Lately I have been so obsessed with
Pinterest. I feel like Short Circuit with the encyclopedias only instead of encyclopedias to violently whip through I sit in front of my computer screen scrolling through beautiful pictures. Pictures of colorfully decorated gypsy wagons, tediously sewn hexagon quilts, tiny fairy houses and huge tree houses, faraway hideouts and brilliant ideas for making not-so-faraway hideouts of your very own. I scour recipes, plan a gigantic dream home I could never afford, and hoard up sewing patterns galore. Pinterest is like a visual smorgasbord of ideas and inspiration. Better yet, it's a place where you can organize and keep these little bits of inspiration. You can build your own little organized inspiration garden. You can save up favorite products, delicious looking recipes, how-to tutorials, witty tips and tricks, dreamy photos of exotic places, craft ideas, fun projects for your kids, tiny bits of humor, ANYTHING that makes you happy. You can find it and pin it in your own little place to come back to.
Problem is, I've been having so much fun PINNING I have spent so little time DOING! When I see a pin I like I think to myself, "Hey, I can do that!" or "I wish I was there" or "That would be fun". And then I pin and dismiss. I go back out to find more pins to add to my hoard of wonderful things.
I'm going to make an honest attempt to turn some of these pins into reality. It might be awhile before I am able to visit Lac Rose in France or the Hilton in Bora Bora. My husband might freak a little if I brought home a Scottish Highland Cow. The neighbors would freak if I built a chicken coop (and I know for a fact it is actually against city ordinance as of now, yes...I looked into it). I don't think I could even get a twirly slide to fit in any room in the house. And you *might* need a permit to build a lazy river in your backyard. I am going to start out simple and work my way up to the big ones. They are staying on the list though...because someday I really do hope to do these things!
So. Nice and Easy. Very first pin to come off the list happened to coincide with dinner last night. I am often amused by simple things. Like
Baking Eggs in the Oven. What?!??! I have been boiling them all of these years and you can just throw those buggers in the oven??!?!
I did exactly as the pin said. Ok, almost exactly. Sometimes I am bad at following directions. Even when there are only a few of them.
I set the oven to 325.
Put the eggs in the muffin tin.
Put the eggs in the oven.
Set my iphone timer to 25 minutes.
Took a screenshot.
FORGOT TO HIT START.
Got completely distracted (I have 4 kids, a dog, 2 cats, and a husband with Peter Pan Syndrome, distraction happens a lot around here).
Remembered I forgot to start the timer and guessed on when to pull the eggs out.
They worked. Mostly.
Some of them had some brown spots on that made them look more like Yoshi Eggs. I can't say if this would have happened if I would have set the timer or not though. I will admit these brown spots are most likely a direct result of my inability to follow a few simple steps.
They were cooked though.
And tasted like eggs. And made some great egg salad. So I guess that's success?
Off to scour
Pinterest some more and to find something new to try!
