Play Room Mural ... Hooray !!

There is still a lot of work to do on our mural but so far so good :) We have spent $15 total in paint samples and paint brushes. More than anything you need time and commitment. There is still a giraffe, monkey, elephant, fox and birds to add. My husband has done an awesome job. I wish I could help but the paint smell still makes me sick. So hopefully in the next couple of weeks we can mark this project complete. 

Our next home project will be the garage, heaven help us, its chaos in there !

Wide Bottom Bag - Sewing Tutorial

I was inspired to try and make a bag to  store my sewing machine foot and cord. This is my first time using this method of bag making so it took me a while to sew together. I quickly learned if you stitch too close to the zipper; it will get caught with the lining. I made a Video Tutorial so my next bag will be easier and quicker to make :)

Summer Toddler Activity - Water Balloons & Hula Hoop

Toddler activity- 20 months

I never thought of this but at a company picnic my son discovered water balloons. 

They put a bucket of water balloons and he loved it ! Ended up soaking wet but on a hot summer day like today; it was the best entertainment. So, I'm on my way to the dollar store to buy a bag of water balloons.

One thing, balloons are a choking hazard!  Alhought I wasn't able to throw the torn balloons away here, when I do this activity I'm going to make sure I have a trash bag ready to pick up the pieces. 

Also, hula hoops, who knew ? He loved pushing it through the grass.

Painting a wall mural (update)

My husband has been able to make some progress on the mural today. The details that need to be added take time, since the chalk outline is only an simple aid.Its easy in a way, kind of like a coloring book just in a larger scale.

Organizing my life...one project at a time.

So, this past week I started working on a shutterfly book I started a year ago. Its the first month of life book for my son. I have to admit, I still have months 5-24 to finish. Its hard work to put it all together.  It is possible, but it takes commitment. I decided, everyday for the past week I would take 30 minutes to work on my book. I did 15 minutes in the morning before my son woke up and 15 minutes during nap time. By Friday I was so tiered of working on that book, I wanted to scream. Its done now, ready to order and all of the memories preserved in print. Although I still need to work on more books, I decided to take a break because to be honest its hard work! I need break. So, to make my life easier this week I will take the challenge of organizing my photos on my laptop. I know! its years of photos all clustered but I know if I can finish one shutterfly book, I can organize all of my photos. So, in a week I will let you know if 30 minutes a day for one week is enough to organize thousands of photos. Hopefully, this way making a shutterfly book for the missing months will be easy:)

Sopa de Fideo ( Fiedo Soup ) Recipe

I was inspired to make this delicious Fideo Soup after a package appeared on my counter (Thanks mom). I haven't made this soup in a really long time. So, I watched this Sopa de Fideo video on youtube. The recipe seemed easy enough, so this is my translated version in english (Youtube Video).

Sopa de Fideo ( Fiedo Soup) Recipe

Also, I decided a couple of months ago I really wanted to start a family recipe book for my children. I think growing up I still have recollection of my mom's delicious flan. Its a recipe I don't want to loose, so, I decided better than a cookbook or printed recipe. I want a shutterfly book filled with pictures of my son helping me cook.


Recipe:
1- 200g of  Fideo no.0
5- Roman tomatoes
1-Garlic Clove
1/4-of an Onion
1/4 cup- of cilantro leaves
salt
olive oil
4 cups- of water

Optional: Chicken broth cube - I didn't use any because I was out. It was still delicious !

Water and Witch Hazel to Clean floors ?

 

This morning, I decided to review a post I had seen on Pinterest about The Many Uses of Witch Hazel. One of the recipes was about how it's used to clean floors. So, I decided to test it out since my  Home Made Floor Cleaner recipe was not as successful as I had hoped. You can see the before and after pictures that I've posted. The floors are not as streaky as with the other homemade floor cleaner and they aren't shiny, but they look clean. 

I used a diluted solution;  4 cups of water to 2 tablespoons of witch hazel. I wrapped a piece of towel around my swiffer and learned to not soak the floor but the piece of towel with my solution. I'm slowly learning how to clean floors daily. I think my main improvement in cutting time and work is using a thick towel and soaking it. I actually watched How to Clean Floors video on youtube yesterday for some help. What I like most is that there are no chemicals or strong odors like the vinegar left. I think if I needed a quick floor cleaning I will use this recipe but I still plan on testing more. I really want to get shinier floors.