterest?  Before this amazing invention, we actually had to walk to our bookshelf and search endless cookbooks (sometimes without pictures) to decide what we wanted for dinner.  Now, we can plan breakfast lunch and dinner, remodel our bathrooms, pick out clever teacher gifts, put together a well coordinated outfit, and learn creative ways to teach our preschoolers sight word...without leaving our sofa.  You know Martha Stewart is kicking herself for not coming up with this idea herself!

If you're a "pinner" you know the trap that you can fall into.  You know what I'm talking about.  We pin things we know we have absolutely no intention on actually completing.  Maybe we pin it because we think, one rainy day, I'll get a wild hair and actually have all the ingredients on hand to make those delicious looking Low Carb Caramel Macchiato Blondies.  Maybe we pin it because we want our friends (and fellow pinners) to be impressed and think we're actually succeeding at pinning.  Whatever the reason, we all occasionally pin with no intentions of following through.  So, today I am linking up with the fabulous Shelly and the adorable Katy for Spiel the Beans with the Queens...Pins You Know You Will Never Try, But You Pin Anyway!


But, first...something we did actually achieve.  Kendall is taking a class at school called Lifetime Nutrition.  She missed a class recently due to a dentist appointment, and her make-up assignment was to make chocolate chip muffins, and then I needed to email her teacher and let her know we accomplished it.  Well, why send an email when we can document these muffins and possible break the internet with our amazing recipe.  Oh yes, we're blogging these muffins!  Hi, Ms. S! :)

Here's what you need: 2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 Tablespoon of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 egg, 3/4 cup of milk. 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, and 1 cup of chocolate chips.


In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients together: the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.  


 Then beat the egg, milk and oil together.  


Stir the egg mixture lightly into the dry ingredients, and gently fold in the chocolate chips.  


Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.  The hardest part of this recipe is waiting 5-10 minutes for the muffins to cool...


 Enjoy!


With a glass of milk...


Ok, now back to Pinterest...here's a list of things I have pinned knowing I will not attempt.

This.  Hello, if I am patient enough to pour my pancake batter into a ketchup bottle without making a HUGE mess, I am probably capable of making normal pancakes without a batter dispenser.  #truth


I have two preschoolers...this seems like a good idea, but let's be honest.  This organizational tool would last four days, tops.  




This was one of my first pins ever!  I love the look, but let's face it, towards mid-October your fireplace is going to start to stink and one of your pumpkins is going to start leaking...


My favorite thing about Pinterest is definitely the recipes!  It's my go to when I have a specific craving.  After seeing my pal Jenny from California making her own sushi the other day, I started pinning these beautiful Ahi Towers.  Yum!


Then, if that wasn't enough, maybe I'd take it to the next level and add some Kobi beef to my Ahi Tower.  Whatever, Emily, stick to your crockpot meals!


 And, last but not least...this.  If you know me, you know patience is not my virtue.  I like instant gratification.  I don't like projects that take a while.  I like things like chalk paint and mowing the yard.  I want to know that I can do it all in two hours.  That's why the fact that I pinned this tedious project is ridiculous...


Talk about Texas Forever (Hey, Katy), it would take me longer to complete this, than it did Tim Riggins to finish high school.


At what point, do I stop missing Friday Night Lights?

I can't be the only one out there pinning things, knowing I won't actually do it.  Right?  What are you pinning?

Emily

P.S. I'm also linking up with a few of my favorite bloggers for Tuesday Talk.


20 comments:

  1. I'm totally cracking up on the pancake mix in the ketchup bottle! And girl...I seriously pinned that damn TX string art yesterday. haha Thanks for linking!

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    1. If you decide to make that string art, make two and send me one! I'll never do it!

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  2. Sometime I go back and look at my pins, like WHAT was I thinking?! Funny post :)

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    1. Me too! Props to the people that create those really detailed projects. Not only do they complete the project, they also photograph it, and document it. :)

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  3. Hahaa I thought I would try that pancake thing too...yeah no. And like you I like instant gratification so things that take a while I have to X off the list! Oh and who are these people that think they know anything about organization and toddlers or preschoolers - using those words together is the biggest oxymoron around! xoxoxoxo

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    1. Exactly! I feel like I clean out the kid's playroom once a month, but it gets out of control...fast!

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  4. I'm a ketchup-olic so there is no way I'd be sticking pancake mix in a ketchup bottle even if it was empty! Funny post, Girlie!

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    1. I'm not good at pancakes at all...it's probably the impatience in me...I flip too early. My husband is the pancake maker around here, so I'll just let him keep that job!

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    2. Exact same thing at our house, Girl!

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  5. Ha ha, Tim Riggins to finish high school...he was a Senior fir how many years...oh Coach Taylor I muss you!! You make me wanna go clean up my pins right now!! Tell Kendall the muffins look delicious.....now those I'll Pin and keep!!

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    1. Ha! Thanks, Andrea!! The problem with Pinterest is that I pin new things all the time, but rarely go back and make the things I pinned. I need to clean mine up, too, and add some different boards to organize it. It's a little out of control!

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  6. I try and be realistic with my Pinterest boards but I look back at some of the stuff I pinned and say WHAA!? But I hope you change your mind about the pumpkins in the fireplace because that is so darn cute!
    -Kristin
    countdowntofridayblog.com

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    1. I had forgotten about those pumpkins in the fireplace until I was working on this post. It is really cute, but the thought of oozing pumpkins...ugh! Maybe I need to invest in some realistic looking "fake" pumpkins.

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  7. I think I have the ketchup bottle and Texas art both pinned. And neither one of them is happening! Hope you had a great day!

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    1. I saw a whole display of those Texas string art projects at Canton last week, so somebody is doing it...it's just not me!!

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  8. Oh Emily you crack me up. So glad you blogged the muffins and the leaking pumpkin comment lololol #truth.

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  9. This is too funny! I would be scare that my pancakes woukd always have a hint of ketchup to them. This muffins sound and look delisous.

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    1. True, but atleast they would be pink pancakes!

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