So, we all love Pinterest, right? If not, it's quite possible you aren't doing it right, because it is awesome. Just saying. Anyways, I try to keep my Pinterest boards as realistic as possible. You know, stuff I may actually utilize someday. Well, someday became Thursday. I had two slimy, not quite sick but definitely snotty, kids to entertain, so I declared a Pinterest day, hoping to knock off some of the stuff I had pinned but hadn't gotten around to trying yet. You will see that most of our activities involved food. That's because most of my Pinterest boards involve food. But hey, whatever gets us through the day, right? Here's how it went down...
The day started with this lime greek yogurt. Super easy, and super delicious. Holden even declared it his favorite pin of the day at bedtime, so take that for what it's worth.
Then we moved on to this (sourceless?) activity of food colored vinegar and baking soda.
It's supposed to keep your kids occupied for hours. My kid has zero attention span for most things, so it wasn't quite that long. But it was long enough for me to take a Diet Coke break and make my grocery list, so I was a happy camper, because holy cow, being a fun mom is exhausting.
Lunch was these Hillbilly Snack Teeth, shown below alongside evidence of the sliminess I was talking about earlier. Holden thought these were fantastic and screamed "now I only have three teeth!, now 2 teeth!" and so on. And yes, that's all he had for lunch, don't judge.
The afternoon brought homemade fruit snacks, and proof that I do indeed have two children. Also, that I take a lot of blurry pictures.
They were okay. Holden was a fan, but they mostly tasted like super concentrated and chewy jello. And I am pretty sure the Star Wars fruit snacks I buy from the store are cheaper. I did enjoy using my tiki man ice cube trays from Target, though.
Since I couldn't go to the store, I settled for some online shopping. I pinned these shelves for Harper's room back when we were semi-homeless and Harper's room was a figment of my imagination. Affordable shelving is hard to come by, so I am a big fan of this (local!) designer, for solving my problem. And also for the photo since my shelves aren't here yet, and then most likely won't get installed for another few months, seeing as Harper's crib is still in the box. That should probably take priority. Maybe.
Dinner was some yummy grilled chicken. I didn't take a picture, but it looked like grilled chicken, so use your imagination.
Also, these baked potatoes. Yes, I pinned how to bake a potato. It's tough stuff, and THESE potatoes tasted like the potatoes at Outback Steakhouse, which are pretty much my favorite part of going to Outback Steakhouse. Plus, it taught me how to smoosh the potato up all pretty. At least it tried. I'll get better.
After Offspring #1 was put to bed, I accomplished one more pin. And I am super proud, so don't make fun of how easy it was. Promise? Okay. It was this headband.
Sad story, when I clicked on my pin to get the tutorial for this, it was gone. Disappeared into thin air. Not to be deterred, I tried to make it without instructions. And I pretty much did. This is huge, people. HUGE. We all know my challenges in the domestic crafts arena. I even enjoyed it so much I made three more. AND, it totally counts as making something for baby, therefore I totally get to cross number 5 off of my 30 by 30 list. Two birds, one stone.
So, there you have it. Sicko kid day turned super fun day. I had so much fun, this may not be my last Pinterest day. And you should do it too. And you should tell me about it. And also pretty much tell me about all your successful pins, because clearly, I like to talk about Pinterest, judging by the most massive blog post ever. Also, if you'd like to give me some praise, I wouldn't say no to that either....
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